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, April 04, 2012 10:57 AM PDT Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: Associated Press via Yahoo! News, Wed, 04 Apr 2012 10:51 AM PDT FDA finds more vials of fake cancer drug http://news.yahoo.com/fda-finds-more-vials-fake-cancer-drug-142304992.html The Food and Drug Administration is warning doctors that a second counterfeit version of the best-selling cancer drug Avastin has been found in the U.S., packaged as the Turkish brand of the medication. Brandon Sun, Wed, 04 Apr 2012 10:49 AM PDT Saskatchewan touts lower cancer care waits, but officials say more work to do http://www.brandonsun.com/lifestyles/breaking-news/saskatchewan-touts-lower-cancer-care-waits-but-officials-say-more-work-to-do-146133445.html?viewAllComments=y REGINA - The chairman of the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency says people are being treated for the disease more quickly, but more work needs to be done. First Coast News, Wed, 04 Apr 2012 10:46 AM PDT FDA Finds More Vials or Fake Cancer Drug http://www.firstcoastnews.com/rss/article/250912/10/FDA-Finds-More-Vials-or-Fake-Cancer-Drug WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration is warning doctors that a second counterfeit version of the best-selling cancer drug Avastin has been found in the U.S., packaged as the Turkish brand of the medication. Philly.com, Wed, 04 Apr 2012 10:43 AM PDT FDA says more fake Avastin found in U.S. http://www.philly.com/philly/health/FDA-says-more-fake-Avastin-found-in-US.html The FDA warns doctors and health-care facilities about more counterfeit Avastin, the injectable drug used to treat several forms of cancer. Newswise, Wed, 04 Apr 2012 10:41 AM PDT Obese White Women Less Likely to Seek Colon Cancer Screening http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/587592/?sc=rsmn A new study by Johns Hopkins researchers shows that obese white women may be less likely than normal-weight counterparts and African-Americans of any weight or gender to seek potentially lifesaving colon cancer screening tests. EurekAlert!, Wed, 04 Apr 2012 10:38 AM PDT Study finds link between injectable contraceptives and breast cancer risk in younger women http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-04/fhcr-sfl040412.php ( Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center ) The first large-scale US-based study to evaluate the link between an injectable form of progestin-only birth control and breast cancer risk in young women has found that recent use of a year or more doubles the risk. The results of the study, led by breast cancer epidemiologist Christopher I. Li, M.D., Ph.D., of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center ... The Powell River Peak, Wed, 04 Apr 2012 10:38 AM PDT Bill shocks cancer patient http://www.prpeak.com/articles/2012/04/04/news/doc4f7b90793cf00168350005.txt While many people are receiving BC Hydro bills that are higher than they’re used to, a retired commercial fisherman in Powell River appears to have one of the highest in the province. PRWeb, Wed, 04 Apr 2012 10:37 AM PDT Feinstein Institute Scientists Present Data about Glioblastoma at the American Association for Cancer Research 2012 ... http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/4/prweb9370012.htm Scientists from the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research will present three abstracts about Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the most common and deadly adult brain cancer, at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting to be held from Saturday through Wednesday (March 31- April 4) in Chicago, IL. (PRWeb April 04, 2012) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com ... National Cancer Institute, Wed, 04 Apr 2012 10:35 AM PDT National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/pressreleases/2012/BoostingChemoWithCholesterolRelatedDrug Johns Hopkins investigators, working with UCLA biologists, are testing a way to use drugs that target a cholesterol pathway to enhance the cancer-killing potential of standard chemotherapy drugs. GenomeWeb News, Wed, 04 Apr 2012 10:34 AM PDT New Products: Courtagen's mtSEEKPDx; RainDance's Cancer Panel and More http://www.genomeweb.com/sequencing/new-products-courtagens-mtseekpdx-raindances-cancer-panel-and-more The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute has released its Genomics of Drug Sensitivity in Cancer site, here . The website includes genomic markers of sensitivity to 130 cancer drugs that have been screened across more than 1,000 cancer cell lines. 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=pRpT8ZEuNLNBCehE3ff1_KrIrA_69j_vtXLTqAxb_YNSm7X9G.XFgVogybmHC2svy0bpEGbpjjx.jseMFCbXjjoj6UkxvFHs1lkS to unsubscribe from this alert. 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