Charity News from Tuesday, Jun. 24, 2003First Prostate Cancer Prevention Drug Found, But Not All Men BenefitNational Cancer Institute | Men who took finasteride, a drug that affects male hormone levels, reduced their chances of getting prostate cancer by nearly 25 percent compared to men who took a placebo, according to results of a national study. Questions and Answers about the Electromagnetic Fields and Breast Cancer on Long Island Study National Cancer Institute | In June 2003, scientists reported findings from a population-based study to evaluate whether exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMFs) is associated with increased risk for breast cancer in Long Island (Nassau and Suffolk counties), N.Y. Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial (PCPT): Questions and Answers National Cancer Institute | In the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial (PCPT), 25 percent fewer men taking the drug finasteride developed prostate cancer than men not taking the drug. Medicare Reform Packages Debated on Capitol Hill Must Include Balanced Approach to Reimbursement for Cancer Treatment Leukemia and Lymphoma Society | The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society today joined other cancer organizations in expressing deep concern about proposed changes to cancer care being debated by the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate in the context of Medicare reform. Brother’s Brother Foundation Ships Two Trailers Of Requested Donations To Guatemala On Thursday Brother's Brother Foundation | Local representatives and the staff of Songs of Joy Orphanage in San Jacinto in Guatemala will be assisting BBF staff with the loading of the trailers. Songs of Joy director Robert Rose will be available to speak to the press on Thursday morning.
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