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 28, 2012 10:57 AM PDT Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: The Edmonton Examiner, Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:51 AM PDT April is Daffodil Month http://www.edmontonexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3517410 April showers bring May flowers. But, for the Canadian Cancer Society, the month of April represents a flower of its own as the month of the daffodil. The 2012 Daffodil Days Campaign, which raises money for cancer research in Canada, is in full swing.[...] MinnPost, Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:46 AM PDT Former state Rep. Larry Haws of St. Cloud has died http://www.minnpost.com/political-agenda/2012/03/former-state-rep-larry-haws-st-cloud-has-died Larry Haws, who served five years in the Minnesota House and was a Stearns County commissioner, died Tuesday at his home in St. Cloud. He was 72 and suffered from brain cancer. A retired math teacher and coach, he also had been St. Cloud's park and rec director for 27 years. He was elected to the county board in 1999 and then won a special election to the state House in 2006. He was re-elected ... The Inquisitr, Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:46 AM PDT Robin Gibb, Legendary Bee Gees Singer, Hospitalized for More Surgery http://www.inquisitr.com/212371/robin-gibb-bee-gees-liver-cancer-surgery-2012/ London â€" Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb has been re-admitted to hospital after taking a turn for the worse in his recovery from liver cancer over the weekend, according to a statement released to the British media on Wednesday. The legendary “Staying Alive” crooner was taken into hospital on Sunday to undergo an operation for [...] Robin Gibb, Legendary Bee Gees Singer, Hospitalized for More Surgery ... Calgary Sun, Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:42 AM PDT Bee Gees' Gibb cancels gigs http://www.calgarysun.com/2012/03/28/bee-gees-gibb-cancels-gigs Singer Robin Gibb, who spoke last month of making a “spectacular” recovery from cancer, has had further surgery, according to a statement released to the British media on Wednesday. Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News, Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:42 AM PDT In cancer science, many 'discoveries' don't hold up http://sg.news.yahoo.com/cancer-science-many-discoveries-dont-hold-174216262.html NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former researcher at Amgen Inc has found that many basic studies on cancer -- a high proportion of them from university labs -- are unreliable, with grim consequences for producing new medicines in the future. During a decade as head of global cancer research at Amgen, C. Glenn Begley identified 53 "landmark" publications -- papers in top journals, from reputable labs ... Calgary Sun, Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:42 AM PDT Cancer Bats back for album, tour http://www.calgarysun.com/2012/03/28/cancer-bats-fuse-punk-ethos-metal-longevity Cancer Bats have a new lease on life. HispanicBusiness.com, Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:40 AM PDT SBS's Alarcon To Be Honored at American Cancer Society Gala http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2012/3/27/sbss_alarcon_to_be_honored_at.htm Raul Alarcon Jr., CEO of Spanish Broadcasting System Inc., will be honored at the annual American Cancer Society gala as the 2012 Gala Honoree on April 21 at the InterContinental Miami. Marple Newtown County Press, Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:40 AM PDT Marple Newtown High students offer hope to those with cancer http://delconewsnetwork.com/articles/2012/03/28/marple_newtown_county_press/news/doc4f70853d7ca93842672683.txt Marple Newtown High School Interact Club recently held the American Cancer Society Daffodil Days to give hope to people facing cancer and save lives by supporting the program. The Daffodil Days program is a chance to fight back against cancer by raising funds and awareness to help beat the disease. While the Daffodil Days program involves offering daffodils every spring to donors in appreciation ... EurekAlert!, Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:39 AM PDT UV photographs of 12-year-olds show skin cancer risk http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-03/uocd-upo032812.php It's been known that sun damage as seen in UV photographs can be a powerful tool when counseling children about sun protection. A new study shows that amount of sunspots in these photographs do indeed correlate with melanoma risk factors including light skin, red hair and freckles. AFP News via Yahoo! Singapore News, Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:37 AM PDT Brazil's Lula in 'remission' from cancer: spokesman http://sg.news.yahoo.com/lulas-larynx-cancer-complete-remission-161505751.html Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is in "complete remission" after treatment for larynx cancer, a spokesman for Lula's foundation said Wednesday. 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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