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, February 17, 2012 9:57 AM PST Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: Yahoo! Sports, Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:41 AM PST Twins' Joe Mauer Could Learn a Lot from Gary Carter: A Fan's Take http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss//SIG=11mihf8ad/*http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ycn-10978600 Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer would be doing himself a big favor if he tried to emulate the way Hall of Famer Gary Carter played the game. Carter, a member of the 1986 World Series champion New York Mets, died from brain cancer on Feb. Push.com.ph, Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:40 AM PST Anne Curtis on Lea Salonga's comment: 'Let's just respect na lang Miss Lea' http://www.push.com.ph/features/7468/anne-curtis-on-lea-salongas-comment-lets-just-respect-na-lang-miss-lea/ Anne Curtis celebrated her birthday a day early on February 16 by visiting and donating to children with cancer. "We're all blessed in [It's] Showtime , so whenever we see the opportunity to give back. [they say] those who are blessed, should also share their blessings," she said during the press conference of her latest endorsement, Century Tuna, held later that day. For her birthday wish, Anne ... Montreal Gazette, Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:39 AM PST Wholesome, honest: The Kid remembered http://www.montrealgazette.com/sports/Wholesome+honest+remembered/6165075/story.html The lights went out for Hall of Fame catcher and former Expo Gary Carter on Thursday, after a lengthy battle with brain cancer. Forbes, Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:35 AM PST How Xeni Jardin's Cancer Struggle Redefines Community and Journalism http://www.forbes.com/sites/johnmcquaid/2012/02/17/how-xeni-jardins-cancer-struggle-redefines-community-and-journalism/ A few months ago, I read with dismay as Boing Boing journalist Xeni Jardin (inspired to get herself checked in part by the experience of her friend, Forbes blogger Susannah Breslin) announced on Twitter that she had breast cancer. What happened after that was both awful and extraordinary. Beverly Hills Courier, Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:34 AM PST Distinguished Oncologist, Cancer Researcher Bilchik Returns To St. Johns As Chief Of Medicine http://bhcourier.com/article/Health/Health/Distinguished_Oncologist_Cancer_Researcher_Bilchik_Returns_To_St_Johns_As_Chief_Of_Medicine/85667 Anton J. Bilchik, MD, PhD, FACS, an internationally recognized surgical oncologist has returned to the John Wayne Cancer Institute at St. Johns Health Center. Illawarra Mercury, Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:30 AM PST Lack of funding stalls UOW's cancer drug http://www.illawarramercury.com.au/news/local/news/general/lack-of-funding-stalls-uows-cancer-drug/2459602.aspx?src=rss University of Wollongong researchers have developed a new cancer treatment that is ready for human testing, but are frustrated by the lack of support for a clinical trial. Science Daily, Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:30 AM PST Nano-technology uses virus' coats to fool cancer cell http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120217101705.htm While there have been major advances in the detection, diagnosis, and treatment of tumors within the brain, brain cancer continues to have a very low survival rate in part to high levels of resistance to treatment. New research has used Sendai virus to transport Quantum Dots (Qdots) into brain cancer cells and to specifically bind Qdots to epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) which is often ... Illawarra Mercury, Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:30 AM PST Mark has high hopes of helping to cure cancer http://www.illawarramercury.com.au/news/local/news/general/mark-has-high-hopes-of-helping-to-cure-cancer/2459597.aspx?src=rss Wollongong resident Mark Zanotto today will begin his attempt to scale Africa’s tallest mountain to raise money for cancer research. Austin Daily Herald, Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:29 AM PST Austin's source for local news http://www.austindailyherald.com/2012/02/17/betty-jane-harris-84/ Betty Jane Harris, 84, formerly of Austin, Minn., born Aug. 25, 1926, in Mason City, Iowa, passed away from cancer on Friday, May 6, 2011, at her home in Youngtown, Ariz. Boston Globe, Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:24 AM PST Clipboard: Shortage of drug to treat childhood cancer could be resolved within weeks http://www.boston.com/Boston/whitecoatnotes/2012/02/clipboard-shortage-drug-treat-childhood-cancer-could-resolved-within-weeks/x1rxreCc5TOyANxui51bBO/index.html Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and other federal officials said this week that a shortage of a drug used to treat childhood leukemia and other diseases could be resolved within two weeks, as a shuttered manufacturing plant releases warehoused doses and other drug makers ramp up production. 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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