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Breakthrough of the week: Weed-based cancer drug
Description: Researchers have developed an anti-cancer drug that can travel through the bloodstream and act solely on specific cancer proteins. The drug comes from a weed known as Thapsia garganica, which grows in Mediterranean countries and has for...Tags: Cancer, Chemotherapy, Science and Technology, Health Treatments, Blood
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Cancer doctors say broach PSA test with some men
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Doctors should discuss prostate cancer screening with men who have at least 10 years left to live, one of the country's largest groups of cancer doctors said Monday. But men with a poorer outlook should generally avoid...Tags: Medical Specialization, Disease Prevention, Health and Medical Professionals, Prostate Cancer, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Erik A. Bergman, M.D.
janeth@herald-mail.comErik Bergman was a man who loved his family dearly, a man whose presence will be deeply missed this Father’s Day. When Erik and Sheri Bergman married — they would have celebrated their 13th wedding anniversary June 13, just days after Erik&...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Prostate Cancer, Ophthalmology, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), General Practitioners
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Downtown men's spa to offer free prostate exams
Men who stop by the Quinntessential Gentleman spa this evening can get free prostate exams. The spa on South Calvert Street will have a local urologist on hand to give out information on prostate cancer and offer the free exams. ZERO-The Project to End...Tags: Prostate Cancer, Personal Service
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Tommy Chong battling prostate cancer
Tommy Chong, one-half of the marijuana-loving "Cheech and Chong" comedy duo, is battling prostate cancer, he announced Saturday on CNN. Having first noticed symptoms about eight years ago while incarcerated for selling drug paraphernalia, Chong said he...
Tags: Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Entertainment, Comedy (genre), CNN (tv network)
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Former inmate loses suit claiming he might have contracted hepatitis C from prostate biopsy
waynesboro@herald-mail.comA Franklin County, Pa., judge recently made several decisions ending a lawsuit in which a former Waynesboro, Pa., man claimed he might have obtained hepatitis C from reused prostate biopsy needles. Robert Eyler said in the lawsuit that he learned he...Tags: Biopsy, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Medical Procedures and Tests, Trials
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WKYT anchorman Sam Dick to speak at Lincoln's Relay for Life
ben@theinteriorjournal.comSTANFORD — This year's annual Lincoln County Relay for Life will feature a well-known Kentucky media figure as one of the speakers. WKYT anchorman Sam Dick will be heading to Lincoln County right after he finishes his evening news broadcast for...Tags: Cancer, Prostate Cancer, CBS Corp., Running, Road Running
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The PSA test and prostate cancer: A Riverside urologist reacts to new report
"An Urologist's View on PSA Testing" by Dr. Roger E. Schultz, MD, of Riverside Hampton Roads Urology. Schultz is the co-author with Alex Olive of "Humanizing Prostate Cancer," a manual for patients. "The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has decided...
Tags: Biopsy, Cancer, Hampton Roads, Prostate Cancer, MRI (imaging)
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Global cancer cases seen surging 75 percent by 2030
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - The number of people with cancer is set to surge by more than 75 percent across the world by 2030, with particularly sharp rises in poor countries as they adopt unhealthy "Westernised" lifestyles, a study said on Friday. Many...Tags: Prostate Cancer, Science and Technology, Obesity, Breast Cancer, Stomach Cancer
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Doctors grapple with prostate cancer screening guidelines
For years, the PSA test has been the standard method for early detection of prostate cancer, which strikes one in six men.
But recently, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, a federal advisory panel, said the test that checks for prostate-specific...Tags: Urinary Incontinence, Prostate Cancer, Medical Procedures and Tests, Erectile Dysfunction, Health
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Acosta man to lead this year's Somerset Relay For Life
Daily American Staff WriterRonald Singo knows firsthand that it takes a lot of care and support to endure struggles with cancer. “It’s a lonely position you’re in and you need comfort and help from other people,” Singo said. The 69-year-old Acosta native...Tags: Colon Cancer, Abdomen, Cancer, Lungs and Airways, Health Organizations
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POM Wonderful pushes back against FTC
POM Wonderful, a manufacturer of pomegranate juice and supplements, is pushing back against a recent ruling that found the company violated federal law by making deceptive disease prevention and treatment claims.
Boldly asserting its right to legally...Tags: Justice System, Prostate Cancer, Science and Technology, Heart Disease, Erectile Dysfunction
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