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, March 07, 2012 9:57 AM PST Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: National Cancer Institute, Wed, 07 Mar 2012 09:51 AM PST National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/pressreleases/2012/TamoxifenBenefits Two studies published March 6 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute provide insights about the CYP2D6 genotype in postmenopausal breast cancer patients and represent a major step forward in understanding the usefulness of CYP2D6 testing for deciding whether or not a patient should receive adjuvant tamoxifen for treatment of early-stage breast cancer. Los Angeles Daily News, Wed, 07 Mar 2012 09:50 AM PST Lancaster Mayor R. Rex Parris has prostate cancer http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_20121037/lancaster-mayor-r-rex-parris-has-prostate-cancer?source=rss R. Rex Parris, the mayor of Lancaster, has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer, he announced today. My Village Balham, Wed, 07 Mar 2012 09:46 AM PST Quality care. Everywhere. http://www.mybalham.co.uk/news/quality-care-everywhere This Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, help make quality care a reality for all men with prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the UK. Every year 37,000 men are diagnosed and 250,000 men are now living with the disease. Brighton-Pittsford Post, Wed, 07 Mar 2012 09:46 AM PST Charge against woman accused of faking cancer waived to grand jury http://www.brightonpittsfordpost.com/latestnews/x587879544/Charge-against-woman-accused-of-faking-cancer-waived-to-grand-jury It's now up to a grand jury to decide what happens next with Melissa Jones, the Canandaigua woman accused of faking breast cancer to raise thousands of dollars. Today the charge of grand larceny in the third degree was waived to the grand jury. BBC News, Wed, 07 Mar 2012 09:43 AM PST Cancer girl help 'beyond belief' http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-17285684 Family of girl with tumour touched by donations for US treatment Hartselle Enquirer, Wed, 07 Mar 2012 09:40 AM PST Area preparing for annual Relay http://www.hartselleenquirer.com/2012/03/07/area-preparing-for-annual-relay/ The Hartselle Area Relay for Life is just six weeks away and event coordinators are looking for more teams. The signature event of the American Cancer Society will be held at J.P. Cain Stadium from 6 p.m April 20 to 6 a.m. on April 21. Louisville Courier-Journal, Wed, 07 Mar 2012 09:37 AM PST Stand Up To Cancer is new Kentucky Oaks Day charity http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20120307/BUSINESS/303070058/1003/rsslink Stand Up To Cancer will be the new beneficiary of what's become a Churchill Downs tradition of using Kentucky Oaks Day as a major fund-raiser for cancer charities. Earlier this year the track acknowledged it had amicably parted ways with Susan G. KATU Portland, Wed, 07 Mar 2012 09:36 AM PST Estrogen lowers breast cancer risk in some women http://www.katu.com/news/medicalalert/Estrogen-lowers-breast-cancer-risk-in-some-women-141766273.html Women who take estrogen after menopause appear to have a lower risk of breast cancer even years after they quit taking the hormone, according to a new analysis of a landmark study. Abbotsford Mission Times, Wed, 07 Mar 2012 09:36 AM PST Food calendar http://www.abbotsfordtimes.com/life/food/Food+calendar/6211595/story.html?id=6211595 Journeys With Heart - Taste of France: Enjoy wine and appetizers while learning about Chef John Bishop's upcoming culinary riverboat tour on the Rhone River to raise money for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation Sunday, Feb. 26, 35 p.m. at Beachside Forno, 1362 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. YNN Rochester, Wed, 07 Mar 2012 09:33 AM PST Cancer Fraud Case Waived to Grand Jury http://rochester.ynn.com/content/top_stories/576189/cancer-fraud-case-waived-to-grand-jury The case against a woman accused of raising thousands of dollars by pretending to be a breast cancer patient was waived to a grand jury. 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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