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Genomes provide clues for treating leukemia, endometrial cancers
Efforts to sequence the human genome have revealed genetic risk for disease, and taught us about our early ancestors. Now, efforts to sequence the genomes of cancer cells -- to pinpoint the changes that occur in cancer cells' DNA when a person has the...
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Until past menopause, birth control necessary to prevent unwanted pregnancy
Tribune Media ServicesDEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am 44 and would like to discontinue taking birth control pills. Do I need to use another form of contraception if I want to avoid getting pregnant? At what point is it safe to assume that won't happen? ANSWER: Many women wonder if...Tags: Health Treatments, Plan B (drug), Family Planning, High Blood Pressure, Physical Conditions
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'Cruisin' for more Birthdays with Relay for Life of Washington County
julieg@herald-mail.comSharon and John Gildee participated in their first Relay for Life of Washington County in 2008, the year after she was diagnosed with endometrial cancer, Sharon Gildee said Sunday. Their team name for the fundraiser, which benefits American Cancer...Tags: Chemotherapy, Health Treatments, Health Organizations, American Legion, Relay for Life
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Pap smears can detect ovarian and endometrial cancers, Hopkins scientists find
Johns Hopkins scientists have found a way to screen for hard-to-detect endometrial and ovarian cancers in women using a routine Pap smear, a discovery they hope eventually could reduce the number of deaths caused by the deadly malignancies.
The...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Human papillomavirus, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Science, Viral Diseases and Infections
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It’s so: Joe offers health perks
Change of SubjectIt may seem to you as though coffee is one of those good news/bad news products — that one month you’ll read a squib suggesting it causes some ghastly malady, and the next month you’ll read a gee-whiz article like...... -
Cold caps show promise in keeping hair through chemo
People with cancer who are undergoing chemotherapy may soon be able to check one side effect off of their list: hair loss. If the claims and study results are as good as they appear to be, patients can wear a cold hat during chemotherapy to prevent...Tags: Health Treatments, Chemotherapy, Breast Cancer, Science, Medical Research
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Robotic Surgery Aids Gynecologic Oncology Treatment
TribLocal - EvanstonBy Susan J. WhiteNorthShore University HealthSystem The explosive growth of robotic surgery has brought dramatic improvement to the area of gynecologic oncology treatment, according to …... -
Researchers turn attention to breast cancer prevention
Cheryl Corbin's mother and grandmother had breast cancer, so an oncologist suggested she be tested for an inherited gene mutation linked to the disease. But when the results came in, she didn't show up to hear them.
"I was afraid to hear the words,"...Tags: Health Treatments, Obesity, Tamoxifen (drug), Genes and Chromosomes, Mastectomy
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Rush to judgment on birth control
Rush Limbaugh is the reigning shock jock of conservative political punditry — insults, outrage and outsized bluster are his stock in trade — so it takes quite an uproar for him to apologize. But that's what he has done at least twice now, if...Tags: Health Treatments, Diabetes, Talk Shows (genre), Crime, Law and Justice, Insurance
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Dr. Raymond L. Markley Jr.
Dr. Raymond L. Markley Jr., a retired Baltimore gynecologist whose specialty was female urology, died March 4 of pneumonia at Greater Baltimore Medical Center.
The former longtime Towson resident who was residing at Oak Crest Village, was 89.
The son of...Tags: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, U.S. Army, Guilford (Baltimore, Maryland), Westminster (Carroll, Maryland), Johns Hopkins Hospital
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Your Health: Ovarian cancer sometimes known as the 'silent killer'
Contributing columnistThe American Cancer Society reports that ovarian cancer is the most deadly of all gynecological cancers. It has been nicknamed the silent killer because it typically does not come to attention until it is in a late stage. It is the sixth most common...Tags: Abdominal Pain, Breast Cancer, Medical Procedures and Tests, Health, Endometriosis
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‘Free’ birth control for all -- Get the insurance companies as well as the employers out of the contraceptive business
Change of SubjectHere’s an idea: socialized birth control. Really. One premise of the new health care reform law is that every insurance policy must provide free contraceptive services to those who want them. Another is that every person must be covered by......
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