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Simple blood test could detect cancers
A new, highly sensitive blood test may help detect cancer tumors, Medical News Today reported. Researchers at Stanford University School…
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Texas boy battling cancer dreams of mailbox full of Christmas cards
While most kids have a long wish list for the holidays, one young boy has a simple request— a mailbox…
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Study concludes that many cancers caused by bad luck in cell division
A new study has concluded that many people’s risk of developing cancer often depends on simple bad luck in cell…
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Aspirin may help overweight breast cancer patients, study says
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have been shown to significantly lower breast cancer recurrence rates and extend patients’ disease-free period, according…
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Prostate cancer in some men is being allowed to progress to a dangerous stage because tests are not accurate enough,…
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Tanning beds must carry skin cancer warning, FDA says
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is strengthening its regulation of tanning beds, which have been shown to increase the…
Read MoreToronto mayor’s rare cancer: What is pleomorphic liposarcoma?
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has been diagnosed with an extremely rare and fast-growing cancer, called pleomorphic liposarcoma, one of his…
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Surgery helps some prostate cancer patients, study says
Surgery to remove the prostate saves lives compared to “watchful waiting” for some men whose cancers were found because they…
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