Read more cancer stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/15/cancer.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:01:15 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74599/pain-relieving-morphine-may-spread-cancer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMorphine, a painkiller often prescribed to ease cancer patients' suffering, may in fact encourage the spread of the disease. A new study suggests that the opiate strengthens blood vessels that deliver oxygen and nutrients to tumors, as well as makes it easier for cancers to invade new tissues and spread,...http://www.newser.com/story/74599/pain-relieving-morphine-may-spread-cancer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Nov 2009 7:44:27 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74470/now-panel-urges-delay-in-pap-test.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe screening cutbacks continue. Just days after the government announced more conservative guidelines for mammograms, a major medical body says women should begin having Pap smears for cervical cancer later and less frequently. The new guidelines from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists say women don't need to be...http://www.newser.com/story/74470/now-panel-urges-delay-in-pap-test.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Nov 2009 7:46:57 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74176/microsoft-co-founder-paul-allen-battling-cancer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMicrosoft co-founder Paul Allen has been given a diagnosis of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, a type of cancer that affects the immune and lymphatic systems. Allen, the 56-year-old billionaire entrepreneur who owns the NFL's Seattle Seahawks and the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers, overcame Hodgkin's disease in the 1980s—a victory his sister...http://www.newser.com/story/74176/microsoft-co-founder-paul-allen-battling-cancer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Nov 2009 18:55:08 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74172/govt-panel-recommends-fewer-mammograms.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMost women can wait to get their first mammogram at 50 and then should get one every 2 years rather than annually, a powerful health policy group said today. New information led to the recommendations, said a member of the influential task force that reversed a 7-year-old edict urging aggressive...http://www.newser.com/story/74172/govt-panel-recommends-fewer-mammograms.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Nov 2009 17:12:48 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73859/scientists-disarm-cancer-protein.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagScientists believe they have found a way to neutralize a protein involved in cancer formation that was previously considered "undruggable." The researchers, experimenting on mice, created chemical "staples" to mold snippets of protein into shapes capable of disrupting the protein's function. The protein is linked to runaway cell growth in...http://www.newser.com/story/73859/scientists-disarm-cancer-protein.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 12 Nov 2009 1:45:59 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72483/cell-phones-may-raise-risk-of-tumors-who-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOne of the most thorough reviews yet of the health risks of cell phones suggests that longtime users face a higher risk of brain tumors. The World Health Organization study is not definitive, but it bolsters the case that precautions make sense. The lead researcher tells the Telegraph she thinks...http://www.newser.com/story/72483/cell-phones-may-raise-risk-of-tumors-who-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 24 Oct 2009 13:01:34 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72170/cancer-experts-worried-about-screening.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe American Cancer Society is rethinking its advice on screening for breast and prostate cancer amid studies showing that the tests can miss the deadliest forms of the disease, and in some cases lead to dangerous, unnecessary treatment. The society is working on a new message stressing that cancer screening...http://www.newser.com/story/72170/cancer-experts-worried-about-screening.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 21 Oct 2009 1:22:17 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71850/kiss-drummer-beats-breast-cancer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPeter Criss has been declared cancer-free and he feels like the luckiest Catman alive. Criss, a founding member of KISS, received treatment for a tumor in his breast before it could spread and got the all-clear with his latest mammogram. The 63-year-old survivor is now doing his best to raise...http://www.newser.com/story/71850/kiss-drummer-beats-breast-cancer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 16 Oct 2009 4:20:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71761/men-more-likely-to-abandon-sick-partners.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRelationships fail seven times more often when illness strikes the female partner than when it strikes the man. Researchers don't know why, but theories abound: “There is an immediate shift in a relationship when an illness is diagnosed,” a counselor tells the Times of London. Gender roles change more radically...http://www.newser.com/story/71761/men-more-likely-to-abandon-sick-partners.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 15 Oct 2009 12:11:38 CDT