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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunday, April 15, 2012 10:57 AM PDT Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: My Village Stokenewington, Sun, 15 Apr 2012 10:26 AM PDT Robin Gibb in coma with pneumonia http://www.mystokenewington.co.uk/news/robin-gibb-in-coma-with-pneumonia Bee Gee Robin Gibb is in a coma at a hospital in London after suffering from pneumonia. He has been recovering from cancer in recent months, but was too ill to attend a performance of his new work a few days ago. Environmental News Network, Sun, 15 Apr 2012 10:21 AM PDT Fine Needle Aspiration May Be Best Alternative Method for Lung Cancer Patients http://www.enn.com/health/article/44266 According to a new study, research supports screening lung cancer patients with low dose CT scans. This new examination is shown to save more lives during follow-up care for lung cancer patients. This research has shown that when CT scans reveal nodules in the lungs, 96 percent of the scans are not cancerous. This results in scientists exploring alternative methods to treat lung cancer patients ... EurekAlert!, Sun, 15 Apr 2012 10:16 AM PDT An Achilles heel of AML http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-04/uoc--aah041212.php The key to treating one of the most common types of human leukemia may lie within mutations in a gene called FLT3, according to new research led by physician-scientists at the University of California, San Francisco Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center. CBC Ottawa, Sun, 15 Apr 2012 09:54 AM PDT Free HPV vaccine urged for boys http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/story/2012/04/13/hpv-vaccine-boys.html?cmp=rss Boys should have access to free HPV immunization, currently only for girls, in order to protect more people against cancer, a growing chorus of Canadian doctors say. This is Oxfordshire, Sun, 15 Apr 2012 09:49 AM PDT Bee Gees star remains in coma http://www.thisisoxfordshire.co.uk/news/9649928.Bee_Gees_star_remains_in_coma/r/?ref=rss BEE Gees star Robin Gibb remained in a coma last night after contracting pneumonia in his battle against cancer. BBC News, Sun, 15 Apr 2012 09:48 AM PDT Football rivals back cancer drive http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-17721940 Scottish football rivals Sir Alex Ferguson and Kenny Dalglish team up to back a drive to increase the early detection of cancer. Sussex Express, Sun, 15 Apr 2012 09:23 AM PDT Sisters have a close shave http://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/local/sisters-have-a-close-shave-1-3728168 TWO SISTERS of a patient showed their support for her by shaving their heads to raise money for the cancer ward at Eastbourne District General Hospital. Hollywood.com, Sun, 15 Apr 2012 09:23 AM PDT Bee Gees' Robin Gibb Is in a Coma http://www.hollywood.com/news/Bee_Gees_Robin_Gibb_Is_in_a_Coma/24142593 The singer had been battling liver and colon cancer. NY1 News, Sun, 15 Apr 2012 09:14 AM PDT Central Park Runners Take Place In Nation's Largest Half-Marathon For Women http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/159411/central-park-runners-take-place-in-nation-s-largest-half-marathon-for-women Thousands of runners packed Central Park Sunday morning for the ninth annual More Magazine and Fitness Magazine women's half-marathon, which is raising money for a a free summer camp and center serving families struggling with cancer. Denver Post, Sun, 15 Apr 2012 09:06 AM PDT Nuggets coach George Karl overcomes obstacles to find inner peace http://www.denverpost.com/nuggets/ci_20399437/nuggets-coach-george-karl-overcomes-obstacles-find-inner?source=rss His sweat shirt matched the shade of his hair, systematically grayed over the years by missed jumpers and missed chances, travel and travails, cancer and Carmelo. 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=eE0VojUuNLMXu_Aw4Dh3hl2arVrbRCBtwyTtNmsE1NO2qPBm.EwFNTk9Zzu.gAgcnWx83hmC1gsShfgXaXkCE6E2U1zRdtccZmxi 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.