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Click here to start today. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monday, March 19, 2012 10:57 AM PDT Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: PRWeb, Mon, 19 Mar 2012 10:56 AM PDT Parker Waichman LLP Strongly Supports Democratic Party Nomination of New York Incumbent and Zadroga Act Champion ... http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/3/prweb9301636.htm Parker Waichman LLP Recognizes Senator Kirsten Gillibrand as a Steadfast Advocate for Sickened Ground Zero Workers, As Evidenced by Her Tireless Support for the Zadroga Act, and Forceful Call that the Act be Expanded to Cover 9/11 First Responders Stricken with Cancer (PRWeb March 19, 2012) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/3/prweb9301636.htm The Daily Bruin, Mon, 19 Mar 2012 10:53 AM PDT Miles of Memories: UCLA coordinator Shamar Jones runs marathons in honor of his father, who died from cancer http://www.dailybruin.com/index.php/article/2012/03/miles_of_memories_ucla_coordinator_shamar_jones_runs_marathons_in_honor_of_his_father_who_died_from_ He was completely dehydrated, and his entire lower body cramped. It felt as though someone had taken a match and lit his toes on fire. Marketwire, Mon, 19 Mar 2012 10:49 AM PDT Information Update/Finasteride (Proscar, Propecia) and Dutasteride (Avodart, Jalyn): May Increase the Risk of High ... http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=1633335&sourceType=3 OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - March 19, 2012) - Health Canada is informing health professionals and the public that the prescription drugs finasteride and dutasteride may be associated with an increased risk of developing a serious form of prostate cancer known as high-grade prostate cancer. High-grade prostate cancer is an aggressive type of prostate cancer that grows and spreads more quickly ... The Online NewsHour, Mon, 19 Mar 2012 10:48 AM PDT Final Message From HEAL Africa's 'Mama Lyn': Tell Them Not to Cry http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2012/03/message-from-mama-lyn.html Lyn Lusi (right) with some of the women who received help from HEAL Africa. Photo by Nicole See for the NewsHour. HEAL Africa co-founder Lyn Lusi, who died Saturday from cancer at age 62, spent most of her recent years at the center of one of the world's most protracted civil wars. She was able to distill the complexity of all that has happened in the Democratic Republic of Congo down to one ... Huntington Herald, Mon, 19 Mar 2012 10:48 AM PDT Michael J. Krager http://www.huntingtonherald.com/news/huntington-featured-stories/obituaries/95287-michael-j-krager.html Michael J. Krager, 70, of Derby, formerly of Milford, husband of the late Dorothy Onosko Krager, died March 17, at his daughter’s home, after a courageous battle with cancer. His daughter, Jennifer Mozdzer and her husband, Joseph live in Shelton. NY1 News, Mon, 19 Mar 2012 10:47 AM PDT Report: Dangerous Dust Detected Underground On Second Ave. Subway http://origin.ny1.com/content/top_stories/157854/report--dangerous-dust-detected-underground-on-second-ave--subway An air sample taken underground at the Second Avenue subway construction site has turned up high levels of a dangerous dust particle known to cause lung cancer, according to a published report. Press TV, Mon, 19 Mar 2012 10:32 AM PDT Genetic variant, drug resistance linked http://www.presstv.ir/detail/232474.html A new study conducted by a multinational research team has found the reason behind some patients’ failure to respond to several types of cancer drugs. The Indianapolis Star, Mon, 19 Mar 2012 10:31 AM PDT No easy answers to questions about early lung cancer screenings for heavy smokers http://www.indystar.com/article/20120319/LOCAL/203190318/1083/LIVING01 Many smokers wish there was a way to detect lung cancer in its early stages -- a test that would do for the No. 1 cancer killer what mammograms did for breast cancer. Business Wire, Mon, 19 Mar 2012 10:17 AM PDT Life Time Launches New Cycling Challenge with Life Time Gran Fondo California http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120319006353/en/Life-Time-Launches-Cycling-Challenge-Life-Time CHANHASSEN, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Life Time Fitness launches new cycling challenge - the Life Time Gran Fondo California, the Official Gran Fondo Ride of The Amgen Tour of California; Proceeds to Benefit Amgen’s Breakaway from Cancer. Leesburg Today, Mon, 19 Mar 2012 10:15 AM PDT Register For 18th American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Eastern Loudoun County http://www.leesburg2day.com/community_life/article_90388022-71e5-11e1-9cb2-0019bb2963f4.html Walkers will go around the clock in the battle against cancer when the 18th American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Eastern Loudoun County gets underway with teams of residents gathering at Sterling's AOL campus May 19 at 2 p.m. 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=HqpQIJ8uNLPHO7gjzrNOWDSEefSlfnXpTPcZof4rjoBjdaGC1Y7ASpzeGs.DAYHH8Ufr2SO9lZ.G7wGByIi.DsrxtGG9p.EE3S6i to unsubscribe from this alert. 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