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Breast Cancer Man Denied Coverage Because He's Not Female

2,140 men get breast cancer each year, Medicaid program for women only

(Newser) - Raymond Johnson discovered last month that he was one of the 2,140 men who get breast cancer each year. But when he tried to use the Medicaid-funded Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Act of 2000 to cover his cancer costs, he found out that he didn't...

Screening Has Little Impact on Breast Cancer Deaths

Death rate down because of better treatment, researchers say

(Newser) - The drop in breast cancer deaths over the last few decades is thanks to better treatment, not widespread screening, according to a new study. European countries that introduced routine screening early saw breast cancer deaths decline at roughly the same rate as countries that introduced screening 10 to 15 years...

FDA Panel: Don't Use Avastin for Breast Cancer

It recommends that agency revoke approval of popular drug

(Newser) - A special committee of the FDA voted unanimously to recommend revoking approval of the best-selling cancer drug in the world as a treatment for breast cancer. The panel says Avastin is ineffective in treating breast cancer and unsafe, paving the way for the government to remove its endorsement, reports the...

Spider-Man Producer Laura Ziskin Dead at 61

Zisken's 35-year career included Pretty Woman, As Good As It Gets

(Newser) - Laura Ziskin, a veteran producer whose films include the Spider-Man movies and Pretty Woman, has died at age 61. Ziskin, who had breast cancer, died yesterday at her home in Santa Monica, reports the Entertainment Industry Foundation. Over her 35-year career, Ziskin was producer or executive producer of films such...

Breast Cancer: Study Finds Drug Exemestane Cuts Risk of Getting Disease Among High-Risk Women
 Drug Cuts Risk 
 of Breast Cancer 
study says
Jun 4, 2011 4:34 PM CDT

Drug Cuts Risk of Breast Cancer

Finding may offer better alternative for at-risk women

(Newser) - Some potentially great news for women at high risk for breast cancer: The drug exemestane cut the risk of getting the disease by 65% in a three-year study, reports the Washington Post . The drug, also known by the brand name Aromasin, is currently used to help prevent recurrences of breast...

Breast Cancer Costs Mom Custody

Kids should be with 'non-ill parent': psychologist

(Newser) - A judge says a North Carolina mom must send her kids to live with their dad in Chicago—in part because she’s battling cancer, Jezebel reports. Alaina Giordano’s children have been living with her since their father moved for a job. Her stage-4 breast cancer isn’t progressing,...

Boobies Bracelets Are No Way to Beat Cancer

Time, effort, money could be used more wisely

(Newser) - When a federal judge sided with the Pennsylvania students who wore "I ♥ Boobies!" bracelets to school , that was "score one for free speech," writes Peggy Orenstein in the Los Angeles Times . But the score for breast cancer? Zero. These "sexy" breast cancer awareness campaigns...

Judge Backs 'Boobies' Bracelets

School can't ban breast cancer bracelets, judge decides

(Newser) - It's OK for middle school students to wear bracelets proclaiming "I (heart) boobies!"—at least in the context of breast cancer awareness, a federal judge has decided. The popular fundraising bracelets "can reasonably be viewed as speech designed to raise awareness of breast cancer and to...

A Day After Cancer Kills Wife, Man Dies in Crash

Steven and Lana Tice had been married for 39 years

(Newser) - Less than a day after his wife of 39 years lost her long battle with cancer, a Michigan man died in a car crash. “I definitely think there was some divine plan that made my dad die 24 hours later," said daughter Kellie Ittner. Ittner and her two...

To Lower Cancer Risk, Stop Drinking So Much
 To Cut Cancer Risk, 
 Stop Drinking So Much 
study says
Apr 8, 2011 10:43 AM CDT

To Cut Cancer Risk, Stop Drinking So Much

Sticking to advised limits would prevent thousands of cases

(Newser) - Drinking leads to at least 13,000 cases of cancer in Britain each year, a study finds—and thousands could be avoided if people would stick to alcohol guidelines. That UK-centric finding comes from a study that examined the tie between diet and cancer in eight European countries. Researchers discovered...

