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Gene-Based Blood Test for Colon Cancer Shows Promise

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Early trial supports accuracy of the screening, which could be a boon in preventing the disease

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New Clues to Cancer Resistance From Long-Lived Rodents

By Barbara Bronson Gray HealthDay Reporter

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A substance outside their cells may inhibit spread of the disease, researchers report

News Pets Battling Cancer Can Join Clinical Trials Too 06/14/2013: By Barbara Bronson Gray HealthDay Reporter

Vets, physicians say a new system may speed up drug discovery for dogs, cats and humans
News Which Women Might Benefit From Drugs to Prevent Breast Cancer? 06/13/2013: New research suggests it depends on certain gene variations
News Scientists ID Gene Linked to Aggressive Liver Cancer 06/12/2013: By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter

Finding, though preliminary, might lead to better treatments
News Mammography Doesn't Reduce Breast Cancer Death Rates: U.K. Study 06/11/2013: By Kathleen Doheny HealthDay Reporter

But U.S. expert cites flaws in study, notes other research came to different conclusions
News Chronic Illness Afflicts Most Childhood-Cancer Survivors, Study Finds 06/11/2013: Treatment-related lung and hearing problems common at age 45
News Cutting Unneeded CT Scans in Kids Could Lower Future Cancer Risk 06/10/2013: Reducing radiation dosage would also help, study found
News Tweaking Dietary Fat Mix Might Boost Prostate Cancer Survival 06/10/2013: By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter

Men who subbed vegetable oils, avocados, nuts for animal fats fared better in study
News Experts dispel common Melanoma myths 06/07/2013: Think you're safe because your skin rarely burns?
News Gene-Based Blood Test Might Help Spot Colon Cancer 06/07/2013: Early study found it had high accuracy, but experts say it won't replace colonoscopy anytime soon
News Tumor in bone shows Neanderthals got cancer too 06/06/2013: Discovery sheds light on history of tumors in humans, researchers say