http://cancer.web2announcer.com/ Web 2.0 announcer top stories for cancer en Fri, 15 Jun 2007 14:57:36 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2047233 unknown@Netscape.com For all those who desire bronze looks, here is an article that discusses the good, bad and ugly of tanning. Fri, 15 Jun 2007 14:57:36 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2047233tanningsunburnskincancerUVraysNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2036153 unknown@Netscape.com Mesothelioma is a form of cancer that is almost always caused by previous exposure to asbestos. In this disease,malignant cells develop in the mesothelium,a protective lining that covers most of the body's internal organs. Sat, 09 Jun 2007 02:17:53 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2036153mesotheliomacancerNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2036282 unknown@Netscape.com Mesothelioma is a form of cancer that is almost always caused by previous exposure to asbestos. In this disease,malignant cells develop in the mesothelium,a protective lining that covers most of the body's internal organs. Sat, 09 Jun 2007 02:17:53 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2036282mesotheliomacancerNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2036327 unknown@Netscape.com Mesothelioma is a form of cancer that is almost always caused by previous exposure to asbestos. In this disease,malignant cells develop in the mesothelium,a protective lining that covers most of the body's internal organs. Sat, 09 Jun 2007 02:17:53 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2036327mesotheliomacancerNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2035640 unknown@Netscape.com A new study on cancer and vitamin D takes an important step in extending several decades of research that began with observations that cancer rates among similar groups of people were lower in southern latitudes than in northern ones. Fri, 08 Jun 2007 18:25:23 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2035640vitamindcancerresearchratesNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2033999 unknown@Netscape.com Building hope for one pill to prevent many cancers, vitamin D cut the risk of several types of cancer by 60 percent overall for older women in the most rigorous study yet. Fri, 08 Jun 2007 11:38:50 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2033999vitamindReducescancerriskNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2025575 unknown@Netscape.com For the first time, doctors say they have found a pill that improves survival in liver cancer, a notoriously hard to treat disease diagnosed in more than half a million people globally each year. Mon, 04 Jun 2007 06:58:33 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2025575livercancerBreakthroughfoundNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2023655 unknown@Netscape.com The first scientific tests of some popular alternative medicine products hint that American ginseng might lessen cancer fatigue and that flaxseed might slow the growth of prostate tumors. Sat, 02 Jun 2007 22:03:18 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2023655studyGingsengmayhelpfightcancerNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2018465 unknown@Netscape.com A group of 9/11 responders has contracted blood cancers at an unusually young age, and top doctors suspect the disease was triggered by an unprecedented "synergistic mix" of toxins at the World Trade Center site. Thu, 31 May 2007 16:44:07 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2018465cancer911september11worldtradecentersicknessblooddustNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1989816 unknown@Netscape.com Veterans exposed to Agent Orange have a 48% increased risk of prostate cancer recurrence following surgery than their unexposed peers - when the disease recurs, it seems more aggressive. Agent Orange contains the carcinogen, dioxin, which can be stored in body fat and is believed to make its way into the cell nucleus and work as a tumor promoter. Mon, 21 May 2007 03:02:40 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1989816agentorangeveteransprostatecancerriskNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1896913 unknown@Netscape.com Two professors at the University of Oklahoma say they've developed a protein that can stop the spread of certain cancer cells without damaging normal cells. Tue, 15 May 2007 01:13:10 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1896913oklahomaprofessorsdevelopcancerproteinNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1879666 unknown@Netscape.com UK researchers have developed a three-dimensional model of human breast cancer in the laboratory. Sun, 13 May 2007 21:30:46 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1879666healthcancerbreast3dmodelNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1855947 unknown@Netscape.com Walter McKenzie's assignment toward the end of the Cold War was to mop up after mishaps at a nuclear weapons factory. With a crew of other laborers from rural Georgia, he swabbed