Winning the (propaganda) war on cancer
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Where do you bury the survivors? A couple of years ago, the American Cancer Society gaily reported that cancer survival rates have been improving dramatically and steadily. A few weeks ago, Cancer Research UK announced a similarly sunny prognosis for the public at large: UK survival rates have doubled in 30 years. Yes, we are all "surviving" longer with cancer, the experts can assure us.â¦
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Muslims must find a way to remove the cancer infecting their religion.
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Many cancer survivors gobble down vitamins, but research shows that sometimes supplements can do more harm than good.
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A technique for determining whether cancer has spread could save many patients from surgery.
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Doctors are reporting their first success at improving survival in men with advanced prostate cancer by using a treatment that trains the immune system to fight tumors. The approach is called a cancer vaccine although unlike traditional vaccines, it treats disease rather than prevents it.
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By The Associated Press. It sounded like a pretty good deal to Ken Doerflinger: a government study offering to examine him from head to toe for signs of cancer.
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Paying heed to granny&#39;s instructions to eat greens might pay off now, as researchers are trying to establish that the substances produced after eating cruciferous vegetables such as cabbage, broccoli, sprouts or cauliflower are capable of fighting cancer.
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Onions have been ranked on their ability to fight cancer, and if you value your health more than fresh breath, take note: The stinky ones win out.
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A debate over an unproven hypothesis, which says cancers are fed by cancerous stem cells, could affect the direction of research.
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Medical research often becomes news. But sometimes the news is made to appear more definitive and dramatic than the research warrants.
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One might expect cancer researchers to promote the free and open exchange of information. They donât.
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A new presidential report on cancer takes on not only tobacco companies but the food industry while calling on the federal government to "cease being a purveyor of unhealthy foods" and switch to policies that encourage Americans to eat vegetables and exercise.
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Democrat John Edwards said Sunday he is offering a strategy for dealing with cancer that would bolster research funding, create support networks for people dealing with the disease and encourage lifestyle changes to help keep others from getting it.
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In the battle against cancer, saving two patients out of 17 may seem modest enough. But researchers see hope that using genetically altered immune cells to attack tumors -- as was done in this study -- may hold the key to eventually defeating various cancers.
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Immune cells taken from one person may be able to join the battle against cancer in another, says a researcher.
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At a time when more people are cured of cancer than ever before, fewer doctors seem willing to say so.
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Lance Armstrong challenged the candidates to make cancer a priority. Four committed to doubling. What will the GOP do? The birth of a new campaign benchmark.