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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunday, December 11, 2011 9:57 AM PST Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: Press TV, Sun, 11 Dec 2011 09:51 AM PST Starch-rich diet, breast cancer linked http://www.presstv.ir/detail/215103.html Eating high amounts of starch-rich food such as potatoes, bread, rice, and white pasta which contain more carbohydrates raise the risk of breast cancer. CBS New York, Sun, 11 Dec 2011 09:45 AM PST Cycle For Awareness: Fundraiser Takes Aim At Rare Cancers http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/12/11/cycle-for-awareness-fundraiser-takes-aim-at-rare-cancers/ For the past several years the fundraiser "Cycle For Awareness" has been raising money and awareness for rare forms of cancer, like the one that founder Jennifer Goodman-Linn had been battling for the past 7-years. This summer, Jen lost her brave battle, but her grace and courage remain an inspiration. The Fly On The Wall Finance News via Yahoo! Finance, Sun, 11 Dec 2011 09:40 AM PST Failed Pfizer blood cancer drug shows benefit in new study, Bloomberg says http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Failed-Pfizer-blood-cancer-theflyonthewall-2093078988.html Mylotarg was pulled by Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) last year as a blood cancer drug because it was linked to deaths but it is now helping patients being treated for acute myeloid leukemia, reports Bloomberg. Irish Central, Sun, 11 Dec 2011 09:27 AM PST Van Morrison heartbroken after lover Gigi Lee dies of cancer http://www.irishcentral.com/r?19=961&43=459977&44=135404373&32=7184&7=474292&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.irishcentral.com%2Fent%2FVan-Morrison-heartbroken-after-lover-Gigi-Lee-dies-of-cancer-135404373.html Van Morrison has been rocked by the tragic death of his lover Gigi Lee, mother of his two-year-old son George Ivan III. The 44-year-old woman died from cancer at their Belfast home just two months ago, but the reclusive singer managed to keep it quiet. The New Zealand Herald, Sun, 11 Dec 2011 09:25 AM PST Brave woman's story moves readers to help http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10772643&ref=rss A woman who has been given just a few weeks to live after being diagnosed with breast cancer has been flooded with offers of help to make the rest of her life special.The Herald has received more than 150 offers of donations, among... U TV, Sun, 11 Dec 2011 09:18 AM PST Vigil as boy awaits cancer operation http://www.u.tv/News/Vigil-as-boy-awaits-cancer-operation/85beecce-2b55-4d0f-8c4b-bd1a13137857 A vigil is being held in Crumlin for a seven-year-old boy who is waiting for a cancer operation that could be his last chance for survival. BusinessWeek, Sun, 11 Dec 2011 08:58 AM PST Early Hodgkin Lymphoma Patients Can Skip Radiation Therapy http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-12-11/early-hodgkin-lymphoma-patients-can-skip-radiation-therapy.html Patients with early stages of Hodgkin lymphoma should get only chemotherapy to treat the cancer because adding radiation leads to higher death rates, according to a Canadian and U.S. study. Derbyshire Times, Sun, 11 Dec 2011 08:28 AM PST Sponsored by http://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/news/local/police_pose_for_charity_calendar_1_4047961 A POLICE officer has been supported by colleagues in the creation of a charity calendar in memory of her mum, who died after losing her battle with cancer. Bloomberg, Sun, 11 Dec 2011 08:22 AM PST Early Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Patients Can Skip Radiation Therapy, Study Finds http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-12-11/early-hodgkin-s-lymphoma-patients-can-skip-radiation-therapy-study-finds.html Patients with early stages of Hodgkin lymphoma should get only chemotherapy to treat the cancer because adding radiation leads to higher death rates, according to a Canadian and U.S. study. EurekAlert!, Sun, 11 Dec 2011 08:21 AM PST B cell receptor inhibitor causes chronic lymphocytic leukemia remission http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-12/uotm-bcr120911.php ( University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center ) A new, targeted approach to treating chronic lymphocytic leukemia has produced durable remissions in a Phase I/II clinical trial for patients with relapsed or resistant disease, investigators report at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology. 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=L1ma_SsuNLMCXtAjjf8WbJV8wXQdXSmIEu3B4bRdQQrDrpgMvGoMps4jwAMpMXRjay.Y2P0vyBTPxkI6Oa786jxHgJY2LqJcNdGB 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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