Alcohol and bowel cancer linked
July 31, 2007 by admin · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Daily news, Rectal Cancer
As Heather reported on earlier today, another blow to alcohol consumption has been found. European research released that week shows a connection amidst alcohol consumption and the possibility of developing bowel cancer.
Skin Cancer in pictures
July 31, 2007 by admin · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Skin Cancer, Melanoma, Prevention
What’s in store? Hopes and dreams and so much more
July 31, 2007 by admin · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, Products
Preoperative therapy in patients with esophageal cancer shows survival benefit
July 31, 2007 by admin · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Chemotherapy, Prevention, Esophageal Cancer, Surgery
Cervical cancer: a disease of ‘loose’ women?
July 31, 2007 by admin · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Drug, Prevention, Cervical Cancer, Opinion
Uninsured women twice as likely as insured women to not get Pap smears
July 31, 2007 by admin · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Prevention, Cervical Cancer
Pap smears are used to detect cancer or abnormal cells on the cervix and are recommended every three years for women age 18 - 64.
Cancer patients see maze of care from doctors
July 31, 2007 by admin · Leave a Comment
Filed under: All Cancers, Surgery
If you have been through cancer treatment recently, were you given varying opinions from several medical practitioners? whether so, you are not alone, as many cancer patients seem to be lost in haze of confusing medical jargon and differing opinions from several doctors.
FDA Panel: Keep Avandia on Market
July 31, 2007 by admin · Leave a Comment
Recommendation Made Despite Concerns That Diabetes Drug Boosts Heart Attack Risk
By Todd Zwillich
WebMD Medical News
Reviewed By Louise Chang, MD
July 30, 2007 — An FDA advisory panel said Monday the diabetes drug Avandia should remain on the U.S. market, despite widespread concerns that it raises the risk of heart attacks.
Aricept Eases Symptoms of Severe Alzheimer’s
July 31, 2007 by admin · Leave a Comment
(HealthDay News) — A drug that’s been a mainstay of treatment for mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s disease symptoms is also safe and effective for people with more advanced stages of the disease, a new study suggests.
‘Macho Men’ may have increased bowel cancer chances
July 30, 2007 by admin · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Prostate Cancer, Prevention
If you’re a man and into the phrase “don’t fix it until it’s broken,” you could be putting yourself at harm by not seeking regular checkups and preventative measures, according to research from the UK.
