Cancer News Headlines - Yahoo! Newshttp://news.yahoo.com/cancer/ Get the latest cancer news headlines from Yahoo! News. Find breaking cancer news, including analysis and opinion on top cancer stories.en-USCopyright (c) 2013 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reservedWed, 22 May 2013 05:48:38 -04005Cancer News Headlines - Yahoo! Newshttp://news.yahoo.com/cancer/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gifImmune system cancer drugs tipped to be a $35 billion marketBy Ben Hirschler LONDON (Reuters) - A new wave of medicines that tap the power of the immune system to fight cancer could become the biggest drug class in history, with potential sales of $35 billion a year. That bullish sales forecast by analysts at U.S. bank Citigroup highlights the growing excitement surrounding so-called immunotherapy after positive results from clinical trials conducted by companies such as Bristol-Myers Squibb and Roche Holding. ...http://news.yahoo.com/immune-system-cancer-drugs-tipped-35-billion-market-094838244.htmlWed, 22 May 2013 05:48:38 -0400immune-system-cancer-drugs-tipped-35-billion-market-094838244Cancer Society hits 100 as US cancer rate falls<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/cancer-society-hits-100-us-cancer-rate-falls-063716332.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/xw0FZ0ss60aUWdD6.VUM5A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/fc80843025038e11320f6a7067003c27.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Nov. 15, 1979 file photo, United States Surgeon General Dr. Julius B. Richmond, at the microphones, kicks off the third annual "Smokeout" rally sponsored by the American Cancer Society in Washington, D.C. as a part of the "Great American Smokeout Day." (AP Photo)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Nov. 15, 1979 file photo, United States Surgeon General Dr. Julius B. Richmond, at the microphones, kicks off the third annual "Smokeout" rally sponsored by the American Cancer Society in Washington, D.C. as a part of the "Great American Smokeout Day." (AP Photo)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? The American Cancer Society ? one of the nation's best known and influential health advocacy groups ? is 100 years old this week.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/cancer-society-hits-100-us-cancer-rate-falls-063716332.htmlWed, 22 May 2013 03:12:58 -0400cancer-society-hits-100-us-cancer-rate-falls-063716332<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/cancer-society-hits-100-us-cancer-rate-falls-063716332.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/xw0FZ0ss60aUWdD6.VUM5A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/fc80843025038e11320f6a7067003c27.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Nov. 15, 1979 file photo, United States Surgeon General Dr. Julius B. Richmond, at the microphones, kicks off the third annual "Smokeout" rally sponsored by the American Cancer Society in Washington, D.C. as a part of the "Great American Smokeout Day." (AP Photo)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Nov. 15, 1979 file photo, United States Surgeon General Dr. Julius B. Richmond, at the microphones, kicks off the third annual "Smokeout" rally sponsored by the American Cancer Society in Washington, D.C. as a part of the "Great American Smokeout Day." (AP Photo)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? The American Cancer Society ? one of the nation's best known and influential health advocacy groups ? is 100 years old this week.</p><br clear="all"/>Correction: Pfizer-Study Halted storyIn a story May 20 about Pfizer Inc. halting a cancer drug study, The Associated Press erroneously reported the uses of two of the drugmaker's existing cancer medicines. Bosulif is approved for use in certain ...http://news.yahoo.com/correction-pfizer-study-halted-story-195248386.htmlTue, 21 May 2013 15:52:48 -0400correction-pfizer-study-halted-story-195248386Health sites too complex, full of cliches: studyBy Ivan Oransky NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The importance of health literacy hit home for Lisa Gualtieri when a Cambodian refugee diagnosed with cancer asked her to act as a patient advocate. She played the role of a "salty tongue," a Cambodian expression that paints outspokenness in a positive light. But even though the patient's family was in the room when doctors took the time to answer every last question about test results and treatment options, the refugee's family would call Gualtieri hours later to review what doctors had said. ...http://news.yahoo.com/health-sites-too-complex-full-cliches-study-143738354.htmlTue, 21 May 2013 10:37:38 -0400health-sites-too-complex-full-cliches-study-143738354Winning the War against Cervical Cancer<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/winning-war-against-cervical-cancer-120800453.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Hwr2MDJXfRFDULfybVkKXg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ScientificAmerican/Gardasil_vaccine_and_box_new.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Winning the War against Cervical Cancer" align="left" title="Winning the War against Cervical Cancer" border="0" /></a>Winning the War against Cervical Cancer</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/winning-war-against-cervical-cancer-120800453.htmlTue, 21 May 2013 08:08:00 -0400winning-war-against-cervical-cancer-120800453<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/winning-war-against-cervical-cancer-120800453.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Hwr2MDJXfRFDULfybVkKXg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ScientificAmerican/Gardasil_vaccine_and_box_new.