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Volunteers and Portland Shellfish staff raise $850 in proceeds from sale of crab and lobster rolls at Old Port Festival.

DENVER - They hurt. They cause needless worry. They miss cancer. If you believe any of these things about mammography, you're sadly mistaken.

Main Category: Cancer / Oncology Also Included In: Clinical Trials / Drug Trials Article Date: 14 Jun 2009 GTx, Inc.

A new study finds colorectal cancer incidence rates for both males and females increased in 27 of 51 countries worldwide between 1983 and 2002, and points to increasing Westernization as being a likely culprit.

Employee and client fundraising plus corporate pledge all being directed to the CIBC Breast Cancer Research Lab OTTAWA, June 12 /CNW/ - The CIBC Breast Cancer Research Lab in the Ottawa hospital Cancer Centre will soon become a reality thanks to a $400,000 donation from CIBC, its employees, clients, friends and families.

Women with HER2+ inflammatory breast cancer who haven't responded to other cancer treatments may benefit from lapatinib , according to results from a phase II study published this month in The Lancet Oncology .

Main Category: Breast Cancer Also Included In: Cancer / Oncology Article Date: 12 Jun 2009 - 2:00 PDT Scientists from the Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Centre based at the Institute of Cancer Research have shown for the first time that it is possible for one drug to simultaneously attack cancer cells in two completely different ways.

In 2010, cancer will be the single leading cause of death worldwide, overtaking chronic illnesses such as heart disease and stroke.

Tamoxifen is a widely used and highly successful drug in the treatment of breast cancer, though resistance to tamoxifen is still a concern in recurrent disease , since therapy resistant metastatic tumor cells are a major cause of death.

Certainly, no one should argue with the measure's provisions aimed at dissuading young people from smoking. Candied and flavored cigarettes that are popular among teenagers and young adults will be banned, and promotions aimed at youth will be severely restricted. We've long held the position that whether one wants to smoke or not is an individual choice. But young people do not have the maturity or life experience yet to make an informed choice to start a habit that may well lead to serious health consequences later in life. In fact, it's been 45 years since the surgeon general first warned that tobacco can cause lung cancer. Millions of Americans have chosen to take up smoking or continue smoking despite that possible death sentence. Although this legislation gives the FDA more power than it ever has had over tobacco, the choice of whether to smoke or not remains with individual adults. Some of them undoubtedly will continue to light up -- and that's still their prerogative to do