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 North America Information - December 1, 2008
| A US study reveals that if you eat large portions of food throughout one day, don't count on eating any less the next day. People that are offered large meals will eat them over and over again, day after day, according to a new study released on Wednesday at a conference of North American obesity researchers in Vancouver | | Male Breast cancer is on the rise, and awareness about the disease needs to occur. Astounded and shocked is how men described feeling when learning they had breast cancer, a disease they didn't even know men could suffer from. How men cope with the disease is still a mystery. The first North American study looking at what men experience after a breast cancer diagnosis is considering many the different ways men and women deal with the diagnosis | | New analysis shows men who survive testicular cancer are at increased risk of developing other types of cancer for at least 35 years after being diagnosed with the original disease. The study also shows a greater risk of malignant mesotheliom, a cancer that affects the lining of the lungs, and esophagus cancer among testicular cancer survivors. Patients likely developed the disease from the outdated practice of treating these patients with chest radiation, says Dr. Lois B. Travis of the National Cancer Institute | | New analysis shows men who survive testicular cancer are at increased risk of developing other types of cancer for at least 35 years after being diagnosed with the original disease. The study also shows a greater risk of malignant mesotheliom, a cancer that affects the lining of the lungs, and esophagus cancer among testicular cancer survivors. Patients likely developed the disease from the outdated practice of treating these patients with chest radiation, says Dr. Lois B. Travis of the National Cancer Institute | | A trial published in this week's issue of the Lancet The study, called the International Subarachnoid Aneurysm Trial, shows the technique, known as coiling, is more likely to result in survival without disability for one year, when compared to neurosurgical clipping, which involves a craniotomy and clipping of the aneurysm to prevent further bleeding | |
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