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 19, 2012 10:57 AM PDT Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: Mansfield News, Tue, 19 Jun 2012 10:41 AM PDT Mansfield Relay for Life raises more than $250,000 http://www.wickedlocal.com/mansfield/news/x1884284323/Mansfield-Relay-for-Life-raises-more-than-250-000 The eighth annual American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Mansfield has raised $259,900 with more donations still coming in. Some 103 teams including 1,327 members took part in the annual Relay for Life June 15-16 at the Jordan/Jackson Elementary School. The Ottawa Sun, Tue, 19 Jun 2012 10:39 AM PDT Tea drinkers at higher risk of prostate cancer: Study http://www.ottawasun.com/2012/06/19/tea-drinkers-at-higher-risk-of-prostate-cancer-study Men who drink a lot of tea are more likely to develop prostate cancer, say researchers at the University of Glasgow. Rocky Mount Telegram, Tue, 19 Jun 2012 10:38 AM PDT Hospitals feverishly add palliative care http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/features/health/hospitals-feverishly-add-palliative-care-1107627 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. â€" 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. Morning Star, Tue, 19 Jun 2012 10:38 AM PDT Elderly abuse 'a cancer in society' http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/news/content/view/full/120418 Elderly abuse is "a cancer in our society" that has reduced millions to living in fear, delegates at Unison's national conference heard today. Unison retired member Liz Payne warned that the problem was "absolutely huge" during a motion to stop elderly abuse. Gazette.net, Tue, 19 Jun 2012 10:30 AM PDT Gazette.Net: Germantown boy returns to baseball after cancer diagnosis http://www.gazette.net/article/20120619/NEWS/706199972/1042/germantown-boy-returns-to-baseball-after-cancer-diagnosis&template=gazette The hollow ring of an aluminum bat pierced the air as Taylor Musser began a full-force sprint toward first base. His father, the first base coach during the inning, patted him on the back after the excitement died down. Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology, Tue, 19 Jun 2012 10:28 AM PDT State grant to support throat cancer research study http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2012/06/18/daily22-State-grant-to-support-throat-cancer-research-study.html A $300,000 state grant to fund a multi-national study aimed at developing a non-invasive way to identify throat lesions that could turn cancerous was announced Tuesday at the BIO International Convention in Boston. Weymouth News, Tue, 19 Jun 2012 10:28 AM PDT Weymouth Relay for Life raises $83,000 to defeat cancer http://www.wickedlocal.com/weymouth/news/x448223589/Weymouth-Relay-for-Life-raises-83-000-to-defeat-cancer By all accounts the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life at Weymouth High School on June 15 is being considered a win because it raised $83,353 in the fight against cancer and the exceptionally good weather did not dampen the enthusiasm of the participants. Nasdaq, Tue, 19 Jun 2012 10:27 AM PDT Novelos Reports Initial Imaging Results In Brain Cancer Trial With I-124-CLR1404 http://www.nasdaq.com/article/novelos-reports-initial-imaging-results-in-brain-cancer-trial-with-i-124-clr1404-20120619-01193 Novelos Reports Initial Imaging Results In Brain Cancer Trial With I-124-CLR1404 WCAV Charlottesville, Tue, 19 Jun 2012 10:27 AM PDT UVa Discovery Unlocks Secrets of Cancer's Critical 'Chimeras' http://www.newsplex.com/home/headlines/UVa_Discovery_Unlocks_Secrets_of_Cancers_Critical_Chimeras_159589615.html Groundbreaking cancer research at the University of Virginia School of Medicine has discovered a previously unknown way genes can fuse into chimera that play a crucial role in the growth of cancer tumors. PRWeb, Tue, 19 Jun 2012 10:19 AM PDT Los Angeles Attorney Greg Owen to Hold Press Conference Today Announcing Lawsuit Against Exxon Mobil, Chevron and ... http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/6/prweb9619397.htm WHO Says Diesel Exhaust Emission Fumes Belong in Same Category as Asbestos, Arsenic and Mustard Gas and Can Cause Cancer in Humans. EDS: Plaintiff Frank Shoenwald to be made available to press for questions. (PRWeb June 19, 2012) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/6/prweb9619397.htm 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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