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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, April 05, 2012 10:57 AM PDT Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: WPTV West Palm Beach, Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:41 AM PDT Colon Cancer http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/health/colon-cancer Colon cancer is one of the deadliest cancers in the United States. Fortunately, finding it early can often lead to a complete cure. New Scientist, Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:41 AM PDT Drug-smuggling nanoparticles target tumours http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10897/s/1e221963/l/0L0Snewscientist0N0Carticle0Cdn216810Edrugsmuggling0Enanoparticles0Etarget0Etumours0Bhtml0DDCMP0FOTC0Erss0Gnsref0Fonline0Enews/story01.htm First clinical trial of a cancer drug couriered by nanonparticles reduces size of tumours and delivers payload only where it is needed Bristol Herald Courier, Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:41 AM PDT The Band Perry thrills youngsters at Doak School with surprise visit http://www2.tricities.com/news/2012/apr/05/2/band-perry-thrills-youngsters-doak-school-surprise-ar-1821232/ The Band Perry signed autographs for all 596 students at Doak School, to help raise money for the American Cancer Society's Relay For Life. Nasdaq, Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:40 AM PDT About Half Of All Cancer Survivors Die From Unrelated Causes http://www.nasdaq.com/article/about-half-of-all-cancer-survivors-die-from-unrelated-causes-20120405-01029 About Half Of All Cancer Survivors Die From Unrelated Causes The Powell River Peak, Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:36 AM PDT Bill shocks cancer patient http://www.prpeak.com/articles/2012/04/05/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. National Cancer Institute, Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:35 AM PDT National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/pressreleases/2012/HematologicMalignanciesSubSarahanAfrica Sub-Saharan Africa is experiencing a growing cancer burden, and hematologic malignancies account for almost 10 percent of cancer deaths in the region. Daily Telegraph, Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:31 AM PDT Oestrogen link to breast cancer in younger women http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/534871/s/1e21e0c4/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Chealth0Cwomen0Ishealth0C91890A240COestrogen0Elink0Eto0Ebreast0Ecancer0Ein0Eyounger0Ewomen0Bhtml/story01.htm A gene which reduces the risk of breast cancer in younger women by altering oestrogen levels has been identified for the first time, raising hope of more effective treatment. The Mississippi Press, Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:29 AM PDT Accounts set up to help Pascagoula woman with breast cancer http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2012/04/accounts_set_up_to_benefit_pas.html Two accounts have been set up for Tatiana Anderson-Tate of Pascagoula to assist with medical expenses and a trip to the Detroit Cancer Center in Michigan. Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News, Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:25 AM PDT Fake drugs hard to spot amid 1,800 UK wholesalers http://ca.news.yahoo.com/fake-drugs-hard-spot-amid-1-800-uk-172556261.html LONDON (Reuters) - Stamping out trade in counterfeit drugs like Roche's Avastin is an uphill fight for regulators, whose task is complicated by the presence of thousands of small wholesalers across Europe. In Britain alone - the transit point for a second fake batch of the cancer drug uncovered in the U.S. market - there are around 1,800 licensed wholesalers, according to the Medicines and ... icNewcastle - Evening Chronicle, Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:24 AM PDT Gary Speed team-mate in cash pledge to charity http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/north-east-news/evening-chronicle-news/2012/04/05/gary-speed-team-mate-in-cash-pledge-to-charity-72703-30701806/ A FORMER team mate of ex-Toon ace Gary Speed has pledged to raise cash for Sir Bobby Robson’s cancer charity. 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=TkMJn7AuNLPBAP53EiPTvMfVU6nvQW0T3BK..sUZhD2I3AINJ2fuYv6PG9uBGbsAOy6cEBMHoKUs7eVHHbOG3iwsdQlXu3WAilCG to unsubscribe from this alert. To change your communications preferences for other Yahoo! business lines, please visit your Marketing Preferences: http://login.yahoo.com/config/login_verify2?.done=http://subscribe.yahoo.com/showaccount . To learn more about Yahoo!'s use of personal information, please read our privacy policy at http://privacy.yahoo.com/privacy/us/ . Yahoo! is located at 701 First Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94089.