Cancer

Could Hair Loss at 20 Signal Higher Prostate Cancer Risk? (HealthDay)

HealthDay – TUESDAY, Feb. 15 (HealthDay News) — Men with prostate cancer may
be twice as likely to have started showing signs of male pattern baldness
at the age of 20 than those without prostate cancer, a new French study
suggests.
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S.Korea court rejects first tobacco lawsuit (AFP)

A man smokes a cigarette in the South Korean capital, Seoul. An appeals court on Tuesday has rejected the country's first lawsuit against a tobacco company following a 12-year legal battle by lung cancer sufferers and their families.(AFP/File/Emmanuel Dunand)AFP – An appeals court on Tuesday rejected South Korea’s first lawsuit against a tobacco company following a 12-year legal battle by lung cancer sufferers and their families.



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S.Korea court rejects first tobacco lawsuit (AFP)

A man smokes a cigarette in the South Korean capital, Seoul. An appeals court on Tuesday has rejected the country's first lawsuit against a tobacco company following a 12-year legal battle by lung cancer sufferers and their families.(AFP/File/Emmanuel Dunand)AFP – An appeals court on Tuesday rejected South Korea’s first lawsuit against a tobacco company following a 12-year legal battle by lung cancer sufferers and their families.



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First Look at Prostate Cancer Genome Yields Insights (HealthDay)

HealthDay – WEDNESDAY, Feb. 9 (HealthDay News) — Genetic sequencing of the
entire prostate cancer cell genome revealed never-before-seen changes in
DNA that may contribute to tumor growth, new research finds.
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A Link Between Hot Flashes and Breast Cancer? (The Daily Beast)

The Daily Beast – Two new studies suggest that the hormonal heat waves of middle age can help predict your risk of breast cancer and heart disease. Pat Wingert on menopause’s early warning system.
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Cee Lo Green subs for Rihanna at cancer benefit (AP)

FILE - In this Nov. 16, 2010 file photo, recording artist Cee Lo Green poses for a portrait in New York.  (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen, file)AP – Cee Lo Green isn’t just a top nominee for Sunday’s Grammy Awards, he’s also a last-minute hero for Rihanna and the Women’s Cancer Research Fund.



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Nearly 25% of Women With Early Ovarian Cancer Not Given Recommended Biopsies (HealthDay)

HealthDay – THURSDAY, Feb. 10 (HealthDay News) — More than one-quarter of
women with apparent early-stage ovarian cancer don’t receive recommended
lymph node biopsies to check for cancer spread, which nearly doubles these
patients’ risk of death, say U.S. researchers.
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Testicular cancer deaths double with after 40 diagnosis (Reuters)

Reuters – Men diagnosed with testicular cancer at 40 years of age or older have twice the risk of dying from the disease as younger patients, according to a study of nearly 28,000 men.
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