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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday, January 28, 2012 9:57 AM PST Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: Radio Prague, Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:50 AM PST Hana Andronikova: mourning a powerful Czech literary voice http://radio.cz/en/article/145094 It seems very strange to be talking about the Czech writer Hana Andronikova in the past tense. When she died of cancer on December 20th last year, she was only 44, and until the last months of her life had been at the height of her creative powers. Author of two successful novels, several plays and numerous short stories, she was one of the most versatile younger Czech writers, and will be ... The Hindu, Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:37 AM PST Cancer, a double whammy http://www.thehindu.com/health/article2840480.ece Apart from the disease itself, the financial burden of cancer treatment is a major source of stress for patient and family. More than 90 per cent individuals end up paying the costs from their own pocket. AccessNorthGa.com, Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:30 AM PST Augusta teaching hospital faces deeper cuts http://www.accessnorthga.com/detail.php?n=245320 UNDATED - As Gov. Nathan Deal seeks to boost state funding for cancer research and expand the ranks of post-graduate medical residents in Georgia, the state's largest teaching hospital outside Atlanta faces budget cuts that could require shrinking its own residency program. The Indianapolis Star, Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:04 AM PST Super Bowl 2012: Super Cure breast cancer event to draw hundreds of donors http://www.indystar.com/article/20120128/NEWS11/301280004/1001/NEWS "Can I see it?" Priya Patel asked. Patel, 19, a pre-med major at Indiana University, wanted to get a look at the breast tissue sample extracted from her during the last breast tissue collection event, held Nov. 5 in Bloomington. Dearborn Press & Guide, Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:45 AM PST American Cancer Society sets community kick-off rally for Heights Relay for Life event http://pressandguide.com/articles/2012/01/28//news/doc4f240906e8b37933122490.txt DEARBORN HEIGHTS â€" The American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Dearborn Heights will officially get underway Feb. 9 when event volunteers and participants gather at the Caroline Kennedy Library for a kick-off rally to launch fundraising efforts for the year. Dearborn Press & Guide, Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:37 AM PST Guido showcase raises funds to fight cancer http://pressandguide.com/articles/2012/01/28//news/doc4f1eff11e1bc8581880124.txt DEARBORN â€" The Michael A. Guido Memorial Showcase, a series of high school basketball games played last month, raised a total of $3,690 to fight cancer and a check for that amount was presented to representatives of the Karmanos Cancer Institute Friday in a ceremony at Fordson. Everett Herald, Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:35 AM PST FDA clears Pfizer drug for advanced kidney cancer http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20120128/BIZ/701289936/1005/biz WASHINGTON -- Patients with hard-to-treat kidney cancer that has spread to other parts of the body gained a new drug option Friday, after federal regulators approved a twice-a-day pill from Pfizer for the disease. Dearborn Press & Guide, Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:34 AM PST Locals speak on legacy of Joe Paterno following his death http://pressandguide.com/articles/2012/01/28//news/doc4f1caf1491f44190231747.txt Former Penn State coach Joe Paterno died Sunday from complications due to spreading lung cancer, according to family. He was 85. News of Delaware County, Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:29 AM PST Photos of the Week http://www.delconewsnetwork.com/articles/2012/01/28/news_of_delaware_county/news/doc4f1f2804ee6e8721388039.txt Scenes from around Delco...A new health center opened in Manoa. Students are taking to the basketball courts. Girl Scout cookies are back. Tis the season to buy those cookies. The first snow of the year blanketed Delaware County on Saturday. Penn State's coach Joe Paterno lost his battle to lung cancer. Archbishop Prendergast -Monsignor Bonner met its goal of one million dollars and the school ... Springfield Press, Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:24 AM PST Shining Down ‘Big Deal’ fundraiser at Springfield Country Club to benefit prostate cancer research http://www.delconewsnetwork.com/articles/2012/01/28/springfield_press/news/doc4f21cac8ca0a1265149364.txt The Shining Down “It’s Kind of a Big Deal” Jim Lafferty Memorial Foundation Fundraiser to benefit Prostate Cancer research will be held 7-11 pm Friday (March 30) at Springfield Country Club, Sproul Rd., Springfield. 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=BJeEPuEuNLMj6IEFUCMlOZhiyw.9cFDIq10Q_ILqCbndrKEjImarQ0O7WhqGM2_3p8jRNYH9IQO4pN6G3ZF_ytcR1Cfe8r3muu05 to unsubscribe from this alert. 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