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Painkillers Tied To Lower Skin Cancer Risk [STUDY]

In a new study from Denmark, people who had taken aspirin, ibuprofen and related painkillers -- especially at high doses and for years at a time -- were less likely to get skin cancer, compared to those who rarely used those medications.
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Argentine President Cristina Fernandez has thyroid cancer and will undergo surgery next month, her government said Tuesday, adding that the cancerous cells had not spread.
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Cancer-fighting virus shown to target tumors alone

Researchers have shown for the first time that a single intravenous infusion of a genetically engineered virus can home in on cancer, killing tumor cells in patients without harming healthy tissue.
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FDA Approves 'Revolutionary' Melanoma Treatment

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Wednesday approved the Roche-manufactured drug Zelboraf, for the first-line treatment of both metastatic and unresectable types of melanoma, reportedly the most dangerous type of skin cancer.

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