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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monday, May 21, 2012 10:57 AM PDT Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: The Stockton Record, Mon, 21 May 2012 10:55 AM PDT Bee Gees' Robin Gibb dies after long cancer battle http://recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120521/A_NEWS/120529996/-1/rss03 LONDON (AP) â€" With his carefully tended hair, tight trousers and perfect harmonies, Robin Gibb, along with his brothers Maurice and Barry, defined the disco era. As part of the Bee Gees â€" short for the Brothers Gibb â€" they created dance... EurekAlert!, Mon, 21 May 2012 10:55 AM PDT Donor aortic graft improves reconstruction after partial laryngectomy http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-05/mgh-dag052112.php Massachusetts General Hospital surgeons have developed a new technique for reconstructing the larynx after surgery for advanced cancer. Their approach -- which uses cryopreserved aortas from deceased donors to replace removed larynx tissue -- allows some patients to avoid a permanent tracheotomy and maintain voice and swallowing function with no need for immunosuppressive medications. Twin Cities Times, Mon, 21 May 2012 10:53 AM PDT Biking to Marin for treatment http://marinscope.com/articles/2012/05/21/twin_cities_times/news/doc4fb41ba66ec4d883658789.txt Bay City News An Arcata woman began a weeklong 304-mile bicycle journey this week from her home to Marin General Hospital’s Cancer Institute to raise money and awareness about cancer. Mill Valley Herald, Mon, 21 May 2012 10:52 AM PDT Zero Breast Cancer honors local at ‘Honor Thy Healer’ event http://marinscope.com/articles/2012/05/21/mill_valley_herald/news/doc4fb3f73a1e955109172243.txt Soren Hemmila, Marinscope Newspapers Mill Valley resident and author Sue Glader was recognized at Zero Breast Cancer’s 2012 “Honor Thy Healer” program May 10 at the Mill Valley Community Center. Novato Advance, Mon, 21 May 2012 10:49 AM PDT Woman begins 300-mile bike ride to Marin for cancer awareness http://marinscope.com/articles/2012/05/21/novato_advance/news/doc4fb41c18a4be7897565355.txt Bay City News An Arcata woman began a weeklong 304-mile bicycle journey this week from her home to Marin General Hospital’s Cancer Institute to raise money and awareness about cancer. EurekAlert!, Mon, 21 May 2012 10:49 AM PDT Vitamin D + TB vaccine: Allies in fight against bladder cancer? http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-05/uorm-vd052112.php The tuberculosis vaccine is often used as a treatment for bladder cancer, and adding vitamin D might improve the vaccine's effectiveness, according to new research from the University of Rochester Medical Center presented today at the American Urological Association annual meeting. The Christian Science Monitor, Mon, 21 May 2012 10:48 AM PDT Robin Gibb was a great musician, not just a leader of a fad (+video) http://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Culture-Cafe/2012/0521/Robin-Gibb-was-a-great-musician-not-just-a-leader-of-a-fad-video Robin Gibb, a member of the Bee Gees, died of cancer at the age of 62 Sunday. New Kerala, Mon, 21 May 2012 10:47 AM PDT Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb dies of cancer http://www.newkerala.com/news/newsplus/worldnews-24827.html LONDON, ENGLAND : Robin Gibb, the singer who formed the legendary group the Bee Gees with his two other brothers and together defined the disco-era in the 1970s, died at a hospital in England on Sunday, his family and sources said. He was 62. The Washington Times, Mon, 21 May 2012 10:47 AM PDT Study: Simple scope exam cuts colon cancer deaths http://washingtontimes.feedsportal.com/c/34503/f/629253/s/1f8fda82/l/0L0Swashingtontimes0N0Cnews0C20A120Cmay0C210Cstudy0Esimple0Escope0Eexam0Ecuts0Ecolon0Ecancer0Edeaths20C0Dutm0Isource0FRSS0IFeed0Gutm0Imedium0FRSS/story01.htm A simple, cheaper exam of just the lower part of the bowel can cut the risk of developing colon cancer or dying of the disease, a large federal study found. Many doctors recommend a more complete test â€" a colonoscopy â€" but many people refuse that costly, unpleasant exam. The ... The 33 News Dallas Fort Worth, Mon, 21 May 2012 10:46 AM PDT Robin Gibb: A Bee Gees voice filled with more than just disco http://www.the33tv.com/news/sns-la-lanews-robin-gibb-a-bee-gees-voice-20120521,0,2910026.story?track=rss Their hits could fill an entire Saturday night, last until the first church bell rang on Sunday morning and provide a sweat-drenched workout on the dance floor that broke only for the slow numbers. Even more remarkable was that each classic gem of the Bee Gees,whose co-founder Robin Gibb died Sunday after a long battle with cancer, would be packed with feeling. 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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