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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 17, 2012 10:57 AM PDT Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: Ballard News-Tribune, Fri, 17 Aug 2012 10:37 AM PDT Weekend Guide: Viking Days, doughnuts for charity, and music for breast cancer survivors http://www.ballardnewstribune.com/2012/08/17/features/weekend-guide-viking-days-doughnuts-charity-a The Second Annual Cops & Doughnuts doughnut giveaway Six years ago, Seattle Police Department Joselito Barber was killed when a driver speeding at an estimated 80 miles per hour broadsided him at an intersection. Barber was a young and ambitious police officer, starting in a career that was his dream job. Now, fast forward to today, family members and friends of Barber are turning his tragedy ... The Shreveport Times, Fri, 17 Aug 2012 10:34 AM PDT Friends, family join Joyce Bowman in cancer fight http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20120817/NEWS01/308170003/1060 Nearly 200 of Caddo Commissioner Joyce Bowman's friends, family and fellow elected officials joined her in her fight against cancer during a prayer rally tonight. PRWeb, Fri, 17 Aug 2012 10:31 AM PDT Actos Bladder Cancer Link Supported By New Findings http://www.prweb.com/releases/actos-bladder-cancer/study-actos/prweb9811689.htm Actos bladder cancer link corroborated by new study; long-term users are most at risk, Bernstein Liebhard LLP reports. (PRWeb August 17, 2012) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/actos-bladder-cancer/study-actos/prweb9811689.htm ThirdAge, Fri, 17 Aug 2012 10:28 AM PDT Pan-Fried Meat Ups Prostate Risk http://www.thirdage.com/prostate-conditions/pan-fried-meat-ups-prostate-risk If you want to protect the man in your life from the possibility of prostate cancer, nix the red meat and poultry cooked at high temperatures. Opt instead for baked chicken. Keokuk Daily Gate City, Fri, 17 Aug 2012 10:22 AM PDT South Lee Co. Relay for Life a success http://www.dailygate.com/articles/2012/08/17/news/dgc3029839.txt Last month’s American Cancer Society Relay For Life of South Lee County raised $21,000 to support the society’s mission of saving lives from cancer, leaving more than 500 volunteers exhausted but happy after walking hundreds of miles at Rand Park. The Press, Fri, 17 Aug 2012 10:19 AM PDT Eye test found cancer http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/7501875/Eye-test-found-cancer Sixty-year-old Christchurch man Mike King never expected to have his eye removed for what he thought was just a scratch. redOrbit, Fri, 17 Aug 2012 10:19 AM PDT CDC Recommends Hepatitis C Testing For Baby Boomers http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1112677584/cdc-hepatitis-c-081712/ Connie K. Ho for redOrbit.com â€" Your Universe Online The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) recently advised that around two million baby boomers should get examined for the hepatitis C virus. Leaving the virus untreated can lead to cirrhosis and liver cancer. The recommendation was included in the latest Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report . To begin, CDC officials stated that ... Medical News Today, Fri, 17 Aug 2012 10:16 AM PDT Chemotherapy During Pregnancy Does Not Affect Birth Outcomes http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/249179.php According to a study published Online First in The Lancet Oncology, babies born to women with breast cancer who received chemotherapy while pregnant do not seem to be at greater risk of complications. The researchers analyzed over 400 women from across Europe who had been identified as having early-stage breast cancer during pregnancy. 197 women went through chemotherapy while pregnant ... Pacific Daily News, Fri, 17 Aug 2012 10:16 AM PDT Testing: Cancer screenings this weekend are a great public service http://www.guampdn.com/article/20120818/OPINION01/208180316/Testing-Cancer-screenings-weekend-great-public-service?odyssey=mod%7cnewswell%7ctext%7cFrontpage%7cp A recent law requires additional years of Chamorro language instruction in public middle and high schools. Given the agency's financial situation and other curriculum changes, should the timeline to start the extra classes be pushed back? The Daily Jeffersonian, Fri, 17 Aug 2012 10:15 AM PDT Moose Lodge makes donation for cancer cure http://www.daily-jeff.com/local%20news/2012/08/17/moose-lodge-makes-donation-for-cancer-cure Cambridge Moose Lodge 631 recently gave a donation of $500 to the Cruise for a Cure for cancer research. Taking part l to r, Paul Wolfe, president East Cambridge Riders; Bruce Jeffery, Jr. governor Moose Lodge; Shawn Wells, vice president East Cambridge Riders. The Cruise for a Cure is August 18. 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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