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131. Beastie Boy Adam Yauch Dies, Had Salivary Cancer
     

     May 4, 2012 -- Adam Yauch, 47, best known as MCA and a founding member of the Beastie Boys rap group, died today after a three-year battle with salivary cancer, Rolling Stone magazine reports. In 2009, Yauch received surgery and radiation therapy for what was then believed to be an early-stage cance

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132. Losing Weight May Help Lower Cancer Risk
     

     May 1, 2012 -- For postmenopausal women who are overweight or obese, new research offers more incentive to start shedding pounds. According to a study published in the journal Cancer Research, losing even a small proportion of your overall body weight significantly reduces inflammation in your body

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133. New Guidelines Link Lifestyle to Cancer Survival
     

     April 26, 2012 -- Cancer survivors who eat right, exercise regularly, and maintain a healthy weight improve their chances of survival, the American Cancer Society says. In guidelines released today, the group affirmed the importance of following a healthy lifestyle following a cancer diagnosis. The

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134. Studies Point to Reasons for Mammograms in 40s
     

     April 30, 2012 -- A pair of new studies aims to clear up some of the confusion over what age women should start getting routine mammograms to screen for breast cancer. The studies, which are published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, show that a woman in her 40s who has extremely dense breasts, o

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135. HPV Cancer Hits 8,000 Men, 18,000 Women a Year
     

     April 19, 2012 -- HPV cancer isn't just a female problem, new CDC figures show. Although HPV causes 18,000 cancers in women each year, it also causes 8,000 cancers in men, the CDC calculates. To get the figures, CDC researchers analyzed data collected from 2004 to 2008 in two large cancer registries

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136. Breast Cancer Study Could Change Treatment
     

     April 18, 2012 -- Doctors might one day be able to predict survival more accurately in women with breast cancer after reclassifying the disease into 10 new categories based on the genetic fingerprint of a tumor. Scientists behind the latest research say the discovery amounts to a rewriting of the ru

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137. Ultrasound 'Male Lumpectomy' for Prostate Cancer
     

     April 17, 2012 -- An experimental treatment zaps prostate tumors while leaving healthy prostate tissue intact. It's been called "male lumpectomy," because like less-invasive forms of breast cancer surgery, it removes tumors without removing the entire organ affected by cancer. The treatment, under d

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138. Best Prostate Cancer Radiation?
     

     April 16, 2012 -- The most popular form of radiation therapy for prostate cancer may also be the best, a new comparison study finds. Nearly all men with prostate cancer who opt for external beam radiation get a treatment called intensity-modulated radiation therapy or IMRT. IMRT has almost entirely

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139. Exercise Benefits Breast Cancer Patients
     

     April 15, 2012 -- Exercising may not be at the top of the "to do" list for most women undergoing treatment for breast cancer, but it probably should be, according to a new study. The new research from the University of Miami finds that regular exercise can reduce depression, lessen fatigue, and impr

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140. Cancer Diagnosis Linked to Suicide, Heart Attack
     

     April 5, 2012 -- Newly diagnosed cancer patients have an increased risk of suicide and death from heart attack and stroke, according to a new study. Research published this week in The New England Journal of Medicine finds that the risk is present even before treatment begins, and the risk was great

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