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 08, 2012 9:57 AM PST Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: The Huffington Post, Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:56 AM PST Susan G. Komen Controversy Prompts Stirring Response From Breast Cancer Survivor Linda Burger (VIDEO) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/08/susan-g-komen-linda-burger-planned-parenthood_n_1262848.html Linda Burger, a 56-year-old breast cancer survivor from Las Vegas, Nevada, filmed an emotionally charged message earlier this month, expressing her personal disgust with the recent decision by cancer charity group Susan G. Komen for the Cure to cut grants for women's health group Planned Parenthood. Times Leader, Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:54 AM PST FDA panel votes against Xgeva for prostate cancer http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182641&44=138942809&32=3991&7=186441&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fbusiness%2FFDA_panel_votes_against_Xgeva_for_prostate_cancer_02-08-2012.html (AP) A panel of cancer experts has voted against a new use for Amgen's Xgeva in prostate cancer, saying the drug's ability to slow the spread of the disease did not translate into meaningful benefits for patients Bloomberg, Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:52 AM PST Amgen Fails to Win Advisory Panel Backing for Expanded Use of Cancer Drug http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-08/amgen-fails-to-win-advisory-panel-backing-for-expanded-use-of-cancer-drug.html Amgen Inc. (AMGN) , the world’s biggest biotechnology company, failed to win the backing of a U.S. advisory panel for its drug to delay tumors spreading to bones in patients with advanced prostate cancer. National Cancer Institute, Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:50 AM PST National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/pressreleases/2012/VCUGlioblastomaStudy Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center's VCU Massey Cancer Center and Harold F. Young Neurosurgical Center (Richmond, VA) and Old Dominion University (Norfolk, VA) have discovered that suppression of Wilms tumor 1 protein (WT1) results in downregulation of CD97 gene expression in three glioblastoma cell lines and reduces the characteristic invasiveness exhibited by glial ... Injury Board, Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:45 AM PST Oral HPV More Common in Men Than in Women http://lansing.injuryboard.com/miscellaneous/oral-hpv-more-common-in-men-than-in-women.aspx?googleid=298222 The first national study of oral HPV or the human papillomavirus revealed that the infection is much more common than doctors originally suspected. HPV is linked to cancer and the study also revealed that it is mostly spread through sexual contact rather than through more casual contact like kissing. HPV is best known for causing cervical cancer or genital warts. While there are vaccinations to ... The Huffington Post, Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:41 AM PST Medical Oncologist Marc Garnick Answers 6 Key Questions About Prostate Cancer http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/08/marc-garnick-prostate-cancer-questions-answers_n_1262881.html The latest findings about the ineffectiveness of PSA testing to screen for prostate cancer has confused many men--and their loved ones. On the one hand is the seeming chance to catch cancer early. Reuters, Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:39 AM PST Insight: Komen charity under microscope for funding, science http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/08/us-usa-healthcare-komen-research-idUSTRE8171KW20120208?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNews NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Susan G. Komen for the Cure charity defines its mission as finding a cure for breast cancer. In recent years, however, it has cut by nearly half the proportion of fund-raising dollars it spends on grants to scientists working to understand the causes and develop effective new treatments for the disease. The Spokesman-Review, Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:37 AM PST Komen executive quits, revealing role in dispute - Wed, 08 Feb 2012 PST http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2012/feb/08/komen-executive-quits-revealing-role-in-dispute/ ATLANTA â€" A vice president at Susan G. Komen for the Cure resigned Tuesday, saying the breast cancer charity should have stood by its politically explosive decision to cut off ... Your Hometown Lima Stations, Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:36 AM PST Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsFDA panel votes against Xgeva for prostate cancer http://www.hometownstations.com/story/16769879/fda-panel-votes-against-xgeva-for-prostate-cancer The Food and Drug Administration's cancer drug panel voted 12-1 that the benefits of the drug did not outweigh its risks, which included bone disease in about 6 percent of patients. The FDA is not required to follow the group's advice, though it often does. Luton Today, Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:34 AM PST Let’s be clear and stop cancer being such a killer http://www.lutontoday.co.uk/community/let_s_be_clear_and_stop_cancer_being_such_a_killer_1_3492022 Following on from the initial success of a pilot campaign in the East of England last year, the government has launched a new Be Clear on Cancer campaign nationally to raise awareness of the symptoms of bowel cancer. 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