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Breast cancer survivor credits vitamin D for recovery
Posted by Magemanxl 3 days ago (http://www.healthzone.ca)
Marcy Scott knows she's lucky. How does that jibe with a life-altering -- and life-threatening -- breast cancer diagnosis? The PR director at Atlanta Motor Speedway loves her job and her life, and is ready for the fight.
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Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
Posted by safiriaroks 6 days ago (http://www.healthzone.ca)
Take a walk through your insides.
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Hospital has childcare for parents fighting cancer
Posted by trunks1138 22 days ago (http://www.healthzone.ca)
Nathan Smyth's paintbrush is poised in the air. His tongue pokes out in concentration as he applies the last stroke to his masterpiece.
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Jack Layton diagnosed with prostate cancer
Posted by MosesChen10 33 days ago (http://www.healthzone.ca)
Jack Layton has been diagnosed with prostate cancer but will stay on as NDP leader
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Ladies flaunt bra colour on Facebook for breast cancer
Posted by RedFusion 58 days ago (http://www.healthzone.ca)
The world awoke Friday to discover that Davi's bra is black, Janet's is blue with bows and Kim's is pink, all part of a viral initiative to support breast cancer awareness.
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Former TSO conductor battles cancer
Posted by cronoman2 62 days ago (http://www.thestar.com)
Former Toronto Symphony Orchestra music director Seiji Ozawa has been diagnosed with cancer, according to reports.
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Quebec admits flaws in breast cancer tests
Posted by HalfDragon 83 days ago (http://www.healthzone.ca)
A new study says nearly 40 Quebec women with breast cancer received improper treatment since last year because of testing irregularities – and five of them died.
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New hope for advanced breast cancer patients
Posted by Brimankenke 84 days ago (http://www.healthzone.ca)
Some women with very advanced breast cancer may have a new treatment option. A combination of two drugs that more precisely target tumours significantly extended the lives of women who had stopped responding to other medicines, doctors reported Friday.
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Doctor solved cervical cancer mystery
Posted by lalala10000 131 days ago (http://www.healthzone.ca)
Like most doctors, Nubia Muñoz entered the profession with a single goal: to help sick people get well.
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Canadians make breakthrough in how breast cancer spreads
Posted by TerrorKing 151 days ago (http://www.healthzone.ca)
In a world first, Canadian scientists have decoded all three billion letters in the DNA sequence of a metastatic breast cancer tumour and identified the mutations that caused the original tumour to spread.
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Cancer Care audit raises flag
Posted by Ultimata33 152 days ago (http://www.healthzone.ca)
The eHealth Ontario spending controversy has spread to Cancer Care Ontario where an audit shows the agency paid out $74 million to consultants over a two-year period.
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Couple 'blessed' by miracle babies joins thousands on cancer run
Posted by Softly7251 156 days ago (http://www.healthzone.ca)
Two little miracles slept through Sunday's Run for the Cure.
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Breast cancer fundraiser video too titillating?
Posted by blueblock 162 days ago (http://www.healthzone.ca)
Aliya-Jasmine Sovani's breasts jiggle and wiggle for the camera in slow motion. No, it's not a dime-a-dozen, no-brainer beer commercial. It's a publicservice ad for breast cancer awareness starring the hubba-hubba hootersof MTV news host Sovani.
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Change of focus for weekend to fight cancer
Posted by TempStrife 162 days ago (http://www.healthzone.ca)
The Weekend to End Breast Cancer has expanded its mandate and will now be known as the Weekend to End Women's Cancers.
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A common treatment for prostate cancer may slightly increase patients' risk of heart problems, new research says.
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Researchers say aspirin cuts colon cancer risk
Posted by LittleEdge 170 days ago (http://www.healthzone.ca)
People with a genetic susceptibility to colon cancer could cut their chances of developing the disease in half by taking a daily dose of aspirin, researchers said Monday.
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Waking up to Stage IV ovarian cancer
Posted by Silverdawn 182 days ago (http://healthzone.ca)
September marks Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month in Canada. In this occasional series, writer Denise Holtby, who was diagnosedwith ovarian cancer in July 2009, will chronicle her experiences andemotions as she battles this deadly disease.
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A new study links hormone therapy for prostate cancer with a higher risk of death in older men who have had serious heart problems.
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Long-term tamoxifen use linked to rise in second breast cancer: study
Posted by RyuuHyuga 197 days ago (http://www.healthzone.ca)
A new study suggests long-term use of tamoxifen is linked to an increased risk of a second type of breast cancer.
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Breast cancer survivors have been getting bad advice.
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Breast cancer may start in mammary duct cells
Posted by N0085L4Y3R 217 days ago (http://www.healthzone.ca)
One of the most aggressive forms of breast cancer may originate in the cells lining the mammary ducts, which can be targeted in the fight against the disease, experts in Australia say.
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Link between hormone therapy, ovarian cancer boosted by study
Posted by lumillis1 236 days ago (http://www.healthzone.ca)
Menopausal women who took hormone replacement therapy increased their risk of ovarian cancer by 38 per cent, Danish researchers have reported.
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Farrah Fawcett, 62, dies of cancer
Posted by Spikemugen 258 days ago (http://www.thestar.com)
Farrah Fawcett, who helped redefine sex appeal in the 1970s as one of TV's Charlie's Angels, died Thursday after battling cancer.
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Researchers warn of smoking-breast cancer link
Posted by diva77677 321 days ago (http://www.healthzone.ca)
Smoking causes breast cancer. So does second-hand smoke.
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