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11/16/10: Yoga for Cancer Patients Provides Benefits of Sleep, Vitality

11/01/10: Race may influence uterine cancer recurrence, despite treatment

11/01/10: Scientists turn a new leaf to discover a compound in daffodils that targets brain cancer

11/01/10: Stereotactic radiotherapy slows pancreatic cancer progression for inoperable patients

11/01/10: New test measures DNA methylation levels to predict colon cancer

11/01/10: In response to chemo, healthy cells shield cancer cells

11/01/10: Certain cancer therapies' success depends on presence of immune cell, Stanford study shows in mice

11/01/10: Knowledge of genetic cancer risks often dies with patients, finds VCU Massey Cancer Center

11/01/10: Aspirin use associated with lower risk of cancer death for men with prostate cancer

11/01/10: Chemotherapy plus radiation prevents bladder cancer recurrences

11/01/10: New way of expanding cancer screening for minority women

11/01/10: Discovery may help scientists boost broccoli's cancer-fighting power

11/01/10: Researchers find better method to help mothers cope with child's cancer and related stress

11/01/10: Estrogen replacement therapy speeds ovarian cancer growth, new study reports

11/01/10: Social support post-cancer lacking among minority women

11/01/10: Fish oil linked to increased risk of colon cancer in mice

11/01/10: Breast-healthy lifestyle worthwhile, URMC study confirms

10/1/10: Study finds language barriers may play role in health care disparities

10/1/10: New biomarkers discovered for pancreatic cancer and mesothelioma

10/1/10: Protein key to growth of pancreatic cancer

10/1/10: Physical limitations take a significant toll in breast cancer survivors

10/1/10: Declining breast cancer incidence in Canada with declining HRT usage

10/1/10: Vitamin D protects against obesity-induced endometrial cancer, GUMC researchers say

10/1/10: Surgery offers long-term survival for early stage prostate cancer patients

10/1/10: Watercress may 'turn off' breast cancer signal

10/1/10: Benefits of healthy lifestyle factors stronger in combination

10/1/10: Hormel Institute study reveals capsaicin can act as cocarcinogen

10/1/10: Connection between light at night and cancer revealed in additional study

10/1/10: Lung cancer survival rates improved through use of individualized chemotherapy

10/1/10: TWC-WLA Breast cancer survivor Aurora Avila visits Access Hollywood Live to get an Eva Longoria Parker-inspired makeover conducted by celebrity style expert Jamie Krell

9/01/10: Special yoga classes aimed at breast cancer survivors improves recovery

9/01/10: Lung cancer patients receiving palliative care had improved quality of life, extended survival

9/01/10: Cigarette smoke causes harmful changes in the lungs even at the lowest levels

9/01/10: Alcohol intake increases certain types of breast cancer

9/01/10: Double-therapy approach effectively inhibited brain cancer recurrence

9/01/10: Vitamin D linked to autoimmune and cancer disease genes, underscoring risks of deficiency

9/01/10: A step toward a new sunscreen?

9/01/10: Researcher finds revolutionary way to treat eye cancer

9/01/10: Increasing selenium intake may decrease bladder cancer risk

8/1/10: Join The Breast Cancer M.A.P. (Mind Affects the Physical) Project, a new movement to identify and address the emotional and social needs that accompany a breast cancer diagnosis.

7/1/10: Experts explore emerging evidence linking diabetes and cancer

7/1/10: Off-the-shelf cancer detection

7/1/10: Coffee may protect against head and neck cancers

7/1/10: New lung cancer drug shows dramatic results for shrinking tumors

7/1/10: Researchers find key to getting estrogen's benefits without cancer risk

7/1/10: Chlordecone exposure and risk of prostate cancer

7/1/10: New study explores early detection of ovarian cancer

7/1/10: Higher levels of vitamin B6, common amino acid associated with lower risk of lung cancer

6/1/10: Exercise may keep cancer patients healthier during, after treatment

6/1/10: New Alarm Bells About Chemicals and Cancer

6/1/10: Study Finds No Overall Increased Brain Tumor Risk from Cell Phones

6/1/10: Mayo Clinic researchers find gene they believe is key to kidney cancer