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U.S. women rates for breast cancer screening fall

May 15, 2007 – 10:18 am

U.S. researchers report the rate of women getting mammograms to screen for breast cancer fell 4 percent from 2000 to 2005, according to a study at the U.S. National Cancer Institute.
According to background information in the study, mammographies are the best way to catch breast cancer early. Since the 1980s, widespread […]

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Cancer cells thrive in ‘low-energy’ mode

May 8, 2007 – 4:22 am

BALTIMORE, May 7 (UPI) — Cancer cells can switch to a low-oxygen energy system based on glucose that gives them a survival edge, say doctors at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore.
“There must be a strong advantage to cancer cells to stop using a highly efficient process in favor of one that generates much less energy,” […]

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