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Earpieces, texting can quash disease fears

by Woody Weingarten | Mar 8, 2018 | 'Rollercoaster…' posts

Anxieties about cellphones causing brain cancer are still unfounded, new studies showWorried about getting cancer from cellphones?New studies indicate there’s no need to hang up — still.According to a recent Associated Press story by Seth Borenstein and Lauren...

Rare, aggressive, often-fatal cancers cured

by Woody Weingarten | Mar 1, 2018 | 'Rollercoaster…' posts

Immunotherapy puts ovarian cancers in 4 countries into remission despite docs’ qualmsAlthough physicians declared that immunotherapy couldn’t cure their ovarian cancer, the docs were mistaken.According to a recent story by Gina Kolata in The New York...

Carcinogenic chemical in java? Lawsuit may tell

by Woody Weingarten | Feb 20, 2018 | 'Rollercoaster…' posts

Longstanding suit against possible cancer perils in coffee may be resolved by year’s endWill coffee labels in California soon warn about cancer risks?Perhaps — at least if Long Beach attorney Raphael Metzger has his way.Raphael MetzgerMetzger, according to a...

Half of cancer deaths may be preventable

by Woody Weingarten | Feb 8, 2018 | 'Rollercoaster…' posts

Even small lifestyle changes can sharply cut your cancer risk, NY Times columnist claimsDr. Aaron E. CarrollEvidence, writes a medical columnist in The New York Times, “has increasingly accumulated that cancer may be preventable.”Especially if potential...

Experiment could lead to blocking metastasis

by Woody Weingarten | Feb 1, 2018 | 'Rollercoaster…' posts

Blood test that finds 8 cancers before they spread is showing progress, scientists ascertainA new study shows an experimental test may provide information that might stop eight cancers from metastasizing.In an attempt “to try to find cancer before it...
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