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, June 01, 2012 10:57 AM PDT Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: The Times Record, Fri, 01 Jun 2012 10:40 AM PDT Gisela (Klessen) Dearborn http://www.timesrecord.com/news/2012-06-01/Obituaries/Gisela_Klessen_Dearborn.html RICHMOND â€" Gisela (Klessen) Dearborn, 77 of North St. died at her home on May 30, 2012 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born May 11, 1935 in Berlin, Germany the daughter of Otto and Anna Klessen. She was a graduate of Berlin High School class of 1953. She met her future husband Lawrence (Larry) Dearborn in 1954 and was married in Berlin on May 29, 1956. read more The Times Record, Fri, 01 Jun 2012 10:40 AM PDT Former NBA star Jack Twyman dies at 78 http://www.timesrecord.com/news/2012-06-01/Focus/Former_NBA_star_Jack_Twyman_dies_at_78.html BY LISA CORNWELL The Associated Press CINCINNATI Basketball Hall of Famer Jack Twyman, one of the NBA’s top scorers in the 1950s who became the guardian to a paralyzed teammate, has died. He was 78. Twyman died Wednesday at a Cincinnati hospice of complications from an aggressive form of blood cancer, his son, Jay Twyman said Thursday. read more Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News, Fri, 01 Jun 2012 10:38 AM PDT WebMD names Pfizer executive as new CEO http://ca.news.yahoo.com/webmd-names-pfizer-executive-ceo-130025905--finance.html (Reuters) - Health information website WebMD Health Corp named Pfizer Inc executive Cavan Redmond as its CEO, entrusting the industry veteran with the task of reviving its flagging business after the company ended talks to sell itself. WebMD is one of the best-known websites for information on everything from cancer to better eating habits, but has recently warned of falling profits as it ... Small Business Times, Fri, 01 Jun 2012 10:34 AM PDT Food as medicine, Farm focuses on health http://www.biztimes.com/article/20120528/MAGAZINE03/120529855/-1/nonprofit_enews/Food-as-medicine-Farm-focuses-on-health Kathy Bero founded Pewaukee-based NuGenesis Farm Inc. two years ago after surviving cancer diagnoses three times. Bero founded the non-profit organization, which is dedicated to working to prevent disease through education, sustainable organic agriculture and research. Laramie Boomerang, Fri, 01 Jun 2012 10:32 AM PDT Feds to rule on cancer aid for WTC dust exposure http://www.laramieboomerang.com/articles/2012/06/01/ap/us/us_sept_11_cancer.txt A federal health official is expected to decide within days whether to expand an aid program for anyone sickened by World Trade Center dust to cover cancer, a move that would be cheered by many former ground zero workers, but could also prove costly and come at the expense of people with ailments more conclusively linked to 9/11's toxic fallout. TheStreet.com, Fri, 01 Jun 2012 10:32 AM PDT ASCO '12: Bristol Drug Unlocks Immune System to Target Cancer http://www.thestreet.com/story/11565050/1/asco-12-bristol-drug-unlocks-immune-system-to-target-cancer.html?cm_ven=RSSFeed CHICAGO (TheStreet) - -An experimental drug from Bristol-Myers Squibb that helps the immune system attack cancer cells was able to shrink tumors in patients with melanoma, kidney and non-small cell lung cancers, according to results from an early-stage study being presented later today at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting. The promising Bristol drug, BMS-936658 ... Brisbane Times, Fri, 01 Jun 2012 10:24 AM PDT Lifestyle changes to trigger soaring cancer rate http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/health/lifestyle-changes-to-trigger-soaring-cancer-rate-20120601-1zn5f.html WORLDWIDE cases of cancer are likely to rise nearly 75 per cent by 2030, driven by demographic and lifestyle factors, according to a study published in the journal The Lancet Oncology. Associated Press via Yahoo! News, Fri, 01 Jun 2012 10:18 AM PDT Global cancer cases could rise 75 pct by 2030 http://news.yahoo.com/global-cancer-cases-could-rise-75-pct-2030-154731419.html Global cancer cases are projected to rise 75 percent by 2030, in part because many other diseases are being stamped out and more developing countries are adopting Western lifestyles linked to cancer, international health experts reported. Peninsula Clarion, Fri, 01 Jun 2012 10:16 AM PDT Unified cancer center likely a go http://peninsulaclarion.com/news/2012-06-01/unified-cancer-center-likely-a-go Two entities wanting to build a cancer treatment center on the Kenai Peninsula have reached an agreement after about six months of negotiations. The only thing now standing between Central Peninsula Hospital, Dr. John Halligan and the Kenai Peninsula Borough administration from breaking ground on a unified cancer treatment center is Resolution 2012-051. The assembly will consider the resolution ... CTV Winnipeg, Fri, 01 Jun 2012 10:11 AM PDT Global cancer cases to rise 75 per cent by 2030: study http://winnipeg.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20120601/Global-cancer-cases-IARC-120601/20120601?hub=WinnipegHome Global cancer cases are projected to rise 75 per cent by 2030, in part because many other diseases are being stamped out and more developing countries are adopting Western lifestyles linked to cancer, international health experts report. 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=nL7cGlQuNLOm_wheIPlh8n6XaEOL_R40NvnlzTVJ8F_McNa7fYTVex0Kc8mYRnfs2VMNod9bsJIbAPVh7mf5CBrdQgujicMzT4KP to unsubscribe from this alert. 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