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, January 27, 2012 9:57 AM PST Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: The Sun, Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:55 AM PST Thieves steal flowers for tragic cancer girl http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4091547/Thieves-steal-flowers-br-for-tragic-cancer-girl.html?OTC-RSS&ATTR=News BRAVE Chloe, 10, died from cancer last week - days later callous thieves stole the flowers laid at her home The Daily Norwalk, Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:54 AM PST Westport Cycling Studio Teams Up To Fight Cancer http://www.thedailynorwalk.com/neighbors/westport-cycling-studio-teams-fight-cancer WESTPORT, Conn. â€" Attention spinning enthusiasts: Do what you love and help fight breast cancer this March. Westport's JoyRide Cycling Studio is organizing a team to participate in SpinOdyssey 2012, an indoor cycling fundraiser that raises funds for breast cancer research. The ... WRIC 8 News Richmond, Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:54 AM PST House Passes Repeal Of HPV Vaccination Mandate http://www.wric.com/story/16617546/house-passes-repeal-of-hpv-vaccination-mandate RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The Virginia House of Delegates has passed legislation repealing a requirement that girls receive a vaccine to prevent a virus that can cause cervical cancer. State law mandates WVVA Bluefield, Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:49 AM PST Va. House passes repeal of HPV vaccination mandate http://www.wvva.com/story/16617518/va-house-passes-repeal-of-hpv-vaccination-mandate The Virginia House of Delegates has passed legislation repealing a requirement that girls receive a vaccine to prevent a virus that can cause cervical cancer. Business Wire, Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:44 AM PST New Breast Cancer Screening Numbers for Minorities Encouraging, but More Work Needed to Reduce Disparities, Says Susan ... http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120127005700/en/Breast-Cancer-Screening-Numbers-Minorities-Encouraging-Work WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Susan G. Komen hails figures showing breast cancer screening gap narrowing between white and minority women, but concerned that numbers fall short of national goals. Yankton Press & Dakotan, Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:43 AM PST Exercise Class Available For Cancer Patients http://m.yankton.net/articles/2012/01/27/community/doc4f222c4fdeec3998550512.txt You can benefit from exercise after a cancer diagnosis. Attend a group chair exercise class at no charge for cancer patients, cancer survivors and caregivers. Every Tuesday from 10-10:30 a.m. at Avera Sacred Heart Cancer Center. Classes start Tuesday, Jan. 31. PhysOrg, Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:43 AM PST SUMO-snipping protein plays crucial role in T and B cell development http://www.physorg.com/news246890507.html When SUMO grips STAT5, a protein that activates genes, it blocks the healthy embryonic development of immune B cells and T cells unless its nemesis breaks the hold, a research team led by scientists at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center reports today in Molecular Cell. La Junta Tribune-Democrat, Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:41 AM PST Friends plan to help Elaine White http://www.lajuntatribunedemocrat.com/news/x842387630/Friends-plan-to-help-Elaine-White Save the date, this Saturday, Jan. 28, Fowler and the local community are having a benefit supper and dance at the Fowler Jr. High Gymnasium with supper from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. and the dancing starts at 9 p.m. with the music of the local band Southern Impulse. The benefit is to help defray the medical cost associated with Elaine White’s fight against stage four lymphoma cancer. Market Watch, Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:38 AM PST Infinity plunges 40% on failed drug study http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/infinity-plunges-40-failed-drug/story.aspx?guid=%7BC4254CEA%2DBB43%2D4E99%2D862F%2D7BE8B17D8891%7D&siteid=rss BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Infinity Pharmaceuticals shares plunged nearly 40% to $6.05 after the biotech group reported disappointing data from a Phase II clinical trial for its drug saridegib, or IPI-926, in the treatment of advanced pancreatic cancer. Infinity tested the drug in combination with gemcitabine, a leading treatment for the disease. The company said that preliminary results showed ... Reuters via Yahoo! News, Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:35 AM PST FDA approves Pfizer's Inlyta for kidney cancer http://news.yahoo.com/fda-approves-pfizers-inlyta-kidney-cancer-173552670.html (Reuters) - Pfizer's Inlyta drug for patients with advanced kidney cancer got the nod from U.S. regulators on Friday, boosting the company's plans to offset plunging Lipitor sales. The Food and Drug Administration said the drug, known generically as axitinib, was effective at treating patients who did not respond to another drug for kidney cancer. About 61,000 Americans were diagnosed with ... 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=3hBMt6cuNLNbaBMtJMqJf7uFqM0fweaLRnxQ5wuQ2naykR6ldnbgCQIKkJjr.pWuRtBsXT3n1zzjFa7S1htRTN9srgApatAOolq5 to unsubscribe from this alert. To change your communications preferences for other Yahoo! business lines, please visit your Marketing Preferences: http://login.yahoo.com/config/login_verify2?.done=http://subscribe.yahoo.com/showaccount . 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