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, April 03, 2012 10:57 AM PDT Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: Everett Herald, Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:53 AM PDT Health Resources http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20120403/LIVING/704039975/1047/COMM0608 Providence Regional Cancer Partnership: 1717 13th St., Everett. Call 425-297-5500 or see www.cancerpartnership.org for more information: Click on “Support Services,” then, on the right side of the page, click on “Classes” or “Support Groups.” WTOL 11 Toledo, Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:47 AM PDT Giuliana & Bill... and the C-word http://www.wtol.com/story/17320019/giuliana-bill-and-the-c-word Bill Rancic and his bride Giuliana Rancic share the terror, tears and challenges that came from her recent battle with breast cancer. American Cancer Society, Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:47 AM PDT Study: Dutasteride Helps Men Undergoing Active Surveillance for Prostate Cancer http://www.cancer.org/Cancer/news/News/study-dutasteride-helps-men-undergoing-active-surveillance-for-prostate-cancer?ssSourceSiteId=null Researchers in the U.S. and Canada have found that men with low-risk prostate cancer who took the drug dutasteride (Avodart) had lower rates of their cancer worsening than men who didn’t take the drug. The Washington Times, Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:43 AM PDT Harkin gets key Senate health post http://washingtontimes.feedsportal.com/c/34503/f/629293/s/1e0f1276/l/0L0Swashingtontimes0N0Cnews0C20A0A90Csep0C90Charkin0Egets0Ekey0Esenate0Ehealth0Epost0C0Dutm0Isource0FRSS0IFeed0Gutm0Imedium0FRSS/story01.htm An Iowa Democrat is slated to take over the powerful chairmanship of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, succeeding the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, who died of brain cancer last month. Sen. Tom Harkin, who worked on a portion of the committee's health care ... Georgia Public Broadcasting, Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:41 AM PDT Mammograms May Lead To Breast Cancer 'Over-Diagnosis,' Study Finds http://www.gpb.org/news/2012/04/03/mammograms-may-lead-to-breast-cancer-over-diagnosis-study-finds Norwegian scientists say as many as 1 in every 4 cases of breast cancer doesn't need to be found because it would never have caused symptoms or death. They also question a fundamental justification of mammography: that it finds more cancers when they're early and more curable. read more The Messenger-Press, Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:41 AM PDT ROBBINSVILLE: Woman cycling 4,400 miles for cancer fundraiser http://www.centraljersey.com/articles/2012/04/03/the_messenger_press/news/doc4f6110992d4df505036720.txt ROBBINSVILLE â€" Ami Kumordzi says she hadn’t been on a bicycle since she was 10, but that didn’t deter her from signing on for a 4,400 mile cross-country bike ride this summer to raise awareness and funds for cancer research. Nasdaq, Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:39 AM PDT Increased Breast Cancer Screening Could Lead To Over-Diagnosis http://www.nasdaq.com/article/increased-breast-cancer-screening-could-lead-to-over-diagnosis-20120403-01235 Increased Breast Cancer Screening Could Lead To Over-Diagnosis Fox News, Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:39 AM PDT Not all sugars bad, but try to limit intake http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/04/03/not-all-sugars-bad-but-try-to-limit-intake/ Recently sugar has come under fire as a culprit for a plethora of health concerns, ranging from cancer to obesity. The average American consumes approximately one third of a pound of sugar each day, translating into nearly 130 pounds of sugar per person every year National Cancer Institute, Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:36 AM PDT National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/pressreleases/2012/WalkingAfterACancerOperation Researchers have affirmed that pancreatic cancer patients can literally take a step-by-step approach to combat fatigue. Poweshiek County Chronicle Republican, Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:36 AM PDT NFL’s Mahaffey floored by young cancer patient http://yourweeklypaper.com/blog/2012/04/03/nfls-mahaffey-floored-by-young-cancer-patient/ • Former Grinnell player hands off NFL football signed by Colts to 14-year-old By DANN HAYES dhayes1@dmreg.com It took a football for a young fan and a little local input to finally stop Grinnell’s Ryan Mahaffey. Mahaffey, a fullback with the NFL’s Indianapolis Colts, found himself face-to-face with a young fighter. Recently, the former Grinnell [...] 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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