Mood Disorders Put Breast Cancer Patients at Risk for PTSD (HealthDay) HealthDay - FRIDAY, May 9 (HealthDay News) -- Breast cancer patients are more than twice as likely to develop post-traumatic stress disorder if they have had previous mood and anxiety disorders, new research suggests. Prostate cancer deaths fall after screening program (Reuters) Reuters - Prostate cancer deaths fell substantially in the decade after one Austrian state began free PSA screening tests for all men ages 45 to 75, according to a new study. Being breast-fed may lower breast cancer risk (Reuters) Reuters - Adult women who were breast-fed as infants may have a lower risk of developing breast cancer than those who were not breast-fed, unless they were first-born, study findings suggest. Breast Cancer Tends to Grow Faster in Younger Women (HealthDay) HealthDay - THURSDAY, May 8 (HealthDay News) -- While the rate at which breast cancer tumors grow varies among patients, that growth tends to be faster among younger women, Norwegian researchers report. Outside Workers Least Likely to Get Skin Exams (HealthDay) HealthDay - THURSDAY, May 8 (HealthDay News) -- Workers who face the greatest risk of developing skin cancer from overexposure to the sun are the least likely to get regular exams to detect its early warning signs, a new report says. Armstrong urges Congress to renew war on cancer (AP)
Celebrity cancer advocates urge US health care reform (AFP)
Firefighters show higher risks of certain cancers (Reuters) Reuters - A new study suggests that firefighters face higher-than-average risks of several types of cancer, adding to evidence that the job carries hazards beyond the fires themselves. Researchers find neuroblastoma genes (Reuters) Reuters - An international team of researchers said they have pinpointed three variants of the genetic code that appear to set the stage for aggressive neuroblastoma, the deadliest solid tumor in early childhood.
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AP - Seven-time Tour de France winner and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong is calling on Congress to renew the nation's war on cancer.
AFP - Leading advocates in the fight against cancer Thursday urged lawmakers to overhaul the US health care system to put all Americans on an equal footing when it comes to the country's biggest killer disease.
