News tagged with 'National Cancer Institute'

Talc contains tiny fibers similar to those found in asbestos that can travel from the genital area to the ovaries causing cancer. This federal lawsuit filed by a woman diagnosed with ovarian cancer, blames talc maker, Johnson & Johnson, as well as two mining companies for failing to warn the consumer.

The Cancer Project, a nonprofit, would like processed meats such as hot dogs, to be labeled with a warning of a link to colorectal and other cancers. Regular consumption of hot dogs preserved with nitrosamines have been cited by numerous cancer researchers. The food manufacturers deny any link. 

Daniel Hauser and his mother who spent a week on the run to avoid forced chemotherapy to treat his cancer, have returned home to Minnesota. They are required to appear in Brown County court today for a custody hearing.

A Minnesota judge gave the parents of 13-year-old Daniel Hauser until May 19 to select an oncologist to treat his Hodgkin's lymphoma. But mom and son did not appear in court yesterday and the judge has issued an arrest warrant.

The parents of 13-year-old Daniel Hauser cannot choose an alternative treatment for his cancer.  Instead the judge says they have until May 19 to select an oncologist and treat his Hodgkin's lymphoma with chemotherapy and radiation. 

The jury remains out on whether vitamin E and selenium help reduce the risk of prostate cancer. But with a little evidence that they may increase the risk, researchers have told 35,000 participants to stop taking their supplements.