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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Friday, April 27, 2012 10:57 AM PDT Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: The Shelbyville News, Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:41 AM PDT 'Inherited' volunteers an asset for Cancer Association http://www.theshelbynews.com/articles/2012/04/27/news/doc4f9966844e55a456205127.txt When the Hospice of Shelby County Thrift Shop closed down two years ago, several of its volunteers found a new outlet for their efforts with the Cancer Association of Shelby County's thrift shop on Public Square, thanks to the Blue River Community Foundation's annual volunteer fair. Newswise, Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:41 AM PDT Adolescents with Cancer Concerned about Their Future Reproductive Health http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/588615/?sc=rsmn Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center and colleagues have found that adolescents newly diagnosed with cancer have strong concerns about their ability to have children as cancer survivors. They also found that standard health-related quality-of-life survey tools used to elicit answers from teens with cancer did not accurately reflect these concerns. Parents, who often answer survey questions as ... Newswise, Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:41 AM PDT UCSD Among First to Treat Brain Cancer with Novel Viral Vector http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/588548/?sc=rsmn UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center researchers and surgeons are among the first in the nation to treat patients with recurrent brain cancer by directly injecting an investigational viral vector into their tumor. The treatment is being developed by a local San Diego Company, Tocagen Inc. Newswise, Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:41 AM PDT Quality of Life as Important as Quantity of Life http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/588610/?sc=rsmn Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center have placed new emphasis on gathering data on cancer patient quality of life during both treatment and survivorship. Their focus is on gathering and using that data to develop interventions to improve the quality of life for patients in treatment and for cancer survivors. Newswise, Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:41 AM PDT Moffitt Cancer Center Researcher of the Year Sharpens Focus on Infection and Its Links to Cancer in Men and Women http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/588614/?sc=rsmn Anna R. Giuliano, Ph.D., director of the newly created Center for Infection Research in Cancer at Moffitt Cancer Center, is world renowned for her research on the human papillomavirus (HPV) and the variety of cancers linked to it that affect both men and women. She was recently appointed to lead this new center to expand Moffitt's efforts to find other links between infections and cancer. Newswise, Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:40 AM PDT UCSD Moores Cancer Center Offers New Hope for Deadly Brain Tumor http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/588544/?sc=rsmn Jim Black is fighting the meanest, most aggressive, most common kind of brain tumor in the United States: recurrent glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). In the United States, each year, approximately 10,000 patients are affected by GBM. Now, a novel investigational device - available only at clinical trial sites - is offering new hope to these patients. Newswise, Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:40 AM PDT Moffitt Cancer Center Researcher Publishes Book on Nutritional Management of Cancer Treatment Effects http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/588609/?sc=rsmn Nagi B. Kumar, Ph.D., R.D., F.A.D.A., a senior member and director of Cancer Chemoprevention at Moffitt Cancer Center, is the author of a landmark book Nutritional Management of Cancer Treatment Effects, published by Springer International (2012). Newswise, Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:40 AM PDT Researchers Are Creating "Designer Lymph Nodes" Based on Moffitt Cancer Center's Total Cancer Care(tm) Initiative http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/588613/?sc=rsmn Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center are in the first phase of creating "designer lymph nodes." Designer lymph nodes are built with specialized gene-modified cells that are injected into patients and produce a pre-planned immunologic response for cancer patients locally and then throughout their bodies. The researchers are examining a cancer vaccine "boosting" effect of the manufactured lymph ... Newswise, Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:40 AM PDT Moffitt Cancer Center Researcher Awarded GE Grant to Develop Tool to Detect Breast Cancer Metastasis Genetic Risks http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/588608/?sc=rsmn M. Catherine Lee, M.D., breast cancer researcher and assistant member at Moffitt Cancer Center, has received a $100,000 grant from General Electric's $100 million healthymagination Challenge to develop genetic tools to investigate an individual's genetic makeup to determine if they are predisposed to develop or resist breast cancer metastasis. Newswise, Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:40 AM PDT Moffitt Cancer Center Begins 26th Year with Emphasis on Research, Patient Care http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/588607/?sc=rsmn After celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2011, Moffitt Cancer Center is continuing its mission "to contribute to the prevention and cure of cancer." "As one of 41 National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers nationwide, we are continuing to lead in scientific discovery and cancer research and also in translating research and discovery into state-of-the-art patient care ... 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=TCjZTtwuNLM.6KgmDL5TY._Nm74JKRKvzlrXww8F0xVX9WT2S2fpDe2.PiIWV1IwHp7b2Vm1jmY0bPeyoOX.2ILW_vkuul6zJzHC 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 . 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