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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Friday, July 20, 2012 11:14 AM PDT Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: The News-Times, Fri, 20 Jul 2012 10:55 AM PDT Son of Claudio Reyna dies at 13 http://www.newstimes.com/sports/article/Son-of-Claudio-Reyna-dies-at-13-3723012.php Jack Reyna , the 13-year-old son of soccer Hall of Famer Claudio Reyna , has died of cancer. "It is with a heavy heart that we confirm that Jack Reyna lost his battle with cancer (Thursday)," the family said in a statement released through U.S. Soccer . "Jack was so courageous during his two-year fight that he's become a hero and inspiration to many. The Powell River Peak, Fri, 20 Jul 2012 10:54 AM PDT Dragon boat festival draws support for breast cancer fight http://prpeak.com/articles/2012/07/20/sports/doc5005ef727ae0e392827190.txt Paddling for Life Society dragon boat team participated in the 10th annual Nanaimo Dragon Boat Festival earlier this month. The event’s purpose is to create awareness and raise money for the fight against breast cancer. It is Nanaimo’s most popular event, attracting over 30,000 people and more than 60 dragon boats. The Times Record, Fri, 20 Jul 2012 10:53 AM PDT Benefit ‘Love Letters’ reading set for July 31 http://www.timesrecord.com/news/2012-07-20/Ticket/Benefit_Love_Letters_reading_set_for_July_31.html BRUNSWICK â€" To honor former Brunswick resident Pamela Studwell, who died of cancer in 2009, and to support a personal friend of the actors, Amy Daniels, who is fighting an aggressive breast cancer, David Studwell and Kathleen Mary Mulligan will stage a benefit reading of “Love Letters” at 7:30 p.m. July 31 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 27 Pleasant St. read more MMA Junkie, Fri, 20 Jul 2012 10:52 AM PDT Former UFC fighter Sherman Pendergarst loses battle with cancer http://mmajunkie.com/news/29799/former-ufc-fighter-sherman-pendergarst-loses-battle-with-cancer.mma MMA veteran Sherman Pendergarst passed away this morning after a two-year fight with rectal and colon cancer. He was 45. "He always cared for others more than himself," Pendergarst coach Pat Miletich today told MMAjunkie.com via text. "He told me a few months ago that he had lived a great life and reached his goals and was at peace." Not even his illness could keep him from competing. He fought ... The Wenatchee World, Fri, 20 Jul 2012 10:51 AM PDT Prostate cancer study questions surgery http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2012/jul/20/prostate-cancer-study-questions-surgery/ LOS ANGELES â€" Most patients diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer will live just as long if they simply watch their cancers rather than have them surgically removed, according to the results of a landmark clinical trial that could upend the medical approach to a disease that affects 1 in 6 men. The study, which focused on cancers confined to the prostate, should reassure patients who want ... Florence Morning News, Fri, 20 Jul 2012 10:49 AM PDT ACS offers Look Good Feel Better program http://www2.wbtw.com/lifestyles/2012/jul/20/acs-offers-look-good-feel-better-program-ar-4174632/ Women undergoing cancer treatments face many issues. To help them cope with cosmetic changes, the American Cancer Society offers Look Good … Feel Better. Gridley Herald, Fri, 20 Jul 2012 10:46 AM PDT Partly Sunny http://www.gridleyherald.com/article/20120720/SPORTS/120719777 The Oroville Pirates collegiate wood bat team is hosting a double-header Saturday afternoon beginning at 3 p.m., and half of the proceeds from the game will be donated to Okizu, a program designed to assist families of children who are battling cancer according to Pirate head coach Javier Solis. News-Medical-Net, Fri, 20 Jul 2012 10:39 AM PDT Choir participation improves quality of life factors for cancer survivors and their carers http://www.news-medical.net/news/20120720/Choir-participation-improves-quality-of-life-factors-for-cancer-survivors-and-their-carers.aspx The Welsh cancer charity Tenovus and Cardiff University, both based in the UK, have reported that participation in a choir improves a number of quality of life factors for cancer survivors and their carers. Reuters.co.uk, Fri, 20 Jul 2012 10:38 AM PDT Most women return to work after breast cancer http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/07/20/us-breast-cancer-idUKBRE86J13F20120720?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNews NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who were in the workforce before a breast cancer diagnosis often get back to their normal job routine after treatment, a study of Swedish women finds. Washington Examiner, Fri, 20 Jul 2012 10:32 AM PDT FDA approves Onyx blood cancer drug Kyprolis http://washingtonexaminer.com/fda-approves-onyx-blood-cancer-drug-kyprolis/article/feed/2014155 WASHINGTON (AP) â€" The Food and Drug Administration is approving a new blood cancer drug from Onyx Pharmaceuticals Inc. for patients whose disease has not responded to at least two other drugs. 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=ZjAOPp8uNLMKfAcd0xrg5EmJ9dg6a.78RmcF8tivScc.a7a6W6rL2h_1bdiq4SE0yP1h7pjvrdDHKBDwUuuciWHg3NhumSx3UP5a to unsubscribe from this alert. 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