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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monday, August 13, 2012 10:57 AM PDT Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: Science Daily, Mon, 13 Aug 2012 10:52 AM PDT New oncogene identified for breast cancer http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120813130718.htm Scientists have developed a novel method to identify genes that, when overexpressed, make normal cells behave like cancer cells. Using this method, scientists have identified a new oncogene, which is a gene that contributes to the development of cancer, named FAM83B. Philippine Daily Inquirer, Mon, 13 Aug 2012 10:50 AM PDT Escudero, Sorsogon solon, dies of cancer; 69 http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/249261/escudero-sorsogon-solon-dies-of-cancer-69 The House of Representatives lost one of its hardest-working members with the death of Sorsogon Rep. Salvador “Sonny” Escudero III, father of Sen. Francis Escudero, before daybreak on Monday. Friendswood Journal, Mon, 13 Aug 2012 10:49 AM PDT Cancer patient ‘making progress’ http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/friendswood/news/cancer-patient-making-progress/article_dc84cd54-bd4d-5ff7-9536-762bbdb1df94.html More than $7,500 was raised on Saturday (August 11) for the medical expenses of Friendswood’s Nick Linton. KTAB Abilene, Mon, 13 Aug 2012 10:49 AM PDT Cross Plains to Host First Annual 5K for Cancer Fund http://bigcountryhomepage.com/fulltext?nxd_id=522612 The City of Cross Plains announces the first annual Cross Plains Classic. The Daily Stamford, Mon, 13 Aug 2012 10:43 AM PDT Allyson Agostino, 46, Church Secretary Of Stamford http://stamford.dailyvoice.com/obituaries/allyson-agostino-46-church-secretary-stamford STAMFORD, Conn. â€" Allyson Mary Agostino of Stamford died Aug. 11 at Stamford Hospital after a prolonged battle with cancer. Her husband, Peter, and her sister, Suzanne, were by her side. She was 46.  Born March 23, 1966, and raised in Stamford, Agostino was the daughter of ... University of Wisconsin - Madison, Mon, 13 Aug 2012 10:41 AM PDT AhR Pharma and WARF sign exclusive license for cancer-fighting hormone http://www.news.wisc.edu/20959 AhR Pharmaceuticals Inc. and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) have signed an exclusive license agreement for ITE, a natural hormone discovered by University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers with properties helpful in treating cancer, obesity and immune system disorders. Daily Record, Mon, 13 Aug 2012 10:40 AM PDT Cancer drug used by Lockerbie bomber to be made available on NHS in Scotland http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/prostate-cancer-drug-to-be-made-available-1259245 THE Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has approved abiraterone to treat people with prostate cancer. Greeley Tribune, Mon, 13 Aug 2012 10:40 AM PDT Cruisin for Cancer event raises funds and awareness http://www.greeleytribune.com/news/local/2057255-113/cancer-car-cruisin-downtown Cruisin for Cancer, a car show designed to raise awareness and funds for the American Cancer Society, displayed about 27 cars Friday in downtown Greeley.. Irondequoit Post, Mon, 13 Aug 2012 10:39 AM PDT Colorful trash cans to help fight cancer http://www.irondequoitpost.com/latestnews/x1629588379/Colorful-trash-cans-to-help-fight-cancer Purple might be the last color that come to mind when you think of garbage, but Karen Gutzmer, owner of Lilac Disposal Inc. in Webster says the brightly colored trash totes make it easy for anyone to spot a customer from a distance. Los Angeles Times, Mon, 13 Aug 2012 10:38 AM PDT In Vietnamese community, treating taboos on cancer http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-vietnamese-cancer-20120810,0,6271994.story Health experts seek to counter cultural prohibitions against speaking about the disease and to combat beliefs that patients did something to deserve it. 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=mHSSe2IuNLNGKsvJ_F_rMTCkA3iW4Lnbp20qSjim6o_6Y4R9fopQWo861vpJGYT83_BS5MGa.L1v9P8vKmMQGzQKkeCwm88_0taG 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 . To learn more about Yahoo!'s use of personal information, please read our privacy policy at http://privacy.yahoo.com/privacy/us/ . Yahoo! is located at 701 First Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94089.