Health News: [cancer]

Sponsored Link Special Offer - Free Trial of Blockbuster.com Rent Movies from Blockbuster.com. Delivered Direct To Your Mailbox. Click here to start today. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, October 25, 2011 10:57 AM PDT Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: Beverly Hills Courier, Tue, 25 Oct 2011 10:55 AM PDT Cancer Awareness Night at Staples Center Tonight http://bhcourier.com/article/Sports/Sports/Cancer_Awareness_Night_at_Staples_Center_Tonight/82034 The Los Angeles Kings will hold Hockey Fights Cancer Awareness Night at tonight's game against the New Jersey Devils at Staples Center. McDonough County Voice, Tue, 25 Oct 2011 10:51 AM PDT Derby Days raises money for cancer research, scholarships http://www.mcdonoughvoice.com/news/x1606479682/Derby-Days-raises-money-for-cancer-research-scholarships Competition between Western Illinois University’s five traditional sororities is in full swing this week (Oct. 24-28) to raise funds for Huntsman Cancer Institute and for Sigma Chi Foundation’s scholarship and leadership programs. Western’s Iota Omicron chapter of Sigma Chi Fraternity hosts the annual charity fundraiser, known as Derby Days. The WIU chapter will donate 90 percent of the funds ... KPLR 11 St. Louis, Tue, 25 Oct 2011 10:51 AM PDT Blues Promote Prostate Cancer Screenings http://www.kplr11.com/news/ktvi-blues-promote-prostate-cancer-screenings-20111025,0,4955520.story?track=rss First 100 To Get Screened Get Free Hockey Tickets The St. Louis Blues Tuesday are raising awareness for Men to get screened for Prostate Cancer. The screening is called “Drive Against Prostate Cancer”. The first 100 men to get screened will get free Blues hockey tickets for the game against the Florida Panthers on November 17 th . The screening ends at 4 P.M. The Mercury, Tue, 25 Oct 2011 10:46 AM PDT Pottstown vs. Pottsgrove Football Cancer Awareness Night (VIDEO) http://www.pottstownmercury.com/articles/2011/10/25/news/doc4ea6d9d4ddabe721861083.txt The Pottsgrove football team swapped its maroon jerseys for pink ones when it played Pottstown, drawing attention to and funds for the fight against breast cancer. The game was one of four played this month wherePAC-10 teams wear pink jerseys for cancer awareness. Midlothian Exchange, Tue, 25 Oct 2011 10:42 AM PDT Deal of the Day http://www.midlothianexchange.com/index.php/sports/article/monacans-dig-pink-volleyball-game/26506/ Monacan High’s girls volleyball team donned special pink jerseys for last Thursday’s “Dig Pink” game against Dominion District rival L.C. Bird, which served as a fundraiser for breast cancer research. EurekAlert!, Tue, 25 Oct 2011 10:39 AM PDT UofL students seek answers to breast cancer disparities in minority populations http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-10/uol-uss102511.php ( University of Louisville ) Understanding the influence of genetics, lifestyle and environment on breast cancer in minority populations is the focus of research for University of Louisville School of Public Health & Information Sciences doctoral students Avonne Connor, Nandita Das and Stephanie Denkhoff. Marketwire Finance Press Releases via Yahoo! Finance, Tue, 25 Oct 2011 10:39 AM PDT Orbit(R) Gum and Bright Pink Ask Facebook to Take the Pledge to Protect Your Chest http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Orbit-R-Gum-Bright-Pink-Ask-iw-1185516257.html CHICAGO, IL-- - In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Orbit gum has teamed up with Bright Pink, a non-profit breast cancer prevention organization, to help raise awareness and encourage young women ... KJRH-TV Tulsa, Tue, 25 Oct 2011 10:38 AM PDT Michelle Lowry voice of Turn Tulsa Pink http://www.kjrh.com/dpp/news/problem_solvers/michelle-lowry-voice-of-turn-tulsa-pink 2NEWS takes part to honor cancer survivors and support those battling the disease. Fergus Falls Journal, Tue, 25 Oct 2011 10:35 AM PDT Leave a comment http://www.fergusfallsjournal.com/2011/10/25/1st-national-holds-bake-sales-to-benefit-breast-cancer-research/ First National Bank of Henning, Ottertail and Battle Lake is participating in National Breast Cancer Awareness Month by holding a bake sale every Friday during the month of October, with the final sale planned Friday. PhysOrg, Tue, 25 Oct 2011 10:33 AM PDT You are what you eat: Low fat diet with fish oil slowed growth of human prostate cancer cells http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-10-fat-diet-fish-oil-growth.html A low-fat diet with fish oil supplements eaten for four to six weeks prior to prostate removal slowed down the growth of prostate cancer cells -- the number of rapidly dividing cells -- in human prostate cancer tissue compared to a traditional, high-fat Western diet. 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