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News Archive for May 2009

May 29 2009: Personalized cancer care the theme of conference
May 29 2009: FDA advisers back Glaxo, Genmab cancer drug
May 29 2009: HU177 levels predict primary melanoma
May 29 2009: Combo treatment allows surgery for liver cancer
May 29 2009: Low oxygen level prostate tumors often recurrent
May 28 2009: Novartis says drug helps fight mid-gut tumours
May 28 2009: New breast cancer prevention guideline released
May 28 2009: Personalized cancer care the theme conference
May 27 2009: Cancer patient held at airport for missing fingerprint
May 27 2009: Falling U.S. cancer rate saves 650,000 lives
May 27 2009: FDA staff questions data on leukemia drug
May 26 2009: Many dying patients don't discuss hospice with doc
May 26 2009: Most mothers oppose cancer vaccine for daughters
May 26 2009: Many at-risk women don't follow mammogram schedule
May 26 2009: Poor breast cancer prognosis tied to inflammation
May 25 2009: Black women often refuse breast cancer treatment
May 25 2009: Early childbirth, big family tied to kidney cancer
May 22 2009: Testicular cancer survivors may face lung problems
May 22 2009: Statins may cut liver cancer risk in diabetics
May 21 2009: Vitamin D may not protect against prostate cancer
May 21 2009: Study shows pancreatic cancer drug may fail
May 21 2009: Stereotactic radiation treatment slows lung cancer
May 20 2009: Down's syndrome reveals one key to fighting cancer
May 20 2009: Stem cells “seek and destroy” cancer cells: study
May 19 2009: Mothers usually share cancer gene test results
May 19 2009: Chemical test offers quick prostate cancer check
May 19 2009: Season may not alter cancer survival in short term
May 18 2009: Poor breast cancer patients skipping hormone pills
May 15 2009: Wart virus makes for less deadly cancer: study
May 14 2009: Heart disease risk persists in Hodgkin's survivors
May 14 2009: Heavy alcohol use increases pancreatic cancer risk
May 14 2009: Standard breast cancer therapy urged for older women
May 13 2009: Formaldehyde raises risk of deadly cancers: study
May 13 2009: Abnormal cells in cervix raise cancer risk
May 11 2009: Hypothyroidism linked to liver cancer in women
May 8 2009: Spouses worry than prostate cancer patients
May 8 2009: Steaming-hot tea linked to throat cancer risk
May 8 2009: Chronic kidney disease may raise cancer risk
May 7 2009: Lifestyle shift would cut colon cancer rates
May 7 2009: Mothers' views important in HPV vaccination
May 6 2009: Three genes help breast cancer spread to brain
May 6 2009: U.S. approves Roche's Avastin for brain cancer
May 5 2009: Acupuncture eases a side effect of radiation
May 1 2009: Agent Orange worsens prostate cancer prognosis
May 1 2009: Drug combo helps with repeat cancers in women

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