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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, November 10, 2011 10:23 AM PST Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: WFAA Dallas-Fort Worth, Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:53 AM PST Dallas doctor to lead American Cancer Society http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/133601663.html DALLAS (AP) â€" A Dallas doctor who survived cancer will serve as national president of the American Cancer Society. Ceremonies were planned Thursday in Atlanta to induct Dr. W. Phil Evans, who'll serve a one-year term. Evans, who 15 years ago underwent kidney surgery for cancer, is director of the University of Texas Southwestern Center for Breast Care. He's also a professor of radiology at UT ... St. Petersburg Times, Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:53 AM PST USF alum Boggs named MLS Humanitarian of the Year http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/bulls/content/usf-alum-boggs-named-mls-humanitarian-year For off-field achievements in the past decade, you'd be hard-pressed to find a USF athlete with more honors than soccer alum Zak Boggs, now with the New England Revolution, who was on Wednesday named the MLS Humanitarian of the Year for his volunteer efforts in cancer research at a Boston hospital. Here's the full story from the MLS official site. PRWeb, Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:53 AM PST Big Mountain Drugs Expands Its Online Information Network http://www.prweb.com/releases/canadianpharmacies/buyfemara/prweb8953272.htm Big Mountain Drugs has partnered with the new online resource, http://www.breastcancercare.us , to educate women on the symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and treatment of the disease, including breast cancer medications and current breast cancer research. (PRWeb November 10, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/canadianpharmacies/buyfemara/prweb8953272.htm Washington Examiner, Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:51 AM PST Fishing in Texas helps some cancer survivors cope http://washingtonexaminer.com/news/2011/11/fishing-texas-helps-some-cancer-survivors-cope RICHARD A. MARINI San Antonio Express-News BOERNE, Texas Other than the fact that the drought has rendered a certain stretch of Joshua Creek in Boerne little more than a shallow pond, there's nothing unusual about the two dozen or so men fly fishing along its banks. Except that about half have cancer. The men had come to Joshua Creek Ranch recently for a three-day retreat sponsored by Reel ... Clarinda Herald-Journal, Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:51 AM PST CRHC shedding light on diabetes’ impact on local community http://www.southwestiowanews.com/articles/2011/11/10/clarinda/news/doc4ebaee0a102ad546618363.txt According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, every 17 seconds, someone is diagnosed with diabetes. It is a disease that kills more people each year than breast cancer and AIDS, combined. The Voice, Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:51 AM PST Trevor's Law new hope in wiping out Wilms tumor in Blue Water area http://voicenews.com/articles/2011/11/10//news/doc4ebbebd7786d3764227426.txt Trevor Smith from Idaho was diagnosed with brain cancer at the age of 8. Now in his early 20s, he and his mother, Charlie Smith, are helping raise awareness of the environmental role in cancer clusters. The Beacon, Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:51 AM PST NEW HOPE: George Bramhall Memorial Holiday Art Exhibition & Sale Sunday http://centraljersey.com/articles/2011/11/10/the_beacon/news/doc4ebc07aa7e1e6631576247.txt NEW HOPE â€" The Bucks County Chapter, Board of Associates of Fox Chase Cancer Center, will hold its 15th annual George Bramhall Memorial Holiday Art Exhibition & Sale on Sunday (Nov. 13) at the New Hope Eagle Fire Hall, New Hope. Bowling Green Daily News, Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:49 AM PST Health council IDs top 5 community concerns http://www.bgdailynews.com/articles/2011/11/10/news/news5.txt Obesity, cardiovascular disease, drug abuse, lung cancer and diabetes are the top community health concerns for the region. EurekAlert!, Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:48 AM PST New target identified to stop the spread of breast cancer http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-11/muhc-nti111011.php A new potential target to slow breast cancer tumor progression and metastasis has been identified by a team of researchers led by Dr. Richard Kremer from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center. EurekAlert!, Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:48 AM PST New funding will help researchers learn how preschoolers move, battle early child obesity http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-11/uoic-nfw111011.php ( University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences ) University of Illinois researchers have received funding from the National Cancer Institute and the National Institute for Child Health and Human Development for a series of workshops that will help researchers learn about physical activity in preschool-aged children. 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