Gay Men More Likely to Have Had Cancer
Gay Men More Likely to Have Had Cancer
MONDAY, May 9 (HealthDay News) — A new study finds that homosexual men are twice as likely as other males to have been diagnosed with and then survive a cancer, shining a light on the unique medical risks that gay people may face.
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Categories: Breast Cancer Information Tags: cancer, likely, more
People hospitalized after stroke on a weekend more likely to die: Study
People hospitalized after stroke on a weekend more likely to die: Study
People admitted to the hospital on a weekend after a stroke are more likely to die compared to people admitted on a weekday, regardless of the severity of the stroke they experience, according to new research published in the November 2, 2010, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
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Categories: High Risk Breast Cancer Tags: after, Hospitalized, likely, more, people, Stroke, Study, Weekend
Partners of women with breast cancer are a third more likely to suffer mental health problems
Partners of women with breast cancer are a third more likely to suffer mental health problems
Of a million men researched, those whose long-term partners were diagnosed with breast cancer were 39 per cent more likely to suffer mental disorders.
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Categories: Breast Cancer Treatment Tags: breast, cancer, health, likely, mental, more, partners, problems, suffer, third, women
Race for Cure likely to draw large crowd
Race for Cure likely to draw large crowd
If the previous 13 years are any indication, about 5,000 people Sunday will participate in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure.
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24-hour Test Predicts Breast Cancer’s Likely Response To Chemotherapy
24-hour Test Predicts Breast Cancer’s Likely Response To Chemotherapy
A new test has been developed which can predict whether a breast cancer patient will respond to chemotherapy within 24-hours of starting treatment, thus sparing her unnecessary treatment and side effects, according to a study published in the medical journal Clinical Cancer Research. The test can also determine whether the woman can benefit from PARP-inhibitors, a promising new type of cancer …
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Categories: Breast Cancer Tumor Tags: 24hour, breast, cancers, Chemotherapy, likely, predicts, Response, test