Topic: American Cancer Society
AP News | 2009-11-19 17:29:46
<div id="subtitle">American Cancer Society will not challenge judge's ruling in South Dakota smoking ban dispute</div><div><p>The American Cancer Society says it will not appeal a judge's decision that clears the way for South Dakota's new smoking ban to be referred to a statewide public ...
Reuters US Online Report Top News | 2009-11-19 03:43:33
<div><p>CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. health officials distanced themselves Wednesday from controversial new breast cancer screening guidelines that recommend against routine mammograms for healthy women in their 40s and said federal policy on screening mammograms had not changed.</p><p>In a move likely to reassure American women, U.S. Health ...
Reuters US Online Report Domestic News | 2009-11-19 03:43:25
<div><p>CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. health officials distanced themselves Wednesday from controversial new breast cancer screening guidelines that recommend against routine mammograms for healthy women in their 40s and said federal policy on screening mammograms had not changed.</p><p>In a move likely to reassure American women, U.S. Health ...
consumeraffairs.com | 2009-11-18 07:05:10
<div id="subtitle">Analysis recommends scrapping most annual exams</div><div><p>A comprehensive analysis of various mammography screening schedules suggests that biennial (every two years) screening of average risk women between the ages of 50 and 74 achieves most of the benefits of annual screening, but with less harm.</p ...
