Doctors Balk at Cancer Ad, Citing Lack of Evidence
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Some doctors are questioning a cancer society ad campaign on sunscreen because most skin cancer is not life-threatening.
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Some doctors doubt the reliability of menopause tests and question why women would need to use them.
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Consumer advocates backed by some  prominent doctors and researchers on Thursday questioned a new  U.S. policy recommending wider use of statin drugs to lower  cholesterol.
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A review of 20 years&#39; worth of tissue samples casts doubt on the value of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing for prostate cancer, a new study contends.
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The idea that emotional well-being can affect the course of disease finds no support in a new report on head and neck cancer.
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There is no truth in the belief that cancer patients can delay their death for important events, a study suggests.
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Three out of five doctors in a Jerusalem study admit to giving their patients placebos to see whether believing in these ineffective medications will improve their conditions, according to an article published in the latest issue of the British Medical
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A large new study is challenging the common practice of recommending that elderly men forego treatment for early prostate cancer and instead wait to see whether the malignancy progresses.
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Breast cancer patients are not receiving the best follow-up care because guidelines are lacking, claim experts.
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Given the enormous physical, emotional and financial toll of cancer, one might expect researchers to promote the free and open exchange of information. They donât.
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Doctors have finally come up with a set of symptoms that may help diagnose ovarian cancer earlier. Now the challenge is to get the word out.
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A backlash over a spate of advertising with suicide themes has raised questions about ads that are deliberately provocative.
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A leading medical journal casts doubts on the much-touted health benefits of dark chocolate.
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Two prominent expertsâ public stance against the drug, Provenge, has angered some men with prostate cancer and patient advocates.
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Dr. Robert Jarvikâs appearance in television ads for Lipitor has helped rekindle a smoldering debate.
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Exploring the reasons people swear by treatments that have no scientific evidence backing them.
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At a time when more people are cured of cancer than ever before, fewer doctors seem willing to say so.