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Michael Douglas Says He's Beaten Throat Cancer; 5 Facts on the Disease

Reports of Michael Douglas' looming death have been greatly exaggerated. Though in recent months, tabloids claimed that the A-list actor's throat cancer was terminal, Douglas told "Today" this morning that he is cancer-free. And he's optimistic about the future: "The odds are, with the tumor gone and what I know about...

Short Index Fingers Mean Higher Prostate Cancer Risk, Study Finds

(Dec. 1) -- Fellas, quick, take a look. Which is longer: your ring finger or your index finger? A longer index finger gives men a lower risk of prostate cancer, Reuters reports. Men with an index finger longer than their ring finger are one-third less likely to get the disease than men whose finger lengths are the...

Planes Don't Kill People -- Plane Exhaust Does

(Oct. 11) -- If you can't fly the friendly skies without a stiff drink or a sedative, take note: The fumes from airplanes are to blame for more annual deaths than actual airplane crashes. Maybe not the most reassuring of factoids, but one that offers a reminder of just how safe (relatively speaking) air travel really...

Top 5 Suspected Everyday Carcinogens in the American Cancer Society's Scary New Report

(July 15) -- Some carcinogens you already know and fear: cigarettes, asbestos, smoked meat. But what about the ones you've never even heard of? That's the crux of a new report from the American Cancer Society (ACS), which rounds up 20 "suspected carcinogens" the organization would like to see studied more extensively. Of...

A Creative Plan for Fighting Cancer --Â And Slashing Medical Costs

About 400 physicians are gathered today in Lansing, Mich., to hear an unlikely message: A major health insurance company wants them to test symptom-free patients to determine whether they have or may get cancer. And it will pay the doctors to do it. The plan, conceived by one of the state's top cancer doctors and to be...

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05/09/12 Efforts aim at cutting risk of breast cancer Source: Homer News - Homer AK Stay Tan-Homer's Midnight Sun is participating in a North American campaign to fund efforts to educate women about natural lifestyle choices that help reduce the risk of breast cancer.
10/10/11 People unsure whether cancer is preventable Source: Female First People are unsure about whether cancer is a preventable disease, according to new research.
01/30/11 Grant to provide cancer screenings for women Source: The Monitor - McAllen TX A community clinic serving the uninsured has received a $150,000 state grant to provide cancer screening and prevention services to Rio Grande Valley women.