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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday, December 07, 2011 9:59 AM PST Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: ThirdAge, Wed, 07 Dec 2011 09:55 AM PST Advances Against Cancer During Past Year Outlined in Annual Report http://www.thirdage.com/news/advances-against-cancer-during-past-year-outlined-in-annual-report_12-07-2011 Advances against cancer are in the spotlight once more, with the publication of Clinical Cancer Advances 2011: ASCO's Annual Report on Progress Against Cancer. The report was compiled by The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), a professional organization representing physicians who care for people with cancer. Essentially an independent review of the advances in cancer research that ... Times Leader, Wed, 07 Dec 2011 09:53 AM PST FDA panel backs Pfizer drug for kidney cancer http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182641&44=135179878&32=3991&7=186441&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fbusiness%2FFDA_panel_backs_Pfizer_drug_for_kidney_cancer_12-07-2011.html (AP) A panel of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration has voted that the benefits of a Pfizer kidney cancer drug outweigh its risks. Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology, Wed, 07 Dec 2011 09:50 AM PST Study: Prostate cancer treatment not tied to heart attack risk http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2011/12/05/daily24-Study-Prostate-cancer-treatment-not-tied-to-heart-attack-risk.html A study by the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston has found that hormone-blocking therapies for prostate cancer are not linked with increased risk of heart attacks, as previously feared. Newswise, Wed, 07 Dec 2011 09:49 AM PST Novel Approach to Treating Breast Cancer Shows Great Promise http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/583665/?sc=rsmn In a novel therapeutic approach to treating breast cancer, Loyola University Medical Center researchers are reporting positive results from a clinical trial of a drug that targets tumor stem cells. EurekAlert!, Wed, 07 Dec 2011 09:48 AM PST Hospital gives first tomosynthesis mammograms in region this week http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-12/wih-hgf120711.php ( Women & Infants Hospital ) There is still a one in eight lifetime risk that a woman will develop breast cancer, and the best tool against the disease remains early detection. Now, Women & infants Hospital of Rhode Island has taken the breast cancer battle to the next level with the installation of the most advanced imaging technology available, called digital breast tomosynthesis. FOX 13 Tampa Bay, Wed, 07 Dec 2011 09:39 AM PST In Gulf of Mexico, a cure for cancer? http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/dpp/news/local/billion-year-old-bacteria-could-be-medical-goldmine-120711 Researchers say the Gulf of Mexico is filled with a hidden treasure â€" treasure that could help cure deadly diseases. CBC.ca, Wed, 07 Dec 2011 09:38 AM PST Pablo Neruda death probe urged in Chile http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/books/story/2011/12/06/neruda-poet-exhume-chile-investigate.html?cmp=rss Members of Chile's Communist Party are calling for a judge to exhume the remains of Pablo Neruda for medical testing, due to allegations the poet and Nobel laureate died of poisoning and not of cancer. The Shreveport Times, Wed, 07 Dec 2011 09:37 AM PST Displaced cancer patients find new home http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20111207/NEWS01/111207008/1060/news01 Two cancer patients, displaced by a tree falling into their house, have found a new temporary home to stay in. Zionsville Times Sentinel, Wed, 07 Dec 2011 09:36 AM PST Girls’ soccer team raises money, presents check http://timessentinel.com/sports/x781757871/Girls-soccer-team-raises-money-presents-check The Zionsville Community High School Eagles girls’ soccer team organized a Breast Cancer Awareness game.  Leading up to the game, the team raised money selling T-shirts which the girls designed; mini-soccer balls; wristbands; and pink cupcakes, courtesy of Marsh Boone Village. They raised $2,500. Presenting the check to Angie Leary, Zionsville Relay for Life chair, are teammates Annie Weber ... Crain's New York Business, Wed, 07 Dec 2011 09:34 AM PST Pfizer wins FDA backing for kidney-cancer drug http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20111207/HEALTH_CARE/111209905/1072 (Bloomberg) - Pfizer Inc., the world's biggest drugmaker, won a U.S. panel's backing for an experimental medicine for advanced kidney cancer in patients who have failed prior treatments. The benefits of the drug, known as axitinib, outweigh its risks, outside advisers to the Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday in a unanimous vote in Silver Spring, Md. The FDA isn't required to follow its ... 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=6qocBzsuNLNAbwByOJd0wt6Lme5UXZUILZ.AWO_AB7zIdyCkVP0fOajrAzFICZDttB2uaRip77Wo_TysunQ2t4_oN1xOLgs8o00N to unsubscribe from this alert. To change your communications preferences for other Yahoo! business lines, please visit your Marketing Preferences: http://login.yahoo.com/config/login_verify2?.done=http://subscribe.yahoo.com/showaccount . 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