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  • New mammogram advice raises questions, concerns

    17 November 2009 | For many women, getting a mammogram is already one of life's more stressful experiences. Associated Press »

  • Africa heading for ‘smoking epidemic’

    17 November 2009 | At Jeevanjee gardens in Nairobi, smokers gather during their lunch hour to read, chat and light up. BBC News »

  • Breaching a Barrier to Fight Brain Cancer

    17 November 2009 | Dr. Howard Riina threaded a slender tube through a maze of arteries in Dennis Sugrue's brain, watching X-ray images on a monitor to track his progress. New York Times »

  • The breast cancer revolution that saves women from chemo

    17 November 2009 | A diagnosis of breast cancer usually means having chemotherapy to stop the cancer coming back. But if you're a patient in Austria, you're unlikely to be given chemo as a treatment. Daily Mail »

  • Working night shifts ‘could lead to cancer’

    17 November 2009 | Working the night shift is emerging as a risk factor for cancer, a sleep expert has warned, adding to the work practice's long list of health woes. Australian Associated Press »

  • Breast cancer on the rise in India

    17 November 2009 | Forty-year-old Dayanand Yadav is the only male patient at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences' (AIIMS) breast cancer clinic. The Times of India »

  • Modelling viruses to kill cancer

    17 November 2009 | Computational studies of therapeutic virus behaviour in tumours could lead to more effective cancer treatments, say US scientists. Highlights in Chemical Biology »

  • California group pushes for $1 tobacco tax increase for cancer research

    17 November 2009 | Smokers in California will have to dig much deeper into their pockets to buy a pack of cigarettes next year if a proposed ballot measure passes. Legal Newsline »

  • ‘Active surveillance’ of some prostate cancers safe approach: study

    17 November 2009 | A significant proportion of men newly diagnosed with prostate cancer can be safely managed with ‘active surveillance’ instead of undergoing radical treatment that can cause a variety of unpleasant side-effects, a Canadian study suggests. The Canadian Press »

  • Under-18s to be banned from using sunbeds to cut cancer risk

    13 November 2009 | Under-18s will be banned from visiting sunbed salons in a move by the government to reduce the risk of young people developing skin cancer. Guardian »

  • Questioning a Test for Cancer

    7 November 2009 | Christopher Taylor says he never lasted more than a week when he tried to quit smoking in the past. But it has been four weeks and counting this time, since a genetic test indicated he had a much higher risk of developing lung cancer than the average smoker. New York Times »

  • Poor nations ‘face booming breast cancer threat’

    2 November 2009 | Breast cancer is becoming an increasingly global epidemic, plaguing more people in developing countries where mortality rates are higher and many lack access to care, US researchers warned. AFP »