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Hair Loss: Talk to Your Doctor

“In formal medical training, few physicians hear a word about Androgenic Alopecia, yet it affects 20% of women up to age 40 and even more after that,” says endocrinologist Geoffrey Redmond, M.D. Because hair loss problems are often dismissed as trivial, women are frequently thwarted in their quest for help. Too often they are brushed off with remarks such as, "Your tests are normal;

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Other Illnesses, Body Weight Do Not Explain Racial Disparities In Colon Cancer Survival, UAB Researchers Say

A new study by University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) researchers shows that body-mass index (BMI) and co-existing medical conditions (co-morbidity) do not explain the decreased survival observed among African-Americans compared to Caucasians who also have colon cancer. The study was published online Nov. 23 in Cancer, a journal of the American Cancer Society.

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Helene Pavlov: The Government Is Trying To Control My Breasts

Last Monday a government task force came out with an opposition to the American Cancer Society's long-standing position that women in their 40's should be...

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Guidelines for cancer screening differ by group...

Guidelines for cancer screening differ by group 24 nov 2009--Several doctors groups and advocacy groups set guidelines for cancer screening, and they update that advice periodically as new information emerges. Sometimes they agree, sometimes they don't. Last year, a number of groups got together and issued consensus guidelines for colon cancer . The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force , a government-appointed,...

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Guardian to Continue Following Its Current Coverage Guidelines for Mammography Screenings

NEW YORK, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (Guardian), one of the largest mutual life insurers and a leading provider of employee benefits for small and mid-sized companies, today announced that the company will continue to follow its current insurance coverage guidelines for mammography screenings. These guidelines are consistent with the American Cancer Society...

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Poll: Most will ignore new breast cancer guidelines

The vast majority of women in the USA say they will get a mammogram before age 50, in keeping with American Cancer Society recommendations.

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Racial disparity in colon cancer survival not easily explained, researchers say (w/ Video)

A new study by University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) researchers shows that body-mass index (BMI) and co-existing medical conditions (co-morbidity) do not explain the decreased survival observed among African-Americans compared to Caucasians who also have colon cancer. The study is published online Nov. 23 in Cancer, a journal of the American Cancer Society.

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Constellation’s CSO and Scientific Advisor Receive Medal of Honor from American Cancer Society

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Constellation Pharmaceuticals, Inc., today announced that the American Cancer Society has awarded the Medal of Honor to Edward E. Harlow, Jr., Ph.D., the company’s Chief Scientific Officer, and Arnold J. Levine, Ph.D., a member of the company’s Scientific Advisory Board. This award from the American Cancer Society, the nation’s leading voluntary...

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Racial Disparity In Colon Cancer Survival Not Easily Explained

A new study by University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) researchers shows that body-mass index (BMI) and co-existing medical conditions (co-morbidity) do not explain the decreased survival observed among African-Americans compared to Caucasians who also have colon cancer. The study is published online Nov. 23 in Cancer, a journal of the American Cancer Society.

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Acs Challenges Smokers To Kick Their Habit | Daily Titan

In an effort to prevent tobacco-related deaths, the American Cancer Society is holding its 34th annual Great American Smokeout challenge Thursday. Tobacco is the single largest preventable cause of disease and premature death in the … Samantha Crane, a math and statistics major, said that she may quit for the day on Thursday, but she [...]

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Obesity and Cancer: the Meaning of Patient Advocacy | Bariatric Times

Based on 2002 data from the American Cancer Society, cancers linked to obesity comprise approximately 51 percent of all new cancers among women and 14 percent among men.[4] Further research from the American Cancer Society suggests that, ….. However, a challenge for patients is access to procedures at facilities able to accommodate the larger, heavier [...]

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Buying Life Insurance After Being Diagnosed With Cancer

The American Cancer Society estimates doctors will diagnose over 1.4 million new cases of cancer in the U.S. in 2007, with more than 559,650 cancer-related deaths. If you are among the majority of cancer patients and survive for at least five years following your diagnosis, you may face another fight: buying life insurance. Buying life insurance [...]

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On Scientists v. Politicians on Mammograms

Last week, the United States Preventive Services Task Force, a government-appointed group of 16 outside experts recommended that women should undergo routine mammograms only after the age of 50 and not 40, against the advice of the American Cancer Society and consistent with the recommendations of the American College of Physicians. Medicine is not a precise science, so the task force could be right...

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New cancer resource center in need of volunteers

The American Cancer Society will hold training in December and January for those interested in being volunteers.

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New guidelines push back age for Pap...

New guidelines push back age for Pap smears CHICAGO,22 nov 2009– Women in the United States should start cervical cancer screening at age 21 and most do not need an annual Pap smear, according to new guidelines issued on Friday that aim to reduce the risk of unnecessary treatment. The guidelines from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists or ACOG now say women younger than 30...

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Hair Loss: Talk to Your Doctor

“In formal medical training, few physicians hear a word about Androgenic Alopecia, yet it affects 20% of women up to age 40 and even more after that,” says endocrinologist Geoffrey Redmond, M.D. Because hair loss problems are often dismissed as trivial, women are frequently thwarted in their quest for help. Too often they are brushed off with remarks such as, "Your tests are normal; there's nothing...

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Colorectal Cancer Statistics | Colorectal Cancer Prognosis & Coalition

Colorectal Cancer Statistics | Colorectal Cancer Prognosis & Coalition According to the American Cancer Society, colorectal cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths in the United States. (However, early diagnosis often leads to a complete cure.) There is no single cause for colon cancer. Nearly all colon cancers begin as non-cancerous (benign) polyps, which slowly develop into cancer.

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Scientists to study lung cancer incidence among nonsmokers

http://benkazie.wordpress.com/2009/07/27/scientists-to-study-lung-cancer-incidence-among-nonsmokers/ A $2 million study on lung cancer in people who have never smoked will be conducted. If you consider lung cancer in never-smokers as a separate category, it ranks as the seventh-most-common cause of cancer deaths worldwide, but lung cancer among never-smokers is really an ignored disease. Lung cancer