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161. Fewer U.S. Children Getting Melanoma: Study
     
     By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, April 9, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- The incidence of deadly melanoma skin cancer is falling among American children, a new study finds. Researchers led by Dr. Lisa Campbell, of Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Cent
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162. Does This Common Pesticide Cause Cancer?
     
     April 7, 2015 -- An international group of health experts is questioning the safety of a widely used pesticide that had long been considered not harmful by U.S. regulators. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a research arm of the World Health Organization, in March said that gly
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163. BRCA Gene Mutations Act Differently in Each Woman
     
     By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, April 7, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Women who carry mutations in certain genes face a much higher risk of breast and ovarian cancers, but the impact varies depending on the type and location of the mutation, new research finds. Film star Angelina Jolie, who ca
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164. Costlier Breast Cancer Treatments and Survival
     
     By Mary Elizabeth Dallas HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, April 6, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- More expensive breast cancer treatments are linked to a greater chance of survival, new research suggests. "Our findings indicate that in some instances, newer and costlier approaches may be leading to improved out
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165. Breast Cancer Surgery Now: Fewer Lymph Nodes?
     
     By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, April 3, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Compared with five years ago, women with breast cancer and just one cancerous lymph node are less likely to have most underarm lymph nodes removed, a new study reports. The results of the analysis of data from 2.7 million
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166. Could Fish Oil Interfere With Chemotherapy?
     
     By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, April 2, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Fish oil supplements, and even certain fish, may hinder the effectiveness of cancer-fighting chemotherapy, a new study suggests. Dutch researchers found herring, mackerel and three other fish oils increased blood level
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167. Study Supports Laparoscopy for Rectal Cancer
     
     By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, April 1, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with localized rectal cancer may achieve similar survival rates by having minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery, instead of more invasive open surgery, a European study finds. According to the American Canc
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168. More Survive Child Cancer; Health Problems Persist
     
     WEDNESDAY, April 1, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- More Americans are surviving childhood cancers than ever before, but many suffer lingering health problems as adults, a new study finds. About 70 percent of adults who survived cancer in childhood have a mild or moderate chronic condition. And nearly one-
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169. Robin Roberts: A Profile in Courage
     
     ''Aahh! ABBA!'' Robin Roberts exclaims. She takes a spin around the floor and waves her arms as the opening bars of ''Dancing Queen'' fill the air. What a difference 2 and a half years makes. That's when ABC's Good Morning America anchor was in isolation at New York City's Memorial Sloan Kettering C
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170. Report Shows Progress in America's War on Cancer
     
     By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, March 30, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- America is making slow but steady progress against cancer, with a continuing decline in cancer deaths, according to a new report. The overall cancer death rate fell an average 1.5 percent per year between 2002 and 2011,
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