'Tests Pose Extra Cancer Risk' Reported January 28, 2009 Women carrying a breast cancer gene may be at even greater risk of the disease if they have early mammograms, scientists have said. Starting screenings young had been seen as vital for women who have the potentially deadly BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene. But scientists have found the risk of … [Read more...]
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Fitness News : Women Fitness> Virtual colonoscopy may Help Prevent Cancer
Virtual colonoscopy may Help Prevent Cancer Reported October 25, 2005 By Marsha Hitchcock, Ivanhoe Executive Producer/Consumer News ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The world's largest virtual colonoscopy trial is underway nationwide. The trial compares a traditional colonoscopy to that of a virtual colonoscopy. The tests could result in a faster, cheaper, risk-free … [Read more...]
Smoking, drinking up risks of gut, throat cancers
Smoking, drinking up risks of gut, throat cancers Reported December 31, 2009 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study confirms that smoking raises a person's risks of the major forms of esophageal and stomach cancers, while drinking has more narrow effects. In a study that followed more than 120,000 Dutch adults for 16 years, researchers found that … [Read more...]
Women Motivate Men to Get Screened
Women Motivate Men to Get ScreenedReported December 09, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- It is widely known that early screening is linked to prostate cancer survival, but men are less likely to be screened unless they live with a wife or significant other. Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths among men in the United States, but early … [Read more...]
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