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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, March 01, 2012 9:57 AM PST Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: KKCO Grand Junction, Thu, 01 Mar 2012 09:54 AM PST Don Meyer named JUCO keynote speaker http://www.nbc11news.com/home/headlines/Don_Meyer_named_JUCO_keynote_speaker_141057643.html ESPN's Buster Olney published a book entitled "How Lucky You Can Be." In this book, Olney writes about a college basketball coach that overcame a horrible car collision and inoperable cancer to return to coaching for two more years. His name is Don Meyer, and he will be the keynote speaker at this year's Alpine Bank Junior College World Series. WCIA 3 Champaign-Urbana, Thu, 01 Mar 2012 09:48 AM PST MedCenter Live: Saving Your Skin from the Sun http://illinoishomepage.net/fulltext?nxd_id=345452 With spring right around the corner, many people in Central Illinois are desperately seeking the sun.Those warm rays could leave you dealing with skin cancer.A dermatologist from Christie Clinic gives us advice to avoid an all too common problem. Times Newsweekly, Thu, 01 Mar 2012 09:46 AM PST Cancer Coverage Added To 9/ 11 Health Program http://www.timesnewsweekly.com/news/2012-02-23/Feature_Stories/Cancer_Coverage_Added_To_9_11_Health_Program.html Representatives Carolyn Maloney, Jerrold Nadler and Peter King and Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand applauded the unanimous vote last Thursday, Feb. 16, by a federal advisory committee that cancers should be covered under the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act. read more Times Newsweekly, Thu, 01 Mar 2012 09:45 AM PST Roche Warns Of Counterfeit Cancer Drug Sold In The U. S. http://www.timesnewsweekly.com/news/2012-02-23/Feature_Stories/Roche_Warns_Of_Counterfeit_Cancer_Drug_Sold_In_The.html by Matthew Perrone (AP) The maker of the best-selling cancer drug Avastin is warning doctors and patients about counterfeit vials of the product distributed in the U.S. Roche’s Genentech unit says the fake products do not contain the key ingredient in Avastin, which is used to treat cancers of the colon, lung, kidney and brain. read more EurekAlert!, Thu, 01 Mar 2012 09:44 AM PST UC San Diego among first in nation to treat brain cancer with novel viral vector http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-03/uoc--usd030112.php ( University of California - San Diego ) UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center researchers and surgeons are among the first in the nation to treat patients with recurrent brain cancer by directly injecting an investigational viral vector into their tumor. The treatment is being developed by a local San Diego company, Tocagen Inc. Los Angeles Times, Thu, 01 Mar 2012 09:43 AM PST When my 14-year-old niece Lindsey died last year, my friend Mary took it personally. Although separated by decades ... http://www.latimes.com/health/cancer Bonnie Addario didn't even know there was a word for what was happening to her. As if lung cancer weren't bad enough, the 54-year-old had... Creston News Advertiser, Thu, 01 Mar 2012 09:43 AM PST Southwestern women lose home finale in Pink Zone event http://www.crestonnewsadvertiser.com/2012/03/01/southwestern-women-lose-home-finale-in-pink-zone-event/ah67al2/ The Pink Zone breast cancer awareness event for the Southwestern Community College women's basketball team quickly turned into the danger zone Wednesday night in a 69-51 loss to Southeastern Community College. NBC Washington, Thu, 01 Mar 2012 09:42 AM PST MD Giving Away Zaching Shirts Sunday http://www.nbcwashington.com/blogs/capital-games/Maryland-To-Give-Away-Zaching-141037763.html "Zach" against cancer and the University of Virginia Sunday at College Park. Yankton Press & Dakotan, Thu, 01 Mar 2012 09:40 AM PST Pink Ladies Hit The Bulls Eye For Cancer http://m.yankton.net/articles/2012/03/01/community/doc4f4ef75dd01de811675368.txt With its aim of raising money for the local American Cancer Society, the Pink Ladies Dart League of Yankton recently hit a bullseye. The Beacon News, Thu, 01 Mar 2012 09:40 AM PST Yorkville mayor giving up hair for good cause http://beaconnews.suntimes.com/news/10957269-418/yorkville-mayor-giving-up-hair-for-good-cause.html YORKVILLE â€" There’s no doubt Mayor Gary Golinski has less hair on his head than in his younger days.But the mayor said this week he’s going to accelerate the natural hair loss to its logical extreme, and shave it all off â€" for a good cause.Golinski and his sons are members of Team Mayor G, and will shave their heads to raise money for childhood cancer research. The shaving will be at an event at ... 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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