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Older Women at Highest Risk for Breast Cancer Death
ABC News
Older women with breast cancer may be at greater risk than younger women of dying from the disease, regardless of the type of tumor they have or treatment they undergo, according to a study released Tuesday. The study, published in the Journal of the ...
Breast cancer kills older women more oftenReuters
Breast cancer screening benefits are oversold and harms could be greater than ...Daily Mail
Risk of Death From Certain Breast Cancers May Rise With AgeU.S. News & World Report
EurekAlert (press release) -The Oncology Report
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CBC.ca

Generic breast cancer prevention drug overlooked
CBC.ca
Relatively few postmenopausal women at high risk for breast cancer are taking a generic drug proven to reduce the disease's occurrence. After a study of 4600 healthy women concluded that exemestane, sold under the brand name Aromasin, decreased the ...
Pfizer's Breast-Cancer Drug Worsens Bone Loss in Older WomenBloomberg
Breast Cancer Drug May Weaken Bones, Study FindsU.S. News & World Report
Breast Cancer Prevention Drug Shown to Decrease Bone Density and Structure in ...Newswise (press release)
Times of India -New York Times -Cancer Research UK
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Los Angeles Times

Breast cancer charity chases Komen defectors
Washington Post (blog)
(Evy Mages - For The Washington Post) As a prominent breast cancer researcher and activist, Susan Love is no stranger to the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Love runs a breast cancer research foundation that bears her name, and she organized the Army of ...
After Outcry, a Top Official Resigns at KomenNew York Times
Komen VP steps down after Planned Parenthood flapReuters
Komen exec who backed Planned Parenthood cutoff quits cancer groupLos Angeles Times
USA TODAY -The Guardian
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USA TODAY

FDA questions Amgen drug for prostate cancer
USA TODAY
WASHINGTON – Scientists for the Food and Drug Administration say that an Amgen drug slowed the spread of cancer to the bone in men with hard-to-treat prostate cancer, though the drug did not extend life and carried significant side effects.
Benefit of Bone Drug in Prostate Cancer in DoubtMedPage Today
FDA doubts benefits of Amgen drug for prostate cancerGlobalPost

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Roche breast cancer drug gets FDA priority review
Reuters
FDA pertuzumab US approval decision due by June 8 * Drug is used with Herceptin in HER2-positive patients * Roche shares up 1.9 percent Feb 7 (Reuters) - US health regulators granted a priority review for an experimental Roche breast cancer drug that ...
FDA will speed up review of Roche cancer drugCBS News
FDA Grants Genentech's Pertuzumab Priority Review for Previously Untreated ...MarketWatch (press release)
Breast cancer treatment – the next advancesInPharm
HemOncToday -San Francisco Business Times (blog)
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Zee News

Ovarian cancer screening popular despite guidelines
Fox News
Print Email Share Comments Recommend Tweet Despite expert guidelines and scientific evidence to the contrary, a third of US primary care physicians believe ovarian cancer screening is effective and many would offer it to patients, according to a new ...
Ovarian Cancer Screening Common Despite No ProofMedPage Today
Ovarian Cancer Screening: Are Doctors Ordering Too Many Tests?Huffington Post
Ovarian cancer talk shows sickness still hard to detectPalm Beach Post
Wall Street Journal (blog)
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Cancer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Library > Literature & Language > Dictionary ( kăn ' sər ) n. Any of various malignant neoplasms characterized by the proliferation of anaplastic cells that tend to ...

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Cancer: MedlinePlus
Cancer begins in your cells, which are the building blocks of your body. Normally, your body forms new cells as you need them, replacing old cells that die. Sometimes ...

Cancer (astrology) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cancer (♋) is the fourth astrological sign in the Zodiac. It is considered a water sign and one of four cardinal signs. Cancer is ruled by the Moon. Individuals ...

CDC - Cancer Prevention and Control
CDC works with national cancer organizations, state health agencies, and other key groups to develop, implement, and promote effective strategies for ...