NewsTalk 1290 News & Talk of Texoma » cancer http://newstalk1290.com Tue, 21 May 2013 10:00:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Dermatologists May Unknowingly be Misdiagnosing a Rare Form of Cancer http://newstalk1290.com/dermatologists-may-unknowingly-be-misdiagnosing-a-rare-form-of-cancer/ http://newstalk1290.com/dermatologists-may-unknowingly-be-misdiagnosing-a-rare-form-of-cancer/#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2012 18:59:48 +0000 NewsTalk 1290 http://newstalk1290.com/?p=89341 Medical misdiagnoses may be a lot more common than many patients realize. According to a household survey commissioned by the National Patient Safety Foundation, of people who reported experiencing a medical error, 40 percent said the error was a misdiagnosis

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/dermatologists-may-unknowingly-be-misdiagnosing-a-rare-form-of-cancer/feed/ 0 iStockphoto.com / Yuri Arcurs Wichita Falls Woman Supports Sister's Fight With Cancer, Gets First Tattoo During Live Talk Show [VIDEO] http://newstalk1290.com/wichita-falls-woman-supports-sisters-fight-with-cancer-by-getting-first-tattoo-during-live-talk-show/ http://newstalk1290.com/wichita-falls-woman-supports-sisters-fight-with-cancer-by-getting-first-tattoo-during-live-talk-show/#comments Mon, 15 Oct 2012 05:25:41 +0000 Aaron Galloway http://929nin.com/?p=132703 Kari Samus made the decision to get her first tattoo live during a local talk show in support of her sister's fight with cancer. Click through to watch the video.

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/wichita-falls-woman-supports-sisters-fight-with-cancer-by-getting-first-tattoo-during-live-talk-show/feed/ 0 YouTube/leeb831 Judy Blume Battling Breast Cancer http://newstalk1290.com/judy-blume-battling-breast-cancer/ http://newstalk1290.com/judy-blume-battling-breast-cancer/#comments Wed, 05 Sep 2012 17:05:04 +0000 Amy Sciarretto http://tsminteractive.com/?p=139827 Judy Blume, author of many popular children’s books from the 1970s, revealed that she has been privately battling breast cancer since June. She shared the news on her blog, via a humorously written post titled ‘!@#$% Happens.’

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/judy-blume-battling-breast-cancer/feed/ 0 Scott Gries, Getty Images Teen with Terminal Cancer Finishes Bucket List http://newstalk1290.com/cancer-teen-bucket-list/ http://newstalk1290.com/cancer-teen-bucket-list/#comments Tue, 04 Sep 2012 17:24:45 +0000 Cameron Simcik http://thefw.com/?p=148692 Alice Pyne isn’t your average teenager. The 16-year-old from Ulverston, England has been fighting cancer since she was12, and within the last year, her illness has been diagnosed as terminal. But that hasn’t stopped the spunky teen from making the most out of every moment.

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/cancer-teen-bucket-list/feed/ 0 YouTube Young People in Sweden Actually Believe Cancer is Contagious http://newstalk1290.com/sweden-cancer-contagious/ http://newstalk1290.com/sweden-cancer-contagious/#comments Fri, 24 Aug 2012 14:13:32 +0000 Mike Adams http://tsminteractive.com/?p=135450 Most young adults know that babies do not come from wild-eyed storks or highly potent drinking water, but a new study suggests they might be a little confused about a few other things.

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/sweden-cancer-contagious/feed/ 0 Justin Sullivan, Getty Images Study Reveals Drinking Coffee Can Lower Your Chances of Skin Cancer http://newstalk1290.com/study-reveals-drinking-coffee-can-lower-your-chances-of-skin-cancer/ http://newstalk1290.com/study-reveals-drinking-coffee-can-lower-your-chances-of-skin-cancer/#comments Mon, 02 Jul 2012 18:04:21 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=117131 Want to avoid skin cancer? Have another cup of joe. A new study finds coffee guzzlers are less likely to develop the most common type of the disease.

