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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, August 02, 2012 10:57 AM PDT Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: Sun-Sentinel, Thu, 02 Aug 2012 10:47 AM PDT Party helps 3-year-old with cancer http://sunsentinel.feedsportal.com/c/34258/f/623279/s/21fd3403/l/0L0Ssun0Esentinel0N0Cnews0Cbroward0Cfort0Elauderdale0Cfl0Ecn0Esurvivor0E0A80A50E20A120A80A30H0A0H49380A430Bstory0Dtrack0Frss/story01.htm Celebrating a 21st birthday is a big milestone for many, but especially for Shanee Moret-Barreto. National Cancer Institute, Thu, 02 Aug 2012 10:46 AM PDT National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/cancerresearchnews/2012/UTSouthwesternBrainTumorStudy A study by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers published online in Nature reveals new insight into why the most common, deadly kind of brain tumor in adults recurs and identifies a potential target for future therapies. Morning Star, Thu, 02 Aug 2012 10:42 AM PDT Villa captain winning his cancer fight http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/news/content/view/full/122197 FOOTBALL: Aston ASTON Villa skipper Stiliyan Petrov was given a boost in his battle with acute leukaemia after the club confirmed today that the midfielder's illness is in remission. Novato Advance, Thu, 02 Aug 2012 10:40 AM PDT Heartfelt farewell http://marinscope.com/articles/2012/08/02/novato_advance/news/doc501985b5b1348321937951.txt The Novato Theater’s marquee reads “Thank you Bernice” in honor of Bernice Baeza, executive director for the Novato Theater group, a nonprofit organization aimed at renovating the downtown theater. Baeza, 69, died July 21 after a battle with lung cancer. Science Daily, Thu, 02 Aug 2012 10:38 AM PDT Genetic copy-number variants and cancer risk http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120802122501.htm Genetics clearly plays a role in cancer development and progression, but the reason that a certain mutation leads to one cancer and not another is less clear. Furthermore, no links have been found between any cancer and a type of genetic change called "copy-number variants," or CNVs. Now, a new study identifies CNVs associated with testicular cancer risk, but not with the risk of breast or colon ... Sausalito Marin Scope, Thu, 02 Aug 2012 10:36 AM PDT Marin mourns loss http://marinscope.com/articles/2012/08/02/sausalito_marin_scope/news/doc501986beed17a079147375.txt The Lark Theater’s marquee thanked Bernice Baeza, one of the theater’s founding board members and executive director, for her diligent efforts in preserving the historic building. Baeza, 69, died July 21 after a battle with lung cancer. Twin Cities Times, Thu, 02 Aug 2012 10:36 AM PDT Larkspur mourns loss http://marinscope.com/articles/2012/08/02/twin_cities_times/news/doc5019855000b55090014743.txt The Lark Theater’s marquee thanked Bernice Baeza, one of the theater’s founding board members and executive director, for her diligent efforts in preserving the historic building. Baeza, 69, died July 21 after a battle with lung cancer. The Mission City Record, Thu, 02 Aug 2012 10:35 AM PDT Singing for Tristan http://www.missioncityrecord.com/entertainment/164767096.html Creedence Clearwater Revival tribute band, VCR. The event helped raise money for Tristan Taylor, an Esquimalt man with a rare form of brain cancer. The concert featured a trio of Abbotsford bands. The Hindu, Thu, 02 Aug 2012 10:24 AM PDT Natco Pharma begins sale of 1st compulsorily licensed drug http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/article3613741.ece Cancer patients in India can reap the benefits of the first compulsorily licensed drug. Nexavar from Natco Pharma has hit the market and it costs just a fraction of its original inventor drug price. The Hindu, Thu, 02 Aug 2012 10:24 AM PDT Natco ‘admission’ on cancer drug could hurt public health http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/article3718347.ece?homepage=true It may be an “important lesson” for Hyderabad-based drug company Natco in terms of legal strategy, but a possible setback for public health, say experts dealing with intellectual property issues. 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