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  • Cancer Docs Often Deal With Own Grief, Doubts When Patients Die: WEDNESDAY, May 23 (HealthDay News) -- Some cancer doctors may build up emotional walls -- distancing themselves from the patients they can't save -- to avoid grief, sadness and even despair, new research shows.. Posted 24 May 2012 | 3:52 am
  • Celldex breast cancer drug shrinks some tumors: study: (Reuters) - Interim results from a mid-stage trial of Celldex Therapeutics Inc's experimental drug showed trends toward reducing tumors in patients with advanced breast cancer, with rates improving for those patients with high levels of a key protein. Celldex shares dropped 8 percent in after-hours trading. The drug, CDX-011, which links a tumor-targeting antibody to a cell-killing chemotherapy drug, was tested in 122 patients whose breast cancer had progressed despite several previous rounds of standard therapy. .... Posted 23 May 2012 | 10:38 pm
  • NY bride who faked cancer released from jail:

    FILE- This April 9, 2012 file photo released by the Orange County, NY Corrections Division via the Times Herald-Record of Middletown, N.Y. shows Jessica Vega. Vega, who lied in 2010 when she people her Hudson Valley community that she was dying of leukemia and wanted a "dream wedding" to Michael O'Connell, bilked well intentioned donors out of $13,000 in cash, goods and services. Vega, 25, isn't likely to do any time in state prison, court officials said, but she will have to repay $13,368 to her victims when she is sentenced, Wednesday, May 23. (AP Photo/Orange County Corrections Division via the Times Herald-Record, File)A woman who faked having cancer so donors would pay for her "dream wedding" and Caribbean honeymoon was released from jail Wednesday after paying back more than $13,000 to the people she duped.


    . Posted 23 May 2012 | 10:34 pm
  • Childhood cancer effects may linger in adults: NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Survivors of childhood cancers have an increased risk of disfigurement and persistent hair loss later in life, and for some that may lead to long-term emotional distress, suggests a new study. Compared to their siblings, survivors were more likely to have scarring and disfigurement on their head, arms and legs later in life. And adults with those traits had more depression and a lower quality of life, on average. "I think it showed us these aren't necessarily life threatening late effects of cancer... .... Posted 23 May 2012 | 9:08 pm
  • NY bride who faked cancer sentenced to time served:

    FILE- This April 9, 2012 file photo released by the Orange County, NY Corrections Division via the Times Herald-Record of Middletown, N.Y. shows Jessica Vega. Vega, who lied in 2010 when she people her Hudson Valley community that she was dying of leukemia and wanted a "dream wedding" to Michael O'Connell, bilked well intentioned donors out of $13,000 in cash, goods and services. Vega, 25, isn't likely to do any time in state prison, court officials said, but she will have to repay $13,368 to her victims when she is sentenced, Wednesday, May 23. (AP Photo/Orange County Corrections Division via the Times Herald-Record, File)An upstate New York woman who faked having cancer so donors would pay for her wedding and Caribbean honeymoon was sentenced Wednesday to the nearly two months she has already served in jail for duping individuals and businesses out of more than $13,000.


    . Posted 23 May 2012 | 9:01 pm
  • 1 in 5 Americans Will Get Skin Cancer. Will It Be You?: You know you've reached the zenith of pop culture zaniness when Saturday Night Live parodies you. That's exactly what happened to Patricia Krentcil, the overly bronzed New Jersey mom facing second-degree child endangerment charges for allegedly allowing her then five-year-old daughter into a tanning booth. Audiences across America may have laughed at an Oompa-Loompa orange Kristin Wiig spoofing the infamous "Tanning Mom," but doctors say that this is no laughing matter.. Posted 23 May 2012 | 6:13 pm
  • Sentencing set for NY bride who faked cancer:

    FILE- This April 9, 2012 file photo released by the Orange County, NY Corrections Division via the Times Herald-Record of Middletown, N.Y. shows Jessica Vega. Vega, who lied in 2010 when she people her Hudson Valley community that she was dying of leukemia and wanted a "dream wedding" to Michael O'Connell, bilked well intentioned donors out of $13,000 in cash, goods and services. Vega, 25, isn't likely to do any time in state prison, court officials said, but she will have to repay $13,368 to her victims when she is sentenced, Wednesday, May 23. (AP Photo/Orange County Corrections Division via the Times Herald-Record, File)Sentencing is set for Wednesday for an upstate New York woman who admits she faked having cancer to con donors into paying for her wedding and Caribbean honeymoon.


