Topic: American Cancer Society
AP News | 2009-12-12 18:47:58
<div id="subtitle">Poor turned away from some free cancer screening centers as economy forces comebacks</div><div><p>As the economy falters and more people go without health insurance, low-income women in at least 20 states are being turned away or put on long waiting lists for free cancer screenings, according ...
Reuters US Online Report Health News | 2009-12-08 18:20:24
<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fewer people are getting cancer and death rates continue to fall, according to the latest report on cancer in the United States, released on Monday.</p><p>New diagnoses for all types of cancer fell by almost 1 percent per year on average from 1999 to 2006 and ...
AP News | 2009-12-08 12:27:12
<div id="subtitle">Colon cancer death rate could fall substantially by 2020, optimistic experts predict</div><div><p>Colon cancer deaths could drop dramatically in the next decade because of better screening and treatment, according to an optimistic new prediction by top researchers.</p><p>The estimate was ...
Reuters US Online Report Health News | 2009-12-02 15:50:24
<div><p>CHICAGO (Reuters) - Breast ultrasounds found 100 percent of suspicious cancers in women under 40 who found lumps or other suspicious areas of the breast, offering a cheaper, less-invasive alternative to surgery or biopsies, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.</p><p>They said targeted ultrasound -- which examines just the area ...
