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 18, 2011 9:57 AM PST Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: Arkansas Times, Sun, 18 Dec 2011 09:28 AM PST Congressman Steve Womack: time to “Lead From the Front” and stand up for those with Pancreatic Cancer http://www.arktimes.com/StreetJazz/archives/2011/12/18/congressman-steve-womack-time-to-lead-from-the-front-and-stand-up-for-those-with-pancreatic-cancer Some time back I wrote of a very important person in my life who was taken by Pancreatic Cancer, a disease which has the lowest survival rate of all cancers, according to the American Cancer Society and the National Cancer Institute. Pancreatic cancer is so very difficult to diagnose, and has very few treatment options Your chances of surviving five years is a paltry six percent. Six percent. By ... Northern Daily Leader, Sun, 18 Dec 2011 09:21 AM PST Tamworth cancer centre works on track http://www.northerndailyleader.com.au/news/local/news/general/tamworth-cancer-centre-works-on-track/2396785.aspx?src=rss CONSTRUCTION equipment is onsite and operating at the Tamworth Hospital grounds destined for the New England North West Regional Cancer Centre. Ann Arbor Journal, Sun, 18 Dec 2011 09:02 AM PST ANN ARBOR: Cancer survivor grateful to spend holidays surrounded by family (with video) http://www.heritage.com/articles/2011/12/18/ann_arbor_journal/news/doc4eee097423a04828219975.txt Stephanie Davis, 56, is a mother of seven children, a grandmother of nine, and recently became a great-grandmother this December. Otago Daily Times, Sun, 18 Dec 2011 08:45 AM PST No funding for milk research http://www.odt.co.nz/campus/university-otago/191381/no-funding-milk-research University of Otago health researchers have been unable to attract $700,000 from the dairy industry for further study into a possible link between the consumption of milk and reduced bowel cancer rates. read more Otago Daily Times, Sun, 18 Dec 2011 08:42 AM PST In the pink http://www.odt.co.nz/your-town/queenstown/191330/pink Queenstown Golf Club members Ben Harford (13) and Terry Kim (13) took part in the club's Cancer Society of New Zealand & The First Tee of New Zealand charity golf tournament yesterday. read more CBS Miami, Sun, 18 Dec 2011 08:21 AM PST Cancer Center Hosts Holiday Party For Some Special Kids http://miami.cbslocal.com/2011/12/18/cancer-center-hosts-holiday-party-for-some-special-kids/ Santa came a little early for a special group of kids on Saturday. The Children’s Cancer Caring Center teamed up with the Miami Beach Convention Center to hold their annual holiday extravaganza on Saturday for children with cancer and their families. Brisbane Times, Sun, 18 Dec 2011 08:17 AM PST Soul singer once part of in crowd http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/obituaries/soul-singer-once-part-of-in-crowd-20111218-1p0oh.html Singer and songwriter Dobie Gray, best known for his hit Drift Away, has died of cancer. KTVQ Billings, Sun, 18 Dec 2011 08:16 AM PST Baby who fought cancer with mom dies http://www.ktvq.com/news/baby-who-fought-cancer-with-mom-dies/ A 1-year-old girl whose family was profiled on CNN.com died Tuesday after a seven-month struggle with a childhood cancer. Juneau Empire, Sun, 18 Dec 2011 07:57 AM PST Neighbors Digest http://juneauempire.com/neighbors/2011-12-18-3 Roll the dice, Beat the Odds The Breast Cancer Research Foundation is hosting "Bunco for Breast Cancer", at Tlingit & Haida Community Center 3235 Hospital Drive, at 4:30 p.m. on March 10, 2012. The News-Herald, Sun, 18 Dec 2011 07:40 AM PST Controversial author Christopher Hitchens dies at 62 http://thenewsherald.com/articles/2011/12/18/news/doc4eeb6b53ac070607272048.txt British-American author and essayist Christopher Hitchens died Thursday from complications of esophageal cancer. 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=hinqX3kuNLPgEcnIsEg0u4jE7uESWlgZYhQSCfe16iwJ8AnmhNFv1xalr175wGR3fjczIUodDyHsd3nMvGq5ojlqwVUkcY3nkxCN 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 . To learn more about Yahoo!'s use of personal information, please read our privacy policy at http://privacy.yahoo.com/privacy/us/ . Yahoo! is located at 701 First Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94089.