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Monday, April 25, 2011 10:57 AM PDT
Your Health News Alert for [cancer]
matched the following stories:
WPBF Palm Beach, Mon, 25 Apr 2011 10:53 AM PDT
Ex-Palm Beach County Commissioner Dies Of Cancer http://www.wpbf.com/politics/27662460/detail.html
A former Palm Beach County commissioner has died of cancer.
The Wenatchee World, Mon, 25 Apr 2011 10:46 AM PDT
Curbing Medicare, no vouchers http://wenatcheeworld.com/news/2011/apr/25/curbing-medicare-no-vouchers/
About 10 years ago, a new radiation treatment for prostate cancer came on line. A single course of “intensity-modulated radiation therapy†cost Medicare about $42,000. The older radiation therapy cost $10,000. Hospitals bought the new machines and stopped using the traditional method. This tacked another $1.5 billion per year to Medicare spending on prostate cancer alone. Did the fancy new ...
Brandon Sun, Mon, 25 Apr 2011 10:46 AM PDT
Twist of fate: Leg-reversal surgery lets young bone cancer patient resume sports http://www.brandonsun.com/lifestyles/breaking-news/twist-of-fate-leg-reversal-surgery-lets-young-bone-cancer-patient-resume-sports-120627464.html?viewAllComments=y
Dugan Smith loves playing sports â€Â" baseball, basketball, football, you name it. So when the 13-year-old lost part of one leg to bone cancer, he was faced with the prospect of being sidelined as a spectator for the rest of his life.
Washington Examiner, Mon, 25 Apr 2011 10:45 AM PDT
Conn hospital teams with Tuskegee on cancer study http://washingtonexaminer.com/news/2011/04/conn-hospital-teams-tuskegee-cancer-study
The Associated Press The Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. Saint Francis Hospital has announced a partnership with Tuskegee University to study why prostate cancer has a disproportionately high death rate among African-American men. The hospital's Curtis D. Robinson Men's Health Institute and Tuskegee's cancer research program signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday. The collaboration will ...
EurekAlert!, Mon, 25 Apr 2011 10:45 AM PDT
Long-term follow-up shows multipolar electrocoagulation ablation effective for Barrett's esophagus http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-04/asfg-mea042511.php
( American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy ) A new study reports that multipolar electrocoagulation in combination with acid suppression is a safe and effective method to ablate nondysplastic Barrett's esophagus over the long term. No adenocarcinoma (cancer) or high-grade dysplasia of the esophagus developed in any of the study patients. This is the largest published series and longest ...
Somerville Journal, Mon, 25 Apr 2011 10:41 AM PDT
Somerville restaurants participate in Boston Bakes for Breast Cancer http://www.wickedlocal.com/somerville/news/x215604161/Somerville-restaurants-participate-in-Boston-Bakes-for-Breast-Cancer
Make Mother's Day special this year by treating the important women in your life to fabulous desserts while helping the fight against breast cancer.
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, Mon, 25 Apr 2011 10:35 AM PDT
HITN Expands Health Education and Awareness Programming http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/110425/cl88803.html?.v=1
Hispanic Information & Telecommunications Network, Inc. , President and CEO Jose Luis Rodriguez today announced a cancer awareness and education initiative in partnership with the National Cancer Institute specifically for the Spanish-speaking community.
Wellesley Townsman, Mon, 25 Apr 2011 10:34 AM PDT
Wellesley Cancer Prevention Project Presents: "Prostate Cancer: Hype and Hope" http://www.wickedlocal.com/wellesley/news/x1146475263/Wellesley-Cancer-Prevention-Project-Presents-Prostate-Cancer-Hype-and-Hope
  The Wellesley Cancer Prevention Project invites the public to a lecture at the Wellesley Free Library’s Wakelin Room, May 11, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., by Dr. Richard Lee, Instructor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and physician at Mass General Hospital (MGH). Dr. Lee will discuss lifestyle recommendations, early detection and treatment of prostate cancer. ÂÂ
New York Times, Mon, 25 Apr 2011 10:31 AM PDT
In Thailand, Love of Food Carries Deadly Risks http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/26/world/asia/26iht-thailand.html
A dish made of fermented fish and said to taste like heaven and to smell like hell contains parasites that can accumulate in the liver and lead to a deadly cancer.
Medfield Press, Mon, 25 Apr 2011 10:30 AM PDT
‘Walk for Olivia’ to support young cancer patient http://www.wickedlocal.com/medfield/news/x215604118/-Walk-for-Olivia-to-support-young-cancer-patient
The “Walk for Olivia†will be held at the Medfield High School Track, 88R South St., on May 22 (rain or shine) at 11 a.m. A $25 donation per family or $5 per person is requested.
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