How the Web is Teaching Patients that it's Not Always Best to do as the Doctor Orders
Region: New YorkIt was 1996. Most of the world was dancing the "Macarena" and Mark Zukerberg, the 24-year-old billionaire behind Facebook, was still two years away from puberty. Long before the term “social networking” wa... more
Views: 1495Summer health
Region: United StatesSummer is greate for relaxing going to holidays and stop working for a couple of weeks so you can enjoy life and freedom. But there is also a not so greate part to it. It is also the time to think about our health and the ... more
Views: 1068Studies Highlight Complexity of Tumor Genes
Region: United StatesPosted to findingDulcinea by Emily Coakley A $100 million program to learn more about the genes that are part of certain cancers has yielded new information about brain cancer, USA Today reports. A trio of s... more
Views: 786E-mail Credited With Early Diagnosis of Baby's Cancer
Region: United States
Posted to findingDulcinea by Emily Coakley A transcontinental friendship, formed online, became a lifesaver for one small child, MSNBC reports. Madeleine Robb and Megan Santos became friends through the message board... more
Views: 1083Dogs Sense Cancer, But Are They Moral?
Region: Hungary
Posted to findingDulcinea by Sarah Amandolare In studies over the past few years, dogs have displayed an ability to sniff out lung and breast cancers, and are being trained to discern cases of ovarian cancer, according to... more
Views: 1677Breast-Feeding May Decrease Risk of Breast Cancer
Region: United States
Posted to findingDulcinea by Shannon Firth Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has found that breast-feeding for at least six months decreases the risk of contracting luminal cancer, and a type of cance... more
Views: 1388Hot Dogs Cause Cancer, Says Ad Aimed at Kids
Region: United States
Posted to findingDulcinea by Isabel Cowles As part of a campaign to stop public schools from serving processed meats, a nonprofit, provegetarian group called the Cancer Project recently produced a controversial co... more
Views: 817John Challis, 18, Courage of Life Foundation, Dies of Liver Cancer
Region: United States
John Challis, a courageous teenager from Beaver County, Pennsylvania who founded the Courage of Life Foundation for high schoolers with terminal illnesses, died after a two-year fight against cancer. John Challis' life ch... more
Views: 1752New Pill May Attack Untreatable Form of Prostate Cancer
Region: United States
In a small study performed in London and published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, 21 men, whose prostate cancer was unresponsive to treatment, were given the drug abiraterone. Results from the study show the drug cou... more
Views: 559Do Vytorin’s Risks Outweigh Its Benefits?
Region: United States
Posted by Cara McDonough to findingDulcinea A new study reveals more flaws with cholesterol-lowering drug Vytorin. Besides failing to improve certain cardiovascular conditions, the drug may raise the risk of cancer. The ... more
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