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Proposed test may help reveal deadliest liver cancers

Looking at the cells around liver tumours may help doctors predict if the cancer is cured, researchers say.

Posted to XTL(External) News (Weblog) by Anonymous on 10-15-2008
BPA linked to chemotherapy resistance

Exposure to bisphenol A, a chemical commonly found in plastic food containers, may reduce the effectiveness of chemotherapy treatments, according to researchers who studied the effects on human breast cancer cells.

Posted to XTL(External) News (Weblog) by Anonymous on 10-08-2008
Painkillers may reduce breast cancer risk: study

Painkillers such as Aspirin and ibuprofen may help reduce the risk of some breast cancers, but it's too soon to suggest taking the pills as a prevention strategy, according to a Canadian researcher who led the study.

Posted to XTL(External) News (Weblog) by Anonymous on 10-08-2008
Nobel medicine prize awarded to three Europeans

Three European scientists won the 2008 Nobel prize for medicine on Monday for discovering the viruses that cause cervical cancer and AIDS.

Posted to XTL(External) News (Weblog) by Anonymous on 10-06-2008
Obese women less likely to be screened for cervical cancer: study

Obese women are significantly less likely to be tested for cervical cancer than women of average body weight, a new study has found.

Posted to XTL(External) News (Weblog) by Anonymous on 06-17-2008
Wall of silence enveloped Eastern Health, cancer inquiry told

The authority at the centre of Newfoundland and Labrador's breast cancer testing problems was reluctant to share information with government, an inquiry has been told.

Posted to XTL(External) News (Weblog) by Anonymous on 06-17-2008
Williams attacks cancer commissioner's 'disdain' during testimony

Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams lashed out Friday at the judge running the province's breast cancer inquiry.

Posted to XTL(External) News (Weblog) by Anonymous on 06-13-2008
Primary tumours can fuel growth of other cancer cells in body: study

Primary cancer tumours can actually assist in the growth of cancer cells elsewhere in the body, suggests new research.

Posted to XTL(External) News (Weblog) by Anonymous on 06-12-2008
Adviser to N.L. premier can't recall when told of cancer test mistakes

Another key adviser of Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams testifying at the Cameron inquiry Wednesday couldn't recall much about when he was first told about breast cancer mistakes, and his forgetfulness clearly frustrated the judge in charge.

Posted to XTL(External) News (Weblog) by Anonymous on 06-11-2008
Cancer risk factors to be studied in large-scale study

A sweeping study on how genetics, environmental factors and lifestyle choices play a part in the development of cancer was launched Wednesday.

Posted to XTL(External) News (Weblog) by Anonymous on 06-11-2008

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