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, August 15, 2012 10:57 AM PDT Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: The Daily World, Wed, 15 Aug 2012 10:39 AM PDT She’s put her life into her artwork http://www.thedailyworld.com/sections/news/local/she%E2%80%99s-put-her-life-her-artwork.html When Jenny Fisher looks at the mural at the main Aberdeen bus depot, it is like looking into her past. When she started painting the mural some 20 years ago, her children were still kids, a friend killed in an accident was still alive and her husband hadn’t succumbed to a seven-year battle with cancer. Over the next few weeks, as Fisher, 63, restores the mural, she will â€" stroke by stroke ... Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology, Wed, 15 Aug 2012 10:34 AM PDT Sirtex ramps up, meets demand for liver cancer therapy http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2012/08/13/daily30-Sirtex-ramps-up-meets-demand-for-liver-cancer-therapy.html After what it describes as record growth, Woburn therapeutics company Sirtex Medical Inc. said Wednesday that it has expanded its U.S. operations with additional employees in sales, marketing and functional support. London Free Press, Wed, 15 Aug 2012 10:32 AM PDT Cancer researchers backed http://www.lfpress.com/news/london/2012/08/15/20105091.html Two London researchers will receive more than $700,000 to come up with ways to detect breast cancer earlier, the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation announced Wednesday. National Cancer Institute, Wed, 15 Aug 2012 10:32 AM PDT National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/cancerresearchnews/2012/ModelingDiseasesCausedBySplicingDefects A team led by scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) has developed a new way of making animal models for a broad class of human genetic diseases â€" those with pathology caused by errors in the splicing of RNA messages copied from genes. EurekAlert!, Wed, 15 Aug 2012 10:28 AM PDT DNA deletions promote cancer, collateral damage makes it vulnerable http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-08/uotm-ddp081412.php Genomic deletions promote cancer by carving up or eliminating tumor-suppressor genes, but now scientists report in the journal Nature that the collateral damage they inflict on neighboring genes exposes cancer cells to vulnerabilities and new avenues for attack. The Cabinet, Wed, 15 Aug 2012 10:27 AM PDT Breast cancer event this weekend http://www.cabinet.com/cabinet/cabinetnews/971534-308/breast-cancer-event-this-weekend.html MILFORD â€" Amigos Mexican Cantina will host its third Tequila for TaTas breast cancer fundraising event this weekend, Aug. 17-19, with $1 from every margarita sold going to the New Hampshire Breast Cancer Coalition Family Support Services Fund. News-Medical-Net, Wed, 15 Aug 2012 10:26 AM PDT Study examines shared traits of cancer cells and bacteria http://www.news-medical.net/news/20120815/Study-examines-shared-traits-of-cancer-cells-and-bacteria.aspx Experts agree that, more than ever before, modern wars will be fought in the cyber zone, targeting an enemy's communications technology to cause untold damage. Now a Tel Aviv University researcher is suggesting that the same tactics should be employed in the battle against one of the body's deadliest enemies - cancer. Brisbane Times, Wed, 15 Aug 2012 10:21 AM PDT Studies split on women's cancer risk http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/health/studies-split-on-womens-cancer-risk-20120815-248wj.html NEW Australian research may give some comfort to female night shift workers. The Perth study, one of the largest ever done, found no significant increase in cancer risk for night staff. The Advocate, Wed, 15 Aug 2012 10:18 AM PDT Studies split on women's cancer risk Save http://www.theadvocate.com.au/story/222165/studies-split-on-womens-cancer-risk/?cs=24 NEW Australian research may give some comfort to female night shift workers. The Perth study, one of the largest ever done, found no significant increase in cancer risk for night staff. EurekAlert!, Wed, 15 Aug 2012 10:12 AM PDT 'CYCLOPS' genes may serve as an Achilles' heel in tumor cells http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-08/dci-gm081512.php ( Dana-Farber Cancer Institute ) Scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard have identified a new class of genes that may serve as an Achilles' heel for many forms of cancer. These genes don't cause normal cells to turn cancerous. Instead, they are essential to all cells but have been disrupted as cancer progresses. Because these genes are often ... 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. 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