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, March 05, 2012 9:57 AM PST Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: Georgia Public Broadcasting, Mon, 05 Mar 2012 09:53 AM PST Venezuela's Hugo Chvez Says Tumor Is Cancerous http://www.gpb.org/news/2012/03/05/venezuelas-hugo-chvez-says-tumor-is-cancerous The Venezuelan president denied rumors that the cancer had spread, but said the new growth would require radiation therapy. read more WLFI Lafayette, Mon, 05 Mar 2012 09:52 AM PST Cancer survivor honored for achievement http://www.wlfi.com/dpp/news/local/cancer-survivor-teacher-volunteer-and-engineer-earns-ywca-honor We continue to profile the YWCA ‘Salute to Women’ honorees this week. Sunday night, we featured former engineering professor and volunteer Dr. Marge Taber . KERA North Texas, Mon, 05 Mar 2012 09:52 AM PST Venezuela's Hugo Chávez Says Tumor Is Cancerous http://keranews.org/post/venezuelas-hugo-ch%C3%A1vez-says-tumor-cancerous Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez said that the tumor removed by Cuban doctors last week was found to be cancerous. In remarks televised on Sunday, Chávez also denied rumors that that the cancer had spread to other parts of his body. Bloomberg reports : Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, Mon, 05 Mar 2012 09:48 AM PST Covenant Health System to offer colonoscopy clinic http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2012-03-05/covenant-health-system-offer-colonoscopy-clinic To raise awareness during National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, Covenant Health System will host the second-annual free Colonoscopy Clinic for qualifying patients.The clinic will be March 31 at the Covenant Endoscopy Center, 3610 21st St. WTVM 9 Columbus, Mon, 05 Mar 2012 09:48 AM PST Children given wrong medication in pill switch-up http://www.wtvm.com/story/17077630/children-given-wrong-medication-in-pill-switch-up A CVS pharmacy in New Jersey is trying to get in touch with patients who may have been given the wrong medication after fluoride pills for children were mixed up with a breast cancer medication. Creative Loafing Charlotte, Mon, 05 Mar 2012 09:46 AM PST LunaFest screens films by women http://clclt.com/theclog/archives/2012/03/05/lunafest-screens-films-by-women Just because tomorrows (Tues., March 6) LunaFest â€" a traveling film festival and fundraiser to benefit Breast Cancer Fund and Girls on the Run of Charlotte â€" is comprised of short films by women filmmakers, doesn’t mean you should expect to see any “chick flicks.” The event, happening at Mint Museum Randolph, features nine culturally diverse films that touch on thought-provoking subject matter ... Journal & Courier, Mon, 05 Mar 2012 09:46 AM PST Endocyte approved to import Doxil, resume cancer trial http://www.jconline.com/article/20120305/BUSINESS/120305017 Endocyte Inc., a West Lafayette company developing targeted treatment therapies for cancer and other diseases, has obtained approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to import Doxil for use in the company's PROCEED Phase 3 trial. Daily Mail, Mon, 05 Mar 2012 09:44 AM PST Father, 29, suffering from ten brain tumours refused cancer drug that could prolong his life http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2110550/Father-29-suffering-brain-tumours-refused-cancer-drug-prolong-life.html?ITO=1490 Glen Cunningham, 29, from South Shields in Tyneside believes wonder-drug Avastin could give him precious extra time with his partner and two young children - but his local Primary Care Trust has declared it too expensive. Daily Mail, Mon, 05 Mar 2012 09:44 AM PST Hot topic: Sexy men remind women to check their breasts for cancer http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2110537/Hot-topic-Sexy-men-remind-women-check-breasts-cancer.html?ITO=1490 A Canadian charity has come up with an eye-catching way of raising breast cancer awareness among women - using topless male models. HispanicBusiness.com, Mon, 05 Mar 2012 09:41 AM PST Photographer Who Made Famous JFK Funeral Image Dies http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2012/3/5/photographer_who_made_famous_jfk_funeral.htm John F. Kennedy Jr., age 3, saluts his father. Annapolis native and photographer Stan Stearns, who took the iconic photograph of John F. Kennedy Jr. saluting his father's caisson-borne casket Nov. 25, 1963, died early Friday morning from lung cancer. He was 76 years old. 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=dunhCMAuNLM_fMDZUAT58MtxGXUNeqkDGwafmViJwGUsDDCzXt8w9XHIAyJPMOX8Kx0uQosRuA8VQ7oFweIAgTBtWLsrikDEfJpw to unsubscribe from this alert. 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