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The two main reasons for patients with metastatic cancer to undergo chemotherapy are to live longer and to live better. A new study has found that ...
Read More »Chemo Does Not Improve Quality of Life for Metastatic Cancer Patients
Coffee Linked to Lower Risk of Endometrial Cancer
FRIDAY, Feb. 6, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Ladies, a heavy coffee habit might do more than perk you up. New research suggests it may also ...
Read More »Prostate Cancer Patients Who Smoke Double Risk of Death
By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Jan. 27, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Smoking doubles the chances that a prostate cancer patient will see his disease spread ...
Read More »New At-Home Test For Colon Cancer Is Less Icky
By Marilynn Marchione AP Chief Medical Writer Starting Monday, millions of people who have avoided colon cancer screening can get a new home test that’s ...
Read More »Low Vitamin D May Lead to Aggressive Prostate Cancer
By Alan Lyndon A new study finds that low levels of vitamin D can lead to aggressive forms of prostate cancer. “This study adds to ...
Read More »What Happens After Hearing “You Have Breast Cancer”
For some, getting a mammogram is a routine. For others, maybe not so. But in either case, there’s a certain amount of nervousness the patient ...
Read More »Did The Atomic Bomb Explosion Cause Cancer?
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Researchers from the National Cancer Institute want to know how many past and present cancer cases in ...
Read More »Medicare May Cover New, At-Home Colon Cancer Test
By Michelle Andrews Medicare beneficiaries may get speedier coverage for a newly approved screening test for colorectal cancer under a pilot project in which two federal agencies ...
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