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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, March 27, 2012 10:57 AM PDT Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: Everett Herald, Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:55 AM PDT She took drastic steps to cut cancer risk http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20120325/LIVING/703259991/1007/SPORTS01 Meghann Johnson found a high risk for cancer in genealogy. At only 31, she had her breasts and ovaries removed. ThePress.net, Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:51 AM PDT West fundraiser to be held this weekend http://www.thepress.net/view/full_story/17972194/article-West-fundraiser-to-be-held-this-weekend-?instance=lead_story_bullets_left_column Firefighter Willie West has served the community for 10 years, and now his fellow firefighters are asking for the community’s help. This weekend the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District’s firefighters host a pasta feed fundraiser in honor of West, who is battling prostate cancer. Suburban Journals, Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:49 AM PDT Play golf to help kids in Edwardsville http://www.stltoday.com/suburban-journals/illinois/life/play-golf-to-help-kids-in-edwardsville/article_8edbad82-7832-11e1-8428-001a4bcf6878.html HIS KIDS, an organization to benefit families affected by childhood cancer, will host a golf tournament at Oak Brook Golf Club in Edwardsville on Saturday, April 28. Shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. Game… NewsInferno, Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:48 AM PDT Actos Whistleblower Lawsuit Alleges Takeda Concealed Bladder Cancer, Heart Risks http://www.newsinferno.com/pharmaceuticals/actos-whistleblower-lawsuit-alleges-takeda-concealed-bladder-cancer-heart-risks/36415 A former medical reviewer for Takeda Pharmaceuticals has accused the company of downplaying Actos bladder cancer cases, as well as congestive heart failure, when reporting adverse events to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA). The allegations were made in … Continue reading â†' Deseret News, Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:48 AM PDT Local author advocates more money for pediatric cancer research http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765563433/Local-author-advocates-more-money-for-pediatric-cancer-research.html Our take: A local artist is trying to give children pediatrics more medical research attention. SALT LAKE CITY â€" A... PR Newswire, Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:47 AM PDT AMP Optimistic in Suit to Invalidate Patents on Breast Cancer Genes http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/amp-optimistic-in-suit-to-invalidate-patents-on-breast-cancer-genes-144404895.html BETHESDA, Md., March 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Now that the Supreme Court has remanded Association for Molecular Pathology et al. v. Myriad Genetics, Inc., et al. to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit for further consideration, AMP is optimistic that it... Altona Red River Valley Echo, Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:40 AM PDT Financial support still needed http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3510666& The South Central Cancer Resource (SCCR) recently received some much needed funding this winter, but financial support to keep this worthwhile agency operating is an ongoing challenge for the organization based in Morden. CBC Ottawa, Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:39 AM PDT Quebec mammogram review finds 109 possible errors http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/story/2012/03/27/quebec-mammogram-review.html?cmp=rss A review of thousands of mammograms by Quebec's College of Physicians found 109 breast cancer cases previously not detected. EurekAlert!, Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:39 AM PDT UGA researchers use nanoparticles, magnetic current to damage cancerous cells in mice http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-03/uog-uru032712.php Using nanoparticles and alternating magnetic fields, University of Georgia scientists have found that head and neck cancerous tumor cells in mice can be killed in half an hour without harming healthy cells. The findings, published recently in the journal Theranostics, mark the first time to the researchers' knowledge this cancer type has been treated using magnetic iron oxide nanoparticle ... Los Angeles Business Journal, Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:34 AM PDT Biotech Start-up ImaginAb Raises Nearly $13 Million http://labusinessjournal.com/news/2012/mar/27/biotech-start-imaginab-raises-nearly-13-million/ ImaginAb, a UCLA spinout that is developing new ways to determine the best cancer treatment for a patient, announced that it has raised $12.5 million in a Series A round. 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=maNNWYQuNLOM308mWgXjGV7LC.zLIGfKHGQBWKCXA857Q7kF9gQbcuNCv9DBHPoS92hggWSGenGzSVfuTm8wTuP_2xpEE62KwSDO to unsubscribe from this alert. 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