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40 Years On, the Triumphs and Challenges of America's 'War on Cancer'
Advances in Breast Cancer Care May Not Be Reaching Older Women
After Colon Cancer Surgery, Early Chemo May Pay Off
After Mastectomy, Breast Reconstruction Is Safe for Older Women
Alcoholics More Likely to Die of Cancer: Study
Alternative to Colonoscopy Spots Cancers, Too
Annual Breast Exams, Mammograms Still Key to Detecting Breast Cancer
Annual Pap Tests Often Ordered But Unneeded: Study
Are Too Many Older People Screened for Cancer?
Aromasin Reduced Breast Cancer Risk in Postmenopausal Women
As Few As 3 Drinks a Week May Up Breast Cancer Risk
Avastin Boosted Survival for Type of Aggressive Breast Cancer: Study
Avastin May Be Helpful Before Breast Cancer Surgery
Avastin May Help Some With Ovarian Cancer: Studies
Avastin Rejection Supported by Cancer Experts
Blacks at Higher Risk for Resistant Breast Cancer: Study
Blacks Fare Worse Than Whites After Colon Cancer Surgery
Blacks, Hispanics Have Higher Colon Polyp Risk Than Previously Thought
Bone Drug Fails to Prevent Breast Cancer Recurrence: Study
Bone Drug Reduces Odds for Breast Cancer's Return: Study
Bone Drugs May Also Battle Breast Cancer, Researchers Say
Booze and Family History of Colon Cancer a Bad Mix: Study
Breast Cancer Appears Less Deadly for Men Than Women
Breast Cancer Before 50 Linked to More Distress
Breast Cancer Chemo Tied to Memory Troubles
Breast Cancer Drug May Weaken Bones, Study Finds
Breast Cancer Drug Raises Risk of Heart Problems in Older Women: Study
Breast Cancer Gene Puts Survivors at Higher Odds for Recurrence
Breast Cancer Patients Face More Imaging Tests Today
Breast Cancer Plus Other Health Issues Linked to Worse Outcomes
Breast Cancer Radiation Linked to Raised Heart Risk
Breast Cancer Rates Jump Worldwide, Study Finds
Breast Cancer Risk May Rise With High Hormone Levels
Breast Cancer Treatment Side Effects May Last for Years
Breast Radiation After Lumpectomy Saves Lives: Study
Breast Reconstruction Boosts Women's Emotional Well-Being: Study
British Screening Program Finding More Early Stage Colon Cancers
British Study Suggests Mammograms Do More Harm Than Good
Broccoli, Cabbage, Other Veggies May Protect Against Colon Cancer
Cadmium in Diet May Increase Breast Cancer Risk
Can Blood Test Predict Breast Cancer Risk?
Can Heavy Metal in Foods, Cosmetics Spur Breast Cancer Spread?
Can NSAIDs Cut Colorectal Cancer Deaths in Older Women?
Cancer Incidence, Death Rates Continue to Drop: Report
'Chemo Brain' May Linger 20 Years After Breast Cancer Treatment
Chemo During Pregnancy Doesn't Seem to Harm Baby
Chemo for Late-Stage Cancer Patients May Be Unjustified
Childhood Cancer Survivors at Greater Risk for Tumors as Adults
Colon Cancer Death Rates Continue to Drop, CDC Reports
Colon Cancer Gaps for Blacks, Whites Largely Due to Screening
Colon Cancer Prognosis Worse for the Obese, Type 2 Diabetics
Common Blood Pressure Drugs May Not Cut Colon Cancer Risk
Common Breast Cancer Gene Test May Be Flawed, Study Says
Computer 'Pathologist' Could Help Assess Breast Cancer Survival
Computer-Aided Mammography Doesn't Improve Breast Cancer Detection: Study
Contact Allergies Associated With Lower Rates of Some Cancers
Could Listening to Mozart Help Doctors Spot Colon Polyps?
Counseling May Help Women at Risk for Breast Cancer Gene
Dads Can Light Their Grills Without Fear
Daily Aspirin May Help Prevent Colon Cancer for Those at High Risk
Decline in Hormone Therapy Linked to Fewer Mammograms
Dense Breasts May Be Linked to Cancer Recurrence
Depo-Provera Birth Control Might Raise Breast Cancer Risk
Depression After Cancer Keeps Some From Follow-Up Care
Diabetes, Obesity After 60 May Drive Up Breast Cancer Risk
Do Men Need Colon Cancer Screening Earlier Than Women Do?
