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Dental X-Rays Up Brain Tumor Risk

Mark Russell — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 03:10:00 CDT

Dental X-rays have been linked to meningioma, the most common type of brain tumor, according to a new study by the American Cancer Society. The biggest correlation was found with bitewing X-rays, in which a patient bites on the film while an image is taken; according to the study, people...

6M Dead From Tobacco Last Year

Dustin Lushing — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:23:29 CDT

Tobacco killed 6 million people worldwide last year and now ranks as the No. 1 cause of death in China, according to a report from the American Cancer Society and World Lung Federation. What's more, the groups say tobacco use may be responsible for 1 billion deaths this century if...

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...

College Degree Is Great Defense Against ... Cancer?

Sat, 18 Jun 2011 11:43:34 CDT

The gap in cancer death rates between college graduates and those who only went to high school is widening, the American Cancer Society reports. People with college degrees are seeing a significant drop in cancer death rates, while those who have spent less time in school are seeing more modest...

Soda Linked to Cancer: Study

Nick McMaster — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:53:41 CST

Soda drinkers could face a sharply higher risk of developing cancer than those who abstain from soft drinks. A study looking at 60,000 Chinese Singaporeans over 14 years found that those who drank more than two sodas a week were 87% more likely to be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer...

Doctors Blast New Mammogram Guidelines

Kevin Spak — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:46:04 CST

There was an instant backlash from oncologists and gynecologists yesterday after a government panel recommended that that women in their 40s stop getting annual mammograms. “I think it is unfortunate that they came to this conclusion,” the director of imaging at one breast cancer center told the Los Angeles Times...

Cancer Experts Worried About Screening

Rob Quinn — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:22:17 CDT

The 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...

Value of Prostate Screening in Doubt: Studies

Kevin Spak — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 13:35:01 CDT

Routine 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....

Cancer Cases, Deaths Drop

Harry Kimball — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:02:45 CST

Cancer researchers reported a good-news milestone today: Both the number of new cases and the number of cancer deaths are declining for the first time, USA Today reports. Scientists gave most of the credit to a drop in the number of smokers. “By preventing smoking, you can give someone 10...