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Some Cancers Climb as Deaths Drop Overall

Matt Cantor — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:23:30 CST

Cancer death rates are down overall, the American Cancer Society says, falling 1.8% among men and 1.6% among women between 2004 and 2008. Rates have dropped across all ethnic groups except American Indians and Alaskan natives, the Los Angeles Times notes. But the incidence of some types of...

Bee Gees' Robin Gibb Has Liver Cancer

Rob Quinn — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 01:39:51 CST

Robin Gibb, one of two surviving Bee Gees, is battling liver cancer. The 61-year-old singer has appeared increasingly frail in recent months. Brother Barry, 65, traveled from the US to Britain to be by Gibb's side after he was hospitalized with intense abdominal pain last week. He was released later...

Cancer Spreads, But Fawcett Not at Death's Door: Sources

Harry Kimball — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:34:18 CDT

Farrah Fawcett’s anal cancer spread to her liver in 2007, indicating that the malady is worse than previously thought, the AP reports. Her ongoing stay at a Los Angeles hospital is the result of treatment she underwent in Germany, but not directly related to her cancer, her doctor said. She...

Teen Obesity Can Cause Liver Disease, Cancer

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:16:01 CDT

In a new and disturbing twist on the obesity epidemic, some overweight teens have severe liver damage caused by too much body fat, and a handful have needed liver transplants, the AP reports. The condition, which can lead to cirrhosis and liver failure or liver cancer, is being seen in...

Meat Linked to Many Cancers

Colleen Barry — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 03:48:00 CST

A diet rich in red meat has long been linked to a higher risk of colon cancer, but new research also ties it to lung, esophageal and liver cancers. A new study of over a half million participants focuses on consumption of beef, pork, lamb and processed meats—cold cuts,...

New Drug Battles Liver Cancer

Sarah Seltzer — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 07:37:14 CDT

An impressive clinical trial has produced what could be the first effective drug treatment for liver cancer, the New York Times reports. Nexavar, which blocks both the blood supply to the tumor and proteins that spur tumor growth, extended the lives of patients in the trial by almost three months,...