Y! Health Cancer & Chemotherapy News http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/ Y! Health Cancer & Chemotherapy News, updated continuously. en-us Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:01:01 PST Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. 5 Yahoo! Health 142 18 http://health.yahoo.com/ http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/he/b/he_144.gif Weight May Not Drive Racial Disparities in Colon Cancer (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/weightmaynotdriveracialdisparitiesincoloncancer.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/weightmaynotdriveracialdisparitiesincoloncancerMon, 23 Nov 2009 20:49:01 PSTHealthDay - MONDAY, Nov. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Body weight and co-existing health problems don't explain why black colon cancer patients have lower survival rates than whites, U.S. researchers say.Combo Treatment Beneficial in Biliary-Tract Cancer Study (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/combotreatmentbeneficialinbiliarytractcancerstudy.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/combotreatmentbeneficialinbiliarytractcancerstudyMon, 23 Nov 2009 20:48:59 PSTHealthDay - MONDAY, Nov. 23 (HealthDay News) -- A new combination drug therapy shows promise in treating patients with advanced biliary-tract cancers, researchers say.Sleep Disorders Plague Cancer Patients (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/sleepdisordersplaguecancerpatients.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/sleepdisordersplaguecancerpatientsMon, 23 Nov 2009 20:48:50 PSTHealthDay - MONDAY, Nov. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Insomnia and sleep disorders affect more than three-quarters of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, a rate nearly three times higher than that of the general population, a new study finds.Women Should Ignore New Mammogram Guideline, Ex-NIH Chief Says (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/womenshouldignorenewmammogramguidelineexnihchiefsays.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/womenshouldignorenewmammogramguidelineexnihchiefsaysMon, 23 Nov 2009 20:48:47 PSTHealthDay - MONDAY, Nov. 23 (HealthDay News) -- The fallout from last week's controversial recommendation that women delay the start of routine mammogram testing for breast cancer continues, with a former head of the U.S. National Institutes of Health advising women to ignore the guidelines.Great American Smokeout '09: Time to Quit (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/greatamericansmokeout09timetoquit.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/greatamericansmokeout09timetoquitSun, 22 Nov 2009 22:39:03 PSTHealthDay - THURSDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- The less you smoke, the more birthdays you'll have, says the American Cancer Society as it encourages smokers to quit on Thursday, the day of the 34th Great American Smokeout.Task Force Member Defends Mammography Guidelines (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/taskforcememberdefendsmammographyguidelines.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/taskforcememberdefendsmammographyguidelinesSun, 22 Nov 2009 22:39:01 PSTHealthDay - THURSDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Responding to the uproar over revised mammogram recommendations unveiled earlier this week, a member of the independent task force that crafted the recommendations defended them Thursday, saying they were based on the most current, accurate information available.New Pap Test Guidelines: Start Later, Have Fewer (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/newpaptestguidelinesstartlaterhavefewer.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/newpaptestguidelinesstartlaterhavefewerSun, 22 Nov 2009 20:49:05 PSTHealthDay - FRIDAY, Nov. 20 (HealthDay News) -- For the second time in a week, medical experts are revising the advice given women on cancer screenings.No Immediate Changes Expected in Mammogram Coverage (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/noimmediatechangesexpectedinmammogramcoverage.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/noimmediatechangesexpectedinmammogramcoverageSun, 22 Nov 2009 20:49:03 PSTHealthDay - FRIDAY, Nov. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Women can rest assured, at least for now, that their health plan will continue to pay for an annual mammogram beginning at age 40.Discovery Boosts Boys' Prospects for Post-Cancer Fertility (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/discoveryboostsboysprospectsforpostcancerfertility.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/discoveryboostsboysprospectsforpostcancerfertilitySun, 22 Nov 2009 20:48:59 PSTHealthDay - FRIDAY, Nov. 20 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests it may become possible for pre-pubescent boys stricken by cancer to prepare for the future when they may be infertile but still want to become natural fathers.Mammogram guidelines spark debate over health bill (AP)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/ap/us_health_care_mammograms.htmlyahoo/health/news/ap/us_health_care_mammogramsSun, 22 Nov 2009 12:41:05 PSTAP - Lawmakers broke along party lines on a new aspect of the health care debate Sunday as a former National Institutes of Health chief urged women to ignore guidelines that delay the start of breast cancer screenings.