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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 Antioxidant Supplement May Prevent Return of Precancerous Colorectal Growths Long-term results from a clinical trial conducted in Italy suggest that an antioxidant compound may play a role in preventing colorectal cancer. Jan 6, 2010 Bone Drugs Linked to Fewer Cases of Breast Cancer A new analysis has found that the use of drugs called bisphosphonates, which are taken to improve bone health, was associated with a nearly 33 percent reduction in the incidence of invasive breast cancer compared with women who did not take the drugs. Jan 6, 2010 Review of Prostate Cancer Prevention Study Shows No Benefit for Use of Selenium and Vitamin E Supplements Initial, independent review of study data from the Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial shows that selenium and vitamin E supplements, taken either alone or together, did not prevent prostate cancer. Nov 24, 2009 Strategy Sensitizes Tumors while Protecting Normal Tissues in Mice from Radiation Damage Researchers have developed a method that protects healthy tissues from the damaging effects of radiation treatment, while at the same time delaying tumor growth. Nov 24, 2009 |
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