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 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:01:07 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 Natural Soy Component May Help Treat Colon Cancer (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/naturalsoycomponentmayhelptreatcoloncancer.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/naturalsoycomponentmayhelptreatcoloncancerWed, 25 Nov 2009 20:49:19 PSTHealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Nov. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Sphingadienes, natural lipid molecules found in soy, could become a key ingredient in treatments for colon cancer, California researchers have found.Cetuximab Helps Treat Colorectal Cancer (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/cetuximabhelpstreatcolorectalcancer.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/cetuximabhelpstreatcolorectalcancerWed, 25 Nov 2009 20:49:18 PSTHealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Nov. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Adding the drug cetuximab to neoadjuvant chemotherapy can shrink tumors and boost the odds of successful surgery in colorectal cancer patients with inoperable metastatic liver lesions, new research suggests.Implantable Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/implantablecancervaccineshowspromise.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/implantablecancervaccineshowspromiseWed, 25 Nov 2009 20:49:16 PSTHealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Nov. 25 (HealthDay News) -- A cancer vaccine delivered in a fingernail-size implant eliminated melanoma tumors in mice, a new study reports.Long-Term Problems Linked to Testicular Cancer Chemo (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/longtermproblemslinkedtotesticularcancerchemo.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/longtermproblemslinkedtotesticularcancerchemoWed, 25 Nov 2009 20:49:13 PSTHealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Nov. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Neurological side effects are among the potential problems faced by long-term survivors of testicular cancer who were treated with cisplatin-based chemotherapy, a new study has found.Cancer or inflammation? New pancreas test tells (Reuters)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_cancer_pancreas_test.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/us_cancer_pancreas_testWed, 25 Nov 2009 14:09:57 PSTReuters - Researchers in Italy said on Wednesday they have developed a test that identifies most people with autoimmune pancreatitis, which could make it easier for doctors to distinguish it from pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest types of cancer.Long-term effects of testicular cancer chemo seen (Reuters)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_testicular_cancer.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/us_testicular_cancerWed, 25 Nov 2009 14:03:15 PSTReuters - Men wondering about the long-term side effects of chemotherapy for testicular cancer may now have a road map defining likely outcomes.Recent Cancer Screening Changes Leave Many Confused (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/recentcancerscreeningchangesleavemanyconfused.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/recentcancerscreeningchangesleavemanyconfusedTue, 24 Nov 2009 20:48:33 PSTHealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 24 (HealthDay News) -- The world of cancer screening has been upended in the past two weeks.US women to ignore new breast exam advice: poll (AFP)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/afp/healthuswomenbreast_20091124235254.htmlyahoo/health/news/afp/healthuswomenbreast_20091124235254Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:52:21 PSTAFP - Three-quarters of US women disagree with a high-level panel's recommendations to raise the age of breast cancer screening and even more plan to ignore the guidelines, a poll showed Tuesday.Fertility drugs may pose some uterine cancer risk (Reuters)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_fertility_drugs.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/us_fertility_drugsTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:19:30 PSTReuters - Though the use of fertility drugs does not seem to generally increase uterine cancer risk, a Danish study identified small increases in risk from certain fertility drugs used for longer duration.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.