Ovarian cancer screening popular despite guidelines (Reuters) Reuters - Despite expert guidelines and scientific evidence to the contrary, a third of U.S. primary care physicians believe ovarian cancer screening is effective and many would offer it to patients, according to a new survey. FDA questions Amgen drug for prostate cancer (AP) AP - Scientists for the Food and Drug Administration say that an Amgen drug slowed the spread of cancer to the bone in men with hard-to-treat prostate cancer, though the drug did not extend life and carried significant side effects. Cancer survivors line up as opponents in Super Bowl (Reuters) Reuters - There can only be one winner in Sunday's Super Bowl but for two opposing players, a bigger battle has already been won, victory over cancer. Booze and Family History of Colon Cancer a Bad Mix: Study (HealthDay) HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) -- People who consume a few alcoholic drinks a day and have a family history of colorectal cancer are at increased risk for developing colon cancer, new research suggests. Soy Supplements May Not Shield Against Breast Cancer (HealthDay) HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Soy supplements do not protect women against breast cancer, a new study suggests. Surprises about Planned Parenthood cancer testing (AP)
Erotica director Zalman King dies from cancer (Reuters) Reuters - Director Zalman King, best known for erotic film "9 1/2 Weeks" and television series "Red Shoe Diaries," died on Friday in Santa Monica, Calif., after a long battle with cancer. He was 69. Maine girl bouncing back after 6-organ transplant (AP)
Komen drops plans to cut Planned Parenthood grants (AP)
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AP - To many people, breast cancer screening means a mammogram. But for millions of poor, mostly young women who visit Planned Parenthood, it is usually just a physical exam by the only health professional they may ever see.
AP - A 9-year-old Maine girl is home from a Boston hospital healthy, active and with high hopes — and a new stomach, liver, spleen, small intestine, pancreas, and part of an esophagus to replace the ones that were being choked by a huge tumor.
AP - For leaders of the nation's pre-eminent breast-cancer charity, it was a firestorm they didn't see coming — and couldn't withstand.
