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 23, 2011 9:57 AM PST Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: Computerworld, Fri, 23 Dec 2011 09:55 AM PST IBM's Watson shows up for work at Cedars-Sinai's cancer center http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9222995/IBM_s_Watson_shows_up_for_work_at_Cedars_Sinai_s_cancer_center Computerworld - IBM's Watson supercomputer is about to begun work evaluating evidence-based cancer treatment options that can be delivered to the physician in a matter of seconds for assessment. Philly.com, Fri, 23 Dec 2011 09:43 AM PST Breast Cancer Patients Face More Imaging Tests Today http://www.philly.com/philly/health/HealthDay660065_20111223_Breast_Cancer_Patients_Face_More_Imaging_Tests_Today.html Study finds multiple visits common in pre-op period, urges better coordination Reuters, Fri, 23 Dec 2011 09:39 AM PST EU OKs Roche's Avastin for ovarian cancer http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/23/us-avastin-ovarian-cancer-idUSTRE7BM15A20111223?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNews ZURICH (Reuters) - The European Commission has approved Roche's drug Avastin for treating women with newly diagnosed, advanced ovarian cancer, offering new options to sufferers previously limited to surgery and chemotherapy. AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News, Fri, 23 Dec 2011 09:25 AM PST France advises 30,000 to have breast implants removed http://uk.news.yahoo.com/france-says-no-cancer-risk-pip-breast-implants-072616759.html France's health ministry on Friday advised 30,000 women with breast implants made by French firm PIP to have them removed as, while there is no proven cancer risk, they could rupture dangerously. The Huffington Post, Fri, 23 Dec 2011 09:18 AM PST Marc Maron Talks Christmas, Prostate Exams On "Conan" (VIDEO) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/23/marc-maron-conan-video_n_1167688.html The last time comedian and " WTF " host Marc Maron was on "Conan," he talked about his battle with made-up mouth cancer. As in, he never really had mouth cancer, he just convinced himself he did. News-Medical-Net, Fri, 23 Dec 2011 09:12 AM PST Genetic analysis revises treatment recommendations related to thyroid cancer http://www.news-medical.net/news/20111223/Genetic-analysis-revises-treatment-recommendations-related-to-thyroid-cancer.aspx Cleveland Clinic researchers have discovered three genes that increase the risk of thyroid cancer, which is has the largest incidence increase in cancers among both men and women. News-Medical-Net, Fri, 23 Dec 2011 09:12 AM PST Jenna Bush Hager reports on family trip to Africa to visit health programs on NBC's Today Show http://www.news-medical.net/news/20111223/Jenna-Bush-Hager-reports-on-family-trip-to-Africa-to-visit-health-programs-on-NBCs-Today-Show.aspx In this video clip from NBC's Today show, contributing correspondent Jenna Bush Hager reports on a recent family trip to Africa to visit PEPFAR-funded programs and to announce a new initiative by the George W. Bush Institute to fight cervical cancer. The New Zealand Herald, Fri, 23 Dec 2011 09:05 AM PST Hundreds turn out to farewell cancer-battle mum http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10775116&ref=rss The woman who captured hearts after a brave battle with breast cancer was farewelled yesterday at a moving ceremony which she helped put together herself.Natalie Murphy was diagnosed with cancer two years ago, but at the start of... National Cancer Institute, Fri, 23 Dec 2011 09:05 AM PST National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/pressreleases/2011/UnconnectedMolecularNetworksPromoteCancer An inflammation-promoting protein triggers deactivation of a tumor-suppressor that usually blocks cancer formation via the NOTCH signaling pathway, a team of researchers led by scientists at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center reports today in Molecular Cell. Working in liver cancer cell lines, the team discovered a mechanism by which tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) stimulates ... Baltimore Sun, Fri, 23 Dec 2011 09:02 AM PST Harriette D. Holway, dietitian http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/obituaries/bs-md-ob-harriette-holway-20111223,0,1034902.story?track=rss She was an active member of Catonsville Presbyterian Church Harriette D. Holway, a former dietitian who was an active member of Catonsville Presbyterian Church, died Dec. 15 of cancer at the Charlestown Retirement Community. 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=rSxRnLUuNLMWYdQIPNANnmIykZPFE0BXGWB3aQwS9pUV3o9pPczEPasIIl2c__b.QMCczuFnwVYMWfRdZVnB.A41Y7PDiSfsHytw to unsubscribe from this alert. 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