Does Deodorant Ingredient Affect Breast Cancer Risk?
Drinking Risky for Women With Family History of Breast Cancer: Study
Drop in Breast Cancer Death Rates May Not Be Linked to Screening Rates
Drug Combo Might Fight Aggressive Breast Cancer More Safely
Drug Duo May Help Fight Aggressive Form of Breast Cancer
Drug May Prevent Chemo-Linked Menopause in Breast Cancer Patients
Drugs Previously Thought to Be Toxic May Stop Spread of Cancer
Early Study Hints That Breast Cancer Vaccine Might Work
Eating Fish May Help Ward Off Colon Polyps in Women
Education Is Key to Health: Report
Estrogen-Only Therapy May Reduce Breast Cancer Risk
Even a Little Drinking May Raise Breast Cancer Risk: Study
Excess Pounds May Lower Odds of Surviving Breast Cancer
Exercise a Good Pick-Me-Up After Cancer Treatment: Study
Exercise May Boost Breast Cancer Patients' Quality of Life
Exercise May Boost Survival in Breast, Colon Cancer Patients
Exercise Tips for Breast Cancer Survivors
Experimental Chemo Combo for Colon Cancer Disappoints
Experimental Drug Might Help Some a Bit With Colon Cancer
Expert Panel Pinpoints Environmental Culprits in Breast Cancer
Factors Identified That May Raise Risk of Early Menopause
False-Positive Mammogram Results May Turn Out Not to Be: Study
Family History of Cancer Needs to Be Updated as You Age
Family Tree May Affect Diagnosis Age in Some Breast Cancers
Fasting Plus Chemo May Help in Cancer Fight: Study
'Fat Transfer' Gets Early Safety OK in Breast Reconstruction
Fatalism Keeps Many From Colon Cancer Screening
FDA Approves Test That Spots Aggressive Breast Cancer
FDA Focuses on Silicone Breast Implant Safety Studies
FDA OKs 3rd Silicone-Gel Breast Implant
FDA OKs Bone Drug to Prevent Fracture in Certain Cancer Patients
FDA Panel Rejects Avastin for Breast Cancer
FDA Revokes Approval of Avastin for Breast Cancer
FDA Revokes Approval of Avastin for Breast Cancer
FDA to Hear Appeal on Breast Cancer Drug
FDA: Silicone Breast Implants to Remain on Market
Femara May Beat Tamoxifen at Preventing Breast Cancer's Return
Few Women Get Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy: Study
Flaxseed Fails as Treatment for Hot Flashes
Follow-Up Procedures Common in Women After Breast-Conserving Surgery
For Breast Cancer Care, Radiation of Whole Breast May Be Best
For Young Breast Cancer Patients, Breast-Conserving Therapy Appears Effective
Foreign-Born U.S. Women Getting Mammograms
'Freezing' Secondary Breast Cancer Tumors Shows Promise
Gene Mutation Linked to Chemo-Resistant Colon Cancer
Genetic Profiling Adds New Dimension to Breast Cancer Treatment
Get Screened for Colorectal Cancer: Who, Me?
Ginger Supplements Might Ease Inflammation Linked to Colon Cancer
Going Straight to Chemo May Be Better for Certain Breast Cancers
Greater Breast Density May Raise Cancer Risk
Health Care Reform Battle Tops Health News for 2011
Health Experts Say HPV Vaccine Is Safe
Health Tip: Help Prevent Breast Cancer
Health Tip: Look for Suspicious Changes in the Breasts
Health Tip: Perform a Breast Self-Exam
Health Tip: Understanding Breast Cancer in Men
Healthy Behaviors Extend Life After Cancer, Experts Say
Healthy Heart Habits May Also Guard Against Cancer
Healthy Lifestyle Choices Could Cut Cancer Rates: Report
Healthy Weight Loss May Also Cut Your Cancer Risk
Higher Risk of Second Breast Cancer Seen in Black Women
High-Fiber Diet May Help Thwart Colon Cancer
High-Fiber Diet Might Lower Risk for Colon Polyps
Hispanic Women More Likely to Die of Breast Cancer
Home-Based Test Can Detect Cervical Cancer Virus: Study
HPV Infection Lasts Longer in Young Black Women: Study
HPV Test Might Be Better Predictor of Cervical Cancer Than Pap Smear
HPV Test Spots Cervical Cancer Earlier Than Pap Smear: Study
HPV Vaccination Rates Low Among Teen Girls, CDC Reports
HPV Vaccine May Cut Rate of Cervical Cancer 'Precursors'
HPV Vaccine May Help Women With Cervical Conditions
HPV-Linked Oral Cancers on the Rise, Study Finds
HPV-Related Head, Neck Cancers on the Rise
Immune-Based Drug Combo Might Extend Cancer Survival
In Tougher Economy, Fewer Americans Get Colonoscopy
Inadequate Bowel Prep May Invalidate Colonoscopy
Infection Causes 1 in 6 Cancers Worldwide: Study
Is Social Networking Changing the Face of Medicine?
