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Click here to start today. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, December 08, 2011 10:19 AM PST Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: Business Wire, Thu, 08 Dec 2011 09:53 AM PST Novel Cancer Treatment Combination Receives Approval to Begin First-in-Human Testing for Patients with Advanced ... http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20111208006099/en/Cancer-Treatment-Combination-Receives-Approval-First-in-Human-Testing NEWTON, Mass. & NEW YORK & BRUSSELS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Galectin Therapeutics, the Cancer Centre at the Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc and the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research (LICR) announced today that they will initiate a Phase 1/2 safety and efficacy trial testing a novel treatment combination in patients with advanced metastatic melanoma. The Belgian Federal Agency of Medicine and ... Boise Weekly, Thu, 08 Dec 2011 09:42 AM PST Coffee, Tea or Cancer? Almost Half of Americans Oppose X-ray Body Scanners http://www.boiseweekly.com/boise/coffee-tea-or-cancer-almost-half-of-americans-oppose-x-ray-body-scanners/Content?oid=2559482 Body scanners scheduled to be in every U.S. airport by 2014. by Michael Grabell, ProPublica Even if X-ray body scanners would prevent terrorists from smuggling explosives onto planes, nearly half of Americans still oppose using them because they could cause a few people to eventually develop cancer, according to a new Harris Interactive poll conducted online for ProPublica. Slightly more than ... Hillsborough Beacon, Thu, 08 Dec 2011 09:42 AM PST HILLSBOROUGH: Progin ready to lead boys hoops http://www.centraljersey.com/articles/2011/12/08/hillsborough_beacon/sports/doc4edfbbfe78dd7107920353.txt Ian Progin wants normalcy in the midst of fighting cancer, and the Hillsborough High School boys basketball head coach has it. PhysOrg, Thu, 08 Dec 2011 09:36 AM PST Cancer-related pathway reveals potential treatment target for rare pediatric disease http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-12-cancer-related-pathway-reveals-potential-treatment.html Cancer researchers studying genetic mutations that cause leukemia have discovered a connection to the rare disease cherubism, an inherited facial bone disorder in children. Cyclingnews, Thu, 08 Dec 2011 09:34 AM PST Sweeting overcame rare cancer to continue pro career http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sweeting-overcame-rare-cancer-to-continue-pro-career Do you like this? Tweet 2010 was a hectic year for burgeoning professional cyclist Bobby Sweeting , but after one-in-a-billion case of cancer turned the American's life upside-down, he re-launched his racing career with Kenda/5-Hour Energy , all the while keeping his condition under wraps - until now. Newswise, Thu, 08 Dec 2011 09:31 AM PST Scientists Capture Single Cancer Molecules at Work http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/583685/?sc=rsmn Researchers have revealed how a molecule called telomerase contributes to the control of the integrity of our genetic code, and when it is involved in the deregulation of the code, its important role in the development of cancer. The University of Montreal scientists involved explain how they were able to achieve their discovery by using cutting edge microscopy techniques to visualize telomerase ... Newswise, Thu, 08 Dec 2011 09:31 AM PST Study Links Ovary Removal in Younger Women to Bone Thinning and Arthritis http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/583676/?sc=rsmn Having both ovaries removed before age 45 is strongly associated with low-bone mineral density and arthritis in later years, according to a new study by Johns Hopkins oncologists and epidemiologists. The analysis covered several thousand women who took part in a U.S. government-sponsored, multiyear national health study, and excluded women whose ovaries were removed due to cancer. PR Newswire, Thu, 08 Dec 2011 09:27 AM PST STOP! Children's Cancer to Donate Over $1M to UF College of Medicine for Clinical Trials at the 15th Annual 'Holiday ... http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/stop-childrens-cancer-to-donate-over-1m-to-uf-college-of-medicine-for-clinical-trials-at-the-15th-annual-holiday-traditions-a-musical-celebration-135254308.html GAINESVILLE, Fla., Dec. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- STOP! Children's Cancer, Inc. will donate more than $1 million to the University of Florida College of Medicine to establish the STOP! Children's Cancer Bonnie R. Freeman Clinical Trials Fund. The $1.05 million gift will be presented... Daily Liberal, Thu, 08 Dec 2011 09:26 AM PST Cricketers urged to bat and bowl against cancer http://www.dailyliberal.com.au/news/local/sport/cricket/cricketers-urged-to-bat-and-bowl-against-cancer/2386793.aspx?src=rss CRICKETERS across western NSW are being urged to take part in Call To Arms and support the fight against cancer in men this summer to raise important awareness and funds towards Cancer Council’s research, prevention, information, and support programs. Herald-Progress, Thu, 08 Dec 2011 09:26 AM PST Beaverdam Elementary walks for cancer victim http://www.herald-progress.com/news/view_sections.asp?idcategory=49&idarticle=6127 Beaverdam Elementary School held a walk-a-thon last Friday to show support for Drew Goodman, a fifth grade student battling a brain tumor. 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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