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This online resource for cancer patients, their families, and caregivers is dedicated to delivering accurate and personalized information at a time of need. The NexProfiler Tools for Cancer help people with cancer make informed treatment decisions for an optimal outcome.
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Exercise cuts risk for premenopausal women ST. LOUIS – May 14, 2008 (cancerfacts.com) – Girls and young women who exercise regularly between the ages of 12 and 35 have a substantially lower risk of breast cancer before menopause compared to those who are less active, new research shows.
Protein may be key to how smoking causes cancer PORTLAND, OR – May 13, 2008 – Researchers may have pinpointed the key to how cigarette smoke causes cancer by suppressing "caretaker" proteins that normally fix DNA damage, or cause defective cells to commit suicide.
Model twice as accurate at current statistical model OSLO – May 8, 2008 – Researchers have developed a new statistical model that estimates the proportion of breast cancers that are detected at screening (screen test sensitivity).
Cancer treatment options now on Lance Armstrong Foundation ANN ARBOR, MI – May 6, 2008 – To increase cancer patients' understanding of their medical treatment options, Thomson Reuters has partnered with the Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF) to provide 20 Cancer Profiler tools.
Indoor tanning dangers highlighted in public service ads SCHAUMBURG, ILL. – May 6, 2008 – At age 17, all Meghan Rothschild and Brittany Lietz wanted was a dark tan. Neither had any idea that in just three years they would be battling melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer.
Daily aspirin may reduce risk of a type of breast cancer BETHESDA, MD – May 1, 2008 – Taking a daily aspirin may lower women's risk of a particular type of breast cancer that depends on estrogen to sustain growth, according to a new study.
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May is National Skin Cancer month
In time for National Skin Cancer month, the American Academy of Dermatology has released the results of a first-of-its-kind survey ranking 32 metropolitan regions across 29 states with respect to how the residents of specific cities rate on awareness, behavior and attitudes regarding sun safety and exposure to UV rays. For more information
visit the American Academy of Dermatology web site.
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