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, March 02, 2012 9:57 AM PST Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: Baltimore Sun, Fri, 02 Mar 2012 09:55 AM PST Michael Tucker draws on family cancer crisis for new novel http://baltimore.feedsportal.com/c/34255/f/623047/s/1d1a37e3/l/0L0Sbaltimoresun0N0Centertainment0Ctv0Cbs0Eae0Etucker0E20A120A30A30H0A0H380A80A150Bstory0Dtrack0Frss/story01.htm Much of the Baltimore-born actor and author's book 'After Annie' hits close to home Much of the Baltimore-born actor and author's book 'After Annie' hits close to home. Everett Herald, Fri, 02 Mar 2012 09:54 AM PST Arlington painting the town purple in Relay for Life fundraiser http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20120302/NEWS01/703029910/1048/COMM0609 Blayne Parris works to Paint the Town Purple at City Hall on Wednesday. The annual event is sponsored by the Arlington Relay for Life to support the American Cancer Society. An afternoon of events in the downtown area is topped off with a lighted parade at 6:30 p.m. down Olympic Avenue. Independent, Fri, 02 Mar 2012 09:51 AM PST Apology for patients given cancer http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/panewsfeeds/apology-for-patients-given-cancer-7495598.html The NHS transplant service has apologised to two patients after they contracted cancer from donated kidneys. KTTS 94.7, Fri, 02 Mar 2012 09:51 AM PST Woman Admits Distributing Unapproved Cancer Drugs http://www.ktts.com/news/141196533.html (AP) - A California woman has pleaded guilty to federal charges for distributing adulterated and unapproved cancer drugs in the United States. Sandra Behe from La Jolla, Calif., faces sentencing May 25 after pleading guilty Friday in U.S. District Court in St. Louis. WKRG News 5 Mobile, Fri, 02 Mar 2012 09:47 AM PST Chili Cook-Off Will Go on as Scheduled http://www2.wkrg.com/weather/2012/mar/02/chili-cook-will-go-scheduled-ar-3337536/ Volunteers with the American Cancer Society tell News 5 the 23rd Annual American Cancer Society Chili Cook-Off will be held Saturday despite the threat of rain. Canadian Business, Fri, 02 Mar 2012 09:44 AM PST Union Pacific chief executive to take medical leave for treatment of pancreatic cancer http://www.canadianbusiness.com/article/73741--union-pacific-chief-executive-to-take-medical-leave-for-treatment-of-pancreatic-cancer OMAHA, Neb. - Union Pacific said Friday that chief executive Jim Young will take a medical leave of absence to be treated for pancreatic cancer. He will remain chairman of the railroad's board while on leave. Young, 59, was elected CEO and president of the nation's largest railroad in 2006 and becam YNN Rochester, Fri, 02 Mar 2012 09:35 AM PST Woman Accused of Faking Cancer to Appear in Court Next Week http://rochester.ynn.com/content/top_stories/575615/woman-accused-of-faking-cancer-to-appear-in-court-next-week A woman who allegedly raised thousands of dollars by pretending to be a breast cancer patient is scheduled to appear in Canandaigua City Court next week. Science Daily, Fri, 02 Mar 2012 09:35 AM PST Tortoise and the hare: New drug stops rushing cancer cells, slow and steady healthy cells unharmed http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/03/120302101817.htm The American Cancer Society estimates that 44,000 new cases of pancreatic cancer will be diagnosed this year and that 37,000 people will die from the disease. These are not strong odds. A new drug, rigosertib, allows pancreatic cancer cells to rush through replication -- and then stops them cold, killing them in in the middle of a step called M phase. Healthy cells that don't rush are unharmed. Hartford Courant, Fri, 02 Mar 2012 09:32 AM PST Fake Cancer Drug In Circulation http://hartfordcourant.feedsportal.com/c/34278/f/623723/s/1cae9c79/l/0L0Scourant0N0Chealth0Cconnecticut0Chc0Ehartford0Ehospital0Eavastin0E0A2150E20A120A2150H0A0H220A50A460Bstory0Dtrack0Frss/story01.htm FDA Has Sent Warnings To 19 Medical Practices About Counterfeit Avastin The Food and Drug Administration is investigating a counterfeit version of the cancer drug Avastin that is circulating in the U.S. BBC News, Fri, 02 Mar 2012 09:31 AM PST NHS apology in donor cancer case http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-merseyside-17236768 The body which oversees organ donation apologises to two patients from Merseyside who developed a rare blood cancer after kidney transplants. 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! 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