Oncology

August 2009: Aug-11-2009 — E-cigarettes deliver candy-flavored toxins; A new approach to treating advanced lung cancer; New cancer test offers hope for early detection; Extra pounds, early menopause linked to uterine disease.
July 2009: Jul-06-2009 — Underactive thyroid linked to liver cancer in women; The cancer-depression connection; Ginger helps quell nausea from chemotherapy.
June 2009: Jun-03-2009 — HPV vaccine for boys? Roswell Park says yes; New guidelines for PSA test; Women over 50 still need Pap test.
May 2009: May-11-2009 — Saving your skin; A new clue for pancreatic cancer risk?; End-of-life conversations help patients.
April 2009: Apr-03-2009 — Give life to cancer patients at Roswell Park; High costs keep cancers survivors from proper care; Yoga yields benefits for women with breast cancer.
March 2009: Mar-09-2009 — March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month; Endometrial cancer may not mean loss of ovaries; Working out through the winter; Supplements aren’t the solution.
February 2009: Feb-09-2009 — Social Security fast-tracks benefits for certain cancers; A new oral cancer protection brewing?; Breast density provides clues to tamoxifen’s benefit; Pain pills appear to cut bowel cancer risk.
January 2009: Jan-09-2009 — Minorities not on pace with decline in cancer deaths; Details of doctor visit often forgotten; Aspirin may affect PSA levels; C and E vitamin supplements wont prevent cancer.