    . Posted 23 May 2012 | 4:21 pm
  • Task Force Calls Routine Prostate Cancer Tests Unnecessary: When it comes to middle age, routine prostate cancer screening tests are to men what mammograms are to women. However, a federal task force believes administering the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test on a routine basis to healthy middle-aged men is a waste of time.. Posted 23 May 2012 | 3:45 pm
  • Sentencing set for bride who faked cancer to collect donations: GOSHEN, N.Y. - Sentencing is set for an Upstate New York woman who admits she faked having cancer to con donors into paying for her wedding and Caribbean honeymoon.. Posted 23 May 2012 | 6:36 am
  • Colonoscopy May Detect Curable Cancer in Elderly: Study: TUESDAY, May 22 (HealthDay News) -- Colonoscopies helped doctors detect a high rate of curable cancer in elderly people who had the screening for the first time, a new study indicates.. Posted 23 May 2012 | 3:52 am
  • Study Ties Genes to Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms, Prostate Cancer Risk: TUESDAY, May 22 (HealthDay News) -- Certain gene variants linked to prostate cancer may make men more susceptible to lower urinary tract symptoms, according to a new study. On the other hand, a different gene variant might protect against those symptoms, the study found.. Posted 23 May 2012 | 3:52 am
  • U.S. Advisers Say 'No' to Routine PSA Tests for Prostate Cancer: MONDAY, May 21 (HealthDay News) -- In a highly anticipated move sure to unleash heated debate, a prominent U.S. government advisory panel is recommending that men of all ages no longer be screened for prostate cancer by undergoing the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test.. Posted 23 May 2012 | 3:52 am
  • Do Bald Men Face Higher Risk of Prostate Cancer?: TUESDAY, May 22 (HealthDay News) -- Got hair? If you don't, you might have a higher risk of prostate cancer, a preliminary study suggests.. Posted 23 May 2012 | 3:52 am
  • Studies See Advances in Detecting, Treating Pancreatic Cancer: TUESDAY, May 22 (HealthDay News) -- Two preliminary studies suggest that some headway is being made in both the detection and treatment of pancreatic cancer.. Posted 23 May 2012 | 3:52 am
  • Manager pleads guilty in Miss. cancer clinic fraud: An ex-office manager has pleaded guilty in what prosecutors say was a multimillion dollar health care fraud in which a cancer clinic gave patients diluted chemotherapy drugs and used old syringes on multiple people.. Posted 22 May 2012 | 7:45 pm
  • Folic acid tied to lower child cancer risks: NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Rates of two rare childhood cancers declined after the U.S. began requiring grain products to be fortified with the B vitamin folic acid, a new study finds. Reported in the journal Pediatrics, the study does not prove that folic acid deserves the credit. But researchers say the findings at least offer reassurance that folic-acid fortification has not led to an increase in children's cancers -- which has been a theoretical concern. "The good news is that there doesn't seem to have been an increased risk of childhood cancer," said lead researcher Amy M. .... Posted 22 May 2012 | 7:14 pm
  • New Pancreatic Cancer Test May Detect Early Signs: Doctors might be able to pick up early signs of pancreatic cancer by looking inside the intestine, a new study suggests.. Posted 22 May 2012 | 1:15 pm
  • Obese More Likely to Be Diagnosed With Advanced Thyroid Cancer: MONDAY, May 21 (HealthDay News) -- Obese patients are more likely than other patients to have advanced, aggressive forms of papillary thyroid cancer when they're diagnosed with the disease, a new study has found.. Posted 22 May 2012 | 11:16 am
  • Dieting May Lower Hormone Levels Tied to Breast Cancer: MONDAY, May 21 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that weight loss through exercise and dieting helps overweight women lower the levels of certain hormones in their blood, potentially raising the odds that they'll avoid developing breast cancer.. Posted 22 May 2012 | 11:16 am
  • Screening for Lung Cancer Might Benefit Those at Highest Risk: SUNDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) -- Using low-dose CT scans to screen for lung cancer might save the lives of patients at the greatest risk for the disease, a new analysis suggests.. Posted 22 May 2012 | 11:16 am