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 12, 2012 10:57 AM PDT Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: EurekAlert!, Tue, 12 Jun 2012 10:26 AM PDT Tiny 'speed bump' device could sort cancer cells http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-06/jhu-tb061212.php ( Johns Hopkins University ) Engineers have found an easy way to sort microscopic particles and bits of biological matter, including circulating tumor cells. The Washington Times, Tue, 12 Jun 2012 10:26 AM PDT WHO's cancer agency: Diesel fumes cause cancer http://washingtontimes.feedsportal.com/c/34503/f/629292/s/20472dca/l/0L0Swashingtontimes0N0Cnews0C20A120Cjun0C120Cwhos0Ecancer0Eagency0Ediesel0Efumes0Ecause0Ecancer0C0Dutm0Isource0FRSS0IFeed0Gutm0Imedium0FRSS/story01.htm LONDON (AP) - Diesel exhaust causes cancer, the World Health Organization's cancer agency declared Tuesday, a ruling it said could make exhaust as important a public health threat as secondhand smoke. The risk of getting cancer from diesel fumes is small, but since so many people breathe in the fumes in ... Channel NewsAsia, Tue, 12 Jun 2012 10:25 AM PDT Diesel exhaust is cancer-causing, says UN health research agency http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/health/view/1207224/1/.html PARIS: The World Health Organisation's cancer research agency on Tuesday classified diesel engine exhaust as cancer-causing, and urged action to reduce human exposure to it. Chicago Tribune, Tue, 12 Jun 2012 10:24 AM PDT Elinor Ostrom dies, Nobel-winning economist http://chicagotribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622810/s/20473efb/l/0L0Schicagotribune0N0Cnews0Clocal0Cbreaking0Csns0Ert0Eus0Eostrombre85b0Azf0E20A120A6120H0A0H10A40A5850Bstory0Dtrack0Frss/story01.htm (Reuters) - Elinor Ostrom, a professor at Indiana University who was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize for economics, died Tuesday from cancer, the university said. She was 78. PR Newswire, Tue, 12 Jun 2012 10:22 AM PDT Diesel Technology Forum Statement On Action by the International Agency on Research for Cancer http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/diesel-technology-forum-statement-on-action-by-the-international-agency-on-research-for-cancer-158594065.html WASHINGTON, June 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Diesel Technology Forum issued the following statement today regarding the actions by the World Health Organization's International Agency on Research for Cancer (IARC) regarding the classification of diesel... Abbotsford Mission Times, Tue, 12 Jun 2012 10:21 AM PDT Dad's cancer-fighting cupcakes http://www.abbotsfordtimes.com/cancer+fighting+cupcakes/6767782/story.html Tracycakes Bakery Café in downtown Abbotsford is preparing for its annual Father's Day fundraiser from June 15-17 to benefit prostate cancer research. The Valley Advocate, Tue, 12 Jun 2012 10:20 AM PDT Letters: What Do You Think? http://www.valleyadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15233 Prostate Cancer and African-American Men Prostate cancer is no exception to the overall problem of disparate health outcomes in America: African-American men are twice as likely as their white counterparts to die of prostate cancer. And there are direct implications for the PSA screening controversy... The Irish Times, Tue, 12 Jun 2012 10:17 AM PDT Nobel economics laureate Ostrom dies http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/851/f/10840/s/204795e9/l/0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Cbreaking0C20A120C0A6120Cbreaking460Bhtml/story01.htm Elinor Ostrom, a professor at Indiana University who was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize for economics, has died from cancer, the university said. She was 78. Fox News, Tue, 12 Jun 2012 10:16 AM PDT Diesel exhaust fumes cause cancer, WHO says http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/06/12/diesel-exhaust-fumes-cause-cancer-who-says/ Diesel engine exhausts cause cancer in humans, World Health Organization experts said on Tuesday in a decision which raises the risk rating of diesel fumes based on evidence of links to lung and bladder cancer The Saginaw News, Tue, 12 Jun 2012 10:16 AM PDT Auburn Burger King holding cancer Survivor Days event this weekend http://www.mlive.com/news/bay-city/index.ssf/2012/06/auburn_burger_king_holding_can.html June marks a month-long social media campaign from the American Cancer Society celebrating cancer survivors that highlights the ways the organization is working to create a world with more birthdays. 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! 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