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Winning the War against Cervical Cancer" align="left" title="Winning the War against Cervical Cancer" border="0" /></a>Winning the War against Cervical Cancer</p><br clear="all"/>Teen who inspired celeb-filled tribute video dies of bone cancer [VIDEO]When he was 14, Zach Sobiech was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a rare bone cancer. Doctors told Sobiech that he would have only a year left to live.http://news.yahoo.com/teen-inspired-celeb-filled-tribute-video-dies-bone-000603004.htmlMon, 20 May 2013 20:06:03 -0400teen-inspired-celeb-filled-tribute-video-dies-bone-000603004CA-ENTERTAINMENT SummaryKeyboardist Ray Manzarek of The Doors dies at age 74 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Ray Manzarek, a founding member and keyboardist of 1960s rock group The Doors, died on Monday at a medical clinic in Germany at age 74 following a battle with cancer, the group's manager Tom Vitorino said. Manzarek, who lived in Northern California's Napa Valley wine country for the past decade, had been seeking treatment in Germany for bile duct cancer, Vitorino said. He died in Rosenheim, Germany, surrounded by his wife and brothers. ...http://news.yahoo.com/ca-entertainment-summary-041431923.htmlMon, 20 May 2013 19:53:18 -0400ca-entertainment-summary-041431923US-MUSIC SummaryKeyboardist Ray Manzarek of The Doors dies at age 74 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Ray Manzarek, a founding member and keyboardist of 1960s rock group The Doors, died on Monday at a medical clinic in Germany at age 74 following a battle with cancer, the group's manager Tom Vitorino said. Manzarek, who lived in Northern California's Napa Valley wine country for the past decade, had been seeking treatment in Germany for bile duct cancer, Vitorino said. He died in Rosenheim, Germany, surrounded by his wife and brothers. ...http://news.yahoo.com/us-music-summary-041427514.htmlMon, 20 May 2013 19:53:17 -0400us-music-summary-041427514Keyboardist Ray Manzarek of The Doors dies at age 74<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/keyboardist-ray-manzarek-doors-dies-age-74-214656257.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/EZpk89vD2iTl8.IJSr8V7w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-05-20T234901Z_3_CBRE94J1OID00_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-US-USA-PEOPLE-MANZAREK.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Riders On The Storm's Ray Manzarek performs during a concert in Valencia" align="left" title="Riders On The Storm's Ray Manzarek performs during a concert in Valencia" border="0" /></a>By Eric Kelsey LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Ray Manzarek, a founding member and keyboardist of 1960s rock group The Doors, died on Monday at a medical clinic in Germany at age 74 following a battle with cancer, the group's manager Tom Vitorino said. Manzarek, who lived in Northern California's Napa Valley wine country for the past decade, had been seeking treatment in Germany for bile duct cancer, Vitorino said. He died in Rosenheim, Germany, surrounded by his wife and brothers. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/keyboardist-ray-manzarek-doors-dies-age-74-214656257.htmlMon, 20 May 2013 19:49:01 -0400keyboardist-ray-manzarek-doors-dies-age-74-214656257<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/keyboardist-ray-manzarek-doors-dies-age-74-214656257.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/EZpk89vD2iTl8.IJSr8V7w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-05-20T234901Z_3_CBRE94J1OID00_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-US-USA-PEOPLE-MANZAREK.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Riders On The Storm's Ray Manzarek performs during a concert in Valencia" align="left" title="Riders On The Storm's Ray Manzarek performs during a concert in Valencia" border="0" /></a>By Eric Kelsey LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Ray Manzarek, a founding member and keyboardist of 1960s rock group The Doors, died on Monday at a medical clinic in Germany at age 74 following a battle with cancer, the group's manager Tom Vitorino said. Manzarek, who lived in Northern California's Napa Valley wine country for the past decade, had been seeking treatment in Germany for bile duct cancer, Vitorino said. He died in Rosenheim, Germany, surrounded by his wife and brothers. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Pfizer halts study of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma drugDrugmaker Pfizer Inc. has halted a late-stage study of an experimental cancer compound being tested in patients with a certain form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, because an interim analysis showed the drug ...http://news.yahoo.com/pfizer-halts-study-non-hodgkins-223929428.htmlMon, 20 May 2013 18:39:29 -0400pfizer-halts-study-non-hodgkins-223929428Pfizer halts study of lymphoma drug unlikely to help survival<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pfizer-halts-study-lymphoma-drug-unlikely-help-survival-215737716.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fFjZdMqESMeNsKZ077fOsw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-05-20T215737Z_1_CBRE94J1P0500_RTROPTP_2_COLGATE-PALMOLIVE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="PFIZER WORLD HEADQUARTERS IN NEW YORK." align="left" title="PFIZER WORLD HEADQUARTERS IN NEW YORK." border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - Pfizer Inc, which has been on a hot streak with three recent approvals of cancer drugs, stumbled on Monday, saying it was halting a late-stage trial of a drug for aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma after independent monitors found it was not likely to improve survival. Pfizer said it would continue to study the experimental drug, inotuzumab ozogamicin, in other hematologic cancers. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/pfizer-halts-study-lymphoma-drug-unlikely-help-survival-215737716.htmlMon, 20 May 2013 17:57:37 -0400pfizer-halts-study-lymphoma-drug-unlikely-help-survival-215737716<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pfizer-halts-study-lymphoma-drug-unlikely-help-survival-215737716.