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January 31, 2012
No big Fukushima health impact seen: U.N. official
VIENNA (Reuters) - The health impact of last year's Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan appears relatively small thanks partly to prompt evacuations, the chairman of a U.N. scientific body investigating the effects of radiation said on Tuesday.
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January 9, 2012
Argentina's Fernandez sent home, never had cancer
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentine President Cristina Fernandez never had cancer despite being diagnosed with the disease last month and having her thyroid gland removed on January 4, her spokesman said on Saturday.
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January 4, 2012
Argentina's Fernandez recovering well after surgery
PILAR, Argentina (Reuters) - Argentina's popular president, Cristina Fernandez, is recovering well after undergoing surgery for thyroid cancer on Wednesday, setting the stage for her return to work later this month.
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January 4, 2012
Argentina's Fernandez undergoes cancer surgery
PILAR (Reuters) - Argentina's popular president, Cristina Fernandez, was undergoing an operation for thyroid cancer on Wednesday, months after she was re-elected to a second four-year term.
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December 28, 2011
Argentine president diagnosed with thyroid cancer
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentine President Cristina Fernandez has thyroid cancer and will undergo surgery next month, her government said on Tuesday, adding that the cancerous cells had not spread.
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October 13, 2011
Radiation hotspots, strontium found in Tokyo area
TOKYO (Reuters) - Small radiation hotspots have been detected in Tokyo and radioactive strontium has been found in nearby Yokohama seven months into the nuclear crisis, stoking worries in the nation's most populated areas far from the crippled Fukushima plant.
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August 25, 2011
Japan faces costly, unprecedented radiation cleanup
TOKYO (Reuters) - Nearly six months after the world's worst nuclear crisis in 25 years at the Fukushima nuclear plant, Japan faces the task of cleaning up a sprawling area of radioactivity that could cost tens of billions of dollars, and thousands may not be able to return home for years, if ever.
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August 16, 2011
Overtreatment of thyroid cancer rampant: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Researchers have found troubling signs that some doctors may be too quick to treat thyroid cancer patients with radioactive iodine, while others may be too slow.
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June 21, 2011
Docs generally following cancer patient guidelines
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Most older cancer patients are getting treatment that is in line with current expert guidelines, suggests a new study that looked at variations in surgical care for several cancers.
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June 6, 2011
Exelixis drug slows prostate cancer spread in trial
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Exelixis Inc's cabozantinib experimental drug shrank bone malignancies from prostate cancer in 76 percent of patients, interim results from a midstage trial show.
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May 23, 2011
U.N. body to probe Fukushima radiation impact
VIENNA (Reuters) - A U.N. scientific body said on Monday it would study the radiation impact of Japan's nuclear disaster on people and the environment, but it did not expect to detect any major health effects.
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April 26, 2011
Kremlin head wants new nuclear rules post-Chernobyl
CHERNOBYL, Ukraine (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, speaking at the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in Ukraine, called Tuesday for new world rules to be drawn up on safety at nuclear plants.
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April 15, 2011
Doctors overusing thyroid cancer treatment: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Too many patients are getting a thyroid cancer treatment that kills thyroid tissue but can also harm other tissues in the process, according to a new study.
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April 12, 2011
Radiation from Japan plant increasingly dangerous
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has so far leaked around a tenth of the amount of radiation released in the Chernobyl disaster, data showed on Tuesday, leading some experts to warn of serious long-term health risks.
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April 6, 2011
UN expert sees no serious Fukushima health impact
VIENNA (Reuters) - Japan's nuclear accident is not expected to have any serious impact on people's health, based on the information available now, the head of a U.N. scientific body said on Wednesday.
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March 31, 2011
Japan must distribute iodine tablets now: expert
PARIS (Reuters) - Japanese authorities grappling with a nuclear disaster must hand out iodine tablets now and as widely as possible to avoid a potential leap in thyroid cancers, the head of a group of independent radiation experts said.
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March 31, 2011
U.S. finds tiny amount of radiation in milk
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A trace amount of radioactive iodine, well below levels of public health concerns, has been detected in milk from the state of Washington as the U.S. monitors radiation levels amid the nuclear crisis in Japan, U.S. regulators said on Wednesday.
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March 24, 2011
Radioactive substances and their impact on health
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March 18, 2011
Special Report: Radiation fears may be greatly exaggerated
CHICAGO (Reuters) - As workers struggle to contain the fallout from the crippled nuclear plant in northeastern Japan, people as far away as Illinois are calling public health officials in a state of panic.
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March 17, 2011
US readies to fly military families out of Japan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon on Thursday announced plans for a voluntary evacuation of U.S. military families from Japan's Honshu island amid growing anxiety about radiation leaking from a crippled nuclear power plant.
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March 17, 2011
WHO issues guidelines on radiation exposure
GENEVA (Reuters) - In the wake of Japan's nuclear crisis, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued fresh guidelines on how to minimize exposure to radiation that can cause cancers, especially in children and young adults.
