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 26, 2011 9:57 AM PST Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: Fort Myers Beach Bulletin & Observer, Mon, 26 Dec 2011 09:55 AM PST Fort Myers Beach loses a dear friend and one hell of a musician http://www.fortmyersbeachtalk.com/page/content.detail/id/519324/Fort-Myers-Beach-loses-a-dear-friend-and--one-hell-of-a-musician.html?nav=5051 The music scene was rattled last week, as Tag Graves, famed musician and longtime Fort Myers Beach resident, lost his battle with Stage 4 liver cancer, passing away Monday, Dec. 19, at the age of 59. UPI, Mon, 26 Dec 2011 09:55 AM PST Doctor: Airport scanner ups cancer risk http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2011/12/26/Doctor-Airport-scanner-ups-cancer-risk/UPI-61161324915727/ FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Dec. 26 (UPI) -- Some airport scanners may pose a cancer threat for people over age 65 and women genetically predisposed to breast cancer, a Fort Lauderdale, Fla., doctor said. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Mon, 26 Dec 2011 09:17 AM PST In forthcoming memoir, Arlen Specter reveals turmoil beneath exterior http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11360/1199368-454.stm?cmpid=nationworld.xml Arlen Specter is a reasonably tough guy. He has survived two forms of cancer and multiple election losses with few public complaints. But in his new memoir "Life Among the Cannibals," set for publication in late March, Mr. Specter, 81, acknowledges more than a few psychic bruises, including one incurred during a visit to Carnegie Mellon University in June 2010. ESPN Blogs, Mon, 26 Dec 2011 09:16 AM PST Big East lunchtime links http://espn.go.com/blog/bigeast/post/_/id/28104/big-east-lunchtime-links-598 Plenty of bowl treats left this holiday season ... Cincinnati is wary of Vanderbilt quarterback Jordan Rodgers' bloodlines. Louisville defensive coordinator Vance Bedford learned from his father. What can Pitt fans expect out of new coach Paul Chryst? Tom Savage might be headed back to Rutgers. Former Syracuse punter Rob Long has left cancer behind; now he hopes for his NFL shot. West Virginia ... Lake Tahoe News, Mon, 26 Dec 2011 08:55 AM PST Could this be the end of cancer? http://www.laketahoenews.net/2011/12/could-this-be-the-end-of-cancer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=could-this-be-the-end-of-cancer By Sharon Begley, Newsweek By all rights, Shari Baker should have said her final goodbyes years ago. In 2005, more than a year after three doctors dismissed a lump under her arm as a harmless cyst, she was diagnosed with stage IV (metastatic) breast cancer, which takes the lives of at least 80 percent of patients [...] The Chattanoogan, Mon, 26 Dec 2011 08:47 AM PST Powering The T: Martins Inspiring UT Family During Cancer Fight http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_216115.asp KNOXVILLE -- Kristen Martin and the rest of the UT Athletics family received a very special Christmas present a few weeks early this year when Anna Martin, Kristen's 10-year-old-daughter, came home. New York Times, Mon, 26 Dec 2011 08:36 AM PST Contaminated Milk Is Destroyed in China http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/27/world/asia/contaminated-milk-is-destroyed-in-china.html?partner=rss&emc=rss The China Mengniu Dairy Company says it destroyed the milk after government tests found it contained aflatoxin, which can cause liver cancer. News-Medical-Net, Mon, 26 Dec 2011 08:33 AM PST NCC announces grant recipients of Childhood Cancer Research Coalition program http://www.news-medical.net/news/20111226/NCC-announces-grant-recipients-of-Childhood-Cancer-Research-Coalition-program.aspx The National Cancer Coalition (NCC) is pleased to announce research grant recipients. Cagewriter, Mon, 26 Dec 2011 08:27 AM PST Get the fire burning: Watch latest ‘The Reem’ video http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Get-the-fire-burning-Watch-latest-The-Reem-vi?urn=mma-wp11138 No one does it better than Camp Overeem when it comes to video blogs. The latest "The Reem" takes us all over the world as Alistair Overeem fulfills his press duties, meets American fans, goes face-to-face with Brock Lesnar and returns to Holland to take care of his mother, who is dealing with another cancer scare. Overeem meets Lesnar this Friday at UFC 141 in Las Vegas. The sheer enormity of ... WCAV Charlottesville, Mon, 26 Dec 2011 07:44 AM PST Stehanie's Heroes: Sione Wade http://www.newsplex.com/home/headlines/Stehanies_Heroes_Sione_Wade_136222273.html With a stroke of a pen, one area breast cancer survivor is using her experience to making a difference for cancer patients. In this week's Stephanie's Heroes, Sione Wade is writing letters to women at the University of Virginia Breast Cancer Center. 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=JVpJn58uNLN6cv_XaHEUnIST1jWvYIiiqkOZDgW_dZYCJbrFNutZuC58ltK9cRoCpKm4NbBd4zX2A3yuSYX6jzSe3HL5dyalmECR to unsubscribe from this alert. 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