Women who take a daily multivitamin before and during pregnancy sharply reduce the likelihood that their children will develop leukemia, brain tumors and other forms of childhood cancer, according to new Canadian research. Taking multivitamins and folic acid during your pregnancy can greatly lower the risk of the mother’s baby developing cancer by almost 50 [...]
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Actress Gwyneth Paltrow has lost five family members to cancer — and she fears the disease may one day strike her. So she’s taking action now and is trying to beat back the cancer curse that seems to loom over her loved ones. Ever since losing her famous father in 2002 to throat cancer, Paltrow [...]
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The study marks the first time that Avastin has been tested against brain tumors, the researchers said. The drug, whose chemical name is bevacizumab, currently is used to treat lung and colorectal cancers. The researchers tested the effectiveness of Avastin in conjunction with a standard chemotherapy agent in patients with recurrent cancerous brain tumors called [...]
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The U.S. government’s Institute of Medicine reported that asbestos, which is accepted as a cause of a number of respiratory ailments including lung cancer, may also be a source for laryngeal cancer. The larynx produces the sound of your voice. Each year in the United States, more than 10,000 people learn they have larynx cancer. [...]
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Researchers in Spain conducted a Phase III clinical trial called GEICAM. They wanted to compare different chemotherapy regimes in women diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer. The trial included 252 women who had already been treated with anthracyclines and taxanes and experienced a recurrence.One group of women was treated with Gemzar (gemcitabine) and Navelbine (vinorelbine), the [...]
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Hank Bauer, wounded World War II Marine and New York Yankees legacy, died on February 9 at the age of 84. The cause of death was cancer. Bauer, who managed the 1966 Baltimore Orioles to their first World Series title, was a three-time All-Star Yankees outfielder during his time with the team that won nine [...]
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Eating watercress every day could help protect against cancer, say researchers. Watercress, a leafy green vegetable favored in salads and soup, could be promoted to the rank of a super food alongside broccoli, blueberries, dark chocolate and baked beans, with new research suggesting it can help reduce the risk of cancer. The vegetable also reduces [...]
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The new drug exemestane for breast cancer treatment could improve survival rates by 17 percent, new research shows. A study of 4,742 post-menopausal women found that switching from the present gold-standard breast cancer treatment tamoxifen to the new drug exemestane after two or three years resulted in a dramatic fall in death rates, The Times [...]
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Rep. Charles Norwood, a Georgia dentist who rode to office on a Republican tidal wave in 1994, died Tuesday (Feb. 13, 2007) after battling cancer. Rep. Norwood, 65, died at his home in Augusta, Ga. House members paused for a moment of silence in his honor. Rep. Norwood suffered from a chronic lung disease and [...]
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