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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunday, February 19, 2012 9:57 AM PST Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: Sky News Australia, Sun, 19 Feb 2012 09:55 AM PST Work is giving us cancer - study http://www.skynews.com.au/health/article.aspx?id=720256&vId= An article for the Medical Journal of Australia said carcinogens in the workplace are causing cancer. Barrie Examiner, Sun, 19 Feb 2012 09:52 AM PST Omega 3s are a girl's best friend http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3472713 Breast cancer is every woman's No. 1 fear, but heart disease and stroke is our No. 1 killer. Now, a Danish study suggests that women who consume fish have a head start in protecting themselves from heart disease and stroke.[...] The Gilmer Mirror, Sun, 19 Feb 2012 09:43 AM PST Sun Exposure Especially Dangerous During Tropical Vacations http://www.gilmermirror.com/pages/full_story/push?article-Sun+Exposure+Especially+Dangerous+During+Tropical+Vacations%20&id=17581291&instance=news_special_coverage_right_column New York, NY (February 17, 2012) â€" Planning an escape to sunny shores? Travelers should be advised that ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun plays a significant role in the development of skin cancer, and the concentrated sun exposure received during a tropical vacation is especially dangerous. Warrnambool Standard, Sun, 19 Feb 2012 09:27 AM PST Howzat! Cancer fund-raiser tops $21,000 http://www.standard.net.au/news/local/news/general/howzat-cancer-fundraiser-tops-21000/2460186.aspx?src=rss THERE were a few close shaves for the East Warrnambool YCW Cricket Club yesterday but none of them involved the match score. HealthDay via Yahoo! News, Sun, 19 Feb 2012 09:04 AM PST Worries About Colonoscopy Unfounded: Study http://news.yahoo.com/worries-colonoscopy-unfounded-study-140205974.html SUNDAY, Feb. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Even though a colonoscopy is an important colorectal cancer screening procedure that can save lives, many people have unfounded worries about the test and avoid it, an expert says. Eastern Shore News, Sun, 19 Feb 2012 08:54 AM PST SPORTS: Northampton's Paglia takes second straight state wrestling title http://www.delmarvanow.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120219/NEWS01/120219005 SALEM, Va. â€" Northampton High School junior Casey Paglia won his second consecutive state wrestling title on Saturday, the same day as a well-attended benefit event in Wachapteague to help his mother overcome brain cancer. The News-Times, Sun, 19 Feb 2012 08:51 AM PST Growing to great lengths to help others http://www.newstimes.com/local/articleGallery/Growing-to-great-lengths-to-help-others-3342621.php Nine-year-old Mia Prazeres and her father, Keith, of Bethel will both be donating the hair they have been growing for the past two years to the Pantene Beautiful Lengths program to be made into wigs for cancer patients. Daily Mail, Sun, 19 Feb 2012 08:47 AM PST Like creatures of the sea! Coronation Street stars Brooke Vincent and Kym Marsh do their best mermaid impressions in ... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2103347/Like-creatures-sea-Coronation-Street-stars-Brooke-Vincent-Kym-Marsh-best-mermaid-impressions-green-dresses-charity-ball.html?ITO=1490 The stars aimed to raise £75,000 for the Manchester-based charity Once Upon A Smile charity at the event which was in memory of Gavin Blyth who passed away from cancer at the age of 41 in November 2010. Springfield Press, Sun, 19 Feb 2012 08:44 AM PST Shining Down ‘Big Deal’ fundraiser at Springfield Country Club to benefit prostate cancer research http://www.delconewsnetwork.com/articles/2012/02/19/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. Pilipino Star Ngayon, Sun, 19 Feb 2012 08:28 AM PST Media Concert para sa cancer patients http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=779289&publicationSubCategoryId=92 Isang three-hour concert ang prinodyus ng “Thursday Club”, isang grupo ng mga editors at media practitioners, para sa kapakinabangan ng cancer patients at Philippine Cancer Society. 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=YU6VU4AuNLMv7OdNQdj2AowCcOuy.UGl07z.TbUVp8vc1Zm49PitTkH_KZhI8YXeIMH5lILg9sBrKBwsa6oxm2WvF.IYb40qhA9o to unsubscribe from this alert. 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