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LOCKPORT -- The American Cancer Society is seeking volunteer drivers to take cancer patients from Niagara County to treatment facilities in Buffalo and elsewhere in the region.
Colon cancer is cancer that starts in the large intestine (colon) or the rectum (end of the colon). Such cancer is sometimes referred to as "colorectal cancer."
Susan Spurlock-Rawlings of the American Cancer Society was here this morning talking about the Fight Back Express Bus that is here in town today (Oct. 6). Go out to The Big Texan tonight at 6 to see the bus and log onto acscan.org for more info.
Most people over 75 should stop getting routine colon cancer tests, according to a government health task force that also rejected the latest X-ray screening technology.
There's a bonanza of blush in October in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month and a pile of products to help raise cash for a cure. "You might buy something anyway, so why not buy it when the money goes to a good cause?" says Evelyn Lauder, vice president of Este Lauder and founder of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. USA TODAY shows you how to think pink and raise green.
Two French scientists who discovered the AIDS virus and a German who bucked conventional wisdom to find a virus that causes cervical cancer were awarded the 2008 Nobel prize for medicine on Monday.
Two French scientists who discovered the AIDS virus and a German who defied convention in showing a viral cause for cervical cancer shared the Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for breakthroughs that have led to lifesaving drugs and a vaccine.
Two French scientists who discovered the AIDS virus and a German who found the virus that causes cervical cancer were awarded the 2008 Nobel prize for medicine or physiology on Monday.
French and German scientists credited with the discovery of the viruses behind AIDS and cervical cancer won Monday the Nobel Medicine Prize, the first of the prestigious awards to be announced this year.
Oct. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Men diagnosed with prostate cancer are more likely to die from the disease if they have been overweight and have high levels of the hormone insulin, a study found.
Oct. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Men with higher levels of an insulin- like hormone in their blood have an increased risk of prostate cancer, according to a new analysis of 12 studies.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Three European scientists shared the 2008 Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for separate discoveries of viruses that cause AIDS and cervical cancer, breakthroughs that helped doctors fight the deadly diseases.
A crowd of 38,000 turned out yesterday on Boston's Esplanade and raised $3.3 million in the 16th annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk, organizers from the American Cancer Society said.
Two Frenchmen and a German won the 2008 Nobel Prize in medicine for their discoveries of viruses that cause HIV and cervical cancer, the organization's Web site said Monday.
The common ulcer-causing bug linked this summer to reduced rates of childhood asthma and allergies may also help protect adults against one type of cancer, according to a new analysis. Researchers report today in the journal Cancer Prevention Research that they found the stomach microbe Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) may help prevent a major form of cancer of the esophagus (the muscular tube ...
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The American Cancer Society Office in Morgantown helps patients with support and services while they undergo treatment.
The awards recognize two French researchers who discovered the human AIDS virus and a German scientist who showed that human papilloma virus causes cervical cancer. Two French researchers who discovered the human AIDS virus and a German scientist who showed that human papilloma virus causes cervical cancer were awarded Monday the 2008 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
According to the American Cancer Society, the best defense against cancer is early detection.
Oct. 6 (Bloomberg) -- France's Francoise Barre-Sinoussi and Luc Montagnier and German virologist Harald zur Hausen won the Nobel Prize , for identifying viruses that cause AIDS and cervical cancer.
Thousands of people took to the streets of Summerlin on Saturday to make strides against breast cancer. American Cancer Society organizers say there was a record turn-out this year, and a record amount of money was raised.
Title: Urine Samples Could Reveal Breast Cancer Risk Category: Health News Created: 10/4/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 10/6/2008
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