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Researcher: Apps meant to spot skin cancer are inaccurate

2013-01-19 01:49:44| CNET News.com

An assistant professor of dermatology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine finds that three out of the four apps she tested incorrectly described cancers as harmless at least 30 percent of the time. [Read more]

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Fortified by Global Warming, Deadly Fungus Poisons Corn Crops, Causes Cancer

2013-01-15 18:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Scientific American: Last years drought increased the spread of a carcinogenic mold called aspergillus (Aspergillus flavus), a fungal pathogen that poisons cattle, kills pets and has infected the 2012 corn crop, rendering significant portions of the harvest unfit for consumption. Whereas the deadly organism mainly affects countries like China and developing African nations, many U.S. states have experienced an increase in corn contamination since 2011. Farmers are likely to see more of the carcinogen as temperatures...

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Researchers create ingestible pill-sized 3D camera to help prevent cancer

2013-01-15 17:18:53| Extremetech

This tiny 3D camera the size of a pill, designed to help doctors find pre-cancerous tissue in the esophagus, will help save countless lives. With this new technique developed by Massachusetts General Hospital, patients don't require any sedation. Getting the camera down the throat is as simple as swallowing it with a glass of water.

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Judge who dismissed cancer case reassigned

2013-01-13 13:04:45| Chemicals - Topix.net

The Philadelphia judge who dismissed the first McCullom Lake brain cancer lawsuit has been reassigned to family court and a new judge has been assigned to the case as both sides await an appeal ruling.

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