| Cancer: |
| Heart Drug May Be a Cancer Fighter (HealthDay) |
| HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Jan. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Digoxin, a drug used for
many years to treat irregular heart rhythms and heart failure, may also be
a cancer-fighting agent, researchers report. |
| Breast cancer in men often detected late (Reuters) |
| Reuters - One in every hundred breast cancers or so occurs in men, and such tumors are often detected at a late stage. Furthermore, these cancers can appear benign on mammography, according to a report in the American Journal of Roentgenology. |
| Melanoma doubles risk of new cancer: study (AFP) |
| AFP - People who have been treated for a melanoma have more than twice the risk of developing another form of cancer, according to a study published Wednesday. |
| Medicare proposes wider cancer scan coverage (Reuters) |
| Reuters - U.S. health officials proposed paying for wider use of PET scans to help doctors decide the initial course of treatment in some cancer patients, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said on Tuesday. |
| Coffee may protect against oral cancers (Reuters) |
| Reuters - New research indicates that drinking coffee lowers the risk of developing cancer of the oral cavity or throat, at least in the general population of Japan. |
| Scientists find a gene that makes cancer spread (Reuters) |
| Reuters - A single gene appears to play a crucial role in deadly breast cancers, increasing the chances the cancer will spread and making it resistant to chemotherapy, U.S. researchers said on Monday. |
| Obesity Linked to Ovarian Cancer (HealthDay) |
| HealthDay - MONDAY, Jan. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Obese postmenopausal women who
have never used hormone replacement therapy may face an increased risk of
ovarian cancer, compared to normal-weight women, a new study suggests. |
| More than half of U.S. cyclists forgo helmets: report (Reuters) |
| Reuters - More than half of Americans admit they never use a helmet while bicycling and more than a quarter skip the sunscreen, even when they are in the sun all day, according to Consumer Reports National Research Center. |
|
