Novel feces analysis may help detect colon cancer (Reuters)
A new method of isolating colon cells from naturally passed feces may lead to a way to detect colorectal cancer early, according to Japanese researchers.

Published: on Thu, 19 Jan 2006 19:17:16 GMT

Singer Horne Keeps Schedule Despite Cancer (AP)
Mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne has localized pancreatic cancer and is undergoing treatment that offers an excellent chance for full recovery, her manager said Thursday.

Published: on Thu, 19 Jan 2006 18:01:53 GMT

Singer Horne Keeps Schedule Despite Cancer (ABC News)
Opera Singer Marilyn Horne Keeps Schedule While Fighting Cancer

Published: on Thu, 19 Jan 2006 18:23:48 GMT

Cancer Study Was Made Up, Journal Says (New York Times)
A study concluding that anti-inflammatory drugs reduce the risk of oral cancer was based on fabricated data, the journal that published the report said.

Published: on Thu, 19 Jan 2006 04:38:15 GMT

Hysterectomy Reduces Cancer Odds for High-Risk Women (HealthDay)
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 18 (HealthDay News) -- If you're a woman who's been diagnosed with Lynch syndrome, also known as hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer, a new study has found that having your uterus and ovaries removed may protect you from gynecological cancers.

Published: on Wed, 18 Jan 2006 22:01:52 GMT

Preemptive surgery helps some cancer-prone women (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Women with a genetic mutation that gives rise to colorectal cancer -- a condition called the Lynch syndrome -- are also at high risk for endometrial and ovarian cancer. Investigators now report that preventive hysterectomy and removal of the ovaries is effective in preventing these gynecologic cancers in such cases.

Published: on Wed, 18 Jan 2006 22:44:47 GMT

Marilyn Horne keeps schedule while fighting cancer (phillyburbs.com)
NEW YORK - Mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne is undergoing treatment for pancreatic cancer that "offers an excellent prognosis for a full recovery," her manager announced Thursday.

Published: on Thu, 19 Jan 2006 19:07:47 GMT

Wife of UNI basketball coach McDermott discusses her cancer fight (The Des Moines Register)
The wife of Northern Iowa men's basketball coach Greg McDermott talked publicly for the first time today about her battle with breast cancer, which was diagnosed on Nov. 9.

Published: on Thu, 19 Jan 2006 17:50:33 GMT

Quality of Life Predicts Head and Neck Cancer Survival (HealthDay)
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Poorer quality of life a year after treatment appears to predict diminished long-term survival for head and neck cancer patients, new research shows.

Published: on Wed, 18 Jan 2006 21:02:42 GMT

Cancer treatments vary (Ottumwa Courier)
OTTUMWA - There is no single cause of any cancer; but every cancer begins with a single abnormal cell, said Dr. Elias Hazzi with Medical Oncology and Hematology in Ottumwa.

Published: on Thu, 19 Jan 2006 19:28:20 GMT