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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, May 29, 2012 10:57 AM PDT Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: Everett Herald, Tue, 29 May 2012 10:53 AM PDT Health resources http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20120529/LIVING/705299963/1056/COMM0615 Providence Regional Cancer Partnership: 1717 13th St., Everett. Call 425-297-5500 or see www.cancerpartnership.org for more information: Click on 'Support Services,' then, on the right side of the page, click on 'Classes' or 'Support Groups.'•... WJXT Jacksonville, Tue, 29 May 2012 10:49 AM PDT May 29th marks John F. Kennedy's birthday http://www.news4jax.com/health/Study-Painkillers-may-reduce-skin-cancer-risk/-/475590/14255042/-/9neu3v/-/index.html We know they are good for aches and pains, but now scientists are discovering the some common painkillers could actually protect us against skin cancer. CBS Minnesota, Tue, 29 May 2012 10:49 AM PDT Study: Overnight Shifts, Increased Breast Cancer Risk Linked http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2012/05/29/study-overnight-shifts-increased-breast-cancer-risk-linked/ Working the night shift may be harmful to a woman's health. Playbill, Tue, 29 May 2012 10:46 AM PDT Henry Denker, Playwright and Author, Dies at 99 http://www.playbill.com/news/article/166432-_Henry_Denker%20Playwright_and_Author%20Dies_at_99_ Henry Denker, a prolific writer who over a long career wrote numerous plays, novels, teleplays and radio plays, died May 15 at his home in Manhattan. He was 99. The cause was cancer. CNW Group via Yahoo! Canada Finance, Tue, 29 May 2012 10:44 AM PDT MEDIA ALERT: LCBO Queens Quay BBQ Helps Send Kids with Cancer to Camp http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/media-alert-lcbo-queens-quay-174400514.html TORONTO , May 29, 2012 /CNW/ -WHAT:  The LCBO and its beverage alcohol suppliers are presenting their 21 st annual Queens Quay barbecue in support of Camp Oochigeas, a year-round camp for children affected ... Minnesota Public Radio, Tue, 29 May 2012 10:43 AM PDT Is sitting the new smoking? http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2012/05/29/daily-circuit-does-sitting-kills/?refid=0 Science has long been telling us to get active by exercising and walking more. But now, along with smoking and eating poorly, sitting has been declared the latest health threat. Some researchers claim that sitting for extended periods of time can shorten life expectancy, cause cancer and even diabetes. KPCC Pasadena, Tue, 29 May 2012 10:42 AM PDT Prop 29 aims to tax cigarettes & fund cancer research http://www.scpr.org/programs/airtalk/2012/05/29/26691/prop-29/ California voters have been inundated with ads against Proposition 29. The referendum on the June 5 ballot seeks to raise taxes on cigarettes by $1 a pack. Business Wire, Tue, 29 May 2012 10:39 AM PDT Biovest Names Dr. Eduardo Sotomayor, Chair of Dept of Malignant Hematology at Moffitt Cancer Center, to its Scientific ... http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120529006118/en/Biovest-Names-Dr.-Eduardo-Sotomayor-Chair-Dept TAMPA, Fla. & MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Biovest named Dr. Eduardo M. Sotomayor to its Scientific Advisory Board. Dr. Sotomayor is a recognized visionary in the field of lymphoma research/treatment at the Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Fla. Grand Island Independent, Tue, 29 May 2012 10:37 AM PDT Longtime AP bureau chief Ambrose Dudley dies in NC http://www.theindependent.com/news/national/longtime-ap-bureau-chief-ambrose-dudley-dies-in-nc/article_02507de4-d892-5b2f-9341-ee46e5cf788d.html Ambrose Dudley, a retired chief of bureau for The Associated Press, died Saturday after a long battle with cancer. He was 72. The Burlington Free Press, Tue, 29 May 2012 10:36 AM PDT Dynamic duo: Cancer survivors team up for first part of marathon http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20120527/NEWS02/120526023/1007/news02/Dynamic-duo-Cancer-survivors-team-up-first-part-marathon- Brianna Bailey-Dodge, 28, of Burlington kisses her hus´band, Jason Dodge, shortly after running for the first time on her new prosthetic running foot. Bailey-Dodge lost her right leg below the knee to cancer in February 2010 and plans to run in today’s KeyBank Vermont City Marathon. 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