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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Friday, December 16, 2011 10:19 AM PST Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: BaldwinCountyNow.com, Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:53 AM PST South Baldwin Regional Medical Center mourns death of CEO http://baldwincountynow.com/articles/2011/12/16/local_news/doc4ee3d1614c034180031481.txt FOLEY, Alabama â€" South Baldwin Regional Medical Center Chief Financial Officer Keith Newton announced with sadness the passing of Rich McAuliffe, the hospital’s chief executive officer. McAuliffe, 43, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 8, following a battle against cancer. PRI Public Radio International, Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:49 AM PST Remembering an American contrarian: Christopher Hitchens dead of cancer http://www.pri.org/stories/arts-entertainment/books/remembering-an-american-contrarian-christopher-hitchens-dead-of-cancer-7498.html Christopher Hitchens once described his concept of the afterlife as "like living in North Korea." Now, he'll know if in fact that's the case. Hitchens, 62, died Thursday in Houston of esophageal cancer. A popular essayist and author, no one was too prominent or too revered to be at the other end of Hitchens mens. He wrote on former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, Mother Theresa and, he even ... The Christian Post, Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:49 AM PST Christians Grieve Death of Christopher Hitchens; Share Hopes for Deathbed Conversion http://www.christianpost.com/news/christians-grieve-death-of-christopher-hitchens-share-hopes-for-deathbed-conversion-65035/ Christians everywhere have been responding in grief and sadness over the death of famed atheist Christopher Hitchens, who passed away late Thursday evening after a yearlong battle with esophageal cancer. PR Newswire, Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:46 AM PST Lung Cancer Alliance Heralds Additional $10.2 Million to Fund Federal Lung Cancer Research http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lung-cancer-alliance-heralds-additional-102-million-to-fund-federal-lung-cancer-research-135740453.html Brings total to date to $58 million secured by LCA via Department of Defense Lung Cancer Research Program  WASHINGTON, Dec. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, Lung Cancer Alliance (LCA) announced that its efforts to secure continued increases in federal research... EURweb, Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:42 AM PST Former Penn State Coach Joe Paterno Suffering From Lung Cancer http://www.eurweb.com/2011/12/joe-paterno-suffering-from-lung-cancer/ *On the heels of being fired over the Penn State sex scandal, media reports are surfacing that former Penn State Coach Joe Paterno is suffering from lung cancer. Wednesday’s report from SportsbyBrooks said a source close to the situation revealed that Paterno is in poor health. “Joe is a lot closer to dying soon than [...] This is Oxfordshire, Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:41 AM PST Call to return radon gas survey samples http://www.thisisoxfordshire.co.uk/news/9422804.Call_to_return_radon_gas_survey_samples/?ref=rss HOME OWNERS who agreed to take a test to see if they are at risk from a deadly cancer-causing gas have been urged to return their results. BaldwinCountyNow.com, Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:40 AM PST Gulf Shores poker run to benefit breast cancer http://baldwincountynow.com/articles/2011/12/16/local_news/doc4ec3d8ea3e5bc629419760.txt GULF SHORES, Ala. -- On Saturday be a good sport and show your support for the Ta Ta Ride presented by Ta Ta Towing. Organizers hope to make it an annual event. BaldwinCountyNow.com, Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:40 AM PST Fight cancer by showing your colors Friday night in Summerdale http://baldwincountynow.com/articles/2011/12/16/local_news/doc4ec28a5ea574b340355338.txt SUMMERDALE, Alabama --- Most college football fans can relate to showing support for their teams by wearing the school colors. On Friday night, the American Cancer Society is asking teams to wear colors to show support on a winning team in the fight against cancer. Surrey Advertiser, Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:36 AM PST Epsom boy's cancer funding refusal reviewed http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/s/2105249_epsom_boys_cancer_funding_refusal_reviewed A FATHER from Epsom has won an important battle after forcing the local health authority to review its decision not to fund specialised cancer treatment for his eight-year-old son. The Standard, Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:28 AM PST Little Yambuk battler gets a big cheque http://www.standard.net.au/news/local/news/general/little-yambuk-battler-gets-a-big-cheque/2396225.aspx?src=rss A FITNESS fund-raiser has gifted cancer battler Milly Graham and her family with $8111 as an early Christmas present. 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=_94SaJIuNLNC0aBv6nS7Gwz2TyrY9ACU_J2b6eqBPwPw6F0K7YfIjDxGKjPTpIOpitcVuetRxgc85_Fk3yb7K.vZNbuZXUPMSU2l to unsubscribe from this alert. 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