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 25, 2012 9:57 AM PST Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: WDHN Dothan, Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:54 AM PST Rain, Thunder... http://dothanfirst.com/news?nxd_24732_start=3330 Firefighters raise cash for breast cancer research. Read More» A fun evening is planned this Saturday night in Headland as the downtown area plays host to "Halloween Scream." PhysOrg, Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:51 AM PST Aiding cancer therapy by mathematically modeling tumor-immune interactions http://www.physorg.com/news246717953.html Cancer is one of the five leading causes of death. And yet, despite decades of research, there is no standardized first-line treatment for most cancers. In addition, disappointing results from predominant second-line treatments like chemotherapy have established the need for alternative methods. Newswise, Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:45 AM PST Base Prostate Cancer Screening, Treatment On Evidence, Not Beliefs http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/585052/?sc=rsmn Physicians advising men whether to be screened for prostate cancer with a PSA test must rely more on available evidence when recommending screening, biopsies and treatments rather than long held beliefs that PSA-based testing is beneficial, prostate expert Marc B. Garnick, MD, says. Western People, Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:40 AM PST The return of Slimathon http://www.westernpeople.com/sport/ojkfgbaumh/ Bord na nÃ"g are once again organising an Operation Transformation Slimathon for the duration of Lent. This year the event is being organised in conjunction with Mayo Cancer Support Association with funds raised being distributed equally. The Bay Bulletin, Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:34 AM PST Cocoa Beach cancer survivor rides to push sun smarts http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20120125/NEWS01/301250010/Cocoa-Beach-cancer-survivor-rides-push-sun-smarts?odyssey=mod%7cnewswell%7ctext%7cnews0902%7cs Cocoa Beach native Mikki Kragelund, right, and friend Nina Oosterveer are bicycling 1,500 miles across New Zealand to raise skin cancer awareness. / For FLORIDA TODAY ThirdAge, Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:30 AM PST "Today" Style Expert Charla Krupp Dead At 58 http://www.thirdage.com/fashion-personal-style/today-style-expert-charla-krupp-dead-at-58 Charla Krupp, 58, author of “How Not to Look Old” lost her battle with breast cancer on Monday. Krupp, a former editor of “Glamour “and “InStyle,” was also known for her many appearances on the “Today Show” as an expert on beauty and style. Marketwire, Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:29 AM PST Prostate Cancer Trials Underway Overseas PRO-RVLYSIN(R) CZ BioMed Corp. http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=1610974&sourceType=3 TAMPA, FL--(Marketwire - Jan 25, 2012) - CZ BioMed Corp . announced today the successful collaboration with the Florida based Prostate Cancer Prevention Foundation (PCPF), allowing overseas trials of CZ BioMed's new treatment for prostate cancer, PRO-RVLYSIN ® . PCPF has assisted by sponsoring treatments for 15 overseas patients which are already underway as of this writing. Royal Oak Daily Tribune, Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:29 AM PST JIM EVANS: Help Scotty Norton take down cancer http://dailytribune.com/articles/2012/01/25/sports/doc4f1f522d018c3484726334.txt A total of nearly 20 hours on the operating table. Business Wire, Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:22 AM PST Allen Stewart, P.C. Attorneys Celebrate Win for Benzene Leukemia Victim http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120125006210/en/Allen-Stewart-P.C.-Attorneys-Celebrate-Win-Benzene DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Attorneys at Allen Stewart, P.C. applaud the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision refusing to review an appellate court’s ruling that preserves a leukemia victim’s right to show at trial that benzene caused his cancer. Brian Milward, a refrigerator technician, developed Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia (“APL”) after years of exposure to benzene in the defendants’ products ... Slashdot, Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:15 AM PST 2012 Japan Prize Honors Magnet Creator and Cancer Researchers http://science.slashdot.org/story/12/01/25/1646209/2012-japan-prize-honors-magnet-creator-and-cancer-researchers?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed alphadogg writes with an excerpt from a Network World article: "The 2012 Japan Prize, one of the world's most prestigious science and technology honors, has been awarded to three American medical experts who are fighting cancer as well as to a Japanese inventor whose magnet technology has implications for energy conservation. In years past, the prize (which comes with a $650K purse) has honored ... 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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