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SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - New Study Suggests that Aspirin Sharply Reduces Bowel Cancer Risk MARIO RITTER: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. I'm Mario Ritter. BARBARA KLEIN: And Im Barbara Klein. Today, we will tell the story of aspirin
AS IT IS 2014-01-25 Zambia Working to Prevent Cervical Cancer 赞比亚致力于预防子宫癌 Hello again, and welcome to As It Is from VOA Learning English! Im George Grow. The World Health Organization says vaccinations have been shown to be more
Health Report - Gene Mapping Identifies Four Different Types of Breast Cancer 健康报道 - 基因定位识别出四种不同类型的乳腺癌 This is the VOA Special English Health Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语健康报道。 A new gen
In Zambia, Bush Joins Fight Against Cervical Cancer In Kabwe, Zambia's second largest city, former President George W. Bush and his wife Laura opened of a new health clinic that specializes in the early detection and treatment of cervical cancer in w
Scientists are putting a modern spin on a cancer treatment that goes back to antiquity. It's heat therapy, which is getting a new look with the help of microscopic particles of gold. Cancer treatments usually involve powerful drugs or radiation. But
Norm woke up to go to the bathroom. He looked in the bathroom mirror. That bump used to be smaller. It was on the side of his nose. The bump looked puffy. He touched it. It wasn't hard. It didn't hurt. It wasn't a different color. Maybe it was just s
By Leta Hong Fincher Washington 13 August 2007 A study has found that women with breast cancer who take part in group psychotherapy do not live longer than those who do not -- contrary to a much-publicized study from 18 years ago. But the author of t
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 21 May 2007 The World Health Assembly is considering a Global Action Plan Against Cancer that emphasizes prevention as the best cure. The World Health Organization reports cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide, with more
By Zulima Palacio Washington, DC 21 September 2006 Watch Cancer Rally report Cancer survivors, researchers and advocates say more money is needed for cancer research. Their goal: to get the U.S. government to make cancer a national priority. VOA's C
By Stephanie Ho Washington 24 August 2006 The MacArthur Foundation, better known for offering so-called genius grants each year to individuals, will now recognize small non-profit organizations. The groups are diverse and are in different countries,
By David McAlary Washington 20 June 2006 Older women at high risk for breast cancer may soon have a new treatment option. Researchers have discovered that an osteoporosis drug is effective against the disease. In fact, it is as good as the establish
U.S. and European researchers say the leading test used to screen for prostate cancer may do more harm than good. The new studies are re-igniting debate over the aggressive treatments associated with prostate cancer. For 20 years doctors have used t
Study: Eradicating Cancer-Causing Infection Feasible A new study finds it may be possible to eradicate an infection responsible for an often-fatal cancer. The research also illustrates the complexities of that approach, especially when different trea
KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Cancer patients are a step closer to an entirely new way to fight their disease. It's something scientists call a living drug. Today a pharmaceutical company cleared a crucial hurdle toward offering the treatment widely to patien
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: There's big news today about one of the most common forms of cancer. An influential federal task force now says patients and doctors should discuss screenings for prostate cancer. NPR health correspondent Rob Stein has more. ROB
NOEL KING, HOST: There's been a really exciting advance in the war on cancer with the help of what scientists are calling living drugs. They're made by genetically modifying patients' own immune system cells. And today NPR's health correspondent Rob
By Melinda Smith Washington, D.C. 03 April 2007 Watch Cancer report The World Health Organization projects that cancer mortality rates are on the rise. More than 70 percent of the seven and a half million deaths from cancer in 2005 occurred in low a
By Barry Unger Washington, DC 09 June 2006 watch Cancer report A pair of studies has discovered a connection between younger black women and a more aggressive form of breast cancer. The disease is affecting black women in both Africa and the United
Rare Pancreatic Cancer Caused Steve Jobs' Death Apple co-founder Steve Jobs' death at the age of 56 followed a seven-year battle with a rare form of pancreatic cancer - the fourth leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. The disea
AILSA CHANG, HOST: Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had surgery today for early stage lung cancer. The odds for a full recovery from the disease at that stage have dramatically improved in recent years. That said, this is the 85-year-old lib