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Merck Cancer Shot Not Economical for Adult Women, Study Finds (Bloomberg.com)
Aug. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Merck & Co. 's Gardasil cervical cancer vaccine isn't worth the cost for women over 18 years old, according to a study that may undercut the drugmaker's marketing efforts for that age group.
21 Aug 2008, 5:02 am | click here to view more
Machine 'sniffs out skin cancer' (BBC News)
A common form of skin cancer could be diagnosed by the distinctive chemical "scent" it gives off, say US experts.
21 Aug 2008, 1:25 am | click here to view more
Cervical cancer shots less cost-effective with age (AP via Yahoo! News)
An expensive vaccine aimed at preventing cervical cancer makes sense for young teens when it comes to cost-effectiveness, but not for women in their 20s, contends a new report.
21 Aug 2008, 1:03 am | click here to view more
Statins don't cause cancer, study finds (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins neither cause cancer nor prevent it, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday.
20 Aug 2008, 9:02 pm | click here to view more
Skin Cancer Carries Its Own Scent (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have identified an "odor profile" for skin cancer, with an eye toward developing a quick, simple and noninvasive test to diagnose the most common form of skin cancer in the United States.
20 Aug 2008, 9:01 pm | click here to view more
Cervical Cancer Vaccine Worth the Cost: Study (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Vaccinating every 12-year-old girls against the virus that causes cervical cancer, along with "catch-up" immunizations of women below the age of 21 and revised screening guidelines, would be cost-effective ways to combat the disease, a new study by Harvard researchers suggests.
20 Aug 2008, 9:01 pm | click here to view more
Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Won't Cause Cancer (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers who last year reported a possible link between cholesterol-lowering statin drugs and cancer now say that further analysis has disproved such an association.
20 Aug 2008, 9:01 pm | click here to view more
Campaigning UK journalist dies of cancer at age 27 (AP via Yahoo! News)
Adrian Sudbury, a young British journalist who blogged about his battle with cancer and campaigned for more bone marrow donations, died in his snooze Wednesday, his family said. He was 27.
20 Aug 2008, 4:53 pm | click here to view more
Imaging industry seeks more coverage for cancer scans (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The medical imaging industry called for the Medicare government health plan to broaden its coverage of PET scans to additional cancer types, asking an advisory panel on Wednesday to recommend wider payments.
20 Aug 2008, 4:40 pm | click here to view more
More teens surviving with cancer (BBC News)
Cancer survival rates for teenagers and young adults in Britain are rising, figures show.
20 Aug 2008, 11:25 pm | click here to view more
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