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• Immune-Based Drug Combo Might Extend Cancer Survival Preliminary study found that IL-2 plus retinoic acid helped patients with advanced disease
  By Amanda Gardner HealthDay Reporter April 2, 2012 (HealthDay News)
  Cancer patients who receive a combination of low-dose interleukin-2 and retinoic acid after conventional therapy seem to live longer than those who don't get the combination.
• Diabetes Drug Metformin Might Also Help Fight Cancer People taking it seemed to fare better when faced with prostate, pancreatic tumors, studies found
  By Amanda Gardner HealthDay Reporter March 31 2012 (HealthDay News)
  A diabetes medication used by millions is now showing promise against a variety of different cancers.
• Mobile phones cause ADHD in rodents: Keep that handset away from pregnant mice
  By Richard Chirgwin 15th March 2012 23:00 GMT
  Last year mobile phone radiation was elevated by the WHO to a “possible” cause of cancer (in line with other carcinogens like pickled vegetables and coffee), frightening easily panicked punters everywhere... Now there's some more cheery news – it also induces hyperactivity in unborn rodents.
• Fertility preservation for women with cancer Ask the expert, with Hopkins doctor Melissa Yates
  March 07, 2012 By Andrea K. Walker, The Baltimore Sun
  When a young woman is diagnosed with cancer, getting pregnant is probably the last thing on her mind. But if she wants children in the future, it's something she should think about.
• Variation in number of general practitioner consultations before hospital referral for cancer: findings from the 2010 ...
  Lancet Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:15 PM PST
  Information from patient surveys can help to identify patient groups and cancers with the greatest potential for improvement in the experience and timeliness of cancer diagnosis.
• Cancer Incidence, Death Rates Continue to Drop: Report One million lives saved, largely because of improved prevention, detection and treatment
  By Amanda Gardner HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Jan. 4 (HealthDay News)
  Small but continued drops in cancer incidence and deaths in the United States in recent years are charted in a new report.