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March 16, 2011
US to review drug supply after Japan reactor breach
BOSTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration will study distribution policies for a drug to protect against the effects of radiation as part of a review of the implications of Japan's ongoing nuclear disaster, a government spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
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March 15, 2011
Japan radioactivity could enter food chain
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Radioactive materials spewed into the air by Japan's earthquake-crippled nuclear plant may contaminate food and water resources, with children and unborn babies most at risk of possibly developing cancer.
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March 15, 2011
In Chernobyl, a disaster persists
PRYPYAT, Ukraine (Reuters) - Any Ukrainian over 35 can tell you where they were when they heard about the accident at the Chernobyl plant.
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March 14, 2011
What will Japanese near reactors face long-term?
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - As the Japanese government grapples with a deepening crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, Japanese people are increasingly worried about their potential health risks from exposure to radiation.
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March 14, 2011
Japan nuclear health risks low, won't blow abroad
OSLO (Reuters) - Health risks from Japan's quake-hit nuclear power reactors seem fairly low and winds are likely to carry any contamination out to the Pacific without threatening other nations, experts say.
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February 18, 2011
Exelixis drug shows promise in prostate cancer
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Exelixis Inc's experimental cancer drug cabozantinib has been shown in a mid-stage trial to completely or partially clear up bone lesions from prostate cancer in 85 percent of patients, according to research presented on Thursday.
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February 17, 2011
Exelixis drug shows promise in prostate cancer
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Exelixis Inc's experimental cancer drug cabozantinib has been shown in a mid-stage trial to completely or partially clear up bone lesions from prostate cancer in 85 percent of patients, according to research presented on Thursday.
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December 15, 2010
Film critic Ebert to debut TV show in January
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Influential U.S. film critic Roger Ebert will debut his new television show across the United States in January, in a return to TV after a long battle and recovery from thyroid cancer.
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November 9, 2009
Thyroid cancer may be more common near volcanoes
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who live in volcanic areas may have an elevated risk of developing thyroid cancer, a new study suggests.
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October 27, 2009
Thyroid cancer a risk after childhood cancer
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Childhood cancer survivors are 18 times more likely to develop thyroid cancer than the general population, UK researchers report.
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July 23, 2009
Cancer risk goes up with height, study finds
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New research from South Korea provides more evidence of a link between height and cancer risk.
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July 13, 2009
Screening not only reason thyroid cancer is rising
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The steady climb in the incidence of thyroid cancer since the early 1980s has been attributed to an increase in screening in recent years and the diagnosis of more small tumors. However, work by investigators at the American Cancer Society in Atlanta suggests that other factors - such as environmental exposures, dietary changes, or genetic causes - may play a larger role.
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July 1, 2009
ANALYSIS-Safety concerns block gains for diabetes drugs
NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - Heightened concern over the safety of new diabetes treatments is throwing significant roadblocks in front of their use and threatening to discourage development of drugs for the disease.
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May 15, 2009
Birth control methods linked to various cancers
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Birth control pills, intrauterine devices (IUDs), and tying of the fallopian tubes affect the risks of several cancers, new research shows. The good news is that in many cases, these birth control methods decrease the risk of a particular cancer, according to a report in the International Journal of Cancer.
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April 22, 2009
Chernobyl fallout affected unborn babies
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Babies that were exposed in the womb to radioactive iodine after the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident have had an increased risk of developing thyroid cancer in the ensuing 20 years, according to a new report.
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July 3, 2008
Tumor-starving pill helps thyroid cancer: study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Amgen's once-a-day pill to starve tumors can help many patients with hard-to-treat thyroid cancer, either by shrinking tumors or slowing their growth, researchers reported on Wednesday.
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March 17, 2008
Overweight women have worse breast cancer: study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Breast cancer patients who are overweight have more aggressive disease and are likely to die sooner, U.S. researchers reported on Friday.
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March 14, 2008
Locally advanced breast cancer more deadly in obese
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Women with locally advanced breast cancer who are overweight have a worst prognosis than their slimmer counterparts, U.S. researchers reported on Friday.
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March 12, 2008
Thyroid cancer patients at risk of second cancer
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - After treatment for thyroid cancer, patients may face a slightly increased risk of developing a second primary malignancy elsewhere in the body, research suggests.
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February 15, 2008
British researchers link obesity to more cancers
LONDON (Reuters) - Obesity can double the risk of several cancers, according to a study published on Friday that for the first time also links being overweight with a number of less common forms of the disease.
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February 13, 2008
Study catches picture of deadly cancer enzyme
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists have captured an image of an enzyme key to the progression of the deadliest cancers and said on Wednesday their findings may lead to new therapies against not only cancer, but HIV and diabetes too.
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December 13, 2007
Cancer risk low with annual CT for cystic fibrosis
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In patients with the lung disease cystic fibrosis, the cumulative risk of radiation-induced cancer resulting from routine annual lung computed tomography (CT) is "quite small" -- less than 0.5 percent, a study shows. However, the lack of documented benefit of routine CT scans makes its use questionable, the researchers say.
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August 1, 2007
Thyroid cancer treatment may be overly aggressive
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Thyroid cancers that are clinically insignificant - and may never cause serious disease -- may be treated too aggressively in some patients, according to the author of the 2006 Hayes Martin Lecture, published in the Archives of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.