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Study links chemical exposure to breast cancer
Posted by DarthRift 154 days ago (http://www.healthzone.ca)
—Up to a third of breast cancer cases in Western countries could be avoided if women ate less and exercised more, researchers at a breast cancer conference said Thursday — comments that could ignite heated discussions among victims and advocates.
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Lifestyle changes would slash cancer rates
Posted by ozzynator3 168 days ago (http://www.healthzone.ca)
Prevention and early detection are cancer mantras. I just read an article about cancer prevention. Astoundingly, a Harvard study concluded that up to 80 percent of cancers are due to lifestyle. If so, most could be prevented with lifestyle changes. What are they? How do we change them?
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With prostate cancer treatment, who you see is often what you get
Posted by Monkeyv67 176 days ago (http://www.healthzone.ca)
If you visit a Chevy dealer to buy a new car, the odds are pretty good that he is not going to recommend that you purchase a Ford. And he is even more likely not to recommend that you hang on to the perfectly good car you already own.
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Breast cancer survivor credits vitamin D for recovery
Posted by Magemanxl 181 days ago (http://www.healthzone.ca)
Rhonda Abrams sees the sun in a new light. For years she was afraid of it. Skin cancer had killed her mother at the age of 49.
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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 183 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 199 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 210 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 235 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 239 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 260 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 261 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 309 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 329 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 330 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 333 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 339 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 339 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 347 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 359 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 374 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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