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 22, 2012 9:57 AM PST Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: Portsmouth Herald, Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:53 AM PST Rep. Powers dies after battle with cancer http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20120222-NEWS-120229918 PORTSMOUTH - State Rep. Jim Powers died at his home Wednesday after battling a rare form of cancer. Times Leader, Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:52 AM PST First Amendment crusader Barney Rosset dies http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182641&44=140001523&32=3991&7=186441&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fbusiness%2FFirst_Amendment_crusader_Barney_Rosset_dies_02-22-2012.html (AP) Barney Rosset, the fiery and fearless publisher who introduced the country to countless political and avant-garde writers and risked prison and financial ruin to release such underground classics as "Tropic of Cancer" and "Lady Chatterley's Lover," has died. He was 89. The Daily Ardmoreite, Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:47 AM PST Healthy Minute: Don’t skip necessary tests for fear of radiation risk http://www.ardmoreite.com/x740679955/Healthy-Minute-Don-t-skip-necessary-tests-for-fear-of-radiation-risk Radiation exposure from diagnostic medical imaging is low and should not cause concern about any future harmful effects, said a radiologic scientist from Baylor College of Medicine.   “People should not skip necessary medical imaging procedures, such as mammography, radiography (x-ray) and computed tomography (CT), because they are afraid the radiation exposure might cause cancer,” said Dr ... Austin Daily Herald, Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:47 AM PST Austin's source for local news http://www.austindailyherald.com/2012/02/22/many-helped-make-rink-fundraiser-341622/ Last year’s inaugural “Paint the Rink Pink” hockey game by the Austin Bruins set the bar high for 2012, with a sellout crowd of nearly 2,000 people raising more than $22,000 for The Hormel Institute’s world-renowned breast cancer research. The Huffington Post, Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:37 AM PST Dr. Nalini Chilkov: New Study: Common Over-the-Counter Drugs May Reduce Spread of Cancer http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nalini-chilkov/over-the-counter-drugs-cancer_b_1283633.html A new study reveals that the spread of cancer may be reduced with common over-the-counter drugs. New Kerala, Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:36 AM PST Key to understand biology and treatment of ovarian cancer identified http://www.newkerala.com/news/2011/worldnews-162531.html Washington, Feb 22 : Researchers have discovered a peptide-receptor system, which is a key to understanding the progression and treatment of human ovarian cancer. ABC News, Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:35 AM PST Watch: Boy With Cancer Chooses to Stop Treatment http://abcnews.go.com/US/video/boy-with-cancer-chooses-to-stop-treatment-15766475 Alex Rodriguez, 12, ends treatment after years of fighting rhabdomyosarcoma. ThirdAge, Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:27 AM PST Ovarian Cancer Risk, Endometriosis Linked in New Study http://www.thirdage.com/news/ovarian-cancer-risk-endometriosis-linked-in-new-study_02-22-2012   Women with a history of endometriosis had a whopping three-fold increase in the risk of contracting invasive ovarian cancers according to the findings from a systematic review published online in The Lancet Oncology. Lead author Celeste Leigh Pearce, PhD of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles and colleagues wrote, "We are learning that ovarian cancer is not one disease, but ... Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder, Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:27 AM PST Bow-tie coaches raise prostate cancer awareness http://www.spokesman-recorder.com/?p=10782         By Charles Hallman Staff Writer One in six men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in his lifetime, but it’s one in five for Black men. Women college basketball coaches and its players annually raise awareness of breast cancer by wearing pink colors. The “Coaches vs. Cancer” campaign features men’s head [...] Tahlequah Daily Press, Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:23 AM PST Former Union, OU wrestler dies http://tahlequahdailypress.com/sports/x1144836981/Former-Union-OU-wrestler-dies NORMAN â€" Oklahoma officials say a member of the wrestling squad has died after a battle with cancer. 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