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Clinics nationwide say they can't afford to give as much chemotherapy as before, report says
Long-term study finds that it does not extend life expectancy
Disease incidence down in Sacramento County decades after shutdown of Rancho Seco reactor
Many say they don't feel prepared to offer effective assistance
Cymbalta shows positive effect on neuropathy in clinical trial
Odds of recovery, pain and finances are major worries
Study suggests patients who have tumors removed could live many extra months
But not early enough to make a big difference in survival rates, an expert says
Many are people who had breast or prostate tumors
Hair loss by age 30 may raise risk, study suggests.
Chinese study found eating high amounts before diagnosis boosted survival rates
Aaron and Christal Walker live in dread that their daughter will get sick, and in dread that she won't.
Six days ago, Avrey Walker, 9, of Redmond, Ore., became the seventh child to receive an experimental gene therapy for leukemia at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Nora Situm, the 5-year-old Croatian girl whose homeland raised money for her to seek experimental leukemia therapy at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, died early Wednesday while the tailor-made treatment was still being produced.
Scientists found new connections among genes, hormone sensitivity and fat
A Montgomery County hospital will be offering free breast cancer screenings for uninsured women over 40 years of age next month.
Findings may help explain higher rates among Hispanics
Highest levels of cancer-linked substance found in blood of those who light up first thing in morning
Clinics nationwide say they can't afford to give as much chemotherapy as before, report says
Small study looked at coal-tar sealcoat and exposure to 'PAH' chemical compound
Long-term study finds that it does not extend life expectancy
Annual bill now tops $200 billion, largely for long-term care, researchers say
Finding is more evidence of gap in quality of care for the disease, researcher says
Disease incidence down in Sacramento County decades after shutdown of Rancho Seco reactor
Many say they don't feel prepared to offer effective assistance
Deadly skin cancer still rare in kids, but long-term study found 2 percent yearly increase among whites
Cymbalta shows positive effect on neuropathy in clinical trial
Odds of recovery, pain and finances are major worries
Checking for tumor-linked BRCA gene only benefits 10 percent of women, panel says
Study suggests patients who have tumors removed could live many extra months
In new analysis, researchers found risk highest when used just before menopause
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