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More Asbestos Found on Florida Highway

Road workers in Florida are still finding masses of dangerous asbestos at a highway construction site near Fort Myers. Work crews employed by Lee County to look into the site near Summerlin Road came across three pieces of the dangerous substance on the site’s east side. They also exposed asbe... (original story)

Bladder tumor risk higher after childhood cancer (Reuters)

Reuters - Childhood cancer survivors are at a four-fold increased risk of developing new cancers of the bladder later in life, new research shows. (original story)

Cancer society casts more doubt on prostate tests (AP)

AP - Months after experts discounted the importance of routine mammograms and Pap smears for many women, the American Cancer Society is warning more explicitly than ever that regular testing for prostate cancer is of questionable value too, and can do men more harm than good. (original story)

Better Test for Cancer Recurrence

Scientists at Johns Hopkins have developed a new way to test for cancer recurrence using a blood test. To do this, researchers focused on large chunks of DNA that are rearranged in cancer cells. DNA is the genetic material, or instruction manual, found in nearly every cell of the body. Part of DNA i... (original story)

FDA fast track program

With its fast track drug development programs, the FDA seeks to facilitate the development of new drugs and speed up their approval process. This is especially true in case of drugs that can provide for unmet medical needs pertaining to debilitating or life-threatening diseases such as cancer. An un... (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)

Vaccine for Asbestos-Related Cancer Looks Safe (HealthDay)

HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 4 (HealthDay News) -- An investigational vaccine for the asbestos-related cancer mesothelioma is safe, according to a new study. (original story)

Few Women Take Tamoxifen Preventatively

Very few women who do not have a family history of breast cancer use Tamoxifen as a preventive medication, a new study has found. (original story)

FDA Expands Use of Tykerb

The approval was based on a study that showed that patients on a combination of the drugs went 35 weeks before a cancer progression compared to 13 weeks for women who got Femara alone. (original story)





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