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Cancer risk for Holocaust survivors

Researchers at the University of Haifa in Israel compared the rates of more than 300,000 European Jews who immigrated before or during World War II as the control group and those who left after the war as the exposed group.

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    Cancer risk for Holocaust survivors

    Researchers at the University of Haifa in Israel compared the rates of more than 300,000 European Jews who immigrated before or during World War II as the

    Obesity causes 100k/year cancer cases

    Scientists hypothesize that excess estrogen released by body fat could be the culprit in cancers such as estrogen-receptor positive breast cancers.

    This Veteran fights a new war at home

    His name is Allen Menard, and he knows a thing or two about combat. He served as a marine, and fought a deadly cancer into remission. But his toughest war may

    Do digital diaries mess up your brain?

    Microsoft is developing a camera called SenseCam, which automatically captures photos of everything you see and do all day.

    Low cholesterol and prostate cancer

    A second study found that men with lots of HDL, or "good cholesterol," were a little less likely to develop any form of prostate cancer than men with very low

    Poor nations see rise in breast cancer

    International cancer specialists meet this week to plan an assault on a troubling increase of breast cancer in developing countries, where nearly two-thirds of

    Man uses beer festivals in cancer fight

    Rick Lyke was diagnosed with prostate cancer when he was 47.

    Dennis Hopper has prostate cancer

    Hopper was hospitalized in New York earlier this month and treated for dehydration.

    Drug tested in advanced prostate cancer

    Men with metastatic prostate cancer that does not respond to hormone therapy (androgen-independent prostate cancer) have very few treatment options available.

    Armstrong boss beats cancer three times

    He made it through the surgery, but two weeks later Ulman was told he had chondrosarcoma -- a bone cancer that develops in cartilage.

    The save the "Ta Tas" campaign

    One University has found a unique way to help fight breast cancer.

    First non-drug asthma treatment

    The company's procedure, called bronchial thermoplasty, uses extreme heat to burn away lung tissue that makes it difficult to breath and causes coughing spasms

    Tweens challenged by breast cancer

    Younger women are getting a disease that usually strikes around menopause -- and no one knows why.

    First Lady highlights cancer awareness

    One in five women age 50 or older haven't had a mammogram in the past two years.

    Breast cancer patients weigh options

    Breast cancer experts recommend that first of all, you try to slow down the process.

    Marriage not for child cancer survivors

    Three years ago, Anne Willis mentioned to the man she was dating that she didn't know about her fertility, since she had undergone cancer treatment as a

    • Dr. Ostrow Reports

    Items claim to treat or prevent H1N1

    Many people are turning to the Internet to find ways to prevent or treat swine …