Swedish “snus” - an oral, smoke free tobacco - has proven much less harmful to health than conventional smoking tobacco. Snus causes no increased risk for lung or mouth cancer for never-smokers and could produce a net health benefit to the population if smokers switched to using it. But users of snus are twice as […]
Government drug buying agency Pharmac has defended the range of cancer drugs offered to patients, despite an international study showing New Zealand’s access to new drugs is “low and slow”.
The Swedish study, published today in the cancer journal Annals of Oncology, said patients’ access to new and better cancer drugs in New Zealand was on […]
The FDA, despite a positive recommendation from its independent advisory panel, on May 8th indefinitely delayed approval of biologic drug Provenge, an experimental drug that works by mobilizing the body’s natural immune system to fight prostate cancer.
The FDA asked for additional clinical data on Provenge before approving it, Dendreon said in a press release. While […]
LONDON: A British man who went on a wild spending spree after doctors said he only had a short time to live wants compensation because the diagnosis was wrong and he is now healthy - but broke.
John Brandrick, 62, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer two years ago and told that he would probably die […]
(HealthDay News) - Women who have already been diagnosed with breast cancer should have a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of the other breast in addition to mammography. Doing so may help doctors find a small number of cancer cases missed by mammography, a new study reports.
The study found that MRI scans picked up 3 […]
TERRE HAUTE — Nancy Bulk had a terrifying Halloween in 1996, a night that changed her life. She’s a survivor.
She was in the shower when she felt something in her breast. It didn’t hurt. It was a tumor 4 centimeters in diameter. Breast cancer.
“The wind was knocked out of my sail,” Bulk said. “Was […]
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,” […]
The American Cancer Society celebrates its 10th anniversary this year providing a variety of services and programs for West Polk County residents.
“When I started working in the Polk County area, in 1996, the term ‘cancer survivor’ was not heard as often,” said Janet Scott of Fertile, an ACS and Relay for Life volunteer. “Now we […]
Washington D.C. (AHN) - A study has found that people who take cholesterol-lowering statin drugs for more than six months cut their lung cancer risk by 55 percent. A Veterans Administration study suggests that the same is applicable to smokers who took the drugs for four or more years thus cutting their lung cancer risk […]
As the weather heats up, many of us are heading outdoors to parks and beaches to enjoy the sun .
Too much exposure to ultraviolet rays, however, can be dangerous and even cause skin cancer.
The American College of Dermatology has designated May as skin cancer detection and prevention month.
