Breast, ovary removal can eliminate cancer risk for some (AFP)
AFP – Women with a certain genetic predisposition to breast or ovarian cancer can dramatically reduce their risk of developing either by undergoing preventative surgeries, a study showed Tuesday.
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Preventive Surgeries May Be Lifesaver for Women at High Cancer Risk (HealthDay)
HealthDay – TUESDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) — Women who carry genetic
mutations that boost their odds of breast and ovarian cancer can live
longer and reduce their cancer risk by having preventive surgery, a new
study suggests.
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Preventive Surgeries May Be Lifesaver for Women at High Cancer Risk (HealthDay)
HealthDay – TUESDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) — Women who carry genetic
mutations that boost their odds of breast and ovarian cancer can live
longer and reduce their cancer risk by having preventive surgery, a new
study suggests.
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Can Fruits, Veggies Help Ward Off Lung Cancer? (HealthDay)
HealthDay – TUESDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) — Eating a wide variety of
fruits and vegetables may help protect some smokers from lung cancer, a
new European study suggests.
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Review Finds No Statin-Cancer Link (HealthDay)
HealthDay – TUESDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) — There’s no evidence that
popular cholesterol-lowering statins cause cancer, says a review that
challenges earlier research raising concerns that the drugs may be
associated with an increase in cancer and cancer-related deaths.
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Review Finds No Statin-Cancer Link (HealthDay)
HealthDay – TUESDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) — There’s no evidence that
popular cholesterol-lowering statins cause cancer, says a review that
challenges earlier research raising concerns that the drugs may be
associated with an increase in cancer and cancer-related deaths.
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CORRECTED: Surgery prevents breast cancers in high-risk women (Reuters)
Reuters – Women with mutations in the well-known BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes who have their breasts and ovaries removed are much more likely to survive than women who do not get preventive surgery, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
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No risk seen from delaying prostate cancer surgery (Reuters)
Reuters – Adding to evidence that men with early prostate cancer can safely put off surgery, a new study finds that patients who delayed surgery by over a year had similar outcomes as those who opted for immediate treatment.
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No risk seen from delaying prostate cancer surgery (Reuters)
Reuters – Adding to evidence that men with early prostate cancer can safely put off surgery, a new study finds that patients who delayed surgery by over a year had similar outcomes as those who opted for immediate treatment.
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CORRECTED: Surgery prevents breast cancers in high-risk women (Reuters)
Reuters – Women with mutations in the well-known BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes who have their breasts and ovaries removed are much more likely to survive than women who do not get preventive surgery, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
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