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, December 06, 2011 9:58 AM PST Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: Business Wire, Tue, 06 Dec 2011 09:54 AM PST Research and Markets: Pancreatic Cancer, Antibodies and Peptides: a Triple Analysis from Bioseeker http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20111206006393/en/Research-Markets-Pancreatic-Cancer-Antibodies-Peptides-Triple DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/806938/triple_analysis_p) has announced the addition of the "Triple Analysis: Pancreatic Cancer, Antibodies and Peptides" report to their offering. This triple analysis focuses on cancer drug development strategies in Pancreatic Cancer and by the two compound strategies of Antibodies and Peptides. Each of ... CBC North, Tue, 06 Dec 2011 09:53 AM PST Edmonton prostate biopsies prompt review of 1,600 tests http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/story/2011/12/02/edmonton-pathology-review-royal-alexandra.html?cmp=rss Alberta health officials have ordered a review of an additional 1,600 reports from an Edmonton pathologist after 29 patients were mistakenly told they didn't have prostate cancer or had a less aggressive form of the disease People Magazine, Tue, 06 Dec 2011 09:51 AM PST Giuliana Rancic's Upcoming Mastectomy: What's Next? http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20551355,00.html?xid=rss-topheadlines Medical experts weigh in on the E! host's treatment decision - and breast cancer in women of childbearing age WSAW Wausau, Tue, 06 Dec 2011 09:36 AM PST Withee Company Raises $1,000 for LeRoy Butler Breast Cancer Foundation http://www.wsaw.com/sports/headlines/Withee_Company_Raises_1000_for_LeRoy_Butler_Breast_Cancer_Foundation_135102858.html Former Green Bay Packer and Hall of Famer, LeRoy Bulter will be in Withee Tuesday, December 06 from 4-7 p.m. to accept a check for his breast cancer foundation. Newswise, Tue, 06 Dec 2011 09:34 AM PST Novel Evidence Links Pretreatment Fasting Glucose to Slowed Cancer Progression http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/583694/?sc=rsmn Researchers from the Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine and the Human Health Foundation report that in a multidisciplinary study of 420 non-diabetic, breast and metastatic colorectal cancer patients treated with targeted agents, lower levels of pretreatment fasting glucose were predictive of longer times to disease progression. Such evidence was particularly significant ... The Escanaba Daily Press, Tue, 06 Dec 2011 09:33 AM PST Live for the memories http://www.dailypress.net/page/content.detail/id/533666.html GLADSTONE - Funerals are a time to pay respect to those friends and family members we've lost, but for one area resident, it's a time to celebrate her life in person as part of a relatively new concept - the "living funeral." Seven years ago, Monica Johnson, of Rapid River, was diagnosed with multiple myeloma at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. Multiple myeloma is a cancer of white blood ... Crain's Chicago Business, Tue, 06 Dec 2011 09:33 AM PST Cancer treatment firm expands deal with Cigna http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20111206/NEWS03/111209878/cancer-treatment-firm-expands-deal-with-cigna (Crain’s) â€" Cancer Treatment Centers of America joins health insurer Cigna’s network of providers under a new three-year agreement, a move intended to boost patients at the Schaumburg-based chain of specialty hospitals. WBNG Binghamton, Tue, 06 Dec 2011 09:33 AM PST Surprise Award For Stylist http://www.wbng.com/news/local/Surprise-Award-For-Stylist-135103083.html Binghamton, NY (WBNG Binghamton) A local salon owner gets a special surprise this morning - an award for bringing hope to cancer patients. The Hollywood Reporter Live Feed, Tue, 06 Dec 2011 09:33 AM PST 'Dallas' Star Brenda Strong Talks Ann Ewing and the Resilience of Larry Hagman http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/tnt-dallas-brenda-strong-larry-hagman-interview-270079 Jethro Nededog "He is made of iron, that man," the actress says of her co-star who's battling cancer. read more Jacksonville News, Tue, 06 Dec 2011 09:32 AM PST Rep. Brown’s marijuana bill http://www.jaxnews.com/pages/full_story/push?article-Rep-+Brown%E2%80%99s+marijuana+bill%20&id=16594529&instance=1st_right Koven Bown has seen first hand the benefits of medical marijuana. “Around 25 years ago, I had a sister who had breast cancer,” said Brown. “I would take her to UAB for treatment and she would be deathly sick all night.” 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! 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