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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, July 12, 2012 10:57 AM PDT Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: Abbotsford Mission Times, Thu, 12 Jul 2012 10:35 AM PDT Music for Tristan http://www.abbotsfordtimes.com/Music+Tristan/6921247/story.html On July 15 at 3 p.m., Tom Lee Music of Abbotsford is hosting a family event and fundraiser at Fraser River Heritage Park for Tristan Taylor, 23, a young man from Vancouver Island who is battling a form of cancer called neuroblastoma. The Bay Bulletin, Thu, 12 Jul 2012 10:33 AM PDT Study links early obesity to cancer risk later in life http://www.floridatoday.com/article/A9/20120712/HEALTH/307120014/Study-links-early-obesity-cancer-risk-later-life?odyssey=nav%7chead More than a third of U.S. adults and about 17 percent of children and adolescents ages 2 to 19 are obese. / Getty Images The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report in April stating that during the past 20 years, there has been a dramatic increase in obesity in the United States and rates remain high. The Citizen Telegram, Thu, 12 Jul 2012 10:26 AM PDT Third time would not be a charm for cancer survivor http://www.citizentelegram.com/article/20120712/MISC04/120719993/1002&parentprofile=1 From left, cancer survivors Denise Kennedy, Mary DesOrmeau and Sheila Estes carried the banner during the Survivors and Caregivers Lap at the Relay For Life on June 11-12, 2010, at Rifle High School. WBAL-TV Baltimore, Thu, 12 Jul 2012 10:23 AM PDT Widow of Nat 'King' Cole dead at 89 http://www.wbaltv.com/news/entertainment/Widow-of-Nat-King-Cole-dead-at-89/-/9379082/15491348/-/b7e9ef/-/index.html?absolute=true Maria Cole, the widow of singer Nat "King" Cole and mother of singer Natalie Cole, died Tuesday after a short battle with cancer, her family said. She was 89. WWL-TV, Channel 4 New Orleans, Thu, 12 Jul 2012 10:21 AM PDT Locals have chance to be part of huge cancer study http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/Locals-have-chance-to-be-part-of-huge-cancer-study-162230555.html Meg Farris / Eyewitness News Email: mfarris@wwltv.com | Twitter: @megfarriswwl You have the chance to be a part of medical history here in New Orleans. The American Cancer Society is about to start a huge nationwide cancer prevention study. Researchers will follow 300,000 people for 20 years to learn how lifestyle behaviors and genetics help you prevent cancer. People 30 to 65 years old who ... Medical News Today, Thu, 12 Jul 2012 10:20 AM PDT Chickens May Provide Clues For Battling Cancer http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/247776.php International researchers have discovered that a common chicken could provide some very un-common clues for tackling diseases. The study, published in the latest issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Scientists, might even offer new ways to attack cancer. James Womack, Distinguished Professor of Veterinary Pathobiology in the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences ... Brisbane Times, Thu, 12 Jul 2012 10:17 AM PDT Vaccine rolls out to boys http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/health/vaccine-rolls-out-to-boys-20120712-21yxh.html The human papillomavirus vaccine - provided to girls to protect against cervical cancer - will be extended to boys from next year. The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, Thu, 12 Jul 2012 10:13 AM PDT In a new network, Jewish cancer survivors are finding the understanding they need http://www.jewishjournal.com/health/article/in_a_new_network_jewish_cancer_survivors_are_finding_the_understanding_they/ Roni Bibring was 15 when she was diagnosed with leukemia. Four years later, her treatment completed, she says her biggest challengeâ€"having lost touch with many of her friendsâ€"is making new friends who understand what she’s been through. PharmiWeb, Thu, 12 Jul 2012 10:09 AM PDT Press Release http://www.pharmiweb.com/PressReleases/pressrel.asp?ROW_ID=61201 OncoMed Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical-stage company developing novel therapeutics that target cancer stem cells (CSCs), or tumor-initiating cells, today announced that patient dosing has begun in a Phase I clinical trial of OMP-54F28 in patients with advanced solid tumor cancers. The Abbotsford News, Thu, 12 Jul 2012 10:09 AM PDT Musicians stage event for special fundraiser http://www.abbynews.com/entertainment/162218145.html Local musicians are banding together to help raise money for experimental cancer treatment for a friend. 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. Use http://us.rd.yahoo.com/alerts/b/email/unsubscribe/*http://alerts.yahoo.com/unsubscribe.php?id=1ctrBYEuNLNRbSFcrCkgJ_VguB4LBAYDxihGtL._tIDDiSE3nPlXG1nIjfKDjkPO.k5ZtzKF_nd2pz2feQ_oOcjib.r4Z.xU4oJp to unsubscribe from this alert. To change your communications preferences for other Yahoo! business lines, please visit your Marketing Preferences: http://login.yahoo.com/config/login_verify2?.done=http://subscribe.yahoo.com/showaccount . 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