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fFjZdMqESMeNsKZ077fOsw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-05-20T215737Z_1_CBRE94J1P0500_RTROPTP_2_COLGATE-PALMOLIVE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="PFIZER WORLD HEADQUARTERS IN NEW YORK." align="left" title="PFIZER WORLD HEADQUARTERS IN NEW YORK." border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - Pfizer Inc, which has been on a hot streak with three recent approvals of cancer drugs, stumbled on Monday, saying it was halting a late-stage trial of a drug for aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma after independent monitors found it was not likely to improve survival. Pfizer said it would continue to study the experimental drug, inotuzumab ozogamicin, in other hematologic cancers. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Pricey radiation no better post prostatectomy: studyBy Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Men who get an older and less costly form of radiation after their cancerous prostates are removed fare just as well as men who get a new and expensive type of radiation, according to a new study. "What we demonstrate is that both (therapies) are very safe and effective after prostatectomy, and patients should feel very confident receiving either technology," said Dr. Ronald Chen, the study's senior author from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Conformal radiotherapy (CRT) delivers radiation over a large area to kill cancer cells. ...http://news.yahoo.com/pricey-radiation-no-better-post-prostatectomy-study-202532359.htmlMon, 20 May 2013 16:25:32 -0400pricey-radiation-no-better-post-prostatectomy-study-202532359Peregrine rises on agreement for late-stage studyShares of Peregrine Pharmaceuticals Inc. surged Monday after the company said it would move ahead with a late-stage trial of its lead product, the experimental lung cancer treatment bavituximab. THE SPARK: ...http://news.yahoo.com/peregrine-rises-agreement-stage-study-171532217.htmlMon, 20 May 2013 13:15:32 -0400peregrine-rises-agreement-stage-study-171532217What Your Sunscreen Should?and Shouldn?t?HaveFirst and foremost, spring and summer mean sun. We all know we need some of it (sunshine enables our body to absorb vitamin D, which is essential for bone density and a strong immune system), but there?s also the sun?s not-so-healthy aspect: skin cancer. Since 1975, rates of melanoma?the deadliest kind of skin cancer?have tripled, reaching nearly one-quarter of the population, according to the National Cancer Institute (NCI). ...http://news.yahoo.com/sunscreen-shouldnt-170930959.htmlMon, 20 May 2013 13:09:30 -0400sunscreen-shouldnt-170930959UK tries out new model for gene testing in cancer patients<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/uk-tries-model-gene-testing-cancer-patients-143135493.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/c_ur3lU4G9PxzZxkvSDH2g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-05-20T143135Z_1_CBRE94J14CR00_RTROPTP_2_SCIENCE-NANOMEDICINE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A tray containing cancer cells sits on an optical microscope in the Nanomedicine Lab at UCL's School of Pharmacy in London" align="left" title="A tray containing cancer cells sits on an optical microscope in the Nanomedicine Lab at UCL's School of Pharmacy in London" border="0" /></a>By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - Britain launched a research program on Monday that should eventually allow all cancer patients to have access to the kind of genetic analysis that led Hollywood star Angelina Jolie to decide to undergo a double mastectomy. The project, involving the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) in London, the U.S. gene sequencing firm Illumina, geneticists and cancer doctors, aims to find a way to allow more cancer genes be tested in more people. Researchers announcing the 2. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/uk-tries-model-gene-testing-cancer-patients-143135493.htmlMon, 20 May 2013 10:31:35 -0400uk-tries-model-gene-testing-cancer-patients-143135493<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/uk-tries-model-gene-testing-cancer-patients-143135493.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/c_ur3lU4G9PxzZxkvSDH2g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-05-20T143135Z_1_CBRE94J14CR00_RTROPTP_2_SCIENCE-NANOMEDICINE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A tray containing cancer cells sits on an optical microscope in the Nanomedicine Lab at UCL's School of Pharmacy in London" align="left" title="A tray containing cancer cells sits on an optical microscope in the Nanomedicine Lab at UCL's School of Pharmacy in London" border="0" /></a>By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - Britain launched a research program on Monday that should eventually allow all cancer patients to have access to the kind of genetic analysis that led Hollywood star Angelina Jolie to decide to undergo a double mastectomy. The project, involving the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) in London, the U.S. gene sequencing firm Illumina, geneticists and cancer doctors, aims to find a way to allow more cancer genes be tested in more people. Researchers announcing the 2. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Peregrine Pharma agrees with FDA on lung cancer trial design(Reuters) - Peregrine Pharmaceuticals said it reached an agreement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on the design of a late-stage trial for its experimental lung cancer drug. The late-stage trial will compare a combination of chemotherapy and the drug, bavituximab, with chemotherapy alone. The main goal of the trial would be to show an improvement in overall survival of patients. Peregrine shares were up 19 percent at $1.83 in early trade on Monday on the Nasdaq. Bavituximab is being developed to treat second-line non-small-cell lung cancer and multiple other cancers. ...http://news.yahoo.com/peregrine-pharma-agrees-fda-lung-cancer-trial-design-134000529.htmlMon, 20 May 2013 09:40:00 -0400peregrine-pharma-agrees-fda-lung-cancer-trial-design-134000529Genetic Testing Guidelines Under Fire<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/genetic-testing-guidelines-under-fire-132942409.