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Abraxane Beats Standard Breast Cancer Treatment

June 3rd, 2009 Comments off

For women with breast cancer that has spread to other parts of the body, the chemotherapy drug Abraxane works better, and with fewer side effects, than the standard drug treatment, a new study suggests.

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Abraxane Beats Standard Breast Cancer Treatment

Hormones Raise Risk of Lung Cancer Death

June 3rd, 2009 Comments off

The hormone replacement therapy taken by millions of women to relieve hot flashes and other symptoms of menopause may raise the risk of dying from lung cancer, researchers say.

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Lose Weight With a Good Night’s Sleep?

May 16th, 2009 Comments off

A new study found a link between sleep and weight. Study participants who were so-called short sleepers (meaning they got less than six hours per night) tended to have on average a higher body mass index, or BMI, than long sleepers.

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Farrah Fawcett’s Anal Cancer Treatment in Germany

May 15th, 2009 Comments off

Actress Farrah Fawcett’s fight against anal cancer has included treatments in Germany that aren’t approved in the U.S.

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