IUDs May Lower Women's Risk for Cervical Cancer: Study
Kentucky Goes on the Offensive Against Colorectal Cancer
Largest Ob/Gyn Group Backs Annual Mammograms in 40s
Less Frequent Mammograms May Lower False-Positive Results
Less Invasive Colon Surgery Results in Fewer Blood Clots: Study
Lifestyle Changes Might Alter Breast Cancer Rates
Link Explored Between Colon Cancer, Bacterium
Lobular Breast Cancer Linked to Paternal Cancer History
Longest Trial Ever Confirms Mammograms' Benefits
Long-Term Estrogen Therapy Does Up Breast Cancer Risk: Study
Lymph Node Test Doesn't Improve Breast Cancer Care, Study Finds
Making Sense of Cancer Screening Updates
Mammogram Schedule Should Be Customized, Study Finds
Mammograms Beat Thermography for Breast Cancer Detection: Study
Mammograms Can Save Lives of Women in Their 40s: Study
Mammograms Cut Risk of Breast Cancer Death by Half, Study Finds
Many Breast Cancer Patients in Their 40s Aren't 'High-Risk': Study
Many Breast Cancer Patients Uninformed About Options: Study
Many Doctors Ignore Cancer Genetic Testing Guidelines
Many Patients Skip Recommended Colonoscopy: Study
Many Teen Girls Mistakenly Think HPV Vaccines Cut Risk for All STDs
Many Using Free Preventive Screenings Tied to Health Care Reform
Many Women Can Have Cervical Cancer Test Every 3 Years: Study
Marriage Might Boost Colon Cancer Survival
Men's Breast Cancer Often More Deadly, Study Suggests
More Evidence for Oxaliplatin as Colon Cancer Chemotherapy
More Evidence Shows That Daily Aspirin Might Combat Cancer
More Evidence That HPV Vaccine Shields Against Cervical Cancer
More Fake Avastin Found in U.S., FDA Says
More Mammograms Equal More Mastectomies: Study
More Teens Getting Vaccines Against HPV, Other Infections: CDC
More U.S. Men Die From Cancer Than Women: Study
Most Anal Lesions Don't Cause Cancer in Men, Research Shows
Most Parents Tell Kids About Test Results for Breast Cancer Genes
Most Women Need Pap Test Only Every 3 Years: U.S. Panel
MRI Can Spot Breast Cancer in High-Risk Women: Study
Mutant Gene That Ups Risk for Ovarian Cancer May Aid Survival
Nearly 900,000 Fewer Cancer Deaths Since 1990: Report
Nearly Half of Older Breast Cancer Patients Don't Get Radiation
New Canadian Guidelines Also Support No Routine Mammograms Until 50
New Clues to Link Between Fatty Diet, Colon Cancer
New Colon Cancer Screening Guidelines Focus on Individual Risk
New Genetic Clues to Breast Cancer?
