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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monday, December 19, 2011 9:59 AM PST Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: Sky News Australia, Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:46 AM PST Selenium, Nickel may cut cancer http://www.skynews.com.au/health/article.aspx?id=698479&vId= High levels of the trace elements selenium and nickel may help cut the risk of deadly pancreatic cancer. National Cancer Institute, Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:35 AM PST National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/pressreleases/2011/increaseInUseOfBrachytherapy Accelerated partial breast irradiation using brachytherapy (APBIb) for the treatment of breast cancer has been rapidly increasing over the last several years in the U.S. as an alternative to standard whole-breast irradiation (WBI), according to a study published December 16th in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. ThirdAge, Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:34 AM PST Breast Cancer Therapy Overused on Patients http://www.thirdage.com/news/breast-cancer-therapy-overused-on-patients_12-19-2011 A certain form of breast cancer therapy known as bracytherapy may be used too often and on women not suitable for the treatment, a new study reports. According to HealthDay News, brachytherapy involves the targeted radiation of a breast after a lumpectomy has been performed.... The New Zealand Herald, Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:31 AM PST Mother's brave cancer battle http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10774273&ref=rss A brave mother given two months to live after cancer spread through her body has died before she could fulfil her last ambitions.Natalie Murphy was trying to cram a lifetime into a few weeks. She had even planned to renew her vows... The Post-Standard, Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:29 AM PST Fake cancer victim gets shock-probation sentence and tongue lashing from judge http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2011/12/fake_cancer_victim_gets_shock-.html Kristen Seamans' reported lack of remorse almost nets her state prison instead of probation for fund-raising scam. The Atlantic, Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:24 AM PST U.S. Health Panel Takes Heat on Cancer Screening Advice http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=f122438bdbdfa4e6b963294ce49fa814 Controversial rulings on breast cancer exams -- and the death threats that followed -- have forced an agency to review its methods GenomeWeb News, Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:24 AM PST Agendia to Offer FFPE Sample Analysis for Symphony Suite of Breast Cancer Diagnostics http://www.genomeweb.com/mdx/agendia-offer-ffpe-sample-analysis-symphony-suite-breast-cancer-diagnostics Agendia has added technology to its Symphony suite of breast cancer assays that will allow the company to accept and analyze paraffin-embedded tissue samples. AP via Yahoo! Finance, Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:24 AM PST PDL BioPharma forecasts 5 pct 4Q revenue drop http://finance.yahoo.com/news/pdl-biopharma-forecasts-5-pct-172400765.html PDL BioPharma expects fourth quarter revenue to fall about 5 percent, the drug developer said Monday, due mainly to reduced royalty payments for the cancer drugs Avastin and Herceptin.For the full year, ... EurekAlert!, Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:22 AM PST Targeting EETs to treat cardiovascular disease may prove a double-edged sword http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-12/chb-tet121611.php ( Children's Hospital Boston ) A group of small molecules called EETs -- currently under scrutiny as possible treatment targets for a host of cardiovascular diseases -- may also drive the growth and spread of cancer, according to researchers at the Dana-Farber/Children's Hospital Cancer Center (DF/CHCC) and other institutions. Their findings also raise the possibility that drugs that block EETs ... Science Daily, Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:11 AM PST Tissue structure delays cancer development http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111219101858.htm Cancer growth normally follows a lengthy period of development. Over the course of time, genetic mutations often accumulate in cells, leading first to pre-cancerous conditions and ultimately to tumor growth. Using a mathematical model, scientists have now shown that spatial tissue structure, such as that found in the colon, slows down the accumulation of genetic mutations, thereby delaying the ... 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. 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