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/study-reveals-drinking-coffee-can-lower-your-chances-of-skin-cancer/feed/ 0 anthony_p_c, flickr Can Allergies Cause Cancer? http://newstalk1290.com/can-allergies-cause-cancer/ http://newstalk1290.com/can-allergies-cause-cancer/#comments Wed, 06 Jun 2012 19:19:56 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=108596 If you have allergies, you may need to worry about more than just sniffles and sneezes. A new study indicates allergy sufferers may have a higher risk of developing cancer.

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/can-allergies-cause-cancer/feed/ 0 mcfarlandmo, Flickr New Study Suggests Aspirin May Reduce Risk of Skin Cancer [VIDEO] http://newstalk1290.com/aspirin-skin-cancer-video/ http://newstalk1290.com/aspirin-skin-cancer-video/#comments Tue, 29 May 2012 13:57:49 +0000 Don Deane http://tsminteractive.com/?p=105415 Those obsessed with tanning, like Patricia Krentcil and the cast of ‘Jersey Shore,’ may have little to fear in terms of skin cancer provided they take an aspirin a day, says a new report published in the health journal Cancer.

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/aspirin-skin-cancer-video/feed/ 0 Stephen Chernin/Getty Mom Suffering From Breast Cancer Pleads For One More Mother's Day http://newstalk1290.com/mom-suffering-from-breast-cancer-pleads-for-one-more-mothers-day/ http://newstalk1290.com/mom-suffering-from-breast-cancer-pleads-for-one-more-mothers-day/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 17:18:47 +0000 Mike Adams http://thefw.com/?p=119932 This is a heartbreaking story about one women’s last chance attempt for compassion. Darlene Gant is a 46-year-old women suffering from stage-four breast cancer, and she doesn’t have long to live. Now her biggest concern is that she will not be alive to spend another Mother’s Day with her 11-year-old son, even though there is a trial drug in the works that could help prolong her life.

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/mom-suffering-from-breast-cancer-pleads-for-one-more-mothers-day/feed/ 0 YouTube Six-Year-Old's Lemonade Stand Raises $10,000 For Dad's Cancer Treatment http://newstalk1290.com/six-year-old-uses-lemonade-stand-for-dad/ http://newstalk1290.com/six-year-old-uses-lemonade-stand-for-dad/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 18:33:25 +0000 Jeremy Taylor http://thefw.com/?p=117170 Lemonade stands are usually symbolic of the carefree nature of youth. Six-year old Drew Cox, however, has had to grow up fast. That’s because his dad, Randy, was recently diagnosed with seminoma, a rare form of cancer.

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/six-year-old-uses-lemonade-stand-for-dad/feed/ 0 KLTV Can Drinking Raise the Risk of Breast Cancer? http://newstalk1290.com/drinking-breast-cancer/ http://newstalk1290.com/drinking-breast-cancer/#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:38:09 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=84466 Want to lower your risk of breast cancer? Go easy on the cocktails. New data indicates that having even one alcoholic drink a day could raise your chances of getting the disease.

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/drinking-breast-cancer/feed/ 0 ambernambrose, Flickr Obesity-Related Cancers Increase While Others Fall http://newstalk1290.com/obesity-related-cancers-increase-while-others-fall/ http://newstalk1290.com/obesity-related-cancers-increase-while-others-fall/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 16:45:53 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=84211 New report findings from the CDC had both good news and bad. The good news? Cancer deaths are falling. The bad news? Cancers associated with obesity are on the rise.

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/obesity-related-cancers-increase-while-others-fall/feed/ 0 Tobyotter, Flickr Can Aspirin Prevent Cancer? http://newstalk1290.com/can-aspirin-prevent-cancer/ http://newstalk1290.com/can-aspirin-prevent-cancer/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 19:31:26 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=82150 An apple a day may keep the doctor away, but new research indicates that while it doesn’t rhyme quite as well, an aspirin a day may ward off cancer.