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/QYH3ft55vLBnrk0KaKAK.Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/worried-woman-clock-11072502.jpg1311701307" width="130" height="86" alt="Genetic Testing Guidelines Under Fire" align="left" title="Genetic Testing Guidelines Under Fire" border="0" /></a>If you underwent a genetic test for a heart condition, but the test also revealed that you have a high risk of colon cancer, would you want to know?</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/genetic-testing-guidelines-under-fire-132942409.htmlSun, 19 May 2013 09:29:42 -0400genetic-testing-guidelines-under-fire-132942409<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/genetic-testing-guidelines-under-fire-132942409.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/QYH3ft55vLBnrk0KaKAK.Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/worried-woman-clock-11072502.jpg1311701307" width="130" height="86" alt="Genetic Testing Guidelines Under Fire" align="left" title="Genetic Testing Guidelines Under Fire" border="0" /></a>If you underwent a genetic test for a heart condition, but the test also revealed that you have a high risk of colon cancer, would you want to know?</p><br clear="all"/>Victims: Marines failed to safeguard water supply<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/victims-marines-failed-safeguard-water-supply-135139535.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/zO7dc3ZES7vDmJTcaJ4E8w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/dcb64ed7ab2b3610320f6a70670004aa.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A sign cautions visitors outside a "pump and treat" facility on the Marine base at Camp Lejeune, N.C., on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. The sprawling installation is the site of one of the worst drinking water contaminations in U.S. history. (AP Photo/Allen Breed)" align="left" title="A sign cautions visitors outside a "pump and treat" facility on the Marine base at Camp Lejeune, N.C., on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. The sprawling installation is the site of one of the worst drinking water contaminations in U.S. history. (AP Photo/Allen Breed)" border="0" /></a>CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (AP) ? A simple test could have alerted officials that the drinking water at Camp Lejeune was contaminated, long before authorities determined that as many as a million Marines and their families were exposed to a witch's brew of cancer-causing chemicals.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/victims-marines-failed-safeguard-water-supply-135139535.htmlSat, 18 May 2013 20:26:14 -0400victims-marines-failed-safeguard-water-supply-135139535<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/victims-marines-failed-safeguard-water-supply-135139535.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/zO7dc3ZES7vDmJTcaJ4E8w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/dcb64ed7ab2b3610320f6a70670004aa.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A sign cautions visitors outside a "pump and treat" facility on the Marine base at Camp Lejeune, N.C., on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. The sprawling installation is the site of one of the worst drinking water contaminations in U.S. history. (AP Photo/Allen Breed)" align="left" title="A sign cautions visitors outside a "pump and treat" facility on the Marine base at Camp Lejeune, N.C., on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. The sprawling installation is the site of one of the worst drinking water contaminations in U.S. history. (AP Photo/Allen Breed)" border="0" /></a>CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (AP) ? A simple test could have alerted officials that the drinking water at Camp Lejeune was contaminated, long before authorities determined that as many as a million Marines and their families were exposed to a witch's brew of cancer-causing chemicals.</p><br clear="all"/>Marine who dumped toxins felt illness was payback<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/marine-dumped-toxins-felt-illness-payback-135339347.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/7YHFfBSGB2ycyoMvuSF9og--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/8df88000ab283610320f6a706700383f.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This undated image provided by Capt. Bobby Rice shows Ron Poirier fishing for tuna. As a young Marine electronics technician at Camp Lejeune in the mid-1970s, Poirier figured he?d dumped hundreds of gallons of toxic solvents onto the ground. It would be decades before he realized that he had unknowingly contributed to the worst drinking water contamination in the country's history - and, perhaps, to his own premature death. "It's just a terrible thing," the 58-year-old veteran said shortly before succumbing to esophageal cancer at a Cape Cod nursing facility on May 3, 2013. (AP Photo/Bobby Rice)" align="left" title="This undated image provided by Capt. Bobby Rice shows Ron Poirier fishing for tuna. As a young Marine electronics technician at Camp Lejeune in the mid-1970s, Poirier figured he?d dumped hundreds of gallons of toxic solvents onto the ground. It would be decades before he realized that he had unknowingly contributed to the worst drinking water contamination in the country's history - and, perhaps, to his own premature death. "It's just a terrible thing," the 58-year-old veteran said shortly before succumbing to esophageal cancer at a Cape Cod nursing facility on May 3, 2013. (AP Photo/Bobby Rice)" border="0" /></a>CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (AP) ? Ron Poirier couldn't escape the feeling that his cancer was somehow a punishment.