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New guidelines from the American Cancer Society recommend that people living with cancer maintain a healthy weight, get enough exercise, and eat a healthy diet. Increasingly, scientific evidence shows that healthy nutrition and physical activity behavior after a diagnosis can lower the chances of the cancer coming back, and can improve the chances of disease-free survival.
American Cancer Society - Lun, 7 Maggio 2012
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Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have found that the most widely used radiation treatment – intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) – is better at controlling localized prostate cancer than the older conformal radiation therapy (CRT) and is just as effective as proton therapy, which is a newer technique. The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, compared outcomes and side effects of these 3 different types of radiation.
American Cancer Society - Lun, 7 Maggio 2012
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An American Cancer Society report urges government agencies, private companies, nonprofit organizations, health care providers, policy makers, and the American public to work together to increase the number of people who adopt behaviors that lower cancer risk. The 2012 report, Cancer Prevention & Early Detection Facts & Figures (CPED), says individual health behaviors are strongly influenced by social, economic, and legislative factors.
American Cancer Society - Mar, 24 Aprile 2012
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Three studies published conclude that taking acetylsalicylic acid every day may reduce the risk of cancer and prevent cancer from spreading. However, long-term acetylsalicylic acid use can have serious side effects and should not be taken regularly without talking to a doctor first.
American Cancer Society - Mar, 27 Marzo 2012
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The American Cancer Society today released new screening recommendations for the prevention and early detection of cervical cancer. Screenings are tests for women who have no symptoms of cervical cancer. Among the changes: the American Cancer Society no longer recommends that women get a Pap test every year.
American Cancer Society - Mar, 20 Marzo 2012
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Combining hormone therapy with radiation can help some men with early-stage prostate cancer live longer, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
American Cancer Society - Mar, 26 Luglio 2011
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On the first year anniversary of the signing of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, new restrictions on the marketing and sale of tobacco will go into effect.
American Cancer Society - Mar, 22 Giugno 2010
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People who use tanning beds are more likely to develop melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, than never users, according to a new study from the University of Minnesota
American Cancer Society - Mar, 8 Giugno 2010
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Results from a major international study do not establish a definitive link between cell phone use and cancer, but they don't rule one out, either.
American Cancer Society - Mar, 18 Maggio 2010
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is holding a public meeting to discuss strategies manufacturers can take to help reduce unnecessary radiation exposure from medical imaging devices.
American Cancer Society - Mer, 7 Aprile 2010
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