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/can-aspirin-prevent-cancer/feed/ 0 Scott Olson, Getty Images High-Grade Prostate Cancer Linked to Metabolic Syndrome http://newstalk1290.com/high-grade-prostate-cancer-linked-to-metabolic-syndrome/ http://newstalk1290.com/high-grade-prostate-cancer-linked-to-metabolic-syndrome/#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:19:23 +0000 Daryl Nelson http://thecheckup.com/?p=12741 Metabolic syndrome does not raise a mans risk of developing prostate cancer overall, but does raise their risk of aggressive prostate cancer, according to a report presented at the 27th Annual Congress of the European Association of Urology.

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/high-grade-prostate-cancer-linked-to-metabolic-syndrome/feed/ 0 Thinkstock Scientists Develop New Way To Treat Prostate, Pancreatic Cancer http://newstalk1290.com/scientists-develop-new-way-to-treat-prostate-pancreatic-cancer/ http://newstalk1290.com/scientists-develop-new-way-to-treat-prostate-pancreatic-cancer/#comments Sun, 19 Feb 2012 19:00:43 +0000 Daryl Nelson http://thecheckup.com/?p=12243 Researchers in Sweden may have developed new technology to properly monitor laser light therapy to treat prostate and pancreatic cancer.

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/scientists-develop-new-way-to-treat-prostate-pancreatic-cancer/feed/ 0 Thinkstock Cancer Drug May Be Able to Reverse Alzheimer's http://newstalk1290.com/cancer-drug-may-be-able-to-reverse-alzheimers/ http://newstalk1290.com/cancer-drug-may-be-able-to-reverse-alzheimers/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:05:15 +0000 Shauna Wright http://thecheckup.com/?p=11905 A new study with mice indicates the cancer drug bexarotene could have another important use: reversing Alzheimer’s disease in its early stages.

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/cancer-drug-may-be-able-to-reverse-alzheimers/feed/ 0 Thinkstock Young Cancer Victim Honored With His Own Burger Recipe [PHOTOS] http://newstalk1290.com/cancer-victim-honored-with-own-burger/ http://newstalk1290.com/cancer-victim-honored-with-own-burger/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 02:47:16 +0000 Shauna Wright http://thefw.com/?p=81685 In honor of a young boy who died of cancer last year, New Jersey DJ Matt Ryan from radio station 94.3 The Point is helping to make one of the child’s dreams a reality.

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/cancer-victim-honored-with-own-burger/feed/ 0 94.3 The Point Hey Ladies, Fight Cancer by Drinking Coffee — Health Check http://newstalk1290.com/women-cancer-coffee-health-check/ http://newstalk1290.com/women-cancer-coffee-health-check/#comments Thu, 24 Nov 2011 16:32:42 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=62170 If you’re one of those women people tease because you’re never seen without a Starbucks cup in your hand, you may actually be bettering your health. All that coffee might be warding off cancer.

Researchers at Harvard University who followed the medical records of more than 67,000 women over a 26-year period found that those who drank at least four cups of java per day had a 25 percent lower risk of developing endometrial cancer (cancer of the uterus lining), with a seven percent decrease seen in those who drank two cups daily.

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/women-cancer-coffee-health-check/feed/ 0 dyobmit, Flickr Can Sitting Too Long Increase the Odds of Getting Cancer? http://newstalk1290.com/sitting-increase-odds-cancer/ http://newstalk1290.com/sitting-increase-odds-cancer/#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2011 15:30:19 +0000 Kathy Landin http://tsminteractive.com/?p=58595 A new analysis found that prolonged sitting and a lack of physical activity could be the cause of more than 90,000 new cases of breast cancer and colon cancer reported each year.

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/sitting-increase-odds-cancer/feed/ 0 Ian Gavan, Getty Images Study Finds Alcohol Consumption Can Increase Risk of Breast Cancer http://newstalk1290.com/alcohol-increase-risk-breast-cancer/ http://newstalk1290.com/alcohol-increase-risk-breast-cancer/#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:31:26 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=58134 While it’s been reported in recent years that drinking red wine in moderation can have some health benefits, a new report claims just two glasses of alcoholic beverages a day could substantially boost a woman’s chances of getting breast cancer.

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