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Childhood Radiation Therapy Increases Future Breast Cancer Risk, Study Finds
Women who underwent radiation therapy for cancer as children have an increased long-term risk for developing breast cancer, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Reuters reports. However, when the childhood treatments included a high dose of radiation to the ovaries, women"s risk of developing future breast tumors was "sharply reduced," according to the study.For the study, Peter Inskip of the National Cancer Institute and colleagues examined 120 women diagnosed with cancer before age 21. All women in the study were treated with radiation between 1970 and 1986 and survived at least five years. The women were compared with four women who also were diagnosed at a young age but did not receive radiation.The study found that the more radiation a woman received as a child, the more likely it was that a tumor would eventually develop. The study did not find that chemotherapy for the first cancer increased the risk for a second cancer (Reuters, 7/20).
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First International Conference On Cancer Of Unknown Primary To Be Held London October 15

When a patient is diagnosed with metastatic disease the primary site of the cancer is usually, but not always, evident. When the origin of the cancer is not identified it is described as a Cancer of Unknown Primary site, or CUP. Each year in the UK over 10,000 people are diagnosed with CUP. This is a higher incidence than known cancers such as pancreatic, ovarian, uterine, kidney, brain, cervical or blood (leukaemia) cancers. This October, the first international conference devoted to CUP will be held in London. It aims to bring together people of different disciplines and experiences to share knowledge and understanding and to look for ways forward. There will be a number of short presentations, expert panel discussions and the chance to interact and network with colleagues in the field. The conference, titled: Overcoming the unknown: New approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of carcinomas of unknown primary, will be held on October 15th at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, in Regents Park, London. The conference is for oncologists, radiologists, pathologists, palliative care physicians, surgeons, nurses, researchers and all medical practitioners with an interest in CUP. There will also be representation from cancer charities and those whose lives are, or have been, touched by CUP. The registration fee is ÷£98 inclusive of lunch, refreshments, conference materials, VAT. There is a discount of ÷£30 for anyone registering on or before 30 June. To register, please see the website http://www.cupfoundjo.org/conference/index .and download a registration form. Bursaries Several bursaries are available for anyone not funded by an organisation thanks to Matt"s Trust Fund for Cancer, in memory of Matt Hoyle who died with CUP in 2005 aged 26.. For an application form please eMail: john@cupfoundjo.org copied to dcs@delegate.uk.com. Please put "Bursary" in the eMail subject line. Matt"s Trust Fund for Cancer


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