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Visit our website to find all our articles on General Cancer News http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news.htm Sat, 25 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Sat, 25 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ Low-Income, Minority Parents More Open to HPV Vaccine for Girls, Study Says White, middle-class parents less accepting of the cervical cancer shot, researchers contend http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/article/44522.htm CancerCompass Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Scientists Can't Replicate Surprising Finding on Alzheimer's Treatment Skin cancer drug had no effect on brain plaques in mice, three separate research teams report http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/article/44509.htm CancerCompass Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Chronic Heartburn May Raise Odds for Throat Cancer: Study But simple antacids appear to lower the risk, researchers report http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/article/44504.htm CancerCompass Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT American Cancer Society Celebrates 100 Years of Progress One million cancer deaths avoided since 1990s, group says http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/article/44499.htm CancerCompass Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Children Who Have CT Scans May Face Higher Cancer Risk Those exposed before age 5 are most vulnerable, study finds http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/article/44492.htm CancerCompass Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Age, Other Illnesses May Make Prostate Cancer Treatment Unnecessary For older patients with hypertension, heart failure, different problems will likely cause death, study finds http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/article/44486.htm CancerCompass Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Study Supports Using Low-Dose CT Scans to Spot Early Lung Cancer But expert notes questions about frequency remain http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/article/44485.htm CancerCompass Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Racial Disparities Seen in U.S. Lung Cancer Treatment Blacks less likely, Hispanics more likely than whites to undergo surgery as early treatment, study shows http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/article/44473.htm CancerCompass Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT New Device May Show Doctors More of the Colon Advanced colonoscope has wider range of view than traditional models, picks up more polyps, study finds http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/article/44471.htm CancerCompass Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Most Americans Say 'No' to Smoking in Their Homes, Cars 4 out of 5 adults have household bans, but millions of people still breathe secondhand smoke, CDC says http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/article/44458.htm CancerCompass Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Test Approved to Detect Faulty Lung Cancer Gene Gene present in 10 percent of NSCLC cases http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/article/44455.htm CancerCompass Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Fitness in Middle Age May Help Shield Men From Cancer Later Study found even modest improvements seemed to lower disease risk http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/article/44450.htm CancerCompass Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT New Drug May Help Immune System Fight Cancer Early study found tumor reduction in several forms of the disease http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/article/44449.htm CancerCompass Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Angelina Jolie Will Have Ovaries Removed to Lower Chances of Cancer: Report Actress has already had double mastectomy due to gene linked to high risk for breast, ovarian cancer http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/article/44445.htm CancerCompass Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT FDA Approves New Drug to Fight Advanced Prostate Cancer Xofigo was fast-tracked for approval and is meant for tumors that have spread to the bones http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/article/44444.htm CancerCompass Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Metformin Won't Aid Breast Cancer Survival in Diabetics Study counters prior research suggesting the medicine might help cancer patients http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/article/44435.htm CancerCompass Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Hysterectomy May Not Raise Heart Risks After All: Study Finding might reassure women considering the procedure, researcher says http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/article/44433.htm CancerCompass Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT No Drop in Teens' Use of 'Smokeless' Tobacco Lower taxes on products like chew, snuff may be a factor, study says http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/article/44431.htm CancerCompass Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Angelina Jolie Has Preventive Double Mastectomy Testing revealed she carries a genetic mutation that left her susceptible to breast cancer http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/article/44425.htm CancerCompass Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT 'Nonsmoking' Hotel Rooms May Not Fully Protect Guests Partial smoking bans still left study participants with signs of tobacco exposure 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