Women Having Unnecessary Surgical Biopsies

Needle is usually safer, cheaper way to look for breast cancer

(Newser) - About 300,000 women each year undergo unecessary surgical biopsies to look for breast cancer when a much easier—and safer—needle biopsy would be better, a new study suggests. Surgical biopsies are the better option in certain cases, but doctors use it way too often, reports the New York ...

Study May Change Breast Cancer Treatment

Common removal of lymph nodes isn't necessary for many

(Newser) - A new study has the potential to make breast cancer treatment easier for a sizable number of women, the New York Times reports. The study says the removal of lymph nodes from the armpit—a common, painful procedure that carries side effects of its own—isn't necessary for about 20%...

New Breast Cancer Drug Hails From Briny Deep

Natural drug discovery on the decline

(Newser) - Halaven, the new breast cancer drug the FDA approved in November, has an origin that’s rare in today’s pharmaceutical industry: It’s natural. Halaven is derived from halichondrin B, a chemical found in a species of black sponge that lives off the coast of Japan, the Wall Street ...

FDA Set to Drop Approval of Avastin for Breast Cancer

Says drug does not help patients live longer

(Newser) - The FDA is moving to revoke its approval of Avastin for the treatment of advanced-stage breast cancer, concluding that the drug doesn't help patients live longer, reports the Washington Post . Regulators took their initial steps yesterday against Avastin, which is the best-selling cancer drug in the world but also one...

Cancer Survivor Forced to Remove Breast in Pat-Down

'You'll need to show me that,' says TSA agent

(Newser) - A cancer surviving flight attendant was recently forced to remove her prosthetic breast during an airport pat-down, the veteran flier has revealed. Cathy Bossi, who worries about the cancer risks of excess radiation, reluctantly went through a body scanner before boarding a flight at the Charlotte Douglas International airport for...

Middle-Schoolers Sue Over 'Boobies' Bracelet Ban

Girls were suspended; ACLU joins the fight

(Newser) - The popular "I (heart) boobies!" bracelets may be silly—but that doesn't mean students should be suspended for wearing them, the ACLU asserts. The organization helped two middle-schoolers file a lawsuit against their district yesterday after the $4 bracelets, meant to promote breast cancer awareness, got them suspended,...

Portable Breast Scanner May Ease Cancer Tests

New device doesn't use X-rays

(Newser) - A new portable medical scanner, attached to a laptop, can instantly and painlessly capture images to help clinicians diagnose breast cancer in patients. The new system, developed by a University of Manchester professor, uses radio waves instead of X-rays, eliminating the danger of exposure to radiation and making it safer...

Carly Fiorina Hospitalized
 Carly Fiorina Hospitalized 
Oct 26, 2010 12:55 PM CDT

Carly Fiorina Hospitalized

Suffers infection related to reconstructive surgery

(Newser) - Republican Senate candidate Carly Fiorina was taken to the hospital today after developing an infection related to the reconstructive surgery she had following her battle with breast cancer, CNN reports. “Carly is upbeat and her doctors expect her to make a quick and full recovery and be back out...

Breast Cancer Month Does More Harm Than Good

Yes, breast cancer is important—but this campaign is too much

(Newser) - National Breast Cancer Awareness Month has gone too far, argues H. Gilbert Welch. Even though he's a physician, and even though his own wife survived a breast cancer diagnosis a decade ago, he has serious concerns about the campaign, which “has led women to be more fearful of breast...

Hormone Pills Boost Breast Cancer Risks

Post-menopausal treatments make cancer more deadly

(Newser) - Women who take hormone treatments after menopause are not only more likely to get cancer, but more likely to die from it, according to a new study. Doctors already knew that certain hormone pills increased the risk of cancer, but the study, which followed 12,788 women, found that the...

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