by Woody Weingarten | Jul 20, 2016 | 'Rollercoaster…' posts
Genes linked to red hair and pale skin increase your risk of melanoma, a new study saysNews reports, I’ve found, sometimes merely confirm what conventional and folk wisdom have known forever.Case in point — the recent UPI story (based on one in HealthDay News)...
by Woody Weingarten | Jul 13, 2016 | 'Rollercoaster…' posts
Estrogen-suppressing drug may lower cancer patients’ odds of recurrence, new study revealsA new study says letrozole, an estrogen-suppressing drug, can benefit breast cancer patients.If post-menopausal women with early-stage breast cancer take the aromatase...
by Woody Weingarten | Jul 2, 2016 | 'Rollercoaster…' posts
Will new liquid biopsies replace painful, risky, invasive tumor tests? Perhaps, research saysAre painful, risky biopsies on the way out?Maybe.According to a recent story by Andrew Pollack in The New York Times, a new test known as a liquid biopsy can detect cancer...
by Woody Weingarten | Jun 23, 2016 | 'Rollercoaster…' posts
Super-hot drinks can trigger disease, says a 10-country arm of World Health Organization Damn, that coffee’s hot!Well, that very pick-me-up — or similarly super-hot drinks — are not only likely to burn your tongue, they might well be cancer...
by Woody Weingarten | Jun 14, 2016 | 'Rollercoaster…' posts
Cross-country biker looking for volunteers to help cancer patients cope with hair lossNina Huston on cross-country trip.Nina Husen’s on a two-month cross-country bicycle trip filled with heart.She’s almost midway through a two-month adventure to the East...
