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New federal law will prohibit discrimination in hiring and health insurance based on genetics and family history
Fort Worth :: TX :: USA | 1 day ago
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Janet Cunningham has a strong family history of ovarian and breast cancer, and her sister has already tested positive for the genetic marker that puts her at heightened risk for the disease. Now Cunningham wants to know whether she, too, has the marker.
Tags: Janet Cunningham, genetic test, federal law, Linda Robinson, family medical, medical history, family history, Fort Worth, Health Medical Pharma, Medical tests, Genetics, Ovarian cancer, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, Genetic counseling, Social Issues, Breast cancer, Genetic testing, Cancer
Research shows how anti-cancer drug works
Evanston :: IL :: USA | 1 day ago
Credibility Researchers at Illinois' Northwestern University said they discovered how the drug tetrathiomolybdate, which is used to fight some metastatic cancers, works. Northwestern said in a release Thursday while it is known the drug can help fight certain metastatic...
Tags: metastatic cancers, cancers drug, Evanston, Health Medical Pharma, Oncology, Cancer, Wilson's disease, Angiology, Ammonium tetrathiomolybdate, Chaperone, Angiogenesis, Northwestern University, Copper, Metastasis
World authority on cancer causes
Melbourne :: Australia | 2 days ago
Credibility MacPhee, a world authority on the radiation and chemical causes of cancer, has died in the Austin Hospital after a battle with cancer...MacPhee's scientific career was devoted to understanding how chemicals cause changes in DNA, which can lead to mutations...
Tags: DONALD MacPhee, environmental mutagens, international conferences, Japan, Australia, Melbourne, Health Medical Pharma, Genetics, Carcinogen, Mutagen, Oncology, Radioactivity, Mutation, Cancer, Toxicology
Ex-Kiss drummer: breast cancer not just for women
New York City :: NY :: USA | 2 days ago
Credibility Lying in bed one night in 2007, Criss felt something strange: a small lump on his left breast. The former Kiss drummer went to the doctor, underwent some tests and a surgical procedure to remove the lump...Lying in bed one night in 2007, Peter Criss felt...
Tags: breast cancer, Peter Criss, kiss drummer, New York City, Health Medical Pharma, Criss Angel Believe, Mammography, Kiss, Beth, Breast, Human Interest, Entertainment Culture, Cancer
Health policy very personal for Fiorina
Sacramento :: CA :: USA | 2 days ago
Credibility Senate campaign this month in a Garden Grove warehouse not with a promise or policy statement, but a simple question: "What's with the hair?" Fiorina, 55, had short, cropped hair after undergoing chemotherapy this summer, telling supporters she was a...
Tags: Carly Fiorina, health care, task force, breast cancer, care reform, Rose Kapolczynski, Sacramento, Health Medical Pharma, Prostate cancer, Mammography, Politics, Fox Business Network, Oncology, Cancer
Butler coach treats breast cancer as foe
Noblesville :: IN :: USA | 2 days ago
Credibility She is a fiery competitor, and she responded in character -- by attacking it. "That was my mood for seven months," she said. "Let's fight. Let's just fight." She began treatment after last season ended and before this season began. She lost her hair...
Tags: Beth Couture, breast cancer, Noblesville, Health Medical Pharma, Mammography, Chemotherapy, Oncology, Cancer
New opinion aside, survivor is thankful for mammograms
Jacksonville :: FL :: USA | 2 days ago
Credibility Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement." "There is convincing evidence that screening with film mammography reduces breast cancer mortality with a greater absolute reduction for women aged 50 to 74 years than for women aged 40 to 49 years.
Tags: Lucy, Maggie, breast cancer, women aged, Sara, Petco, Jennifer, Jacksonville, Health Medical Pharma, Screening, Medical tests, Mammography, Medical imaging, Medical terms, Oncology, Cancer
Report: Vaccine eliminates tumors in mice
Cambridge :: United Kingdom | 2 days ago
Credibility An implanted vaccine eliminated melanoma tumors in mice, offering hope of improved treatment for people with skin cancer, U.S. researchers said. Using polymer disks the size of a fingernail containing tumor-specific antigens, researchers at Harvard University...
Tags: United Kingdom, Cambridge, Health Medical Pharma, Immune system, Immunology, Cancer, Melanoma, Cancer treatments, Cancer vaccine, Antigen, Oncology, Vaccination
Top nutrition news stories for Nov. 25, 2009--soy, green tea, flaxseed
What are the top breaking nutrition news stories based on the most recent studies for Nov. 25, 2009--the day before Thanksgiving meals? You can read more about all these stories in depth at ScienceDaily's Nov. 25th releases online.The...
Tags: breaking news, nutrition, Nov. 25, latest studies, sites for news releases, Korea, fatty acid, Carboxylic acids, breaking nutrition, Food science, polyunsaturated fatty, Polyunsaturated fat, LMN, Essential fatty acid, hepatic fibrosis, Hospitality Recreation, flaxseed oil, Lipids, lmn diet, Fatty acids, health, higher levels, Health Medical Pharma, Sacramento, diet rich, Goyenechea Soto, Cancer, green tea, Hong-Yon Cho, Eating
Lawmaker's biggest battle not in Capitol
San Antonio :: TX :: USA | 2 days ago
Credibility State Rep. Ruth Jones McClendon wasn't really worried about either as this year's regular legislative session was winding down at the Capitol. “We were all coughing,” she said. “It's like a meat locker in there.” As for the tingling, a fellow lawmaker...
Tags: Ruth Jones McClendon, Dr. Amy Lang, San Antonio, Health Medical Pharma, McClendon, Pathology, Oncology, Stomach cancer, Occupational safety and health, Cancer, Gastrointestinal cancer
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