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 15, 2012 10:57 AM PDT Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: Reuters via Yahoo! News, Thu, 15 Mar 2012 10:52 AM PDT US health panel: Pap tests needed only every 3 years http://news.yahoo.com/corrected-us-health-panel-pap-tests-needed-only-164432792.html NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women only need to get a Pap test once every three years to check for cervical cancer, and don't need to be screened until age 21 - even if they're sexually active earlier, according to new guidelines from a government-backed panel. The statement from the United States Preventive Services Task Force, released on Wednesday, aligns closely with guidelines from three U.S ... PR Newswire, Thu, 15 Mar 2012 10:49 AM PDT Breast Cancer Patients Choosing Reconstruction Have New "BODY LIFT"(SM) Option http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/breast-cancer-patients-choosing-reconstruction-have-new-body-liftsm-option-142807505.html NEW ORLEANS, March 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Doctors Frank DellaCroce, Scott Sullivan and Christopher Trahan of the Center for Restorative Breast Surgery (CRBS) are the pioneers of a groundbreaking new breast reconstruction option.  The BODY LIFT Flap(SM) Breast... Brandon Sun, Thu, 15 Mar 2012 10:48 AM PDT Donation boosts drive for cancer home http://www.brandonsun.com/breaking-news/Donation-boosts-drive-for-cancer-home-142809605.html?viewAllComments=y A six-figure donation will help fund construction of a residence for cancer patients and their families who come for treatment in Brandon. The donation, which totals $100,000 over five years, comes from MNP, formerly Meyers Norris Penny, which calls Brandon its birthplace. The Canton Daily Ledger, Thu, 15 Mar 2012 10:47 AM PDT State Health Department Awards $600,000 in Carolyn Adams Ticket for the Cure Grants http://www.cantondailyledger.com/news/x1907509956/State-Health-Department-Awards-600-000-in-Carolyn-Adams-Ticket-for-the-Cure-Grants The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), Office of Women’s Health awarded three Carolyn Adams Ticket for the Cure research grants this year to help find new methods to detect, prevent, screen and treat breast cancer.  Loyola University of Chicago, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine and the University of Chicago each received $200,000 to support breast cancer research in the ... Fontana Herald News, Thu, 15 Mar 2012 10:45 AM PDT Obituary - Lourdes Ibarra http://www.fontanaheraldnews.com/articles/2012/03/15/news/obituaries/doc4f62218793e8b017116315.txt Lourdes Ibarra, 55, passed away Sunday, March 11 at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Fontana, of breast cancer. A native of La Barca, Jalisco, Mexico, Ibarra was a resident of Fontana for 16 years. She was married to Melecio Ibarra for 36 years. Fontana Herald News, Thu, 15 Mar 2012 10:41 AM PDT Palmetto Elementary School holds march to fight cancer http://www.fontanaheraldnews.com/articles/2012/03/15/news/doc4f621f3a24c8a919666288.txt Maria Tarazon, a cancer survivor, and her family members walk in Palmetto Elementary School’s march against cancer. (Herald News photo by Alejandro Cano) The Holland Sentinel, Thu, 15 Mar 2012 10:36 AM PDT Tickets available for bra auction to fight cancer http://www.hollandsentinel.com/news/x503119206/Tickets-available-for-bra-auction-to-fight-cancer The fundraiser is 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, April 28, at Saugatuck Brewing Company, 2948 Blue Star Highway in Douglas Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology, Thu, 15 Mar 2012 10:36 AM PDT iCAD starts post-market study of breast cancer therapy http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2012/03/12/daily46-iCAD-starts-post-market-study-of-breast-cancer-therapy.html Imaging analysis and radiation therapy company iCAD Inc. (Nasdaq: ICAD) of Nashua, N.H., said it has launched a post-market study to assess the safety and efficacy of its intra-operative radiation therapy (IORT) for early stage breast cancer. Provo Daily Herald, Thu, 15 Mar 2012 10:36 AM PDT Community raising funds to help 9-year-old boy with brain cancer http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/north/lehi/community-raising-funds-to-help--year-old-boy-with/article_8c5bf1ac-d1a1-580f-93ae-28db61439c84.html LEHI -- Kaleb Heaps was a tenacious 9-year-old who enjoyed playing tackle football, riding dirt bikes and snowboarding. Now he's a tenacious 9-year-old who enjoys all those things in spite of a diagno WebMD, Thu, 15 Mar 2012 10:36 AM PDT Dietary Cadmium, Breast Cancer Link? http://www.webmd.com/breast-cancer/news/20120315/dietary-cadmium-breast-cancer-link?src=RSS_PUBLIC Exposure to high levels of dietary cadmium may boost the risk of breast cancer, according to new research. 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! 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