The Checkup Archive: Cancer
More fodder for the fat-but-healthy debate
One of the most divisive and emotional debates regarding obesity is whether being fat automatically equals being unhealthy. While many experts point to mounds of evidence linking excess weight to such life-shortening conditions as cancer, Type 2 diabetes and heart disease, others argue that those conditions aren't necessarily caused by...
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Jennifer LaRue Huget
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November 5, 2009; 7:00 AM ET |
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Cancer
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Nutrition and Fitness
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Obesity
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Prevention
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Patrick Swayze and Pancreatic Cancer
I join just about everyone everywhere in feeling sad about the death yesterday of actor Patrick Swayze, whose brave and public fight with pancreatic cancer helped raise awareness of this most deadly disease. But feeling sad's not enough. Want to support those who are seeking a cure -- or even...
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Jennifer LaRue Huget
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September 15, 2009; 7:35 AM ET |
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Cancer
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Does Infection Boost Prostate Cancer Risk?
Scientists have more evidence that a common sexually transmitted infection may increase the risk of advanced prostate cancer. Previous research has suggested that an infection known as trichomoniasis might increase the risk for prostate cancer, which is the second most common cancer and cause of cancer death among men. In...
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Rob Stein
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September 10, 2009; 7:00 AM ET |
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Cancer
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Prostate Cancer Caused By a Virus?
Researchers reporting online in yesterday's Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences think prostate cancer may be related to a virus. Scientists at Columbia University and the University of Utah have determined that a virus that's already known to cause certain other cancers in animals is present in human prostate...
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Jennifer LaRue Huget
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September 8, 2009; 7:00 AM ET |
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Cancer
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Prostate Cancer Screening's Toll
One of the most controversial issues in men's health is whether a blood test commonly used to screen for prostate cancer is being overused. Well, there's new evidence out this week that the test has led to a lot of men getting unnecessary treatment. The test, known as the prostate-specific...
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Rob Stein
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September 3, 2009; 8:00 AM ET |
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Cancer
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Medical Technology
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Beware the CT Scan?
There's more evidence out today that CT scans and other medical procedures that expose patients to radiation may be putting many Americans at risk. While CT scans and other procedures are very useful for accurately diagnosing a variety of medical conditions, a growing body of evidence has been raising concerns...
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Rob Stein
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August 27, 2009; 7:00 AM ET |
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Cancer
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Cardiovascular Health
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General Health
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Health Policy
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Medical Technology
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