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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Friday, November 04, 2011 11:06 AM PDT Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: News 24 South Africa, Fri, 04 Nov 2011 10:48 AM PDT Evidence obesity tied to colon cancer http://www.news24.com/SciTech/News/Evidence-obesity-tied-to-colon-cancer-20111104 Older adults who are heavy, especially around the middle, seem to have a higher risk of developing colon cancer than their thinner peers, a study has found. Curry County Reporter, Fri, 04 Nov 2011 10:48 AM PDT CFCU goes pink for Breast Cancer Awareness month http://www.currycountyreporter.com/news/story.cfm?story_no=7895 Staff and members of Chetco Federal Credit Union (CFCU) banded together on Friday, October 21, to raise awareness and funds for Breast Cancer Awareness. KOAT Albuquerque, Fri, 04 Nov 2011 10:47 AM PDT Pancreatic Cancer A 'Silent Killer,' Ramo Says http://www.koat.com/news/29684840/detail.html Pancreatic cancer is one of the most deadly forms of a dreaded disease. Tri-County Times, Fri, 04 Nov 2011 10:44 AM PDT Marcia Lynn (Murray) Sawyer http://www.tctimes.com/news/obituaries/marcia-lynn-murray-sawyer/article_59e97058-0705-11e1-9575-001cc4c03286.html Posted: Friday, November 4, 2011 12:49 pm | Updated: 1:26 pm, Fri Nov 4, 2011. Marcia Lynn (Murray) Sawyer - died on Friday, September 30, 2011 after courageously battling cancer for the past year and a half. She passed away peacefully, surrounded by close friends and family in Fort Myers, Florida. Beverly Hills Courier, Fri, 04 Nov 2011 10:39 AM PDT Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend Announce Launch of the UCLA Daltrey/Townshend Teen and Young Adult Cancer Program http://bhcourier.com/article/ArtsEntertainment/ArtsEntertainment/Roger_Daltrey_and_Pete_Townshend_Announce_Launch_of_the_UCLA_DaltreyTownshend_Teen_and_Young_Adult_Cancer_Program/82457 The Who's Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend will announce the launch of the UCLA Daltrey/Townshend Teen and Young Adult Cancer Program at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. ThirdAge, Fri, 04 Nov 2011 10:37 AM PDT Medtronic Product Linked To Cancer http://www.thirdage.com/news/medtronic-product-linked-to-cancer_11-04-2011 A Medtronic product used in spinal procedures could be linked to a greater risk of cancer, according to a report discussed Thursday at a national conference for spinal surgeons. PR Newswire, Fri, 04 Nov 2011 10:37 AM PDT Fighting Breast Cancer Early, One Cell At A Time http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/fighting-breast-cancer-early-one-cell-at-a-time-133247878.html Cross-Disciplinary Tufts Team to Use $6.6 Million Award to Develop Ultra-Sensitive Ways to Detect, Treat Disease at Single-Cell, Single-Molecule Levels BOSTON and MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass., Nov. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A team of scientists at Tufts University will develop... Spinner, Fri, 04 Nov 2011 10:27 AM PDT Suzanne Vega Proudly Embraces Her Role as 'The Mother of the MP3' http://www.spinner.com/2011/11/04/suzanne-vega-close-up-vol-3/ Last month, in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness, Pioneers for a Cure launched the third phase of its charitable MP3 download project, 'The American Collection.' Suzanne Vega , featured on the compilation, recently sat down with Spinner to talk about her involvement with the cause, as well as her play 'Carson McCullers Talks About Love' and her upcoming album 'Close-Up Vol. 3: States of Being ... The New Zealand Herald, Fri, 04 Nov 2011 10:26 AM PDT Running Events: Just another of life's challenges http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10764020&ref=rss For some it is the elite competition, for others victory comes with completion. And for others it holds special significance.Take Whenuapai cancer survivor Mark Blakey, who was given a grim prognosis after contracting cancer of... 14 WFIE Evansville, Fri, 04 Nov 2011 10:24 AM PDT Sinus cancer can mimic the symptoms of a common infection http://www.14news.com/story/15956208/sinus-cancer-can-mimic-the-symptoms-of-a-common-infection A rare form of cancer acts just like a sinus infection but can be aggressive and deadly. 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