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, November 22, 2011 10:47 AM PST Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: Sleepy Eye Herald Dispatch, Tue, 22 Nov 2011 09:53 AM PST New Ulm Cancer Center opens doors, begins treatment http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/news/x1431165608/New-Ulm-Cancer-Center-opens-doors-begins-treatment New Ulm Medical Center (NUMC) opened the doors to their new Cancer Center recently, allowing patients their first opportunity to begin treatment at the new facility. L'Observateur, Tue, 22 Nov 2011 09:49 AM PST River Parishes Hospital thinks pink http://m.lobservateur.com/articles/2011/11/22/news/doc4ec2e3fc34764362979332.txt River Parishes Hospital sponsored its first Pink Lady Luncheon and Fashion Show in observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Above, from left, River Parishes Hospital representatives Tammy Waltz, Chris Gatlin and Kathy Tassin help Brenda Henderson check in. Everett Herald, Tue, 22 Nov 2011 09:38 AM PST Health Resources http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20111122/LIVING/711229993/1056/COMM0615 Providence Regional Cancer Partnership: 1717 13th St., Everett. Call 425-297-5500 or see www.cancerpartnership.org for more information: Click on “Support Services,” then, on the right side of the page, click on “Classes” or “Support Groups.” TV Guide, Tue, 22 Nov 2011 09:36 AM PST Report: Bee Gees' Robin Gibb Has Liver Cancer http://www.tvguide.com/News/Robin-Gibb-Cancer-1040037.aspx?rss=breakingnews The Bee Gees' Robin Gibb is reportedly battling liver cancer, according to multiple British outlets.Gibb, 61, has been undergoing treatment for several months and was rushed to the hospital last week after an emergency call was placed from his home, The Daily Mail reports. He returned home ... Newswise, Tue, 22 Nov 2011 09:32 AM PST Researchers Find Men Less Willing To Be Screened For Cancer http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/583265/?sc=rsmn Although men have higher cancer mortality rates than women, they are less willing to be screened for cancer, according to a study conducted by researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Fla., and colleagues at Sanoa Consulting LLC, Muscle Shoals, Ala., and the New York University College of Dentistry. Science Daily, Tue, 22 Nov 2011 09:31 AM PST Head and neck cancer: Study identifies factors associated with increased risk of death among two-year survivors http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111122115522.htm Among patients with head and neck cancer, poor overall quality of life, pain, and continued tobacco use appear to be associated with poorer outcomes and higher mortality rate two years after diagnosis, according to a new study. Science Daily, Tue, 22 Nov 2011 09:30 AM PST Mortality rates for pharynx and mouth cancers have decreased, with greater declines among patients with more education http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111121193935.htm Death rates have declined among US patients with cancer of the mouth and pharynx from 1993 to 2007, with the greatest decreases seen among men and women with at least 12 years of education, according to a report in the November issue of the Archives of Otolaryngology â€" Head & Neck Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. South Brunswick Post, Tue, 22 Nov 2011 09:24 AM PST SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Soccer team dons pink laces to bring cancer awareness http://centraljersey.com/articles/2011/11/22/south_brunswick_post/news/doc4ebc04a21d710736080318.txt The South Brunswick High School’s boys’ varsity soccer team contributed to Breast Cancer awareness by wearing pink shoelaces on their cleats for the month of October according to junior and goalie Jimmy Quilter.¶ CTV.ca, Tue, 22 Nov 2011 09:19 AM PST Survivor warns young Canadians about rare form of cancer http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Health/20111119/sas-bladdercancer-111119/ It's a cancer we don't often hear about. But in 2011 alone, it's estimated as many as 5,400 Canadians will be diagnosed with bladder cancer. The News Journal, Tue, 22 Nov 2011 09:17 AM PST George W. Bush to raise cancer awareness in Africa http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20111122/NEWS/111122027/1006/RSS DALLAS - Former President George W. 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