Hormone blockers before surgery can help breast cancer patients avoid mastectomy, study finds

Drugs before surgery help women avoid mastectomies

Michael Douglas says he’s treating throat tumor as ‘curable disease’

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Argentine doctors looking for orange-size lump find 56-pound tumor in woman’s uterus

Doctors look for orange-size lump, find 56-pounder

Oscar winner Michael Douglas has throat tumor, is optimistic and expects to make full recovery

Michael Douglas has tumor, expects full recovery

Hamilton undergoing surgery to have benign brain tumor removed

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Ovarian cancer screening method shows promise in study; bigger one will see if it saves lives

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Texans LB Cushing says he tested positive for HCG, denies using any banned substance

Texans LB Cushing denies drug use

HOUSTON — Houston Texans linebacker Brian Cushing said Thursday he never used any banned substances even though he tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug.

British coroner says a malignant tumor likely killed girl who died after vaccination

UK coroner says tumor likely killed girl

LONDON — A British coroner says a girl who died after receiving a vaccine against cervical cancer was likely killed by a tumor.

Famed Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer has tumor removed, is in intensive care

Brazil architect Niemeyer undergoes tumor removal

RIO DE JANEIRO — Doctors have removed a tumor from the colon of famed Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer after discovering intestinal bleeding.

Milk-duct tumors vexing: Who’s at real risk for invasive cancer? Time even to change the name?

Precancer? Earliest cancer? Milk-duct cells vexing

WASHINGTON — Some doctors tell patients they have “stage zero” breast cancer. Others call it a precancer.

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