Pacific Cancer Foundation http://www.pacificcancerfoundation.org Thu, 10 May 2012 21:23:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Are you 50? Get a lifesaving colonoscopy exam now http://www.pacificcancerfoundation.org/2012/03/16/are-you-50-get-a-lifesaving-colonoscopy-exam-now/ http://www.pacificcancerfoundation.org/2012/03/16/are-you-50-get-a-lifesaving-colonoscopy-exam-now/#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:42:10 +0000 Jeff http://www.pacificcancerfoundation.org/?p=392 A new study provides what independent researchers call the best evidence yet that colonoscopy — perhaps the most unloved cancer screening test — prevents deaths. Although many people have assumed that colonoscopy must save lives because it is so often recommended, strong evidence has been lacking until now.

In patients tracked for as long as 20 years, the death rate from colorectal cancer was cut by 53 percent in those who had the test and whose doctors removed precancerous growths, known as adenomatous polyps, researchers reported on Wednesday in The New England Journal of Medicine. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING AT NEW YORK TIMES

]]> http://www.pacificcancerfoundation.org/2012/03/16/are-you-50-get-a-lifesaving-colonoscopy-exam-now/feed/ 0 What is a Breast Self Exam? Are Breast Self Exams Useful? http://www.pacificcancerfoundation.org/2011/09/30/what-is-a-breast-self-exam-are-breast-self-exams-useful/ http://www.pacificcancerfoundation.org/2011/09/30/what-is-a-breast-self-exam-are-breast-self-exams-useful/#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2011 21:53:48 +0000 Jeff http://www.pacificcancerfoundation.org/?p=315 While breast self-exams are not recommended as a substitute for breast screening, most experts encourage women to become familiar with the way their breasts look and feel. This familiarity makes it much more likely that any changes might be detected early on. The American Cancer Society says that BSE (breast self-exams) play a small role in detecting breast cancer, when compared to finding a lump by chance or simply being aware of what is normal. Click here to continue reading…

 

]]> http://www.pacificcancerfoundation.org/2011/09/30/what-is-a-breast-self-exam-are-breast-self-exams-useful/feed/ 0 Cancer’s Secrets Come Into Sharper Focus http://www.pacificcancerfoundation.org/2011/08/15/cancer%e2%80%99s-secrets-come-into-sharper-focus/ http://www.pacificcancerfoundation.org/2011/08/15/cancer%e2%80%99s-secrets-come-into-sharper-focus/#comments Mon, 15 Aug 2011 23:31:57 +0000 admin http://pcf.fusionwebdesigndevelopment.com/?p=153 For the last decade cancer research has been guided by a common vision of how a single cell, outcompeting its neighbors, evolves into a malignant tumor. (Click here to continue reading)

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