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Hot Flashes Reduced by Neck Injection
Treatment could help breast cancer patients and menopausal women, study finds

Genes Play Part in Prostate Cancer Among Races
Whites at higher risk than Hispanics, but genetics determines who gets it

Embryonic Pathways Induce Stem Cell Traits
Regenerative ability holds promise for development of target-specific cancer drugs

Chemo for Mesothelioma Offers Limited Survival Benefits
Therapy does not appear to help quality of life for lung cancer linked to asbestos

Lowering Dietary Fat May Help Prevent Prostate Cancer
Findings in mouse model hint of new treatment strategies for the disease

HPV Tied to Better Tongue, Tonsil Cancer Outcomes
Patients more likely to survive using chemoradiation, and new treatments may follow

Waterpipe Smoking in Colleges Could Become Public Health Problem
They contain same toxins as cigarettes, but users think they're safer, study finds

Black Rectal Cancer Patients Less Likely to Get Chemo, Radiation
See oncologists as often as whites, researchers not sure why different choices of treatment follow

High-Tech Imaging No Better for Diagnosing Head/Neck Cancers
New type of PET scan same as MRI, CT for false positives, study found

Familial Breast Cancer Risk Lasts a Lifetime for Sisters
But, exercise helps prevent the disease, two additional studies report