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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday, January 11, 2012 9:57 AM PST Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: Vernon County Broadcaster, Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:53 AM PST Charles Lahser Martin http://lacrossetribune.com/vernonbroadcaster/lifestyles/announcements/obituaries/charles-lahser-martin/article_dcf9899c-3c7a-11e1-b263-0019bb2963f4.html Charles Lahser Martin, 80, of Ferryville, died Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012, at Norseland Nursing Home after a courageous battle with cancer. KMPH - KFRE Central San Joaquin Valley, Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:42 AM PST Clovis Boy Blows Up Building http://www.kmph-kfre.com/story/16493358/clovis-boy-blows-up-building A 7-year-old Clovis boy blew up a historic building in Ohio Sunday.  All because of a wish he made in his hospital room while fighting cancer. WTKR Norfolk, Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:41 AM PST Judge rejects plea deal in case of woman accused of faking cancer to raise money http://www.wtkr.com/news/wtvr-judge-rejects-cancer-plea-deal-20120111,0,7218184.story?track=rss HANOVER COUNTY, Va. (WTVR) - The judge hearing the case against a Mechanicsville, Virginia woman accused of claiming she had cancer to raise money rejected a deal plea for the woman. Business Wire, Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:36 AM PST Cannabis Science Reports Apparent Success For 3rd Self-Medicated Cancer Patient http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120111006107/en/Cannabis-Science-Reports-Apparent-Success-3rd-Self-Medicated COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cannabis Science, Inc. (OTCBB: CBIS.OB - News), a pioneering US biotech company developing pharmaceutical cannabis products, is happy to report an additional, apparently successful, self-medicated cannabis treatment for a cancer patient. This case is very graphic in nature. One of the patient’s physicians said it was the worst case of squamous cell ... WLWT-TV Cincinnati, Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:35 AM PST School Pays Tribute To Librarian Killed By Cancer http://www.wlwt.com/health/30182482/detail.html Purcell Marian High School officials say they organized a special event Tuesday night to honor their librarian who died from a rare form of cancer at the age of 31. New Haven Register, Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:32 AM PST Cleveland parents plead guilty to denying son, 8, cancer treatment http://nhregister.com/articles/2012/01/11/news/doc4f0da2e1b782d624874613.txt CLEVELAND â€" The parents of an 8-year-old Ohio boy who died from Hodgkin’s lymphoma have pleaded guilty to denying him medical treatment. Syracuse New Times, Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:31 AM PST From OM to IM http://www.syracusenewtimes.com/newyork/article-5576-from-om-to-im.html Dr. Leslie Kohman, medical director of the SUNY Upstate Cancer Center: “We want to offer modalities that can help patients. Traditional care might not answer all aspects of care.” The Atlantic, Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:31 AM PST How Ronald Searle Got His Wife Through Chemotherapy Treatment http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=84dd91fe88f1b183eaebe98051085da8 The well-known artist and satirical cartoonist created 'Les Tres Riches Heures de Mrs. Mole' while his wife struggled with breast cancer. Bloomberg, Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:28 AM PST U.S. Life Expectancy Climbs as Homicide, Cancer Deaths Decline http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-11/u-s-life-expectancy-climbs-as-homicide-cancer-deaths-decline.html U.S. life expectancy climbed to a new high in 2010 as fewer people died from heart disease and cancer, and homicide was no longer among the 15 leading causes of death, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. WTSP-TV Tampa, Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:26 AM PST Breast cancer survivor gets free prescriptions http://www.wtsp.com/rss/article/224469/8/Breast-cancer-survivor-gets-free-prescriptions A simple call for cancer patients could link them with valuable resources for transportation or lodging during treatment, support groups, even help finding ways to pay for a treatment they can't live without. 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! 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