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Friday, August 19, 2011 10:58 AM PDT
Your Health News Alert for [cancer]
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Fox News, Fri, 19 Aug 2011 10:55 AM PDT
South Carolina Dares Feds to Deny Medicaid Coverage to Male Breast Cancer Patient http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/08/19/south-carolina-dares-feds-to-deny-medicaid-coverage-to-male-breast-cancer/
South Carolina health officials announced Friday that they will cover a local construction worker's breast cancer treatment under Medicaid even though federal guidelines exclude him because he is a man.ÂÂ
CTV.ca, Fri, 19 Aug 2011 10:52 AM PDT
Nine-month-old leukemia patient in full remission http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/TopStories/20110819/bc-child-leukemia-remission-molly-campbell-110819/
A British Columbia family had reason to rejoice this week after learning that their nine-month-old daughter was in full remission following treatment for a rare and often fatal blood cancer.
Morning Times, Fri, 19 Aug 2011 10:51 AM PDT
â2 paddles for 2 curesâ event a success http://morning-times.com/articles/2011/08/19/local_news/doc4e3fe6963f5e4987772906.txt
SAYRE â€Â" The Breast Cancer and Leukemia Lymphoma kayaking and canoeing fundraiser “2 paddles for 2 cures†was held Sunday to raise roughly $500 total for the organizations.
ESPN, Fri, 19 Aug 2011 10:49 AM PDT
Jamie Bestwick organizes charity cancer event http://espn.go.com/action/bmx/blog/_/post/6871143/jamie-bestwick-presents-bike-life
X Games 17 BMX Vert Gold Medalist Jamie Bestwick is organizing a charity bike ride on August 28, 2011, with proceeds from the event benefitting local cancer research organizations in the State College, Pa. area, including the American Cancer Society. Through Jamie's charity organization, the Bestwick Foundation, the inaugural 'Bike For Life' event, held at Tussey Mountain in Boalsburg, Pa., will ...
The Record, Fri, 19 Aug 2011 10:45 AM PDT
Prostate cancer support group http://www.northjersey.com/community/128081748_Prostate_cancer_support_group.html
LifeLines, a supportive and informative resource for prostate cancer patients and their partners in Northern Bergen County, will meet from 7:30-9 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug, 23 at the Church of the Presentation, located at 271 W. Saddle River Road in Upper Saddle River. The group was formed by prostate cancer patients to share information and experience about available treatment and service resources.
GenomeWeb News, Fri, 19 Aug 2011 10:44 AM PDT
caBIG Solicits Research Community's Input to Improve Data-Sharing Center http://www.genomeweb.com/informatics/cabig-solicits-research-communitys-input-improve-data-sharing-center
The National Cancer Institute's Cancer Biomedical Informatics Grid is asking for the research community's input on a strategy for its data-sharing and intellectual capital, or DSIC, center.
EARTHtimes.org, Fri, 19 Aug 2011 10:37 AM PDT
Could the ecstasy drug be used to treat cancer? http://www.earthtimes.org/health/could-the-ecstasy-drug-treat-cure-cancer/1273/
Scientists at the University of Birmingham believe that a modified version of the 'dance' drug, ecstasy, could be effective at treating blood cancers. MDMA could be used to target leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma after researchers at the University of Birmingham ran tests showing that modifying the active ingredient in the drug, MDMA, boosted its cancer-killing properties.
Triathlete / Inside Triathlon, Fri, 19 Aug 2011 10:35 AM PDT
Together, Cancer Survivors Tackle Triathlon http://triathlon.competitor.com/2011/08/news/together-cancer-survivors-tackle-triathlon_36933
Wisconsin women apply strength developed fighting cancer to triathlon. Judy Tjoe still remembers the terror she felt plunging into the
Medical News Today, Fri, 19 Aug 2011 10:33 AM PDT
Single Flexible Sigmoidoscopy Screening Reduces Colorectal Cancer Incidence And Mortality http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/233064.php
A study published online on yesterday in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute shows, that lower levels of colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence and mortality are linked to a single flexible sigmoidoscopy screening between the ages of 55-64 years. According to multiple randomized controlled trials, fecal occult blood testing (FOBT) in CRC screening can lower the mortality rate of patients ...
Medical News Today, Fri, 19 Aug 2011 10:32 AM PDT
Elacytarabine Combined With Idarubicin Promising For Early Stage AML Patients - Phase II Trial http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/233065.php
Norwegian company, Clavis Pharma ASA, announced promising interim efficacy results from its Phase II clinical investigation with elacytarabine in conjunction with idarubicin in patients with acute myeloid lymphoma (AML) who have failed cytarabine (ara-C)-containing first-course chemotherapy. Elacytarabine is a new patented lipid-conjugated form of the anti-cancer drug cytarabine created by ...
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