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Mobile Phone Use Does Not Raise Cancer Risk in Children and Adolescents The first-ever study of mobile phone use by children and adolescents carried out in four European countries found no increased risk of brain cancer. Aug 11, 2011 Computer System for Reading Mammograms Does Not Appear to Improve Cancer Detection A widely used and expensive computer system created to help radiologists identify suspicious spots on mammograms may not help detect breast cancer. Aug 11, 2011 Higher Breast Density Linked to Increased Cancer Risk and Aggressive Tumors A study of postmenopausal women has confirmed that higher breast density is associated with a greater risk of breast cancer and revealed that the tumors that do develop are more likely to be aggressive. Aug 11, 2011 Genetic Study Provides Clues to Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Gene mutations that disrupt the normal packaging of DNA in chromatin, the complex of DNA and proteins in chromosomes, are common in some forms of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) and may play a role in the diseases, new research suggests. Aug 11, 2011 Tanning Bed Study Shows Strongest Evidence Yet of Increased Melanoma Risk Any use of indoor tanning devices increases melanoma risk, but the risk was highest among those who engaged in indoor tanning most frequently. Jun 10, 2010 Shark Cartilage Extract Ineffective Against Lung Cancer A clinical trial to rigorously evaluate a shark cartilage extract as a cancer treatment found no benefit for patients with non-small cell lung cancer. Jun 10, 2010 Some Older Women Can Forgo Radiation after Breast Cancer Surgery Women 70 years of age or older with early-stage breast cancer did not benefit from the addition of radiation therapy to breast-conserving surgery and tamoxifen. Jun 10, 2010 People Continue to Trust Physicians, Despite Increasing Health Information Online According to a recent NCI survey, the public’s trust in their physicians has continued to rise in spite of the fact that people report turning to the Internet first for their health information needs. Mar 12, 2010 Children and Teens Less Likely Than Young Adults to Die of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Young adults diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) between the ages of 20 and 29 are about twice as likely to die from the disease as adolescents and children. Mar 12, 2010 Strategy May Enhance Umbilical Cord Blood Transplants A new study offers a potential way to help restore blood cells and the immune systems of patients who have had treatments, such as chemotherapy, that deplete normal cells along with tumor cells. Feb 8, 2010 |
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