Read more oncology stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/8715/oncology.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 19:15:08 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74192/doctors-blast-new-mammogram-guidelines.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThere 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...http://www.newser.com/story/74192/doctors-blast-new-mammogram-guidelines.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 17 Nov 2009 7:46:04 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/65939/dna-screening-may-help-beat-ovarian-cancer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn international coalition of geneticists has discovered a DNA variant in women with ovarian cancer that could lead to earlier detection and lower mortality rates, reports the Guardian . More than half of women exhibit the genetic trait, which increases the likelihood of ovarian cancer by up to 40%. The researchers...http://www.newser.com/story/65939/dna-screening-may-help-beat-ovarian-cancer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 03 Aug 2009 6:20:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/45411/combo-treatment-halves-prostate-death-rates-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagUsing radiation therapy in combination with hormone treatment can double the survival rate of patients with advanced prostate cancer, a new European study finds. Of those men given only standard drugs, 24% died after 10 years, compared to less than 12% of those given both treatments. Combined treatment is already...http://www.newser.com/story/45411/combo-treatment-halves-prostate-death-rates-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 16 Dec 2008 6:45:45 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/38126/cancer-docs-shy-away-from-empathy-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhen it comes to cancer, a doctor’s ability to empathize with a patient is paramount, experts say —but a new study finds that physicians aren't feeling patients' pain, HealthDay reports. “Physicians only responded to 10% of empathic opportunities, and when patients raised existential concerns, physicians tended to shift more to...http://www.newser.com/story/38126/cancer-docs-shy-away-from-empathy-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 23 Sep 2008 11:09:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30067/dying-patients-helped-by-docs-end-of-life-talks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhile only a third of terminally-ill cancer patients received end-of-life talks from their doctors, those who did fared better, a study has found. Doctors who hedge may think they’re protecting their patients, but patients who got the talk were no more likely to get depressed, avoided living their final days...http://www.newser.com/story/30067/dying-patients-helped-by-docs-end-of-life-talks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Jun 2008 5:51:06 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/14331/sun-exposure-may-reduce-risk-of-lung-cancer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLack of exposure to sunlight may increase the risk of lung cancer, a study of 111 countries shows. Smoking is the risk factor most closely associated with the disease, accounting for as many as 85% of cases, but limited access to UV rays is second, the Telegraph reports. Vitamin D,...http://www.newser.com/story/14331/sun-exposure-may-reduce-risk-of-lung-cancer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 18 Dec 2007 10:50:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/5608/mris-beat-mammograms-at-spotting-earliest-breast-cancer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMRIs significantly outperform mammograms in detecting pockets of abnormal cells that can lead to full-blown breast cancer, and the costly scans should be used routinely to save more women's lives, researchers say. A new study out today says MRIs detected 92% of the early lesions, called ductal carcinoma in situ,...http://www.newser.com/story/5608/mris-beat-mammograms-at-spotting-earliest-breast-cancer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 10 Aug 2007 10:07:54 CDT