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 16, 2012 10:57 AM PDT Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: WRBL Columbus, Fri, 16 Mar 2012 10:54 AM PDT Auburn launches 'One Medicine' cancer initiative http://www2.wrbl.com/news/2012/mar/16/auburn-launches-one-medicine-cancer-initiative-ar-3426531/ The Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine has launched a new initiative to accelerate cancer innovation from the laboratory to the clinic. The Newton Kansan, Fri, 16 Mar 2012 10:52 AM PDT March tabbed as colon cancer month http://www.thekansan.com/news/x299882033/March-tabbed-as-colon-cancer-month It’s the third leading cancer diagnosis in the United States for both men and women, and it’s also the third leading cause of cancer-related death. Rockbridge Weekly, Fri, 16 Mar 2012 10:47 AM PDT Cakewalk For Vernon Junebug Mikels Mar. 23 http://www.rockbridgeweekly.com/rw_article.php?ndx=23328 A fundraising cake walk will be held on Friday, March 23 at 6 p.m. at the Buena Vista Fire House to help offset cancer treatment expenses for Vernon "Junebug" Mikels. Food will be served and there will be door prizes. MSNBC, Fri, 16 Mar 2012 10:46 AM PDT Fertilizer chemical linked to breast cancer http://vitals.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/16/10719930-cadmium-in-diet-may-increase-breast-cancer-risk Ingesting higher levels of cadmium, a metal found in fertilizers, may be linked to an increased risk of breast cancer, a new study from Sweden suggests. Warrnambool Standard, Fri, 16 Mar 2012 10:46 AM PDT A helping hand to cure cancer http://www.standard.net.au/news/local/news/general/a-helping-hand-to-cure-cancer/2491354.aspx?src=rss A PASSION to improve cancer diagnosis rates in regional areas is helping push a team of cyclists on a four-day awareness and fund-raising tour of the South-West. Yahoo! Contributor Network via Yahoo! News, Fri, 16 Mar 2012 10:38 AM PDT New Guidelines Say Women Shouldn't Have Annual Screening for Cervical Cancer http://news.yahoo.com/guidelines-women-shouldnt-annual-screening-cervical-cancer-173800164.html New guidelines published Wednesday have concluded it may be safe for some women to go as long as five years between pap tests. The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concluded that the risks to women regarding the development of cervical cancer in between screenings was minimal, according to CBS News. The Downey Patriot, Fri, 16 Mar 2012 10:34 AM PDT Angelica Guerrero mourned by family http://www.thedowneypatriot.com/article.do?id=17711173 DOWNEY - Angelica Guerrero, born April 13, 1956, passed away March 3 surrounded by family and friends after a long battle with ovarian cancer. She was born in Arteaga, Michoacan, Mexico. New Kerala, Fri, 16 Mar 2012 10:29 AM PDT NEWS CHANNELS http://www.newkerala.com/news/2011/worldnews-173888.html Washington, March 16: A new study involving an Indian origin scientist has found that brain-tumor cells that are infected with a cancer-killing virus release a protein "alarm bell" that warns other tumour cells of the impending infection and enables them to mount a defense against the virus. redOrbit, Fri, 16 Mar 2012 10:26 AM PDT New Study Links Cadmium Intake To Breast Cancer http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1112495265/new-study-links-cadmium-intake-to-breast-cancer/ A recent study, published in the journal Cancer Research , explains that dietary cadmium - a heavy metal long identified as a carcinogen which leaches into crops from fertilizers and when rainfall or sewage sludge deposit it onto farmland - can potentially increase a woman's risk for breast cancer, writes Christine Kearney for Medical News Today . Associate professor Agneta Akesson, from the ... Medical News Today, Fri, 16 Mar 2012 10:25 AM PDT Leukemia Patients' Outcomes Predicted With Genetic Profiling http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/243045.php According to a study due to be published in the March 22 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, a set of genetic abnormalities in individuals with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) have been identified by researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. This set of genetic abnormalities can help doctors to more accurately predict patients' prognoses as well as select therapies that ... 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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