Prostate test ‘public health disaster’: discoverer (Reuters)

Reuters – The most commonly used tool for detecting prostate cancer, routine PSA screening, has become “a hugely expensive public health disaster,” its discoverer said on [...]

Prostate test ‘public health disaster’: discoverer

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The most commonly used tool for detecting prostate cancer, routine PSA screening, has become “a hugely expensive public health disaster,” its discoverer said on Wednesday. [...]

Researchers back cancer-fighting properties of papaya (AFP)

AFP – Researchers said Tuesday that papaya leaf extract and its tea have dramatic cancer-fighting properties against a broad range of tumors, backing a belief held in a number of folk traditions. [...]

Experiment seeks blood test for breast cancer (Reuters)

Reuters – An experimental approach that looks for the DNA leaking out from dead and dying cells may provide a route to a blood test for breast cancer, U.S. researchers reported on [...]

Experiment seeks blood test for breast cancer

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An experimental approach that looks for the DNA leaking out from dead and dying cells may provide a route to a blood test for breast cancer, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday. [...]

Doctor’s Specialty Often Steers Prostate Cancer Care (HealthDay)

HealthDay – TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) — The kind of treatment received by a prostate cancer patient often depends on the type of specialist providing the patient’s care, new research [...]

Obese Colon Cancer Survivors Face Poorer Prognosis (HealthDay)

HealthDay – TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) — Colon cancer survivors who are moderately or severely obese face tougher survival odds following treatment compared with their normal-weight peers, a new study [...]

Genetic Variant Raises Lung Cancer Risk (HealthDay)

HealthDay – TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) — People with a particular genetic trait are at much higher risk of developing lung cancer from exposure to secondhand smoke than others, even if they rarely come into contact with it, a new study [...]

Melanoma risk higher in Parkinson’s patients (Reuters)

Reuters – People with Parkinson’s disease face an increased risk of the most deadly type of skin cancer, new research [...]

Melanoma risk higher in Parkinson’s patients

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – People with Parkinson’s disease face an increased risk of the most deadly type of skin cancer, new research confirms. [...]

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