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Health 142 18 http://health.yahoo.com/ http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/he/b/he_144.gif Experimental vaccine cures pre-cancer vulvar growths (Reuters)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_cancer_wart_vaccine.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/us_cancer_wart_vaccineThu, 05 Nov 2009 01:35:48 PSTReuters - An experimental vaccine cured nearly half of women with pre-cancerous growths on their genitals, producing major improvement in nearly four out of five, researchers in the Netherlands reported on Wednesday.Focused Radiation May Help Some With Lung Cancer (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/focusedradiationmayhelpsomewithlungcancer.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/focusedradiationmayhelpsomewithlungcancerWed, 04 Nov 2009 20:48:47 PSTHealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Nov. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Three-year survival was 100 percent for people with early-stage lung cancer and good lung function who were treated with radical stereotactic radiosurgery using CyberKnife, according to a new study funded by the product's maker.Switch to 'Light' Cigarettes Makes Quitting Tougher (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/switchtolightcigarettesmakesquittingtougher.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/switchtolightcigarettesmakesquittingtougherTue, 03 Nov 2009 20:49:18 PSTHealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Experts have long known that "low-tar" and "light" cigarettes aren't any healthier than regular cigarettes, and new research suggests they have another drawback: People who switch to them are less likely to quit, even those who switch specifically because they want to stop smoking.Poor nations 'face booming breast cancer threat' (AFP)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/afp/healthusscienceresearchcancerbreast_20091103113351.htmlyahoo/health/news/afp/healthusscienceresearchcancerbreast_20091103113351Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:32:08 PSTAFP - Breast cancer is becoming an increasingly global epidemic, plaguing more people in developing countries where mortality rates are higher and many lack access to care, US researchers warned.Poor nations 'face booming breast cancer threat' (AFP)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/afp/healthusscienceresearchcancerbreast.htmlyahoo/health/news/afp/healthusscienceresearchcancerbreastTue, 03 Nov 2009 03:32:08 PSTAFP - Breast cancer is becoming an increasingly global epidemic, plaguing more people in developing countries where mortality rates are higher and many lack access to care, US researchers warned.Poor nations 'face booming breast cancer threat' (AFP)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/afp/healthusscienceresearchcancerbreast_20091103102438.htmlyahoo/health/news/afp/healthusscienceresearchcancerbreast_20091103102438Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:22:57 PSTAFP - Breast cancer is becoming an increasingly global epidemic, plaguing more people in developing countries where mortality rates are higher and many lack access to care, US researchers warned.Five-Minute Survey Can Help Predict Lung Cancer (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/fiveminutesurveycanhelppredictlungcancer.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/fiveminutesurveycanhelppredictlungcancerMon, 02 Nov 2009 20:49:25 PSTHealthDay - MONDAY, Nov. 2 (HealthDay News) -- A simple questionnaire can identify patients at high risk for lung cancer, researchers say.Delays in Lung Cancer Care More Common in Public Hospitals (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/delaysinlungcancercaremorecommoninpublichospitals.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/delaysinlungcancercaremorecommoninpublichospitalsMon, 02 Nov 2009 20:49:18 PSTHealthDay - MONDAY, Nov. 2 (HealthDay News) -- The length of time a patient has to wait between lung cancer diagnosis and treatment is influenced by a number of health-care system factors, a new U.S. study finds.Doctors Overprescribing the Pap Test (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/doctorsoverprescribingthepaptest.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/doctorsoverprescribingthepaptestMon, 02 Nov 2009 20:49:09 PSTHealthDay - MONDAY, Nov. 2 (HealthDay News) -- In 2002 and 2003, screening guidelines for the cervical cancer-detecting Pap test were changed significantly, yet fewer than one-third of U.S. primary care physicians follow those guidelines, according to a recent study.Poor nations face booming breast cancer threat: study (AFP)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/afp/healthusscienceresearchcancerbreast_20091103014153.htmlyahoo/health/news/afp/healthusscienceresearchcancerbreast_20091103014153Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:41:36 PSTAFP - Breast cancer is becoming an increasingly global epidemic, plaguing more people in developing countries where mortality rates are higher and many lack access to care, US researchers warned.