Health News: [cancer]

Sponsored Link Special Offer - Free Trial of Blockbuster.com Rent Movies from Blockbuster.com. Delivered Direct To Your Mailbox. Click here to start today. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monday, November 21, 2011 10:40 AM PST Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: CTV British Columbia, Mon, 21 Nov 2011 09:54 AM PST New breast cancer guidelines recommend fewer mammograms http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20111121/bc_mammogram_guidelines_breast_cancer_111121/20111121?hub=BritishColumbiaHome Most women age 40 to 49 should not have routine mammograms and those 50 to 69 can wait slightly longer between the tests than previously recommended, updated Canadian breast cancer screening guidelines advise. PhysOrg, Mon, 21 Nov 2011 09:52 AM PST BRAF addiction of thyroid cancers makes them therapeutically vulnerable http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-11-braf-addiction-thyroid-cancers-therapeutically.html Papillary carcinoma is the most common form of thyroid cancer. Approximately one quarter of these carcinomas have mutations in the BRAF gene. The prevalence of such mutations is even greater in high-grade carcinomas, particularly those that are refractory to standard treatment, which is radioactive iodine (RAI). A team of researchers led by James Fagin, at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center ... PhysOrg, Mon, 21 Nov 2011 09:52 AM PST New breast cancer screening guidelines released http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-11-breast-cancer-screening-guidelines.html New breast cancer screening guidelines for women at average risk of breast cancer, published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal), recommend no routine mammography screening for women aged 40-49 and extend the screening interval from every 2 years, which is current clinical practice, to every 2 to 3 years for women aged 50-74. The guidelines also recommend against routine clinical ... PRWeb, Mon, 21 Nov 2011 09:45 AM PST New York Mesothelioma Attorney Praises FDA’s Efforts To Slash Shortages Of Key Cancer-Fighting Drugs http://www.prweb.com/releases/ny-mesothelioma-lawyer/mesothelioma-treatment/prweb8982101.htm Victims of asbestos-related cancer have enough concerns without having to worry about access to anti-mesothelioma drugs, says Joseph W. Belluck of New York’s Belluck & Fox, LLP. (PRWeb November 21, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/ny-mesothelioma-lawyer/mesothelioma-treatment/prweb8982101.htm Ottawa Citizen, Mon, 21 Nov 2011 09:43 AM PST New Canadian guidelines call for less breast cancer screening http://www.ottawacitizen.com/health/Canadian+guidelines+call+less+breast+cancer+screening/5744361/story.html Women in Canada can be screened less frequently for breast cancer and doctors should stop performing routine breast examinations altogether in women without symptoms of the disease, according to new research. PhysOrg, Mon, 21 Nov 2011 09:37 AM PST Nanoparticles and Mini-NMR point the way to personalized cancer therapy http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-11-nanoparticles-mini-nmr-personalized-cancer-therapy.html (PhysOrg.com) -- With the advent of targeted drug therapy for treating cancer, it has become clear that an important predictor of success of these therapies is whether such a drug is reaching its target in the patient. The bottom-line measure of success is survival, but having some rapid measure of drug targeting would enable oncologists to make early changes in therapy if the amount of drug ... Guelph Mercury, Mon, 21 Nov 2011 09:36 AM PST New breast cancer screening guidelines suggest fewer mammograms http://www.guelphmercury.com/living/healthfitness/article/628141--new-breast-cancer-screening-guidelines-suggest-fewer-mammograms TORONTO â€" Most women age 40 to 49 should not have routine mammograms and those 50 to 69 can wait slightly longer between the tests than previously recommended, updated Canadian breast cancer screening guidelines advise. The Globe and Mail, Mon, 21 Nov 2011 09:34 AM PST New breast cancer screening guidelines urging fewer mammograms sparks heated debate http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/conditions/cancer/breast-cancer/new-breast-cancer-screening-guidelines-urging-fewer-mammograms-sparks-heated-debate/article2243503/?utm_medium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&utm_source=Home&utm_content=2243503 Recommendations published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal say women under the age 50 who are at an average risk of developing breast cancer should not have routine mammograms Northern Daily Leader, Mon, 21 Nov 2011 09:31 AM PST Machine donated for cancer pilot study http://www.northerndailyleader.com.au/news/local/news/general/machine-donated-for-cancer-pilot-study/2365547.aspx?src=rss BOGGABRI campaigner Jenny Barlow has announced that a Hungarian-German manufacturer will donate medical equipment to Australia for a three-year pilot study into radiowave frequency hyperthermia (RFH) cancer treatment. Warrnambool Standard, Mon, 21 Nov 2011 09:30 AM PST Raising an effort for children's cancer cause http://www.standard.net.au/news/local/news/general/raising-an-effort-for-childrens-cancer-cause/2365424.aspx?src=rss RIDING from Warrnambool to Ballarat is the latest challenge for a group of Victorian cyclists whose efforts are raising money for children’s cancer. See more health stories that match your keyword at: http://search.news.yahoo.com/search/news/?fr=yalerts-health&c=&p=cancer+%2bcat%3ahealth&ei=utf-8 Visit Yahoo! Health: http://health.yahoo.com/ You received this email because you subscribed to Yahoo! Alerts. Use http://us.rd.yahoo.com/alerts/b/email/unsubscribe/*http://alerts.yahoo.com/unsubscribe.php?id=OGkE0zMuNLMVQxP9XG9Jx1HBvPFgm_0ZGHYFCtvq9GIaTsPLXWx4giFXtTh4crmll_dVdsAuR77pPMAnKk81mGVG4pqPwvCiqvwS to unsubscribe from this alert. 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