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In a world that is literally built around having at least a glass of wine a night, this may be classified as silly, even sexist. New studies are showing that women who drink moderately, even as little as one alcoholic drink per day, are increasing their risk for cancer. In fact, alcohol may be causing up to thirteen percent of all female cancers. "That's the take-home message," said Naomi E. Allen of the University of Oxford, who led the study. "If you are ... Read More

New York - Genetech is expecting to see results from a colon cancer study involving Avastin by April, according to media reports Tuesday. Avastin has already been approved for breast cancer, Lung cancer and colon cancer which has already speared. Genentech's goal of the current study -- which involves more than The 2,710-patients -- is to show whether Avastin improves survival of patients after colon cancer surgery. The study called NSABP C-08, is being conducted by the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project and ... Read More

New York - Merck & Co's, the drug company who created Gardasil cervical cancer vaccine, has said that the U.S. health regulators have denied the use of the vaccine for women between the ages of 27 to 45. They say they want data that is based on a longer term of research. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration had denied the original request for approval last June, saying that the 24 month study done on the participant group was not long enough and ... Read More

New York - Hoping to begin clinical trials of a new vaccine to possibly prevent breast cancer from coming back, scientists from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences are now getting ready to start the trial process. This vaccine is not meant to replace current treatments for breast cancer, like chemotherapy or radiation, but to be used as an extra treatment to help it from coming back. This vaccine has been developed over the past 10 years based on what has been ... Read More

New York - Italian researchers have found that smoking cigarettes increases your chances of developing colorectal cancer. It also increases your odds of dying from colorectal cancer. Smoking cigarettes does a lot of damage to your body. Organs that have direct contact with carcinogens from smoking are more likely to become affected by cancer. These organs include: lungs, throat, larynx, oropharynx, and the upper digestive tract. Organs that have indirect exposure to carcinogen from smoking include: pancreas, bladder, cervix, kidneys, rectum and colon. ... Read More

New York - Canadian researchers have determined that the invasive procedure of colonoscopies is less effective than originally thought. The procedure, which involves inserting a tube into the rectum to check for cancerous growths, was once thought to be as much as ninety percent effective in preventing deaths resulting from colorectal cancer. Recent studies suggest that colonoscopies are only sixty to seventy percent effective in preventing these deaths. It seems that the procedure is effective in detecting warning signs of cancer in the left ... Read More

New York - A study that started around 2000 was stopped abruptly in 2002 because researchers conducting the study noticed a increased risk of breast cancer in patients undergoing hormone replacement therapy. Since the conclusion of that study, hormone replacement therapy has dropped almost 70% by postmenopausal women. The study has come to the conclusion that postmenopausal women who took progestin and estrogen for several years had a heightened risk of developing breast cancer. These findings were furthered when, during an amount ... Read More

New York -In the united states colorectal cancer is ranked third among all cancer types. Although colorectal cancer diagnoses has fallen in the United States the gap is widening between white Americans and blacks. Blacks have a significanly higher mortality rate than whites as it relates to colon cancer. Blacks are also being diagnosed at a higher rate than whites. A reason for this gap in the rate of diagnoses and mortality may be the fact that blacks are not scheduling colonoscopy check-ups with their ... Read More

New studies are finding that there may be ways to detect and possibly prevent relapse in breast cancer cases, scientists reported, as part of a presentation via teleconference on Friday. Scientists and researchers seemed very hopeful that some new revelations brought about by their research would aid in not only the treatment of certain breast cancers, but also the early detection of other types as well as the impact a breast cancer prevention medication may have on patients. At the annual San Antonio ... Read More

New York - Research continues to test run the many breakthrough breast cancer drugs after the success experienced with tamoxifen. Tamoxifen was found to reduce the risk of recurrent breast cancer in cases where women had receptor positive tumors. Several encouraging findings were announced and introduced this Thursday at a San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. The most promising of all the drugs was the osteoporosis drug, Zometa. This drug was found to shrink the appearance of tumors in the breast for patients who ... Read More