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, June 11, 2012 10:57 AM PDT Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: Fox News, Mon, 11 Jun 2012 10:32 AM PDT Robin Roberts' rare blood disorder: What is myelodysplastic syndrome? http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/06/11/robin-roberts-rare-blood-disorder-what-is-myelodysplastic-syndrome/ Five years ago, celebrated television anchor Robin Roberts beat breast cancer, but Monday on Good Morning America, Roberts revealed that she has myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) -- a type of bone marrow disease with around 12,000 new cases diagnosed each year, according to the American Cancer Society. WZZM 13 Grand Rapids, Mon, 11 Jun 2012 10:30 AM PDT At the Net: Nadal, Sharapova made history in Paris http://www.wzzm13.com/sports/article/214760/247/At-the-Net-Nadal-Sharapova-made-history-in-Paris Sometimes the treatment for cancer can cause other serious medical problems. ... The Republican's campaign says he's scheduled to be in Michigan on June 19 as ... Wellness, Mon, 11 Jun 2012 10:28 AM PDT Robin Roberts’s Disease: What Is Myelodysplastic Syndrome? http://healthland.time.com/2012/06/11/robin-robertss-disease-what-is-myelodysplastic-syndrome/ On Monday, Good Morning America anchor Robin Roberts, who beat breast cancer five years ago, announced to viewers that she has been diagnosed with the blood disorder myelodysplastic syndrome. Louisiana Weekly, Mon, 11 Jun 2012 10:25 AM PDT Black men and prostate cancer http://www.louisianaweekly.com/black-men-and-prostate-cancer/ (Special to the NNPA from the Precinct Reporter) â€" Since only Black men are dying from prostate cancer earlier and at twice the rate over every other racial group, medical professionals might as well now throw out what many health officials believe is the best test for detecting prostate cancer in Black men. Louisiana Weekly, Mon, 11 Jun 2012 10:24 AM PDT ‘Unbelievable’ Black turnout for bone marrow registry http://www.louisianaweekly.com/%e2%80%98unbelievable%e2%80%99-black-turnout-for-bone-marrow-registry/ (Special to the NNPA from the St. Louis American) â€" On the surface, she is a popular teenager who knows how to work social media with thousands of Facebook friends, but she also is a courageous fighter locked in battle against a rare cancer. The Herald-Palladium, Mon, 11 Jun 2012 10:24 AM PDT In brief http://www.heraldpalladium.com/articles/2012/06/11/local_news/10317180.txt Cancer service hires interim director 14 WFIE Evansville, Mon, 11 Jun 2012 10:21 AM PDT ABC anchor Robin Roberts to undergo bone marrow transplant http://www.14news.com/story/18756854/abc-anchor-robin-roberts-to-undergo-bone-marrow-transplant Five years off a fight with breast cancer, Good Morning America anchor Robin Roberts faces another battle with her health. PRWeb, Mon, 11 Jun 2012 10:20 AM PDT Remember The Miners Announces $50,000 Milestone in Support of WVU's Cancer Center http://www.prweb.com/releases/remembertheminers/marybabbrandolph/prweb9585407.htm Grassroots coal campaign supports efforts of Norma Mae Huggins Research Endowment Fund. (PRWeb June 11, 2012) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/remembertheminers/marybabbrandolph/prweb9585407.htm KFSM Ft. Smith-Fayetteville, Mon, 11 Jun 2012 10:18 AM PDT Free Prostate Screenings Offered June 26 http://5newsonline.com/2012/06/11/free-prostate-screenings-offered-june-26/ The Arkansas Prostate Cancer Foundation will provide a free prostate cancer screening Tuesday, June 26, 4:00 -7:00 p.m. at the Cancer Support Home located at 1101 N. Woolsey Ave. in Fayetteville. Medical News Today, Mon, 11 Jun 2012 10:18 AM PDT Perjeta For Breast Cancer Gets Roche's Genentech An FDA Approval http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/246405.php Last week, Roche and Genentech announced results from its Phase III trial of trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) which slows progress of metastatic breast cancer, they hope to have FDA approval later in the year. In further news, Perjeta, also for treating breast cancer, has been given FDA approval also for treating HER2-postive late-stage (metastatic) breast cancer. Perjeta is meant for patients that ... 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