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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, February 07, 2012 9:57 AM PST Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: Pretoria News, Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:54 AM PST Male nurse to be tried for rape http://www.pretorianews.co.za/male-nurse-to-be-tried-for-rape-1.1229251 The State has decided to prosecute a Free State male nurse who allegedly raped a terminally ill cancer patient in a Bloemfontein hospital last year. KSEE 24 Fresno, Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:54 AM PST Top Komen Official Resigns After Planned Parenthood Controversy http://www.ksee24.com/news/local/Top-Komen-Official-Resigns-After-Planned-Parenthood-Controversy-138861374.html A high-ranking official resigned Tuesday from the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer charity after a dispute over whether the group should give funding to Planned Parenthood. Boston Globe, Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:54 AM PST Clipboard: Komen executive Karen Handel resigns amid controversy over Planned Parenthood funding http://www.boston.com/Boston/whitecoatnotes/2012/02/clipboard-komen-executive-karen-handel-resigns-amid-controversy-over-planned-parenthood-funding/zt3q17ESmlxLdP4zKnGrHM/index.html In her resignation letter submitted today, Handel countered the heavy criticism the organization has faced since announcing last week that it would stop grant funding for breast cancer screening provided by Planned Parenthood, a decision the group reversed days later. She also declined to accept a severance package. Boston Globe, Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:53 AM PST Uncle http://www.boston.com/sports/columnists/wilbur/2012/02/uncle.html To the hundreds that have demanded my immediate dismissal, the fan who hoped I got clipped by the Green Line, and even the Neanderthal who wished cancer upon me, I issue a mea culpa. New York Times, Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:53 AM PST Well Blog: A Better Way to Spend Breast Cancer Funds? http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/07/a-better-way-to-spend-breast-cancer-funds/?partner=rss&emc=rss We must move breast cancer advocacy to the next level, beyond screening for cancers that are already there, even beyond the cure, to finding the cause, writes Dr. Susan Love. PhysOrg, Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:51 AM PST Ovarian cancer risk related to inherited inflammation genes http://www.physorg.com/news247841232.html In a study conducted by researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center and colleagues from 11 other institutions in the Unites States and the United Kingdom, genes that are known to be involved in inflammation were found to be related to risk of ovarian cancer. The Sacramento Bee, Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:48 AM PST Capitol Alert: Evans: No pink dome support this year, despite Komen actions http://www.sacbee.com/2012/02/07/4245743/capitol-alert-evans-no-pink-dome.html The Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation's efforts to diffuse controversy surrounding its funding dispute with Planned Parenthood hasn't improved the breast cancer charity's standing with the California Legislative Women's Caucus. BusinessWeek, Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:47 AM PST Komen Official Quits After Funding Feud With Planned Parenthood http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-02-07/komen-official-quits-after-funding-feud-with-planned-parenthood.html Karen Handel, a senior vice president of public policy for Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast cancer foundation, resigned after a funding dispute with Planned Parenthood Federation of America was resolved. Manila Standard Today, Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:47 AM PST Bacteria eyed in contamination cases http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/insideLifestyle.htm?f=//2012/february/8/lifestyle3.isx&d=/2012/february/8 The number of food contamination cases in the Philippines has grown at an alarming rate. In 2008, several milk products being distributed in the country were found to have traces of melamine, an industrial chemical which can cause bladder or kidney stones and even cancer and kidney failure. The Advocate, Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:45 AM PST Komen Executive Resigns After Planned Parenthood Controversy http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2012/02/07/AGG_Komen_Executive_Resigns_After_Planned_Parenthood_Controversy/ Karen Handel has resigned from the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast cancer foundation following the dispute over whether to fund Planned Parenthood. 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=Ut1IZaIuNLOKMwHVhJ736A1F_gpku29Z.bf0.hkj17eECoQJM.UqJZGYRKC6Cajp07HKEnCkzTr_1Q21k0NbW4NigDXSfV16tnYf to unsubscribe from this alert. 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