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, June 05, 2012 10:57 AM PDT Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: The Huffington Post, Tue, 05 Jun 2012 10:23 AM PDT Lance Armstrong: A Vote to Save Lives http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lance-armstrong/a-vote-to-save-lives-by-j_b_1570798.html The California Cancer Research Act -- known as Proposition 29 -- would raise the state tobacco tax by $1 to fund more than $500 million each year in lifesaving research on cancer and other tobacco-related diseases, help keep cigarettes out of the hands of children and save the state more than $5 billion in long-term health care costs related to tobacco use. The Hingham Journal, Tue, 05 Jun 2012 10:23 AM PDT SSYP to host third annual charity golf tournament http://www.wickedlocal.com/hingham/sports/x358806383/SSYP-to-host-third-annual-charity-golf-tournament The 2012 SSYP Charity Golf Tournament will benefit The SAMFund for Young Adult Survivors of Cancer. Spinner, Tue, 05 Jun 2012 10:21 AM PDT Sheryl Crow, Brain Tumor: Singer Reveals Memory Problems Due to Benign Growth http://www.spinner.com/2012/06/05/sheryl-crow-brain-tumor/ If you've seen Sheryl Crow in concert lately, she may have forgotten the lyrics to hit or two , and then laughed it off. But the songstress has revealed that her recent memory loss is the product of a medical condition. Although, the songstress -- who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2006 -- promises, it's nothing to get worked up about. "I haven't really talked about it," she revealed to the ... St. Petersburg Times, Tue, 05 Jun 2012 10:19 AM PDT Wife of former Tampa Bay Lightning center Dominic Moore is battling liver cancer http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/lightning/content/wife-former-tampa-bay-lightning-center-dominic-moore-battling-liver-cancer The San Jose Sharks organization today released the following statement from center Dominic Moore: "There have been a lot of questions and concerns raised since it was revealed that I had to miss several games of the Sharks/Blues playoff series due to a family matter and I wanted to update extended family, friends, and former teammates on our situation. "Towards the end of the 2011-12 season, my ... Anderson Valley Post, Tue, 05 Jun 2012 10:12 AM PDT Blood drive, fundraiser set Thursday for Silva http://www.andersonvalleypost.com/news/2012/jun/05/blood-drive-fundraiser-set-thursday-silva/?partner=RSS BloodSource is partnering with Becca’s Café in Anderson and the United Bikers of Northern California to hold a blood drive in conjunction with a fundraiser supporting Chad Silva and his family. Chad Silva was recently diagnosed with liver cancer and is currently undergoing medical treatment. KATU Portland, Tue, 05 Jun 2012 10:11 AM PDT Hospitals add palliative teams at feverish pace http://www.katu.com/news/medicalalert/Hospitals-add-palliative-teams-at-feverish-pace-157253085.html Fighting stage-four ovarian cancer, Carol Delzatto has more doctor appointments than she cares to count. But this day, she is beaming as Dr. Pamela Sutton comes into sight, greeting her patient and calling her beautiful. San Jose Mercury News, Tue, 05 Jun 2012 10:10 AM PDT Wife of San Jose Sharks' Dominic Moore dealing with rare liver cancer http://www.mercurynews.com/sharks/ci_20786250/wife-san-jose-sharks-dominic-moore-dealing-rare?source=rss Moore's personal crisis may have contributed to his lack of production on the ice as his wife Katie was diagnosed with a rare liver cancer toward the end of the season The Princeton Packet, Tue, 05 Jun 2012 10:09 AM PDT WEST WINDSOR: 44 dragon boat teams Paddle for Pink http://centraljersey.com/articles/2012/06/05/the_princeton_packet/news/doc4fcd1f3a95935598947069.txt WEST WINDSOR A stream of people dressed in pink entered Mercer County Park Lake on Sunday, June 3, as 44 dragon boat teams and their supporters participated in the Paddle for Pink festival and dragon boat races to raise funds and awareness for breast cancer. PharmiWeb, Tue, 05 Jun 2012 10:09 AM PDT Press Release http://www.pharmiweb.com/PressReleases/pressrel.asp?ROW_ID=59563 Exelixis Inc. Posted on:05 Jun 12 Exelixis, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXEL) today reported positive updated interim data from an ongoing phase 2 trial of cabozantinib in men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) and bone metastases. ABC News, Tue, 05 Jun 2012 10:08 AM PDT Brad Pitt, Donald Trump Snag "Big Daddy Awards" Nominations http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2012/06/brad-pitt-donald-trump-snag-big-daddy-awards-nominations/ Several of Hollywood’s most well-known celebrity fathers have received nominations for the first annual “Big Daddy Awards,” presented by On The Line, a national prostate cancer awareness campaign. Some stars, such as Brad Pitt and Hugh Jackman, earned nods in multiple categories. For example, they... 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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