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Employer in Texas Taking Stand Against Smoking

An employer in North Texas is taking a strong stand against smoking.

New Aggressive Prostate Treatment

A new study shows that aggressive treatment of prostate cancer, particularly when detected in younger patients, has a better outcome than a watch and wait approach.

Breast Cancer Body Art

Women use body art to raise awareness about breast cancer.

Organ Transplant Raises Risk for Cancer

Organ transplant raises risk for cancer.

New Breast Cancer Procedure Leaves Breast Intact

For women diagnosed with breast cancer, they're often left with few options when it comes to treatment. For years, women who underwent mastectomies were left scarred.

Woman Fights Sinus Cancer

Texas woman says her fight with sinus cancer started with what she thought was a sinus infection.

Vaccines Reduce Cancer Risk in Women

Vaccines could help lower risk for ovarian and breast cancers.

Sitting Too Long Could Lead to Cancer

Sitting for a long period of time could increase the risk for breast and colon cancer. Experts say if you've been sitting for an hour, without taking a break, you've been sitting too long.

Breast Cancer Gene

New research shows no increased risk of breast cancer if women aren't carriers of the BRCA gene themselves.

Alcohol Raises Risk of Breast Cancer

A new study finds alcohol consumption raises the risk of breast cancer in teen girls with a family history of the disease.

Sitting Can Cause Colon Cancer

Sitting for a long period of time could increase the risk for breast and colon cancer. Experts say if you've been sitting for an hour, without taking a break, you've been sitting too long.

Young Girl Survives Sarcoma

A brave young girl is doing well after battling a rare malignant tumor insider her face.

What Does It Take to Fight Breast Cancer?

It takes incredible strength for women to battle breast cancer.

Metastatic Breast Cancer

When breast cancer goes metastatic, many women feel discouraged and disheartened.

Mammogram False Positives

A new study finds more than half of women who have annual mammograms will be called back for more testing, but a majority do not have cancer. Experts are releasing this information so women know what to expect when they go for screening.

Stylists Look for Cancer Lesions on Clients

One in three stylists look for skin lesions on their customer's neck and scalp.

Some Women Keep Their Breast Cancer Tattoos

Women who undergo radiation as a breast cancer treatment are often given small tattoos so radiologists can target the same areas over and over.

Teen Tanning Ban

California has become the first state to ban minors from tanning beds.

New Breast Cancer Treatment

Researchers have found a way to treat early stage breast cancer patients without exposing them to drugs that damage the heart.

Stress Raises Aggression of Breast Cancer

Stress may lead to more aggressive breast cancer-- particularly among minorities.

Emplyer in Texas Taking Stand Against Smoking

An employer in North Texas is taking a strong stand against smoking.

Some Occupations Have More Smokers

Certain occupations have more smokers than others.

Older Cancer Patients

As the baby boomer population ages, the number of cancer survivors will rise.

Pediatric Melanoma

Children may be more likely to develop an aggressive form of melanoma than adults.

Doctors Using Radiation to Treat Skin Cancer

Some dermatologists are now using radiation to treat skin cancer as an alternative to surgically removing patches of skin.

Runners Find a Cure for Cancer

Group gathers for a cancer-fighting event.

Colonoscopy Gender Gap

A new study of 400 thousand colonoscopies finds men have more advanced tumors across all age groups than women.

New Treatment for Breast Cancer

Robert Bazell (NBC Nightly News) reports there's a new option for women with an especially aggressive form of breast cancer.

Mouth Bacteria Linked to Pancreatic Cancer

Certain types of bacteria found in the mouth may indicate the presence of pancreatic cancer.

Saw Palmetto Not Good for Prostate Health

Saw palmetto does not help men with an enlarged prostate--a condition that affects half of men by age fifty.
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