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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday, June 20, 2012 10:57 AM PDT Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: The Online NewsHour, Wed, 20 Jun 2012 10:56 AM PDT Congresswomen Seek Bipartisan Home Run To Raise Breast Cancer Awareness http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2012/06/congresswomen-hit-bipartisanship-homerun-to-raise-breast-cancer-awareness.html It's game on for female members of Congress and the women reporting on politics and Washington. As the two teams prepare for battle -- in the name of a good cause, of course -- Wednesday night in Washington, the NewsHour was there, getting a sense from the players about the stakes for both the sport and breast cancer awareness. Watch Video When Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., comes up to bat ... The Times Record, Wed, 20 Jun 2012 10:54 AM PDT Agent: Comic actor Victor Spinetti dies http://www.timesrecord.com/news/2012-06-20/Focus/Agent_Comic_actor_Victor_Spinetti_dies.html LONDON (AP) â€" Victor Spinetti, a comic actor who appeared in three Beatles movies and won a Tony on Broadway, has died, his agent said Tuesday. He was 82. Spinetti died Tuesday morning after suffering from cancer for several years, said Barry Burnett, the actor’s close friend and agent. read more The Times Record, Wed, 20 Jun 2012 10:54 AM PDT Michael A. Perry http://www.timesrecord.com/news/2012-06-20/Obituaries/Michael_A_Perry.html HARPSWELL â€" Michael A. Perry, 50, passed away after a long battle with cancer on Sunday, June 17, 2012, at Hospice House in Auburn. There will be a celebration of Perry’s life on Saturday, June 23, at 1 p.m. at Lindquist Funeral Home, One Mayberr y Lane, Yarmouth. Detroit News, Wed, 20 Jun 2012 10:42 AM PDT Experts say science lacking to support Sept. 11, cancer link http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120620/NATION/206200402/1040/rss34 New York— Call it compassionate, even political. But ... scientific? Several experts say there's no hard evidence to support the federal government's declaration this month that 50 kinds of cancer could be caused by exposure to World Trade Center dust. Boston Herald, Wed, 20 Jun 2012 10:39 AM PDT Jailed ex-House Speaker Sal DiMasi has Stage 4 cancer http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1061140238&srvc=rss Disgraced House Speaker Sal DiMasi has Stage 4 tongue cancer, according to his lawyer, who wrote in court papers... CBS Boston, Wed, 20 Jun 2012 10:38 AM PDT Attorney: Sal DiMasi’s Cancer Has Spread, Care Came Late http://boston.cbslocal.com/2012/06/20/attorney-sal-dimasis-cancer-has-spread-care-came-late/ Convicted former Massachusetts House Speaker Sal DiMasi’s tongue cancer has spread and he was denied medical care for months, his attorney announced Wednesday. Los Angeles Times, Wed, 20 Jun 2012 10:38 AM PDT Avastin cheaper than Lucentis for AMD, but has higher risks http://www.latimes.com/health/boostershots/la-sci-sn-lucentis-avastin-20120620,0,1174057.story?track=rss Lucentis, known generically as ranibizumab, is the only drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration for treating the wet form of age-related macular degeneration, commonly known as AMD. But Lucentis costs as much as $2,000 per dose, so many physicians have begun substituting the similar anti-cancer drug Avastin (bevacizumab), which costs less than $150 per dose. News-Medical-Net, Wed, 20 Jun 2012 10:36 AM PDT Sun exposure, vitamin D and pancreatic cancer risk http://www.news-medical.net/news/20120620/Sun-exposure-vitamin-D-and-pancreatic-cancer-risk.aspx High levels of ultraviolet radiation at an individual's birth location, sun-sensitive skin type and a history of skin cancer each decreased risk for pancreatic cancer, according to study results presented at the American Association for Cancer Research's Pancreatic Cancer: Progress and Challenges conference, held here June 18-21. Forest City Summit, Wed, 20 Jun 2012 10:34 AM PDT Experts say science lacking on 9/11 and cancer http://globegazette.com/news/national/experts-say-science-lacking-on-and-cancer/article_f0757633-1fcc-5d71-8f9b-eca9f2a287da.html Call it compassionate, even political. But ... scientific? Several experts say there's no hard evidence to support the federal government's declaration this month that 50 kinds of cancer could… EurekAlert!, Wed, 20 Jun 2012 10:32 AM PDT Gene sequencing project identifies potential drug targets in common childhood brain tumor http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-06/sjcr-gsp061812.php Researchers studying the genetic roots of the most common malignant childhood brain tumor have discovered missteps in three of the four subtypes of the cancer that involve genes already targeted for drug development. 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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