away leaks and spills inside the secret buildings, until one day his body became so contaminated with radiation that alarms at the factory went off as he passed. Sat, 12 May 2007 08:49:22 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1855947NuclearcancerclaimsdoctorswarNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1852235 unknown@Netscape.com The proportion of colorectal cancer patients with access to the drug Avastin was 10 times higher in the US than it was in Europe, with the UK having a lower uptake than the European average. Fri, 11 May 2007 21:23:41 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1852235cancerSocializedmedicinedrugavailabilityNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1837064 unknown@Netscape.com An Australian biotechnology firm said on Thursday it had developed a means of delivering anti-cancer drugs directly to cancer cells, which aims to avoid the debilitating toxicity associated with chemotherapy. Thu, 10 May 2007 19:16:14 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1837064scientistsdirectlytargetcancercellsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1823764 unknown@Netscape.com Smokers looking for a less harmful way to get their nicotine fix should switch to Swedish snus - a smokeless tobacco that puts them at a significantly lower risk of cancer than cigarettes, doctors say in an article posted online Thursday in The Lancet. Thu, 10 May 2007 04:52:46 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1823764SmokelessTobaccoSnusswedencancerNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1823133 unknown@Netscape.com Tammy Faye Bakker, the disgraced televangelist who is suffering from cancer, has penned a goodbye letter to her fans in which she says doctors have halted her treatment. "The doctors have stopped trying to treat the cancer and so now it's up to God and my faith." Thu, 10 May 2007 00:07:21 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1823133TammyFayeBakkerFarewellnotecancerNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1813863 unknown@Netscape.com SCIENTISTS in Hong Kong and Australia will soon test a treatment for nose and throat cancer which "trains" the patient's own white blood cells to fight the disease. The trial will begin over the next three months and blood samples will be collected from 30 nasopharyngeal (nose) cancer patients in Hong Kong, said lead researcher Daniel Ch Wed, 09 May 2007 11:45:17 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1813863cellsToBeTrainedkillcancerNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1773892 unknown@Netscape.com But Barbara Hillary took it all in stride, completing the trek to the world's northernmost point last month at the age of 75. She is one of the oldest people to reach the North Pole, and is believed to be the first black woman on record to accomplish the feat. Sun, 06 May 2007 21:48:53 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1773892cancersurvivor75SkisToNorthpoleNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1750811 unknown@Netscape.com Studies have found that within fat stores there is a substance which increases the risk of cancer, the risk of breast cancer being 50% higher in obese people than people who are not obese. Experts stated that there is a direct link between obesity and breast cancer in post menopausal women... Sat, 05 May 2007 18:11:17 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1750811obesityincreasesriskcancerhealthFitnessMenwomenNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1673705 unknown@Netscape.com For the longest time researchers have been curious as to the huge cancer rates in rich countries. Everyone thought it was contamination, but it turns out Vitamin D deficiency could be the culprit. Read on. Mon, 30 Apr 2007 08:22:53 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1673705cancervitamindresearchNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1663750 unknown@Netscape.com The American Cancer Society this week launched a major new cancer research effort that aims to enroll 500,000 people. Sun, 29 Apr 2007 17:07:27 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1663750americancancerSociety500000researchlargescaleNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1661342 unknown@Netscape.com Researchers are adding to the list of cancer types for which pomegranates seem to halt growth. A recent study at the University of Wisconsin-Madison using a mouse model shows that consuming pomegranates could potentially help reduce the growth and spread of lung cancer cells or even prevent lung cancer from developing Sun, 29 Apr 2007 09:50:25 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1661342PomegranatejuicemayhelpfightlungcancerNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1640957 unknown@Netscape.com A woman pretended to have liver cancer and took in about $20,000 from fundraisers to pay for her fictitious treatments, authorities said. Fri, 27 Apr 2007 17:43:16 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1640957womanFakescancerforcashNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1625397 