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Obesity may double risk of cervical adenocarcinoma

Obesity and aspects of body weight distribution appear to be associated with an increased risk of cervical adenocarcinomas, researchers report...

Gastric resection may predispose to laryngeal cancer

By promoting duodenogastroesophageal reflux, gastric resection appears to increase the risk of laryngeal cancer, according to study findings...

Physicians often overestimate survival of terminally ill patients

In up to 27% of terminal cancer cases, clinicians overestimate patient survival by at least 4 weeks, according to a […]

SARS: breaking the chains of transmission

With Taiwan, China now off the list of areas with recent local transmission of SARS, the human-to-human chain of transmission […]

Cancer re-arranges key gene

The discovery could lead to new drugs to fight breast cancer Breast cancer may use similar tools to a word […]

Hodgkin’s patients ‘risk breast cancer’

Younger women treated for Hodgkin’s disease with chest radiation face a higher risk of developing breast cancer, though a type […]

Sars checks centre closes, controls lifted

Medics still watch for cold-like symptoms The Public Health Ministry yesterday closed the Sars monitoring centre and ended control measures […]

Aids ‘threatens economic catastrophe’

Aids mainly affects the most productive members of society Aids mainly affects the most productive members of society The economic […]

Aids ‘threatens economic catastrophe’

Aids mainly affects the most productive members of society Aids mainly affects the most productive members of society The economic […]

Alcohol Ups Hepatitis C Virus Replication

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Alcohol increases the replication of hepatitis C virus (HCV), and it interferes with the effectiveness […]

Students to get meningococcal ‘c’ vaccine access

The meningococcal ‘c’ vaccine will soon be available to teenagers in all south-east NSW secondary schools. The meningococcal...

Eating pizza could cut cancer risk: Italian scientists

Gorging pizza could help reduce the risk of certain forms of cancer, Italian scientists say. In a twist to the […]

Surgery alone may be best treatment for local-regional neuroblastoma

By sparing patients the side effects of chemotherapy without compromising survival, surgery alone may be preferable to surgery plus chemotherapy...

Italian pizza may reduce risk of digestive tract cancers

Regular consumption of Italian pizza appears to reduce the risk of digestive tract neoplasms, according to a report in the […]

‘One in six’ doctors quit

ONE in six doctors of working age no longer practise, the Australian Medical Association told a Senate inquiry yesterday. ONE […]