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Click here to start today. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday, November 23, 2011 9:57 AM PST Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: The Globe and Mail, Wed, 23 Nov 2011 09:53 AM PST Canada's health care spending produces mixed results, reports say http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/canadas-health-care-spending-produces-mixed-results-reports-say/article2246230/?utm_medium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&utm_source=National&utm_content=2246230 Breast cancer survival rate in Canada among the highest among OECD countries, but Canadians appear to experience higher rates of some hospital errors and longer wait times for care PR Newswire, Wed, 23 Nov 2011 09:50 AM PST ID Media Honored with Bill Modell Heart of Gold Award at Gilda's Club NYC Gala http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/id-media-honored-with-bill-modell-heart-of-gold-award-at-gildas-club-nyc-gala-134401943.html NEW YORK, Nov. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- ID Media, an Interpublic Group media agency, was honored with the Bill Modell Heart of Gold Award during Gilda's Club New York City's 16th annual cancer charity gala last week. The award, named in honor of one of Gilda's Club New York... The Gilmer Mirror, Wed, 23 Nov 2011 09:48 AM PST Visiting World-Renowned Cancer Researchers and Prevention Experts Help Keep Austin Weird http://www.gilmermirror.com/pages/full_story/push?article-Visiting+World-Renowned+Cancer+Researchers+and+Prevention+Experts+Help+Keep+Austin+Weird%20&id=16538347&instance=secondary_stories_left_column AUSTIN, TEXAS â€" What could be more fitting for the final day of a national cancer conference than some of the world’s leading cancer experts taking a short time out to mark today’s Great American Smokeout by signing pledges to redouble their efforts in the fight against cancer on Austin’s uniquely weird Ashtrayler. Barrie Examiner, Wed, 23 Nov 2011 09:44 AM PST Grudge match tonight http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3380360 Barrie Const. Peter Moore, left, and Barrie firefighter Chris Ivany will join their colleges tonight at The Ranch downtown for the 4th annual Monster Grudge Match between police and firefighters. Both sides will square off in a gladiator-style match in support of the Canadian Cancer Society.[...] Georgia Public Broadcasting, Wed, 23 Nov 2011 09:42 AM PST Study Lends Support To Long-Term Treatment With Statins http://www.gpb.org/news/2011/11/23/study-lends-support-to-long-term-treatment-with-statins The latest update to a large study started in 1994 should go a long way toward dispelling any lingering worries that statins might increase risks of some illnesses, such as cancer. That was an early concern with the medicines, but one that hasn't been borne out. read more CTV British Columbia, Wed, 23 Nov 2011 09:41 AM PST Technicality blocks travel funding for cancer patient http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20111123/bc_steele_cancer_compensation_111123/20111123?hub=BritishColumbiaHome The B.C. government is refusing to reimburse a cancer patient for two years of ferry rides because of a technicality in a health care program that compensates some patients for their travel costs. GenomeWeb News, Wed, 23 Nov 2011 09:39 AM PST This Week in Cell http://www.genomeweb.com/blog/week-cell-20 In Cell this week, researchers in Italy say that TAZ, a transducer of the Hippo pathway, is responsible for conferring the properties of cancer stem cells onto breast cancer cells. TAZ is required to sustain self-renewal and tumor-initiation capacities in breast cancer stem cells, the authors write. The Globe and Mail, Wed, 23 Nov 2011 09:38 AM PST Canada's health care spending has ‘mixed results’ compared to other countries: reports http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/canadas-health-care-spending-has-mixed-results-compared-to-other-countries-reports/article2246230/?utm_medium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&utm_source=National&utm_content=2246230 Breast cancer survival rate in Canada among the highest among OECD countries, but Canadians appear to experience higher rates of some hospital errors Malta Star, Wed, 23 Nov 2011 09:33 AM PST 48 year old man and 72 year old mother given three year suspended sentence for attacking police http://www.maltastar.com/pages/r1/ms10dart.asp?a=18027 A 48 year old man and his 72 year old mother were charged in court this morning with attacking and resisting a woman police sergeant and two police constables. The 72 year old woman has a husband who was going to be taken to Mater Dei Hospital as he suffers from cancer and dementia. WAAY-TV Huntsville, Wed, 23 Nov 2011 09:27 AM PST Gibb recuperating after hospitalization http://www.waaytv.com/entertainment/story/Gibb-recuperating-after-hospitalization/VezKEsXG2Eqelj3dF-ICuA.cspx Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb has assured fans he is "on the road to recovery" following his recent hospitalization. A flurry of unsubstantiated reports following the health scare suggested the star is battling liver cancer. See more health stories that match your keyword at: http://search.news.yahoo.com/search/news/?fr=yalerts-health&c=&p=cancer+%2bcat%3ahealth&ei=utf-8 Visit Yahoo! Health: http://health.yahoo.com/ You received this email because you subscribed to Yahoo! Alerts. Use http://us.rd.yahoo.com/alerts/b/email/unsubscribe/*http://alerts.yahoo.com/unsubscribe.php?id=ZjHxZ8cuNLOSdhhsae3o2uFJ5aoFA4BRKFjkRCWiwV1ho1qAGDlNLwbcIXtw8ofteD6rXVMl8upiVZpTI14TQvkjtZdKsV7H_4NC to unsubscribe from this alert. 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