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Finasteride May Help Prevent Development Of Prostate Cancer
A comprehensive re-evaluation of the largest prostate cancer prevention study ever completed produced new findings suggesting that men and their doctors should consider a more aggressive approach that includes finasteride to prevent the development of prostate cancer.A pathologic analysis of that same study sheds light on the significance of the cancers found in that study. […]
Local woman remembered
THE 10-year anniversary of the death of a local woman has been poignantly marked with the charity founded in her memory funding two treatment rooms at the Palliative Care East centre.
Since its launch in 2000 the Louise Hamilton Cancer Help Centre Trust has been working with the James Paget with the combined goal of improving […]
Scientology Cruise Ship Locked Down Due to Blue Asbestos Contamination
The Scientology cult’s 440-foot long luxury cruise ship, MV Freewinds, has been locked down by public health officials on the Caribbean island of Curaçao, after local contractors doing repair work noticed widespread blue asbestos contamination. One Curaçao paper pointed out that Scientology officials had known about the contamination since at least 2001, yet had done […]
Familial Breast Cancer Risk Continues Throughout a Woman’s Life
Women who have a sister diagnosed with breast cancer are at an increased risk of developing the disease throughout their lives. The increased risk is most pronounced in younger women, regardless of the age at which the first sister was diagnosed.Women who have a first degree relative affected by breast cancer are at increased risk […]
Tom Cruise Put on Cancer Alert !
Tom Cruise and other Hollywood stars have been asked to get urgent medical checks after an asbestos scare on board a Church of Scientology cruise ship.
Freewinds, the 2 million dollars ship, was said to be “under seal” on the Caribbean island of Curacao after cancer-causing particles were found on the 40-year-old vessel.
According to reports, deadly […]
Patrick Swayze transfers millions to wife
Dirty Dancing legend Patrick Swayze has reportedly readied his will, transferring his property worth millions to his wife of 32 years, Lisa Niemi.According to a friend, the move is a part of his final farewell to his wife as the end draws closer. “Patrick told Lisa, ‘I will always love you and can’t imagine how […]
Mammography is best breast cancer detector
A recent letter writer encouraged women of all ages to honor their mothers and themselves by practicing breast self- exams. I echo that life-saving message, and add that May is Mammography Month.
Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition encourages all women over the age of 40, and those who have been recommended by their health care providers, to […]
Electrician’s death due to lethal fibres
A FORMER electrician from York died after being exposed to lethal asbestos dust while working at the city’s carriageworks, an inquest heard.
On leaving school in the mid-1950s at the age of 15, Graham Sidebottom, 67, of Teddar Road, in Acomb, York, followed in the footsteps of his father and worked as an apprentice electrician at […]