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Mammogram controversy
Ottumwa :: IA :: USA | 4 days ago
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Jenny Schmidt and Mable Hart are true believers in mammograms. The two breast-cancer survivors argue new mammography guidelines issued by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force are not only wrong, it may be sending a dangerous message to women. Schmidt...
Tags: task force, Mable Hart, Ottumwa, Health Medical Pharma, Breast cancer screening, Mammography, Breast, Medical imaging, Breast cancer, Oncology, Breast self-examination, Cancer
The X Factor
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 4 days ago
Credibility This time round, it's Michael Jackson week, so who will be told to beat it? And will any of the remaining four contestants invite easy jokes by covering Bad? Who will win this week's dress-off between Cheryl and Dannii? Is there still yet another way...
Tags: Danyl Johnson, testicular cancerous, survived testicular, Los Angeles, The X Factor, Testicular cancer, Health Medical Pharma, Testicle, Andrology, MURS, Dannii Minogue, Human Interest, Cancer, McKay
John Hartson's relief at winning cancer battle
Swansea :: United Kingdom | 4 days ago
Credibility Former Wales international footballer John Hartson spoke today of his relief at being told cancer has been virtually eradicated from his body. Hartson said hearing the news that he was winning his battle against the disease was "my brightest day for...
Tags: John Hartson, United Kingdom, Swansea, Health Medical Pharma, Testicular cancer, Lance Armstrong, Cancer, Lung cancer
Scientist takes aim at her longtime silent scourge
Boston :: MA :: USA | 5 days ago
Credibility The winner of a MacArthur “genius’’ grant and a pioneer in tissue engineering at MIT, she famously helped grow a human ear on the back of a mouse. All the while, she was dealing with disabling bouts of pain caused by endometriosis, a disease in which...
Tags: Linda Griffith, MIT, Padma Lakshmi, Dr. Keith Isaacson, abdominal cavity, Boston, Health Medical Pharma, Menstrual cycle, Gynecology, Dysmenorrhea, Hysterectomy, Endometriosis, Gynaecology, Cancer
Ciggie smoking 'increases colorectal cancer risk'
Thiruvananthapuram :: India | 5 days ago
Credibility Thun, M.D., M.S., vice president emeritus, epidemiology and surveillance research at the American Cancer Society. The expert added: "Colorectal cancer should be added to the list of cancers caused by smoking." Findings are published in the December issue...
Tags: India, Thiruvananthapuram, Oncology, Cancer, Health Medical Pharma, Tobacco, Alcohol, Tobacco smoking, Colorectal cancer, Smoking, Passive smoking, Epidemiology, Alcohol and cancer, Wine and health, Breast cancer, Gastrointestinal cancer
Mayor lauds wife's spirit after latest cancer setback
Chicago :: IL :: USA | 5 days ago
Credibility Mayor Richard Daley put a human face on his wife's continued struggle with cancer Thursday, praising her strength and dedication, discussing the challenges a wheelchair poses and lauding the skills of the medical professionals who care for her. "Like...
Tags: Richard Daley, Maggie Daley, Chicago, Health Medical Pharma, Radiation therapy, Cancer treatments, Richard J. Daley, DePaul University alumni, Breast cancer, Oncology, Richard Mell, Cancer, Metastasis
Growing evidence that mobile phone radiation affects living tissues - health risks?"
Now there is increasing evidence of definite effects of mobile phone radiation on human health. In June 1998, the Lancet reported that radiation from mobile phones causes an increase of blood pressure. Dr Braune and colleagues in Freiburg, Germany,...
Tags: Technology Internet, phones radiation, Braune, health, India, Ludhiāna, Mobile phone radiation and health, Mobile phone, Ionizing radiation, Mobile telecommunications, Cancer, Radiobiology, Mobile, Public health, mobile phones, Health Medical Pharma, Growing evidence that mobile phone radiation affects living tissues - health risks?
Japanese doctors for bomb victims share data on radiation effects
Hiroshima :: Japan | 5 days ago
Credibility Now the Japanese doctors who continue to care for roughly 120,000 survivors of the bombings in Nagasaki and Hiroshima have begun sharing their findings with the world. On Thursday, the physicians gave their first North American presentation to a group...
Tags: Japanese, Hiroshima Prefectural Medical Association, Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Dr. Kazunori Kodama, radiation exposure, Torrance Marriott South Bay, Japan, Hiroshima, Health Medical Pharma, Hibakusha, Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Ionizing radiation, Nuclear weapon, Radiation poisoning, Cancer, Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission
Ultrasound, MRI to detect breast cancer
Chicago :: IL :: USA | 5 days ago
Credibility A U.S. study finds annual screening ultrasound for women with dense breasts who are at elevated risk for breast cancer are beneficial, researchers said...Berg, a breast imaging specialist at American Radiology Services, said the study confirmed magnetic...
Tags: breast cancer, screening, cancer, breast cancer screening, mammograms, cancer screening, mammography, breast cancerous, Chicago, Oncology, Health Medical Pharma, Medical imaging, Medical physics, Pathology, Magnetic resonance imaging, Technology Internet, Radiology, Medical tests, Prostate cancer
Should Bisphenol A be banned?
Edinburgh :: United Kingdom | 5 days ago
Credibility See below for a Science Media Centre UK fact sheet on Bisphenol A...From the SMC UK: Professor Richard Sharpe, Medical Research Council Human Reproductive Sciences Unit based at University of Edinburgh, said: "There is no direct evidence that links bisphenol...
Tags: BPA, breast cancers, females hormone, United Kingdom, Edinburgh, Health Medical Pharma, Bisphenol A, Estrogens, Polycarbonate, Plasticizers, Breast cancer, Phenols, Cancer, Estradiol
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