New Stool Test Might Aid in Early Detection of Colon Cancer
New Test Helps Evaluate Breast Cancer Patients for Herceptin Use
New Tests Might Better Predict Breast Cancer's Return
No Cancer Benefit From Vitamin B, Omega-3 Supplements in Heart Patients
Not All Women at Higher Risk in Families Carrying Breast Cancer Gene
Obese White Women Shying Away From Colon Cancer Screening
Obese Women at Higher Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence: Study
Obese Women Face Higher Complication Risk After Breast Surgery
Obesity Linked to Worse Outcomes With Early Breast Cancer
Older Women With Breast Cancer Probably Won't Die From It: Study
Pediatricians' Group Recommends HPV Vaccine for Boys
Personal Gene Mapping Has Limits, Study Says
Poorer Women More Likely to Die From Breast Cancer
Pregnancy Safe for Women With Estrogen-Sensitive Breast Cancer
Previous Cancer May Up Melanoma Risk
Proper Bowel Prep Key to Effective Colon Cancer Screening: Study
Psychotherapy May Ease Hot Flashes After Breast Cancer
Radiation May Also Lead to 'Chemo Brain'
Reconstruction Safe Right After Mastectomy: Study
Regular Pap Smear Boosts Cervical Cancer Survival: Study
Researchers Spot New Gene Mutation Linked to Breast Cancer
Researchers Test Laxative-Free Colon Scan
Resolve to Take Colon Cancer Test, Experts Say
Rise in Vulvar Precancers Leads to New Guidelines
Risk of Death From Certain Breast Cancers May Rise With Age
Routine Mammography May Lead to Overdiagnosis: Study
Scientists Map Melanoma's Genome
Screening Lots of Lymph Nodes Little Help for Colon Cancer Patients
Second Breast Cancer Surgery Sometimes Needed
Side Effects Cause Many Older Women to Drop Breast Cancer Drugs
Side Effects May Spur Men to Drop Tamoxifen for Breast Cancer
Smoking Might Raise Sex Hormone Levels After Menopause
Smoking Raises Odds for Cancer in Women Already at High Risk
Some Older Breast Cancer Patients Can Skip Hormone Therapy: Study
Southern States Lag Behind North in Drop in Colon Cancer Death Rates
Soy Supplements May Not Shield Against Breast Cancer
Starchy Foods May Boost Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence
States Get Creative in Raising Money for Breast Cancer Programs
Studies Offer More Evidence That Colonoscopy Saves Lives
Study Casts Doubt on Hot Dogs' Link to Colon Cancer
Study Contends Taller People at Heightened Cancer Risk
Study Hints That Statins Might Fight Breast Cancer
Study Suggests Link Between Stress and Aggressive Breast Cancer
Study Supports CT-Based 'Virtual' Colonoscopy to Spot Colon Cancer
Tamoxifen Wards Off Breast Cancer's Return for More Than a Decade
Targeted Drugs, Lung CT Screening Top Cancer Advances in 2011
Targeted Radiation for Breast Cancer May Be Overused: Study
Targeted Radiation May Not Be Better for Breast Cancer
Teen Drinking May Boost Odds of Precancerous Breast Changes
Tender Breasts From Combo HRT Linked to Higher Cancer Risk
The War on Cancer Continues
Too Few Uninsured Women Get Info on Breast Reconstruction
Too Many Americans Skipping Colon Cancer Screening
Too Much Sitting Raises Odds for Cancer: Study
Two Doses of HPV Vaccine May Work as Well as Three
Two New Drug Combos May Fight Advanced Breast Cancers
Two Studies Find Routine Mammography Saves Lives
Type of Muscular Dystrophy Linked to Raised Cancer Risk
U.S. Blacks More Likely to Die of Colon Cancer Than Whites: Study
U.S. Cancer Death Rates Continue to Fall: Report
U.S. Cancer Groups Release Their Own Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines
U.S. Database of Breast Cancer Treatment May Be Inaccurate
U.S. Health Care Spending High, But Quality Lags: Report
Ultrasound, MRI Might Spot Cancer in Dense Breast Tissue
Vaccine to Treat Breast, Ovarian Cancers Shows Promise
Veggies Like Broccoli, Cabbage May Help Fight Breast Cancer: Study
Virtual Colonoscopy Still Has Its Skeptics
Why Cancer Symptoms May Elude M.D.
Widely Used Heart Drugs Linked to Better Breast Cancer Outcomes
Wife's Breast Cancer Can Hurt Husband's Health Too: Study
Woman Describes How Breast Cancer Changed Her Life
Women Can Take Steps to Prevent Cervical Cancer
Women Say Mammograms Give Them Sense of Control: Survey
Women Who Drink, Smoke Are Less Likely to Stick With Tamoxifen
Women With BRCA Mutations Get Cancer Diagnosis Earlier Than Before
Women's High Blood Sugar Linked to Colorectal Cancer: Study
Worries About Colonoscopy Unfounded: Study
You Survived Cancer: Now Pay Attention to Your Overall Health
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