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, February 01, 2012 9:57 AM PST Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: vwd.de, Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:56 AM PST BUSINESS WIRE: FDA Fast-Tracks New Cancer Drug for Skin Cancer While Cannabis Science Offers Topical Treatment for ... http://www.vwd.de/vwd/markt.htm?u=0&k=0&sektion=news&awert=ir_business_wire&newsid=33772985&offset=0 MITTEILUNG UEBERMITTELT VON BUSINESS WIRE. FUER DEN INHALT IST ALLEIN DAS BERICHTENDE UNTERNEHMEN VERANTWORTLICH. Senior Journal, Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:54 AM PST Study Fails to Find Reason for Frequent, Inconsistent Surgery After Partial Mastectomy http://www.seniorjournal.com/NEWS/Health/2012/20120201-Study_Fails_to_Find_Reason.htm Feb. 1, 2012 - Nearly one in four women who undergo a partial mastectomy for treatment of breast cancer have another surgery to remove additional tissue (reexcision), and there is substantial surgeon and institutional variation in the rate of reexcisions that cannot be explained by patients' clinical characteristics, according to a study in the February 1 issue of the Journal of the American ... National Cancer Institute, Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:50 AM PST National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/pressreleases/2012/PittFlexSigmoidoscopyColorectal Repeated screening by flexible sigmoidoscopy increased the detection of colorectal cancer or advanced adenoma in women by one-fourth and in men by one-third, according to a study published Jan. 31 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Weston Mercury, Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:48 AM PST On your marks, get set, knit! http://www.thewestonmercury.co.uk/news/on_your_marks_get_set_knit_1_1195179 WESTON’S Fundraising Committee is appealing to knitters in Weston to get out their needles and get involved in the annual sponsored knit to raise funds for Cancer Research UK. PhysOrg, Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:47 AM PST Prostate cancer risk halved for subfertile men http://www.physorg.com/news247322288.html Involuntary childlessness owing to reduced fertility is a concern for many men. However, these men do have one advantage â€" they run a significantly lower risk of suffering from prostate cancer. Researchers are interested in whether this phenomenon could be used in the fight against cancer. Yakima Herald-Republic, Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:46 AM PST Cancer charity stirs up abortion debate http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2012/02/01/cancer-charity-stirs-up-abortion-debate NEW YORK â€" The nation's leading breast-cancer charity, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, is halting its partnerships with Planned Parenthood affiliates â€" creating a bitter rift, linked to the abortion debate, between two iconic organizations that have assisted millions of women. EurekAlert!, Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:44 AM PST Genome Research publishes special issue: Cancer Genomics http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-02/cshl-grp020112.php Genome Research publishes online and in print today a special issue entitled, "Cancer Genomics," highlighting insights gained form cutting-edge genomic and epigenomic analysis of cancer. PR Newswire, Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:40 AM PST FDA Approves New Skin Cancer Drug First Tested in Arizona by Scottsdale Healthcare and TGen http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/fda-approves-new-skin-cancer-drug-first-tested-in-arizona-by-scottsdale-healthcare-and-tgen-138491769.html World's first patient on drug was at the Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center at Scottsdale Healthcare SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Feb. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new skin cancer drug tested for the first time in the world five years ago at the Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center at... The Daily Comet, Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:37 AM PST Houma man given cancer by medication, lawsuit says http://www.dailycomet.com/article/20120201/hurblog/120209969 A lawsuit filed in federal court this month claims a Houma man contracted bladder cancer after taking his diabetes medication. Winona Post, Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:33 AM PST Flip for a cure http://www.winonapost.com/stock/functions/VDG_Pub/detail.php?choice=46097&home_page=1&archives= Plenty of people walk for a cure. Some run, sporting pink from head to toe, sprinting through annual events to raise awareness and funds for cancer research and other needs. 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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