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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monday, February 27, 2012 9:57 AM PST Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: Fergus Falls Journal, Mon, 27 Feb 2012 09:51 AM PST Leave a comment http://www.fergusfallsjournal.com/2012/02/27/lee-to-speak-at-%e2%80%98pink%e2%80%99-event/ Gloria J. Lee, who has been cancer-free for 11 years, will be the featured speaker at the Monday, March 5 “Pretty in Pink” night at Lake Region Healthcare’s Cancer Care and Research Center. The event begins at 6:30 p.m. at the center. CBS 6 Richmond, Mon, 27 Feb 2012 09:46 AM PST Trial begins for woman accused of faking cancer http://www.wtvr.com/news/wtvr-martha-nicholas-cancer-trial-20120227,0,4464560.story?track=rss HANOVER COUNTY, Va. (WTVR) - The trial for the woman accused of claiming she had cancer in order to raise money was scheduled to start in a Hanover County courtroom Monday. Martha Nicholas is charged with obtaining money under false pretenses. Voice of the Common Man, Mon, 27 Feb 2012 09:44 AM PST Victim Speaks Out http://www.vocm.com/newsarticle.asp?mn=2&id=21150&latest=1 One of the women involved in a lawsuit against Eastern Health after they were misdiagnosed with breast cancer and underwent mastectomies, fails to see the logic in why the health authority refuses to send her tissue slides out of the province for examination. The Wenatchee World, Mon, 27 Feb 2012 09:42 AM PST Dendreon falls on 1Q Provenge forecast http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2012/feb/27/dendreon-falls-on-1q-provenge-forecast/ SEATTLE (AP) â€" Shares of Dendreon Corp. tumbled Monday after the company forecast disappointing first-quarter sales of its prostate cancer therapy Provenge. Dendreon reported its fourth-quarter results Monday, saying it earned $38.1 million, or 26 cents per share, in the December quarter. In the fourth quarter of 2010 it lost $91.8 million, or 64 cents per share. Revenue climbed to $202.1 ... North Platte Telegraph, Mon, 27 Feb 2012 09:41 AM PST Once upon a cancer center http://nptelegraph.com/articles/2012/02/27/news/40004320.txt dwetzel@nptelegraph.com North Platte Telegraph, Mon, 27 Feb 2012 09:40 AM PST Local teen's fight with cancer can't stop for holidays http://nptelegraph.com/articles/2012/02/27/news/40004318.txt hjohnson@nptelegraph.com Nasdaq, Mon, 27 Feb 2012 09:37 AM PST BioSante Shares Rise On Positive Early Stage Results Of Its Cancer Vaccine http://www.nasdaq.com/article/biosante-shares-rise-on-positive-early-stage-results-of-its-cancer-vaccine-20120227-01236 BioSante Shares Rise On Positive Early Stage Results Of Its Cancer Vaccine Market Watch, Mon, 27 Feb 2012 09:31 AM PST Dendreon plunges 18% on sales report http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/dendreon-plunges-18-sales-report/story.aspx?guid=%7BA233D0CD%2D7916%2D456D%2D9345%2D913CC371F595%7D&siteid=rss BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Shares of Dendreon Corp. plunged 18% to $12.12 on Monday after it issued a weaker-than-expected quarterly sales report for its prostate cancer therapy Provenge. Dendreon shares have been on a roll since early January, when the stock soared almost 50% on stronger-than-expected sales for the therapy. Despite Monday's plunge, Dendreon's shares are still up nearly 60% for the ... WPSD Local 6 Paducah, Mon, 27 Feb 2012 09:28 AM PST March activities highlight colon health, cancer awareness http://www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/local/March-activities-highlight-colon-health-cancer-awareness-140578143.html March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and the first week of the month is a busy one for awareness activists and health workers in Kentucky. YNN Austin, Mon, 27 Feb 2012 09:20 AM PST Central Texans needed for cancer prevention study http://austin.ynn.com/content/top_stories/283296/central-texans-needed-for-cancer-prevention-study The American Cancer Society is looking for Central Texans between the ages of 30 and 65 to participate in a cancer prevention study. 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