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October 21, 2009
US advisers decline to push Gardasil for boys
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. vaccine advisers on Wednesday declined to press for the use of Merck & Co's Gardasil in boys and men, opting instead for "permissive" use.
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October 21, 2009
Global immunizations hit record but miss millions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Global efforts to immunize children against life-threatening diseases set a record high last year but failed to protect millions of youngsters in the world's poorest countries, health officials said on Wednesday.
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September 7, 2009
Virus might be one cause of prostate cancer-study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A virus known to cause leukemia and tumors in animals can be found in some prostate tumors and might be one cause of prostate cancer, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
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August 25, 2009
Could smoking pot cut risk of head, neck cancer?
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - You've heard about using marijuana and drugs derived from it to keep some of the side effects of toxic cancer chemotherapy in check. But what if smoking marijuana for 10 to 20 years could actually protect against certain tumors?
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May 15, 2009
Wart virus makes for less deadly cancer: study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A wart virus best known for causing cervical cancer may make for a less-deadly kind of head and neck cancer, researchers reported on Thursday.
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June 2, 2008
Erbitux adds 5 weeks to lung cancer survival
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Lung cancer patients treated in a large clinical trial with ImClone Systems Inc's Erbitux and chemotherapy lived about five weeks longer than patients treated with chemotherapy alone, according to study results released on Saturday.
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May 23, 2008
Fruit, veggies may lower head and neck cancer risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who eat plenty of fruits and vegetables may have a lower risk of developing cancers of the head and neck.
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April 14, 2008
Oral test could predict lung cancer, study finds
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Damage to cells lining the mouth can predict similar damage in the lungs that eventually leads to lung cancer in smokers, U.S. researchers reported on Sunday.
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March 25, 2008
Study sheds light on genetic cancer links
CHICAGO (Reuters) - People who inherit identical copies of the same gene may be more predisposed to developing cancer than those who do not, researchers reported on Tuesday.
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March 13, 2008
Immune system may cause reaction to cancer drug
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - People who live in parts of the U.S. South may have pre-existing immunities that cause a severe allergic reaction to the widely used cancer drug Erbitux, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday.
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January 10, 2008
New breast cancer screening test will use saliva
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists in the United States are developing a screening test for breast cancer that checks a woman's saliva for evidence of the disease to help find tumors early, when they are most treatable.
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January 2, 2008
Mouth rinse can detect for head and neck cancers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A simple mouth rinse may provide a new way to screen for head and neck cancers in people at high risk for these diseases, researchers said on Tuesday.
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September 13, 2007
Smokeless tobacco use linked to throat cancer
CHENNAI, India (Reuters Health) - A study from India shows that use of smokeless tobacco in the form of chewing tobacco or snuff is associated with an increased risk of developing cancer in the "hypopharynx" -- the area at the back of the throat immediately above the larynx, or voicebox.
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April 16, 2007
More evidence that vegetables reduce cancer risk
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - New research is strengthening evidence that following mom's admonition to eat your vegetables may be some of the best health advice around.