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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunday, July 08, 2012 10:57 AM PDT Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: The New Zealand Herald, Sun, 08 Jul 2012 10:44 AM PDT Pink rugby boots help kick breast cancer http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10818316&ref=rss The auction winner of Chiefs prop Sona Taumalolo's hot-pink rugby boots is probably hoping some of his luck will rub off on them.Taumalolo made a fashion statement with teammate Mahonri Schwalger when they stepped on to the field... The Herald-Palladium, Sun, 08 Jul 2012 10:43 AM PDT A marathon a day to keep cancer at bay http://m.heraldpalladium.com/articles/2012/07/08/local_news/10671495.txt An Iowa man has just completed a 1,037-mile, marathon-a-day run around Lake Michigan. Steve Cannon, of Des Moines, started May 27 at Harry Caray's Tavern at Navy Pier in downtown Chicago and finished there Thursday. He ran a marathon - 26 miles - per day for 40 days. He's the first person to do so around Lake Michigan. The 46-year-old real estate agent's run raised more than $32,000 for former ... New Kerala, Sun, 08 Jul 2012 10:39 AM PDT Now, gene-altering moisturiser to fight skin cancer http://www.newkerala.com/news/newsplus/worldnews-48632.html London, July 8 : Scientists at Northwestern University have supercharged moisturiser with gene-regulation technology to tackle skin cancer. Daily Telegraph, Sun, 08 Jul 2012 10:31 AM PDT Naturally-occuring molecule linked to melanoma resistance http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568638/s/2122279c/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Chealth0C93849790CNaturally0Eoccuring0Emolecule0Elinked0Eto0Emelanoma0Eresistance0Bhtml/story01.htm Melanoma, the most dangerous form of skin cancer, can be held in check by a natural immune system molecule, a study has shown. EurekAlert!, Sun, 08 Jul 2012 10:30 AM PDT Transcription factor Lyl-1 critical in producing early T-cell progenitors http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-07/bcom-tfl070612.php A transcription factor called Lyl-1 is necessary for production of the earliest cells that can become T-cells, critical cells born in the thymus that coordinate the immune response to cancer or infections, said a consortium of researchers led by those from Baylor College of Medicine in a report in the journal Nature Immunology. EurekAlert!, Sun, 08 Jul 2012 10:30 AM PDT Researchers discover molecule in immune system that could help treat dangerous skin cancer http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-07/bawh-rdm070512.php ( Brigham and Women's Hospital ) Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) have made a groundbreaking discovery that will shape the future of melanoma therapy. News-Medical-Net, Sun, 08 Jul 2012 10:14 AM PDT Mouse model demonstrates role of AEG-1 in hepatocellular carcinoma http://www.news-medical.net/news/20120708/Mouse-model-demonstrates-role-of-AEG-1-in-hepatocellular-carcinoma.aspx Researchers have created the first mouse model demonstrating the role of a cancer promoting gene, Astrocyte elevated gene-1 (AEG-1), in hepatocellular carcinoma, or liver cancer. The mouse model represents a critical step in understanding the molecular mechanisms of liver cancer progression and could lead to novel therapies for the disease. Yardley News, Sun, 08 Jul 2012 09:54 AM PDT Yardley-Makefield Emergency Unit kicks off cancer fundraiser with unveiling of 'pink' ambulance (PICTURES/VIDEO) http://buckslocalnews.com/articles/2012/07/08/yardley_news/news/doc4fd8fe2f356db085550614.txt LOWER MAKEFIELD â€" It's not quite a pink Cadillac like the one in the 1989 iconic Clint Eastwood movie, but it does roll on four wheels. WDSU New Orleans, Sun, 08 Jul 2012 09:48 AM PDT Beloved jazz musician Lionel Batiste dies http://www.wdsu.com/news/local-news/new-orleans/Beloved-jazz-musician-Lionel-Batiste-dies/-/9853400/15441770/-/7vkvyyz/-/index.html A beloved New Orleans jazz and bluesman dies after a battle with cancer. News-Medical-Net, Sun, 08 Jul 2012 09:44 AM PDT Presence of SPDEF protein may mark prostate cancers that are unable to metastasize http://www.news-medical.net/news/20120708/Presence-of-SPDEF-protein-may-mark-prostate-cancers-that-are-unable-to-metastasize.aspx Prostate cancer doesn't kill in the prostate - it's the disease's metastasis to other tissues that can be fatal. A University of Colorado Cancer Center study published this week in the Journal of Biological Chemistry shows that prostate cancer cells containing the protein SPDEF continue to grow at the same pace as their SPDEF- cousins, but that these SPDEF+ cells are unable to survive at ... 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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