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Study links breast cancer, chemicals

May 15, 2007 – 10:21 am

ATLANTA, May 14: A set of reports published Monday said more than 200 chemicals, including some in products such as shampoo and French fries, cause breast cancer in animals.
Seventy-three of the chemicals identified by researchers in a supplement to the journal Cancer are either in consumer products or are food contaminants, the Los Angeles Times […]

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Risks for lower quality of life after prostate cancer treatment

April 15, 2007 – 10:08 am

Among men who have received similar treatments for prostate cancer, those with less education –– particularly those who did not graduate from high school –– experience a significant drop in their quality of life after treatment compared with men who have more education, according to a study led by researchers at the San Francisco VA […]

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Ovarian cancer surgery criticized

April 12, 2007 – 5:37 am

Ovarian cancer is one of the deadliest of cancers among women, chiefly because 80 percent of cases aren’t caught until they are in advanced stages.
But other factors may be making the disease even more lethal for many women: their ages, race and income and their choices of surgeons and hospitals.

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Ovarian cancer surgery criticized

April 12, 2007 – 5:36 am

Ovarian cancer is one of the deadliest of cancers among women, chiefly because 80 percent of cases aren’t caught until they are in advanced stages.
But other factors may be making the disease even more lethal for many women: their ages, race and income and their choices of surgeons and hospitals.

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Women Under-Treated for Ovarian Cancer

April 11, 2007 – 7:58 am

MONDAY, April 9 (HealthDay News) - Ovarian cancer is one of the most lethal cancers women can get, yet one out of three U.S. patients diagnosed with the disease doesn’t get the full, recommended surgical treatment, a new study finds.
“It’s very concerning that we see such a large proportion of women with ovarian cancer not […]

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