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/marine-dumped-toxins-felt-illness-payback-135339347.htmlSat, 18 May 2013 12:54:35 -0400marine-dumped-toxins-felt-illness-payback-135339347<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/marine-dumped-toxins-felt-illness-payback-135339347.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/7YHFfBSGB2ycyoMvuSF9og--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/8df88000ab283610320f6a706700383f.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This undated image provided by Capt. Bobby Rice shows Ron Poirier fishing for tuna. As a young Marine electronics technician at Camp Lejeune in the mid-1970s, Poirier figured he?d dumped hundreds of gallons of toxic solvents onto the ground. It would be decades before he realized that he had unknowingly contributed to the worst drinking water contamination in the country's history - and, perhaps, to his own premature death. "It's just a terrible thing," the 58-year-old veteran said shortly before succumbing to esophageal cancer at a Cape Cod nursing facility on May 3, 2013. (AP Photo/Bobby Rice)" align="left" title="This undated image provided by Capt. Bobby Rice shows Ron Poirier fishing for tuna. As a young Marine electronics technician at Camp Lejeune in the mid-1970s, Poirier figured he?d dumped hundreds of gallons of toxic solvents onto the ground. It would be decades before he realized that he had unknowingly contributed to the worst drinking water contamination in the country's history - and, perhaps, to his own premature death. "It's just a terrible thing," the 58-year-old veteran said shortly before succumbing to esophageal cancer at a Cape Cod nursing facility on May 3, 2013. (AP Photo/Bobby Rice)" border="0" /></a>CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (AP) ? Ron Poirier couldn't escape the feeling that his cancer was somehow a punishment.</p><br clear="all"/>Soccer-Vilanova needs more cancer treatment in New YorkMADRID, May 18 (Reuters) - Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova will return to New York next week for more treatment for throat cancer, the La Liga champions said on Saturday. Vilanova, 44, will receive a "pioneering treatment" that was "proving particularly effective", Barca said on their website (www.fcbarcelona.es) without giving further details. "It was originally planned for this summer but as Barca has now clinched the league title it has been advanced to next week," they added. ...http://news.yahoo.com/soccer-vilanova-needs-more-cancer-treatment-york-160932509.htmlSat, 18 May 2013 12:09:32 -0400soccer-vilanova-needs-more-cancer-treatment-york-16093250914-year term for Calif. doc promising cancer cureA Los Angeles doctor was sentenced Friday to 14 years in federal prison for bilking patients out of more than $1 million by promising them that an herbal supplement she hawked could cure late-stage cancer ...http://news.yahoo.com/14-term-calif-doc-promising-211812406.htmlFri, 17 May 2013 17:18:12 -040014-term-calif-doc-promising-211812406Cancer, rape fraud case bowls over Mich. community<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/cancer-rape-fraud-case-bowls-over-mich-community-174226869.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/9LaIkaTTy0MA4aKtGQCMHg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c3adb7378da52410320f6a706700acb1.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This photo released by the Sanilac County Sheriff?s Department shows Sara Ylen, a Michigan mother of two young boys who said she was battling cancer just a few years after a man was convicted of her rape. The 38-year-old is charged with fraud, false pretenses and using a computer to commit a crime after state police found no doctor who diagnosed cancer. The charges come as news that the man who spent nearly 10 years in prison for her rape was released last year after a judge said new evidence cast doubt on whether Ylen ever was attacked. (AP Photo/Sanilac County sheriff?s department, File)" align="left" title="This photo released by the Sanilac County Sheriff?s Department shows Sara Ylen, a Michigan mother of two young boys who said she was battling cancer just a few years after a man was convicted of her rape. The 38-year-old is charged with fraud, false pretenses and using a computer to commit a crime after state police found no doctor who diagnosed cancer. The charges come as news that the man who spent nearly 10 years in prison for her rape was released last year after a judge said new evidence cast doubt on whether Ylen ever was attacked. (AP Photo/Sanilac County sheriff?s department, File)" border="0" /></a>LEXINGTON, Mich. (AP) ? Carol Connell remembers well the gift she gave Sara Ylen, a friend seemingly forced to bear too much misery. Ylen, a Michigan mother of two young boys, said she was battling cancer just a few years after a man was convicted of her rape.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/cancer-rape-fraud-case-bowls-over-mich-community-174226869.htmlFri, 17 May 2013 16:55:10 -0400cancer-rape-fraud-case-bowls-over-mich-community-174226869<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/cancer-rape-fraud-case-bowls-over-mich-community-174226869.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/9LaIkaTTy0MA4aKtGQCMHg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c3adb7378da52410320f6a706700acb1.