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, July 18, 2012 11:56 AM PDT Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: WIVB Buffalo, Wed, 18 Jul 2012 10:28 AM PDT Groups team up to fight breast cancer http://www.wivb.com/dpp/news/local/groups-team-up-to-fight-breast-cancer With a little help from each other the Buffalo Sabres Alumni, ECMC, and First Niagara Financial Group are making sure woman can get some vital health care. Brisbane Times, Wed, 18 Jul 2012 10:25 AM PDT Japan nuclear fallout may cause 1300 cancer deaths http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/japan-nuclear-fallout-may-cause-1300-cancer-deaths-20120718-22akp.html Radiation from Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant may cause as many as 1300 cancer deaths. The Mammoth Times, Wed, 18 Jul 2012 10:25 AM PDT Farmers Market dedicated to Harvey http://www.mammothtimes.com/content/farmers-market-dedicated-harvey The operators of the Mammoth Farmers Market today (Wednesday) will dedicate the day to the late Skip Harvey, who died Monday morning of complications from throat cancer. New York Times, Wed, 18 Jul 2012 10:24 AM PDT Vast Gene Study Raises Hopes for Colon Cancer Drugs http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/19/health/research/vast-gene-study-raises-hopes-for-colon-cancer-drugs.html?partner=rss&emc=rss Researchers have found genetic vulnerabilities that could lead to new treatments. Newswise, Wed, 18 Jul 2012 10:24 AM PDT Colon Cancer Alliance and American College of Radiology Urge Congress to Pass CT Colonography Screening for Colorectal ... http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/591631/?sc=rsmn A recent study published in the American Journal of Roentgenology has reconfirmed that virtual colonoscopy (CT colonography) is an effective screening tool for colorectal cancer in seniors age 65 and older. In response to these results, those of a landmark 2008 study in the New England Journal of Medicine, and those of a study published this year in Radiology, the Colon Cancer Alliance (CCA) and ... Yellow Springs News, Wed, 18 Jul 2012 10:24 AM PDT Delores Lamont http://ysnews.com/news/2012/07/delores-lamont Delores Leininger Lamont died peacefully on Sunday, July 15, at Hospice of Dayton after a long fight with cancer. She is survived by her husband Gary, and her three children, Michael, Jonathan and Heather. Visitation will be Friday, July 20, 5â€"8 p.m. at Jackson Lytle and Lewis Funeral Home in Yellow Springs. Her funeral mass [...] Okotoks Western Wheel, Wed, 18 Jul 2012 10:22 AM PDT Dawgs have looked good in pink http://www.westernwheel.com/article/20120718/WHE1101/307189995/-1/whe/dawgs-have-looked-good-in-pink Former Okotoks Dawg Tyler Hollick is about to get his t-shirt auctioned at the 2011 Canadian Breast Cancer/Wear Pink Day fundraiser. This year's Wear Pink Day is July 22 at Seaman Stadium at 2 p.m. EurekAlert!, Wed, 18 Jul 2012 10:19 AM PDT Study shows colon and rectal tumors constitute a single type of cancer http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-07/nci-ssc071612.php ( NIH/National Cancer Institute ) The pattern of genomic alterations in colon and rectal tissues is the same regardless of anatomic location or origin within the colon or the rectum, leading researchers to conclude that these two cancer types can be grouped as one, according to the Cancer Genome Atlas project's large-scale study of colon and rectal cancer tissue specimens. AFP via Yahoo! Canada News, Wed, 18 Jul 2012 10:18 AM PDT Gene scans show colon, rectal tumours are same http://ca.news.yahoo.com/gene-scans-show-colon-rectal-tumours-same-171815629.html The biggest genetic analysis of colon and rectal tumours show that these cancer types are almost indistinguishable, a finding that could improve treatment options, a study said on Wednesday. PharmiWeb, Wed, 18 Jul 2012 10:15 AM PDT Press Release http://www.pharmiweb.com/PressReleases/pressrel.asp?ROW_ID=61423 Healthcare systems across the globe need to find new ways to fund cancer treatments, according to a new report by healthcare experts GBI Research. 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=tNpcZesuNLPfLfk2lFEjEbthLbaUxP4FD8av3UMNJuL.aZskQJnL_Ur1n2oncGu6DTr7SRmuq.k_5ztCZomq6xNPFFDt5TddGo34 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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