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Video: Will Health Care Limit Mammograms? 
CBS News - 62 Minutes ago
Bob Schieffer spoke with CBS News Medical Correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton about the risks facing women after an expert panel's recommendation that mammography screening to detect breast cancer should
Video: Smooth Sailing For Health Care? CBS News
Law Maker Says Health Bill Won't Limit Mammograms 1010 WINS
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Former NIH Chief: Ignore New Mammogram Guideline 
CBS News - 4 Hours ago
Former NIH Chief Advises Women To Ignore New Mammogram Guideline, Says It Will Lead To Deaths
Former NIH chief: Ignore new mammogram guidelines Washington Times
Former health chief says ignore mammogram guidelines Worcester Telegram & Gazette
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Video: Mammogram Concerns 
CBS News - 17 Hours ago
Recent recommendations on scaling back mammograms and pap smears have created concern and uncertainty for many women. Dr. Jon LaPook speaks with Jeff Glor and gives more perspective on this issue.    Add Comment

Top 10 Food Tips for the Holidays from the National Foundation for Cancer Research 
Prudent Press Agency - 79 Minutes ago
(Prudent Press Agency)--- The holiday season is filled with get-togethers with family and friends and can be both fun and joyous. It can also be stressful and tiring at times. Experts warn about this     Add Comment

Australian Government announces cancer research grants 
Life Science Lab - 4 Hours ago
The Federal Government has announced the successful grant applications under the 2009 round of the Collaborative Cancer Research Scheme (CCRS). The government entity Cancer Australia is contributing AUD$7.6
Government grants for researchers TheStar.com.my
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Cancer researcher broke out the big guns for work in movies 
TMC Net - 8 Hours ago
broke out the big guns for work in movies TMC Launches New Sites :: EXPO Magazine UC Magazine NGN Magazine nology EXPO Show Daily Evolution Conference Summit Evolution Digium World Conference VoIP Forum     Add Comment

Letters: Mammogram guidelines 
Houston Chronicle - 10 Hours ago
These recommendations are absurd and are criticized by the American Cancer Society and the Texas Medical Center. Rightly so. First, I trust the ACS and TMC much more than this government organization,     Add Comment

Chronomodulated chemotherapy versus conventional chemotherapy for advanced colorectal  
Bioscience Technology Online - 12 Hours ago
Biological or potency assays are frequently analyzed with the help of the parallel-line or parallel-logistic (4 or 5 parameter fit) methods. These methods have major advantages over traditional single-point     Add Comment

Skin cancer surgery delay 
ABC Online - 14 Hours ago
Kim Hames has rebuffed Opposition claims the health system has suffered under the Barnett Government. The State Opposition claims a Perth man had to wait six months for skin cancer surgery because the     Add Comment

Radiation therapy for palliation of cancer-related chronic pain 
Bioscience Technology Online - 17 Hours ago
therapy is highly effective as a part of an interdisciplinary approach in the treatment of cancer-related chronic pain. Overall response rates of 70'90% and complete pain relief rates of 40'50% have been     Add Comment

Essence: The Risk of Infrequent Mammograms 
Essence Magazine - 18 Hours ago
mammograms and women over 50 should move from yearly screenings to every other year. Most major cancer organizations disagreed with the task force, and most women were left wondering, 'What do I do now?'     Add Comment

CRN Responds to B Vitamin StudyStudy Shows that Smoking Increases Risk of Lung Cancer 
Council for Responsible Nutrition - 19 Hours ago
â?? In response to the publication of a study, â??Cancer Incidence and Mortality After Treatment with Folic Acid and Vitamin B12,â? published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA),     Add Comment

New kidney cancer drug gets TGA tick 
Australian Life Scientist - 109 Minutes ago
Novartis Australia's targeted treatment for renal cell carcinoma, everolimus, marketed as Afinitor, has been given the go ahead by the for distribution in Australia. The drug is approved for use in patients     Add Comment

New U.S. advice: Women in 40s should skip mammograms, start getting them at 50 
Medbroadcast - 79 Minutes ago
NEW YORK - Most women don't need a mammogram in their 40s and should get one every two years starting at 50, a U.S. government task force said Monday. It's a major reversal that conflicts with the American
New mammogram advice angers some women Milford Daily News
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US guidelines say less frequent Paps OK to detect cervical cancer - every 2 years  
Medbroadcast - 79 Minutes ago
by your doctor or other qualified health care professional. lways seek the advice of a physician or other licensed health care professional regarding any questions you have about your medical condition(s)
U. S. guidelines say less frequent Paps OK Kingston Whig-Standard
Docs: Less frequent Pap tests recommended 10connects.com
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Paul Allen begins cancer treatment 
China Securities Journal Net - 3 Hours ago
Microsoft Corp co-founder Paul Allen has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and has begun treatment, a spokesman for his investment company said. Employees of Vulcan Inc, which Allen formed in     Add Comment

New cancer therapy study results from R. Odo et al described 
NewsRX - 4 Hours ago
Investigators publish new data in the report 'Understanding the needs of young adult cancer survivors: a clinical perspective.' 'Young cancer survivors are often unprepared to face the complexities of     Add Comment

EDITORIAL: Sound science or saving money?: Government panel's new mammogram guidelines  
Individual.com - 4 Hours ago
More and more people are coming to the startling conclusion that a government panel's recently announced mammogram recommendations were all about money and politics -- not about science and saving lives.     Add Comment

BRIEF: Oklahoma breast cancer experts question panel's advice 
Individual.com - 4 Hours ago
The panel used flawed studies instead of widely accepted, peer-reviewed science, said Dr. Ann Archer, medical director of the Comprehensive Breast Center of Oklahoma at Integris Baptist Medical Center.
Oklahoma breast cancer experts question panelâ??s advice NewsOK.com
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Pancreatic Cancer Prevention: Recent findings in pancreatic cancer prevention described  
NewsRX - 14 Hours ago
Today's Medical & Research News Recent findings in described by researchers from University of Massachusetts November 22nd, 2009 Printer-Friendly Version United States Worcester Adenocarcinoma Chemotherapy
Recent findings in pancreatic cancer prevention described by researchers from University  NewsRX
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