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, August 10, 2012 10:57 AM PDT Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: Gwinnett Daily Post, Fri, 10 Aug 2012 10:38 AM PDT Mill Creek principal retiring to battle cancer http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/news/2012/aug/10/mill-creek-principal-retiring-to-battle-cancer/ The principal of the state's largest high school and a longtime Gwinnett County Public Schools veteran has announced he will retire in December. KVOA Tucson, Fri, 10 Aug 2012 10:29 AM PDT 'Barks for Life' to raise funds to fight cancer next weekend http://www.kvoa.com/news/barks-for-life-to-raise-funds-to-fight-cancer-next-weekend/ TUCSON - On August 18th, Tucson's Reid Park will be expecting a gathering of cancer survivors and their canine pals for a fundraising event known as Bark for Life in hopes of raising money for cancer research and celebrating their survivorship. WCAV Charlottesville, Fri, 10 Aug 2012 10:26 AM PDT Martha Jefferson Healthwise: Something Special Shop http://www.newsplex.com/home/headlines/Martha-Jefferson-Healthwise-Something-Special-Shop-165743896.html A specialty shop in Charlottesville is aiming to make life easier for breast cancer patients and survivors. In this week's Martha Jefferson Healthwise report we'll take a look inside the Something Special Shop at the hospital. The Daily Sentinel, Fri, 10 Aug 2012 10:25 AM PDT Biker rides for testicular cancer http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/articles/biker-to-raise-money-for-testicular-cancer When it comes to testicular cancer, it seems women have the balls to talk about it. “It’s easier to approach women and talk about testicles than men,” said Lorrie Sheley, 50, who plans to start a nationwide 10,000 mile ride on her Harley motorcycle next week to promote testicular cancer awareness. American Cancer Society, Fri, 10 Aug 2012 10:19 AM PDT Kidney-sparing Surgery Improves Survival in Study http://www.cancer.org/Cancer/news/News/kidney-sparing-surgery-improves-survival-in-study Researchers have found that patients with early stage kidney cancer lived longer when only part of their kidney was removed, instead of the entire kidney. ThirdAge, Fri, 10 Aug 2012 10:13 AM PDT A Harmful Cancer Treatment? http://www.thirdage.com/prostate-conditions/a-harmful-cancer-treatment Calcium and Vitamin D supplements, which are often given to prostate-cancer patients to counteract the effects of the illness, may actually help the cancer grow, according to a new study. Pacific Daily News, Fri, 10 Aug 2012 10:13 AM PDT Cancer screening scheduled http://www.guampdn.com/article/20120811/NEWS01/208110305/Cancer-screening-scheduled?odyssey=tab%7ctopnews%7ctext%7cFrontpage Guam Cancer Care will hold a health fair, 'Live. Fight. Survive.' from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today at Micronesia Mall in Dededo. Yardley News, Fri, 10 Aug 2012 10:08 AM PDT SPINNING FOR CHARITY: Yardley resident, Dane Kunkel, to rock the Sun National Bank Center in Trenton for breast cancer ... http://buckslocalnews.com/articles/2012/08/10/yardley_news/news/doc50209dae312c3168721511.txt YARDLEY â€" Pennington School student Dane Kunkel shows a lot of ingenuity and spunk. The Kentucky Post, Fri, 10 Aug 2012 10:07 AM PDT Mel Stuart, director of 'Willy Wonka,' dead at 83 http://www.kypost.com/dpps/entertainment/celebrity/mel-stuart-director-of-willy-wonka-dead-at-83_7754746 NEW YORK (AP) -- Mel Stuart, an award-winning documentarian who also directed "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory," has died. He was 83. His daughter, Madeline Stuart, said he died Thursday night of cancer at his home in Los Angeles. Yardley News, Fri, 10 Aug 2012 10:07 AM PDT Fairless Hills Relay For Life chair, cancer survivor to receive American Cancer Society 'Courage Award' http://buckslocalnews.com/articles/2012/08/10/yardley_news/news/doc5019840a37f43923408399.txt LEVITTOWN â€" Neysa Arena, a Fairless Hills 'Relay For Life' chair and cancer survivor, will be presented with the American Cancer Society (ACS) Courage Award at the 2012 Southeast Region Volunteer Awards Dinner on Wednesday, October 3. 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=bxr1Uz4uNLPSwvm0_zSCmaBw210SQ70VFYlIZec5KO.1z4mYo4wzU_BbFqWlsFd7jI_1cpfEADz6UB.TYHSeSeAUEtoVsP.XxCqZ to unsubscribe from this alert. 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