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This photo released by the Sanilac County Sheriff?s Department shows Sara Ylen, a Michigan mother of two young boys who said she was battling cancer just a few years after a man was convicted of her rape. The 38-year-old is charged with fraud, false pretenses and using a computer to commit a crime after state police found no doctor who diagnosed cancer. The charges come as news that the man who spent nearly 10 years in prison for her rape was released last year after a judge said new evidence cast doubt on whether Ylen ever was attacked. (AP Photo/Sanilac County sheriff?s department, File)" align="left" title="This photo released by the Sanilac County Sheriff?s Department shows Sara Ylen, a Michigan mother of two young boys who said she was battling cancer just a few years after a man was convicted of her rape. The 38-year-old is charged with fraud, false pretenses and using a computer to commit a crime after state police found no doctor who diagnosed cancer. The charges come as news that the man who spent nearly 10 years in prison for her rape was released last year after a judge said new evidence cast doubt on whether Ylen ever was attacked. (AP Photo/Sanilac County sheriff?s department, File)" border="0" /></a>LEXINGTON, Mich. (AP) ? Carol Connell remembers well the gift she gave Sara Ylen, a friend seemingly forced to bear too much misery. Ylen, a Michigan mother of two young boys, said she was battling cancer just a few years after a man was convicted of her rape.</p><br clear="all"/>Calif. doc with 'cancer cure' gets 14 years prisonA California doctor has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for bilking her patients out of more than $1 million by promising that an herbal supplement could cure late-stage cancer and other diseases. ...http://news.yahoo.com/calif-doc-cancer-cure-gets-205040765.htmlFri, 17 May 2013 16:50:40 -0400calif-doc-cancer-cure-gets-205040765Can Dolphins Really ?Hear? Human Tumors?Can dolphins detect cancer in people? To some scientists, it?s not even a legitimate hypothesis; and to many animal-rights activists, ?swim-with-the-dolphin? cancer diagnostic centers would be no less objectionable than any other form of captivity.http://news.yahoo.com/dolphins-really-hear-human-tumors-173446951.htmlFri, 17 May 2013 13:34:46 -0400dolphins-really-hear-human-tumors-173446951Breast Cancer: How We'll Better Predict Who it Strikes (Op-Ed)http://news.yahoo.com/breast-cancer-well-better-predict-strikes-op-ed-161240809.htmlFri, 17 May 2013 12:12:40 -0400breast-cancer-well-better-predict-strikes-op-ed-161240809Former Tuesday Morning CEO sues over firingThe former CEO of Tuesday Morning has filed a discrimination lawsuit against the discount retailer, saying she was fired just months after revealing she had breast cancer. The lawsuit by Kathleen Mason ...http://news.yahoo.com/former-tuesday-morning-ceo-sues-124626683.htmlFri, 17 May 2013 12:03:15 -0400former-tuesday-morning-ceo-sues-124626683Dickie V nears $10M milestone in cancer crusadeDick Vitale's fight against cancer is nearing a major milestone. Vitale expects to top the $10 million mark with his eighth annual celebrity gala in Sarasota, Fla., on Friday night. The event will honor ...http://news.yahoo.com/dickie-v-nears-10m-milestone-143759610.htmlFri, 17 May 2013 10:37:59 -0400dickie-v-nears-10m-milestone-143759610Calif. doc promising cancer cure to be sentencedLOS ANGELES (AP) ? At the age of 3, Brianica Kirsch was diagnosed with brain cancer.http://news.yahoo.com/calif-doc-promising-cancer-cure-sentenced-134459685.htmlFri, 17 May 2013 09:44:59 -0400calif-doc-promising-cancer-cure-sentenced-134459685Doctor who promised cancer cure faces sentencingAt the age of three, Brianica Kirsch was diagnosed with brain cancer. Her parents, desperate to find alternative measures for their daughter who had undergone surgeries and chemotherapy, turned to Dr. ...http://news.yahoo.com/doctor-promised-cancer-cure-faces-133803510.htmlFri, 17 May 2013 09:38:03 -0400doctor-promised-cancer-cure-faces-133803510Computer Games May Improve 'Chemo Brain' in Cancer Patients<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/computer-games-may-improve-chemo-brain-cancer-patients-120305128.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/k5xFDTI3ptYb7_OuQJkJBQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/top10_phenomena_mind_body_02.jpg1296073280" width="130" height="86" alt="Computer Games May Improve 'Chemo Brain' in Cancer Patients" align="left" title="Computer Games May Improve 'Chemo Brain' in Cancer Patients" border="0" /></a>Doing computer puzzles may improve thinking skills in women who've undergone chemotherapy, according to a Stanford study.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/computer-games-may-improve-chemo-brain-cancer-patients-120305128.htmlFri, 17 May 2013 08:03:05 -0400computer-games-may-improve-chemo-brain-cancer-patients-120305128<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/computer-games-may-improve-chemo-brain-cancer-patients-120305128.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/k5xFDTI3ptYb7_OuQJkJBQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/top10_phenomena_mind_body_02.jpg1296073280" width="130" height="86" alt="Computer Games May Improve 'Chemo Brain' in Cancer Patients" align="left" title="Computer Games May Improve 'Chemo Brain' in Cancer Patients" border="0" /></a>Doing computer puzzles may improve thinking skills in women who've undergone chemotherapy, according to a Stanford study.</p><br clear="all"/>Human Rights Watch advocate Cynthia Brown dead at 60(Reuters) - Cynthia Brown, who played a key role for Human Rights Watch for almost two decades, has died after a battle with cancer, the global advocacy group said. She was 60 years old. Brown, who joined the organization in 1982 as a researcher and became program director in 1993, died Sunday in New York City, Human Rights Watch said on its website. "She was principled and uncompromising ? and played a big part in making Human Rights Watch that way," Kenneth Roth, the group's executive director, said in a statement. ...http://news.yahoo.com/human-rights-watch-advocate-cynthia-brown-dead-60-032621338.htmlThu, 16 May 2013 23:26:21 -0400human-rights-watch-advocate-cynthia-brown-dead-60-032621338Human Rights Watch activist Brown dies in NY at 60NEW YORK (AP) ? Activist Cynthia Brown, one of the guiding forces at the international advocacy group Human Rights Watch, has died at age 60 after fighting cancer.http://news.yahoo.com/human-rights-watch-activist-brown-dies-ny-60-213256829.htmlThu, 16 May 2013 18:35:33 -0400human-rights-watch-activist-brown-dies-ny-60-213256829Halozyme rises on pancreatic cancer drug studyShares of Halozyme Therapeutics Inc. climbed Thursday after the company reported clinical trial data for an experimental cancer drug. THE SPARK: Halozyme posted results from an early-stage trial that included ...http://news.yahoo.com/halozyme-rises-pancreatic-cancer-drug-204104375.htmlThu, 16 May 2013 16:41:04 -0400halozyme-rises-pancreatic-cancer-drug-204104375Halozyme rises on prostate cancer drug studyShares of Halozyme Therapeutics Inc. climbed Thursday after the company reported clinical trial data for an experimental cancer drug. THE SPARK: Halozyme posted results from an early-stage trial that included ...http://news.yahoo.com/halozyme-rises-prostate-cancer-drug-201511961.htmlThu, 16 May 2013 16:15:11 -0400halozyme-rises-prostate-cancer-drug-201511961Donovan expects to be left out of U.S. World Cup squad<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/donovan-expects-left-u-world-cup-squad-180238001.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Kc3OstQcwJ0bMybeVWgSpA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-05-16T180238Z_1_CBRE94F1E4J00_RTROPTP_2_SOCCER-CONCACAF.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Los Angeles Galaxy Donovan controls a ball during their CONCACAF Champions League semi-final soccer match against against Monterrey in Carson" align="left" title="Los Angeles Galaxy Donovan controls a ball during their CONCACAF Champions League semi-final soccer match against against Monterrey in Carson" border="0" /></a>MIAMI (Reuters) - Landon Donovan has resigned himself to being left out of the United States squad for next month's block of World Cup qualifiers, but remains hopeful he can make it to Brazil next year if the team qualifies. Donovan told Reuters before the squad was due to be announced on Thursday that he was not expecting his name to be included on the playing list. "As far as I know, I will not be on the roster and that's disappointing," he told Reuters in an interview during his campaign with The Skin Cancer Foundation to promote awareness of the disease. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/donovan-expects-left-u-world-cup-squad-180238001.htmlThu, 16 May 2013 14:02:38 -0400donovan-expects-left-u-world-cup-squad-180238001<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/donovan-expects-left-u-world-cup-squad-180238001.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Kc3OstQcwJ0bMybeVWgSpA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-05-16T180238Z_1_CBRE94F1E4J00_RTROPTP_2_SOCCER-CONCACAF.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Los Angeles Galaxy Donovan controls a ball during their CONCACAF Champions League semi-final soccer match against against Monterrey in Carson" align="left" title="Los Angeles Galaxy Donovan controls a ball during their CONCACAF Champions League semi-final soccer match against against Monterrey in Carson" border="0" /></a>MIAMI (Reuters) - Landon Donovan has resigned himself to being left out of the United States squad for next month's block of World Cup qualifiers, but remains hopeful he can make it to Brazil next year if the team qualifies. Donovan told Reuters before the squad was due to be announced on Thursday that he was not expecting his name to be included on the playing list. "As far as I know, I will not be on the roster and that's disappointing," he told Reuters in an interview during his campaign with The Skin Cancer Foundation to promote awareness of the disease. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Soccer-Donovan expects to be left out of U.S. World Cup squadMIAMI, May 16 (Reuters) - Landon Donovan has resigned himself to being left out of the United States squad for next month's block of World Cup qualifiers, but remains hopeful he can make it to Brazil next year if the team qualifies. Donovan told Reuters before the squad was due to be announced on Thursday that he was not expecting his name to be included on the playing list. "As far as I know, I will not be on the roster and that's disappointing," he told Reuters in an interview during his campaign with The Skin Cancer Foundation to promote awareness of the disease. ...http://news.yahoo.com/soccer-donovan-expects-left-u-world-cup-squad-174350869.htmlThu, 16 May 2013 13:43:50 -0400soccer-donovan-expects-left-u-world-cup-squad-174350869The 16-Year-Old Who Changed Medicine Is Out to Change It AgainAt 16 years old, Jack Andraka is already a superstar in the field of science. Earlier this year, he won Intel?s prestigious Gordon E. Moore Award, when he created a groundbreaking testing method that can detect pancreatic cancer in its earliest stages. His work is expected to save thousands of lives.http://news.yahoo.com/16-old-changed-medicine-change-again-164512342.htmlThu, 16 May 2013 12:45:12 -040016-old-changed-medicine-change-again-164512342Oncothyreon slumps on new cancer drug dataShares of Oncothyreon Inc. fell Thursday after the drug developer announced new clinical trial data about an experimental lung cancer treatment that failed to improve overall survival rate. THE SPARK: ...http://news.yahoo.com/oncothyreon-slumps-cancer-drug-data-155446513.htmlThu, 16 May 2013 11:54:46 -0400oncothyreon-slumps-cancer-drug-data-155446513Angelina Jolie caps journey from wild child to doting mother<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/angelina-jolie-caps-journey-wild-child-doting-mother-010239105.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/teXxou4j_lk4dhGifViW1w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-05-16T010239Z_1_CBRE94F02WQ00_RTROPTP_2_ANGELINAJOLIE-MASTECTOMY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File photo of U.S. actress and humanitarian campaigner Angelina Jolie leaving a G8 Foreign Ministers Meeting in London" align="left" title="File photo of U.S. actress and humanitarian campaigner Angelina Jolie leaving a G8 Foreign Ministers Meeting in London" border="0" /></a>By Belinda Goldsmith and Piya Sinha-Roy CANNES/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - As a tattooed wild child wearing her husband's blood in a locket and luring Brad Pitt away from Hollywood rival Jennifer Aniston, Angelina Jolie was dream fodder for the tabloid press. But her transformation into a humanitarian campaigner and now poster girl for the fight against breast cancer with her revelation that, faced with a high cancer risk, she had undergone a double mastectomy has elevated her to heroine status in the media. