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, January 09, 2012 10:47 AM PST Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: Reuters, Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:55 AM PST Eighth retraction marks slide of lung cancer work http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/09/us-retraction-lungcancer-idUSTRE8081IF20120109?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNews NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a reminder of how much a once-heralded area of lung cancer research has crumbled, a former Duke oncologist and his colleagues issued their eighth study retraction late last week. The Washington Times, Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:54 AM PST 'Dancing With the Stars' producer dies at 47 http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/jan/9/dancing-with-the-stars-producer-dies-at-47/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS LONDON (AP) - Richard Hopkins, a British television producer who helped bring "Dancing With the Stars" to the United States, has died. He was 47. Sony Music said Monday that Hopkins died in Britain after an 8-month battle with cancer. Over his 20-year career, Hopkins produced "Fame Academy" and "Fear Factor" in ... Marketwire, Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:53 AM PST Canadian Cancer Society Names Verisante Core a Top 10 Cancer Breakthrough of 2011 http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=1604525&sourceType=3 VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Jan. 9, 2012) - Verisante Technology, Inc. (TSX VENTURE:VRS)(OTCQX:VRSEF)(PINKSHEETS:VRSEF)(FRANKFURT: V3T) (the "Company" or "Verisante"), a leader in cancer detection technology, announced today that a research study using its Laser Raman Spectroscopy was named as one of the Canadian Cancer Society's 10 research achievements for 2011. Sweetwater Reporter, Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:52 AM PST Volunteers needed for local Relay For Life http://sweetwaterreporter.com/content/volunteers-needed-local-relay-life-0 The American Cancer Society is seeking volunteers in Nolan County â€" cancer survivors, caregivers, community leaders, anyone wanting to make a difference in the fight against cancer â€" to organize and recruit fundraising teams, garner community support, coordinate logistics, seek refreshments and prizes, plan entertainment and lend a hand to ensure the success of the 2012 event. PR Newswire, Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:51 AM PST Celebrate Seattle Sutton's 80th Birthday This Month by Giving Yourself a Gift of Good Health http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/celebrate-seattle-suttons-80th-birthday-this-month-by-giving-yourself-a-gift-of-good-health-136948933.html OTTAWA, Ill., Jan. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Seattle Sutton is one of 11 million cancer survivors in the United States. Birthdays are extra special to cancer survivors, and Seattle Sutton's Healthy Eating invites you to celebrate Seattle Sutton's 80th birthday this month by giving... The Globe and Mail, Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:48 AM PST ‘We want to bring an end to late-stage cancer diagnosis’ http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/giving/giving-profiles/we-want-to-bring-an-end-to-late-stage-cancer-diagnosis/article2296110/?utm_medium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&utm_source=Home&utm_content=2296110 What started as a daughter’s gesture of support for her mother has evolved into a campaign to encourage early screening WOWT Omaha, Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:46 AM PST Bosselman Leader Dies of Cancer http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/Bosselman_Leader_Dies_of_Cancer_136949198.html The second-generation leader of the Bosselman truck stop company based in central Nebraska has died after battling cancer. A spokeswoman for the company says Chuck Bosselman died Saturday. Funeral arrangements are pending. Surrey Advertiser, Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:42 AM PST Fundraising gives cancer woman US treatment http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/s/2106084_fundraising_gives_cancer_woman_us_treatment FUNDRAISERS have collected enough money to send a Godalming cancer patient to the USA for specialist care. LAist, Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:41 AM PST A Loss For the Right: Political Commenter Tony Blankley Dead at 63 http://laist.com/2012/01/09/a_loss_for_the_right_political_comm.php Conservative author and political commenter Tony Blankley, heard locally on KCRW's "Left, Right, and Center," representing the right, has died. Blankley was 63, and had stomach cancer. [ more › ] Decanter.com, Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:40 AM PST Red wine may inhibit breast cancer: US study http://www.decanter.com/news/wine-news/529643/red-wine-may-inhibit-breast-cancer-us-study Red wine may have some effect in inhibiting the hormone that causes breast cancer, a study has found. 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