Calcium plus vitamin D may reduce melanoma risks in some women, Stanford study finds
Calcium plus vitamin D may reduce melanoma risks in some women, Stanford study finds
( Stanford University Medical Center ) A combination of calcium and vitamin D may cut the chance of melanoma in half for some women at high risk of developing this life-threatening skin cancer, according to a new study by Stanford University School of Medicine researchers.
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American Cancer Society report finds continued progress in reducing cancer mortality
American Cancer Society report finds continued progress in reducing cancer mortality
A steady reduction in overall cancer death rates translates to the avoidance of about 898,000 deaths from cancer between 1990 and 2007, according to the latest statistics from the American Cancer Society. However, progress has not benefited all segments of the population equally.
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Newly Published Study Finds High Prevalence of BRCA Mutations in Breast Carcinoma in Situ (CIS)
Newly Published Study Finds High Prevalence of BRCA Mutations in Breast Carcinoma in Situ (CIS)
SALT LAKE CITY — Myriad Genetics, Inc. announced today that an article entitled “Prevalence of BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutations In Women With Carcinoma In Situ of the Breast Referred for Genetic Testing” will appear in the December 2010 issue of the journal Cancer Prevention Research.
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Alternative medicine finds area advocates
Alternative medicine finds area advocates
By JULIE M. McKINNON BLADE STAFF WRITER Sondra Braun would rather die than go through chemotherapy and radiation. But after the South Toledoan learned more than 1½ years ago that she had breast cancer, she didn’t accept that fate. She took the estrogen blocker her oncologist recommended, although she changed to an herbal version after experiencing joint pain and weight gain from the …
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Study Finds Green Tea Offers No Protection From Breast Cancer
Study Finds Green Tea Offers No Protection From Breast Cancer
But latest finding doesn’t answer the question definitively, experts say.
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