unknown@Netscape.com White House Press Secretary Tony Snow revealed to CNN he plans to return to his post next week, a month after a cancerous growth was found on his liver. Thu, 26 Apr 2007 19:06:44 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1625397TonysnowbushpressSecretarywhitehousecancerNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1587020 unknown@Netscape.com The research could give you whiplash: Aspirin prevents cancer, one study says. Oops, maybe not, says another. Now comes word that aspirin may fend off cancer only if people take much more than is used to fight heart disease, suggesting some of the earlier back-and-forth may have been due to confusion over the right dose. Tue, 24 Apr 2007 06:40:28 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1587020canaspirinpreventcancerresearchstudyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1581348 unknown@Netscape.com Some San Francisco doctors are advocating regular pap smears to check for anal cancer. Mon, 23 Apr 2007 21:01:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1581348papsmearsgayMenanalcancerNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1566293 unknown@Netscape.com Scientists in China have identified a gene variant which appears to protect Chinese people from various types of cancer Sun, 22 Apr 2007 23:25:04 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1566293chinaexpertsIdentifycancerPreventinggenetypeNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1566599 unknown@Netscape.com Western science and traditional Eastern medicine could be combined to enhance treatment of cancer and other diseases, an oncology professor told a medical forum Sunday. Sun, 22 Apr 2007 17:21:22 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1566599MergedSciencesmayAidcancertreatmentNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1522216 unknown@Netscape.com The administration of THC significantly reduces lung tumor size and lesions,according to preclinical data presented this week at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research in Los Angeles. Fri, 20 Apr 2007 04:23:00 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1522216marijuanalungcancerNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1512687 unknown@Netscape.com In November 2004, the world's most famous adult film actress, Jenna Jameson, went to the dermatologist to treat some veins on her back, and was shocked when the doctor discovered a misshapen mole that turned out to be malignant melanoma. Wed, 18 Apr 2007 17:08:36 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1512687jennaJamesoncancerMiscarriageNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1398517 unknown@Netscape.com Republican Fred Thompson, the actor-politician who is considering a bid for president, said Wednesday he has lymphoma, a form of cancer. Wed, 11 Apr 2007 17:19:25 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1398517FredthompsoncancerpresidentlymphomaNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1381144 unknown@Netscape.com A woman left infertile after cancer treatment is making a final court appeal for permission to use frozen embryos fertilised by a former partner. Natallie Evans, from Trowbridge, Wilts, and Howard Johnston began IVF treatment in 2001 but he withdrew consent for the embryos to be used after they split up. Tue, 10 Apr 2007 04:41:22 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1381144InfertilewomanSeeksEmbryosinVitroFertilizationcancertreatmentNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1374425 unknown@Netscape.com Ovarian cancer is one of the most lethal cancers women can get, yet one out of three U.S. patients diagnosed with the disease doesn't get the full, recommended surgical treatment, a new study finds. Mon, 09 Apr 2007 20:52:14 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1374425womenovariancancerNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1296249 unknown@Netscape.com Adding chemotherapy to the estrogen-blocking drug tamoxifen improves the survival of early breast cancer, according to the results of two studies conducted by the Adjuvant Breast Cancer (ABC) Trials Collaborative Group. Wed, 04 Apr 2007 15:53:53 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1296249breastcancerABCstudiestamoxifenchemotherapysurvivalNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1263512 unknown@Netscape.com Exposure to dirt may be a way to lift mood as well as boost the immune system, UK scientists say. Mon, 02 Apr 2007 03:45:12 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1263512qualityoflifesoilhappylungcancerdrchrisLowryNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1256432 unknown@Netscape.com Scientists have identified several genetic risk factors for prostate cancer, shedding new light on the cause of a leading worldwide cancer killer among men that hits U.S. blacks especially hard. Sun, 01 Apr 2007 21:42:46 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1256432geneticlinksprostatecancerfoundNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1191790 