Read more cancer prevention stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/21584/cancer-prevention.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:57:47 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/53710/value-of-prostate-screening-in-doubt-studies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRoutine screenings may do little or nothing to prevent deaths from prostate cancer, two new studies show . In US research on 76,000 men, the widely used PSA blood test didn't lower the risk of death. And a European trial that covered 162,000 subjects found only a modest reduction....http://www.newser.com/story/53710/value-of-prostate-screening-in-doubt-studies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 18 Mar 2009 13:35:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/49052/study-may-help-mastectomy-dilemma.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagResearchers alarmed by a spike in potentially unnecessary double mastectomies have identified three risk factors that might help breast cancer patients make better decisions about whether to have a healthy breast removed, the Houston Chronicle reports. The research was motivated by an earlier study that revealed 80% of women who...http://www.newser.com/story/49052/study-may-help-mastectomy-dilemma.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 27 Jan 2009 10:22:35 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/45386/black-white-cancer-death-gap-persists.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEven as instances of colorectal cancer in the US decrease, the gap between whites and blacks is growing, new research shows. Black men and women are 45% more likely to die from the disease than whites, HealthDay reports. While rates are lower for both white and black men, the difference...http://www.newser.com/story/45386/black-white-cancer-death-gap-persists.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 15 Dec 2008 16:41:34 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/44975/vitamins-dont-change-cancer-risk-studies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTwo new studies debunk the perception that vitamin supplements help ward off prostate and other cancers, the BBC reports. The trials involving 50,000 men provided the most definitive results yet on the effects of vitamins C and E—or, rather lack thereof—on cancer. One study had planned to...http://www.newser.com/story/44975/vitamins-dont-change-cancer-risk-studies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 10 Dec 2008 15:15:38 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/44934/abortion-foes-cut-funding-for-flush-planned-parenthood.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAbortion opponents’ newest strategy includes lobbying state and local governments to cut public funding for Planned Parenthood, the Wall Street Journal reports. Religious conservatives have taken to arguing that the organization is running a surplus and doesn’t need public dollars, which account for a third of the nonprofit's budget.http://www.newser.com/story/44934/abortion-foes-cut-funding-for-flush-planned-parenthood.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 10 Dec 2008 10:34:22 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43572/breast-cancer-may-vanish-without-chemo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBreast cancer goes into spontaneous remission far more often than had been believed, a new study has discovered. Researchers found that a fifth more cancers were found in women screened every two years than in a group screened once in six years, leading them to conclude that many cancers may...http://www.newser.com/story/43572/breast-cancer-may-vanish-without-chemo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 25 Nov 2008 4:40:06 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/39218/experts-close-in-on-breast-cancer-vaccine.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe prevention of breast cancer has been strongly linked to hormonal changes that occur during pregnancy and breastfeeding, prompting a top cancer expert to predict that a vaccine could mimic such safeguards, reports the Guardian. The researcher called for increased efforts to prevent breast cancer in addition to treating it,...http://www.newser.com/story/39218/experts-close-in-on-breast-cancer-vaccine.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 06 Oct 2008 5:43:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/39111/doctors-fight-to-beat-cultural-cancer-taboos.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe fight against cancer is being hindered by the stigma the illness carries in many cultures, the Wall Street Journal reports. Chinese, Russians, Muslims, and many other groups may shun treatment and try to keep their condition secret. Experts believe the taboo plays a big role in the higher cancer...http://www.newser.com/story/39111/doctors-fight-to-beat-cultural-cancer-taboos.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 04 Oct 2008 10:33:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/38574/many-cancer-trials-go-unpublished-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFewer than 20% of cancer trial results are published in peer-review journals, a new study says. And industry-sponsored trials only achieve publication one time in 20. The reason? Scientists seeking success and media-hungry journals don't want to publish negative results, analysts say—even if they would aid other cancer studies.http://www.newser.com/story/38574/many-cancer-trials-go-unpublished-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 27 Sep 2008 16:45:53 CDT