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Hazardous Materials and Chronic Illness

Work and environmental exposures can lead to or worsen several different types of common diseases, for instance asthma, dermatitis, hepatitis B, carpal tunnel syndrome, and cancer. In a number of cases, the environment or work-related illnesses do not show distinctive clinical presentations: asthma ... (original story)

Asbestos Cleanup Underway at Chicago Superfund Site

The site of a former outboard motor plant in suburban Chicago is undergoing asbestos remediation as part of a redevelopment plan. The city of Waukegan, Illinois, received more than $18 million as part of a federal stimulus package to clean... (original story)

New Mesothelioma Vaccine Appears Safe

A new study out of the Netherlands has concluded that an investigational vaccine for the asbestos-related cancer mesothelioma is safe. The vaccine’s main agent is an immune system booster rooted in the body’s dendritic cells. A group of Dutch researchers... (original story)

Smoking tied to lung cancer in women with HIV (Reuters)

Reuters - Women infected with HIV or at risk of becoming infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, appear more likely to develop lung cancer than women in the general population, possibly because they are much more likely to smoke cigarettes, study findings hint. (original story)

New Prostate Cancer Guidelines Aim to Empower the Patient (HealthDay)

HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) -- New American Cancer Society guidelines on prostate cancer screening mean that many men will be faced with a cascade of decisions, with a growing responsibility for those decisions falling on their shoulders. (original story)

Freezing Technique May Stop Breast Cancer (HealthDay)

HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) -- Freezing breast tumors helped stop the spread of the cancer in mice, a new study has found. (original story)

Certain Bone Drugs May Lower Breast Cancer Risk (HealthDay)

HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) -- Some types of bone-building drugs used to prevent and treat osteoporosis might reduce the risk of breast cancer, according to new research. (original story)

Sanofi drug shows promise against prostate cancer (AP)

AP - For the first time, an experimental drug has extended the lives of men with advanced prostate cancer who are no longer responding to other treatments and are out of options for fighting the disease, a company-led study found. (original story)

Removing Lymph Nodes May Boost Endometrial Cancer Survival (HealthDay)

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Feb. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Endometrial cancer patients at medium to high risk for cancer recurrence are more likely to survive if both the pelvic lymph nodes and para-aortic lymph nodes are removed, rather than just the pelvic lymph nodes, say Japanese researchers. (original story)

Pre-Diagnosis Diet Linked to Ovarian Cancer Survival (HealthDay)

HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 4 (HealthDay News) -- Healthy eating habits lead to longer survival for ovarian cancer patients, U.S. researchers say. (original story)





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