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HealthDay News: Cancer

Another Study Finds Colonoscopy Can Save Lives

WEDNESDAY, June 19 (HealthDay News) -- There's more evidence that routine colonoscopy confers life-extending benefits.

New Clues to Cancer Resistance From Long-Lived Rodents

WEDNESDAY, June 19 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers interested in learning how certain rodents manage to live long, cancer-free lives have stumbled upon a potentially valuable clue: a substance outside their cells seems to help stop malignancies from spreading.

HPV Vaccine Lowering Infection Rates Among Girls: CDC

WEDNESDAY, June 19 (HealthDay News) -- Vaccination against the cancer-causing human papillomavirus (HPV) is proving highly effective in reducing the spread of the sexually transmitted virus among young women, new research shows.

Gene-Based Blood Test for Colon Cancer Shows Promise

WEDNESDAY, June 19 (HealthDay News) -- Could screening for colon cancer someday be as easy as having a blood test? Researchers say just such a test is showing early promise in trials.

Health Tip: Surviving With Cancer

(HealthDay News) -- After you've finished cancer treatment, you may be anxious for life to return to "normal." But "normal" may be far different than it was before cancer.

Pets Battling Cancer Can Join Clinical Trials Too

THURSDAY, June 13 (HealthDay News) -- If you hear that a friend's beloved family member has joined a clinical trial for cancer treatment, don't assume the patient is human.

Endoscopes Not Always Cleaned Properly: Study

THURSDAY, June 13 (HealthDay News) -- Three of every 20 flexible endoscopes used to examine patients' gastrointestinal tracts and colons were improperly cleaned, a new study finds.

Which Women Might Benefit From Drugs to Prevent Breast Cancer?

THURSDAY, June 13 (HealthDay News) -- Newly identified genetic variations may help predict which women will respond to breast cancer prevention therapy, a new study suggests.

Scientists ID Gene Linked to Aggressive Liver Cancer

WEDNESDAY, June 12 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have found a gene they say can help identify patients facing aggressive liver cancer, and may prove key to their future treatment.

Mammography Doesn't Reduce Breast Cancer Death Rates: U.K. Study

TUESDAY, June 11 (HealthDay News) -- While the number of women dying from breast cancer is decreasing, mammography screening can't take the credit, according to a new study from England that looked at 40 years of data.

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