unknown@Netscape.com Snow, who hoped he had overcome colon cancer after surgery and chemotherapy two years ago, learned after surgery this week that a new growth in his abdomen was cancerous and the disease had spread to his liver. The 51-year-old press secretary, a father of three, is facing a new round of chemotherapy and vowed to beat his cancer again. Wed, 28 Mar 2007 17:07:36 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1191790TonysnowwhitehousespokespersoncancerNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1188068 unknown@Netscape.com People who regularly go to their primary care doctor for routine check ups are more apt to undergo recommended colorectal, breast and prostate cancer screening tests, according to research released this week. Tue, 27 Mar 2007 19:57:52 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1188068RoutinecheckupscolorectalscreeningtestsDr.JoshuaJ.FentoncancerNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1175839 unknown@Netscape.com A growth removed from White House spokesman Tony Snow's abdomen was found to be cancerous and it appears to have spread to his liver, the White House said on Tuesday. Tue, 27 Mar 2007 17:26:39 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1175839TonysnowbushcancerwhitehouseSpokesmanNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1156419 unknown@Netscape.com Edwards Open About Cancer, Unconditional About Couple's Decision On Presidential Run Mon, 26 Mar 2007 03:10:45 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1156419johnedwards2008electionpresidentialcandidatecancerElizabethNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1116232 unknown@Netscape.com Reaction online yesterday to word that 2008 presidential candidate John Edward's wife Elizabeth discovered this week that her breast cancer has returned and is incurable was uniformly somber and sympathetic. Fri, 23 Mar 2007 11:44:01 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1116232johnedwards2008electionpresidentialcandidatecancerElizabethNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1102263 unknown@Netscape.com Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards accompanied his wife, Elizabeth, who has been treated for breast cancer, on a doctor's visit Wednesday. His campaign said they would hold a news conference in their hometown Thursday to discuss her health. Thu, 22 Mar 2007 05:51:29 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/11022632008presidentialracejohnedwardsElizabethcancerpressconferenceNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1051624 unknown@Netscape.com The court found Dr Laurence Tramois, 35, guilty of poisoning 65-year-old Paulette Druais, who was suffering from pancreatic cancer. Mon, 19 Mar 2007 00:17:05 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1051624PoisoningEuthanasiaTramoispancreaticcancerNews http://web2announcer.com/go/996405 unknown@Netscape.com Although the international medical community has proved that cervical and breast cancer is curable if detected early, some Chinese women still do not receive regular screening. Wed, 14 Mar 2007 14:48:14 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/996405chinawomencancerfundsboostNews http://web2announcer.com/go/986134 unknown@Netscape.com Green tea may fight lung cancer and could inspire the creation of new lung cancer drugs, scientists report. Wed, 14 Mar 2007 02:05:39 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/986134greenteacancerlungNews http://web2announcer.com/go/971141 unknown@Netscape.com The polluted air inside some Canadian hockey arenas could be putting people at risk, a CBC News investigation reveals. Mon, 12 Mar 2007 20:18:48 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/971141hockeyarenapollutionairzambonilungcancerheartdiseaseNews http://web2announcer.com/go/882944 unknown@Netscape.com March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month(TM) (NCRCAM) and the Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation (CRPF) in collaboration with partner organizations nationwide are determined to improve these alarming statistics. Wed, 07 Mar 2007 00:05:55 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/882944nationalcolorectalcancerAwarenessmonthncrcamNews http://web2announcer.com/go/881418 unknown@Netscape.com Aspirin or painkillers like ibuprofen should not be taken as a preventative against colorectal cancer because of its adverse effects, a federal task force advises in a new report. Tue, 06 Mar 2007 19:05:57 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/881418aspirincoloncancerNews http://web2announcer.com/go/879274 unknown@Netscape.com The panel said that potential risks of taking more than 300 milligrams a day of aspirin or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, such as ibuprofen and naproxen - brand names include Motrin, Advil and Aleve - include a higher risk for stroke, intestinal bleeding or kidney failure. Tue, 06 Mar 2007 19:05:54 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/879274panelNixesaspirincancerpreventiveNews