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Study adds to evidence on clot risks of non-oral contraceptives

A study published on BMJ website today adds to the evidence that certain non-oral hormonal contraceptives (e.g. skin patches, implants and vaginal rings) carry a higher risk of serious blood ...

Thu 10 May 12 from Medical Xpress

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What does it mean to say that something causes 16% of cancers?

Thu 10 May 12 from Discover Magazine

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Highly targeted irradiation as good as whole breast radiotherapy in early stage cancer

Barcelona, Spain: Using a concentrated, highly targeted dose of radiation to the breast has equally good results as irradiating the whole area, with no adverse effects on survival and a much ...

Fri 11 May 12 from Medical Xpress

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Cancer in the elderly: Research fails to keep up with demographic change

Barcelona, Spain: New research showing that almost half of 13,000 patients with head and neck cancers had other health-related problems at the same time is one of the presentations in a special ...

Fri 11 May 12 from Medical Xpress

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Fish tied to lower colon cancer risk, study finds

People who eat plenty of fish may have a lower risk of colon cancer and, even more, rectal cancer, according to an analysis of 41 studies from around the world

Fri 11 May 12 from FOXNews

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Researchers discover how to overcome poor response to radiotherapy caused by low haemoglobin levels

Barcelona, Spain: Patients with head and neck cancer and a low haemoglobin (Hb) level do not respond well to radiotherapy and therefore both control of their tumour and disease-free survival ...

Fri 11 May 12 from Medical Xpress

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Study links genes to melanoma development

Sequencing of skin cancers reveals genetic effects of sun damage.

Wed 9 May 12 from Nature News

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Undocumented Latino youth turn to activism to combat obstacles

Undocumented Latino youth in the U.S. face futures clouded by fewer rights than their documented peers and the constant fear of deportation. Such status constraints usually aren't fully understood ...

Fri 11 May 12 from Phys.org

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3-D image guided brachytherapy helps avoid hysterectomies for cervical cancer patients

Barcelona, Spain: Delivering radiotherapy directly to cancer of the cervix using 3-D imaging techniques is effective at controlling the return and spread of the disease and, in most cases, avoids ...

Thu 10 May 12 from Medical Xpress

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Photoacoustic imaging holds potential for radiation-free breast cancer screening

While breast cancer screening tests are accepted as safe - and we definitely wouldn't want to scare anyone off from a potentially life-saving test - they do have some risks associated with them. ...

Thu 10 May 12 from Gizmag

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