Breast cancer study shows radiation cuts recurrence, ups survival
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(CBS) Does radiation really benefit breast cancer patients? New research shows that women who receive radiation after undergoing lumpectomy live longer and are less likely to experience a recurrence of cancer.
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Researchers analyzed the results of several studies involving nearly 11,000 breast cancer patients who had undergone "breast-conserving" surgery (rather than mastectomy) and found that post-operative radiation reduced the risk for recurrence over the next decade from 35 percent to 19 percent.
Breast cancer rare in men but found later: Study
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(CBS) Breast cancer is about 100 times less common in men than in women. But the fact that breast cancer is so rare in men means that many guys don't get diagnosed until after their malignancy has reached an advanced stage. So say scientists behind a provocative new study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
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For the study, researchers looked at breast cancer incidence and survival in men and women in Denmark, Finland, Geneva, Norway, Singapore, and Sweden over the past 40 years - a total of 459,846 women and 2,665 men.
Colon cancer tied to germs: What does it mean?
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(CBS) Do germs cause colorectal cancer? Two provocative new studies suggest they might after scientists found the presence of a well-known bacterial pathogen in colon cancer tissue samples.
Continue »Pap is best test for cervical cancer, docs say
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(CBS/AP) Cervical cancer screening saves lives. But what's the best test to use?
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The Pap test - a lab exam of cells scraped from the cervix, the gateway to the uterus - is an effective way to screen young and middle-aged women - and it's only needed once every three years, say scientists advising the government.
Continue »"False positive" mammograms common, study shows
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(CBS) Mammography can save live by finding breast tumors early, when effective treatment is still possible. But by leading women and their doctors to believe that a perfectly healthy breast is cancerous, a "false positive" mammogram can cause needless anxiety as well as needless - and risky - follow-up care.
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Cheerleaders' breast cancer shirts spark debate
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(CBS) Breast cancer awareness efforts have hit a few bumps in the road.
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The latest flashpoint: Gilbert High School in Ariz. has banned its cheerleaders from wearing a breast cancer awareness t-shirt because of what it considers an objectionable slogan, CBS 5 KPHO in Phoenix reported.
Vitamin E pills may boost prostate cancer risk
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(CBS/AP) Think vitamin pills will keep you healthy?
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Actually, a new study suggests that high doses of vitamin E can slightly elevate men's risk for prostate cancer - and researchers called the finding another reminder that people should be careful about using vitamins and other supplements.
Continue »Too much pink? Breast cancer campaign under fire
This Sephora Collection Pink Eyelash Curler is one of many pink-theme products this month.
(Credit: AP)(CBS/AP) Has the breast cancer awareness campaign gone too far?
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Pink products are everywhere in support of breast cancer awareness this month. And some people are sick of it.
Continue »Too much vitamin E tied to prostate cancer risk
(CBS) Is too much vitamin E a bad thing? A new study suggests vitamin E supplements can increase a man's risk for prostate cancer.
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Continue »PSA test for prostate cancer? Panel stirs debate
A man gets a PSA test to screen for prostate cancer.
(Credit: CBS)(CBS/AP) Prostate cancer specialists are pushing back against an expert panel's recommendation that healthy men shouldn't get PSA blood tests for detecting prostate cancer.
"We all agree that we've got to do a better job of figuring out who would benefit from PSA screening," said Dr. Scott Eggener, a prostate cancer specialist at the University of Chicago. "But a blanket statement of just doing away with it altogether ... seems over-aggressive and irresponsible."
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