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/angelina-jolie-caps-journey-wild-child-doting-mother-010239105.htmlWed, 15 May 2013 21:02:39 -0400angelina-jolie-caps-journey-wild-child-doting-mother-010239105<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/angelina-jolie-caps-journey-wild-child-doting-mother-010239105.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/teXxou4j_lk4dhGifViW1w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-05-16T010239Z_1_CBRE94F02WQ00_RTROPTP_2_ANGELINAJOLIE-MASTECTOMY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File photo of U.S. actress and humanitarian campaigner Angelina Jolie leaving a G8 Foreign Ministers Meeting in London" align="left" title="File photo of U.S. actress and humanitarian campaigner Angelina Jolie leaving a G8 Foreign Ministers Meeting in London" border="0" /></a>By Belinda Goldsmith and Piya Sinha-Roy CANNES/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - As a tattooed wild child wearing her husband's blood in a locket and luring Brad Pitt away from Hollywood rival Jennifer Aniston, Angelina Jolie was dream fodder for the tabloid press. But her transformation into a humanitarian campaigner and now poster girl for the fight against breast cancer with her revelation that, faced with a high cancer risk, she had undergone a double mastectomy has elevated her to heroine status in the media. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Details of Jolie's breast treatment revealed<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/details-jolies-breast-treatment-revealed-220501469.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/1aGeZv.5ouPTkBrFj2ztQg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/5e4aca7d2ff8d810310f6a706700a417.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This March 8, 2012 file photo shows actress Angelina Jolie at the Women in the World Summit in New York. Jolie says that she has had a preventive double mastectomy after learning she carried a gene that made it extremely likely she would get breast cancer. The Oscar-winning actress and partner to Brad Pitt made the announcement in an op-ed she authored for Tuesday's New York Times under the headline, "My Medical Choice." She writes that between early February and late April she completed three months of surgical procedures to remove both breasts. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)" align="left" title="FILE - This March 8, 2012 file photo shows actress Angelina Jolie at the Women in the World Summit in New York. Jolie says that she has had a preventive double mastectomy after learning she carried a gene that made it extremely likely she would get breast cancer. The Oscar-winning actress and partner to Brad Pitt made the announcement in an op-ed she authored for Tuesday's New York Times under the headline, "My Medical Choice." She writes that between early February and late April she completed three months of surgical procedures to remove both breasts. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)" border="0" /></a>Angelina Jolie's mother had breast cancer and died of ovarian cancer, and her maternal grandmother also had ovarian cancer ? strong evidence of an inherited, genetic risk that led the actress to have both of her healthy breasts removed to try to avoid the same fate, her doctor said Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/details-jolies-breast-treatment-revealed-220501469.htmlWed, 15 May 2013 20:37:38 -0400details-jolies-breast-treatment-revealed-220501469<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/details-jolies-breast-treatment-revealed-220501469.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/1aGeZv.5ouPTkBrFj2ztQg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/5e4aca7d2ff8d810310f6a706700a417.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This March 8, 2012 file photo shows actress Angelina Jolie at the Women in the World Summit in New York. Jolie says that she has had a preventive double mastectomy after learning she carried a gene that made it extremely likely she would get breast cancer. The Oscar-winning actress and partner to Brad Pitt made the announcement in an op-ed she authored for Tuesday's New York Times under the headline, "My Medical Choice." She writes that between early February and late April she completed three months of surgical procedures to remove both breasts. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)" align="left" title="FILE - This March 8, 2012 file photo shows actress Angelina Jolie at the Women in the World Summit in New York. Jolie says that she has had a preventive double mastectomy after learning she carried a gene that made it extremely likely she would get breast cancer. The Oscar-winning actress and partner to Brad Pitt made the announcement in an op-ed she authored for Tuesday's New York Times under the headline, "My Medical Choice." She writes that between early February and late April she completed three months of surgical procedures to remove both breasts. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)" border="0" /></a>Angelina Jolie's mother had breast cancer and died of ovarian cancer, and her maternal grandmother also had ovarian cancer ? strong evidence of an inherited, genetic risk that led the actress to have both of her healthy breasts removed to try to avoid the same fate, her doctor said Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
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