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 27, 2012 10:57 AM PDT Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: EurekAlert!, Mon, 27 Aug 2012 10:36 AM PDT Johns Hopkins team finds ICU misdiagnoses may account for as many annual deaths as breast cancer http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-08/jhm-jht082712.php ( Johns Hopkins Medicine ) Johns Hopkins patient safety experts quantify the incidence of fatal and non-fatal diagnostic errors in the intensive care unit. Researchers report a diagnostic error was found in more than one in four critically ill adults at death. The Warren Reporter, Mon, 27 Aug 2012 10:34 AM PDT Fisher family to hold second annual 'Dash for Dan' 5K in Meadow Breeze Park http://www.nj.com/warrenreporter/index.ssf/2012/08/fisher_family_to_hold_2nd_annu.html After Jessica Fisher, 24, lost her father Dan to cancer, she and her family created their own community event to raise awareness that heartburn can cause cancer. The Times Record, Mon, 27 Aug 2012 10:30 AM PDT Maine educator Lyons dies of cancer http://m.timesrecord.com/news/2012-08-24/Maine/Maine_educator_Lyons_dies_of_cancer.html WELLS (AP) â€" Charles “Charlie” Lyons of Scarborough, president of York County Community College who also led administrations at other campuses across the state, has died of cancer. Lyons, who was 68, died Wednesday. read more KXXV Waco, Mon, 27 Aug 2012 10:27 AM PDT Third Annual YSC Tour de Pink® 2012 West Coast Ride Comes To Southern California October 12-14 http://www.kxxv.com/story/19386212/third-annual-ysc-tour-de-pink-2012-west-coast-ride-comes-to-southern-california-october-12-14 Young Survival Coalition (YSC), the first nonprofit organization to focus exclusively on the unique needs of young women affected by breast cancer, will host its third annual YSC Tour de Pink® West Coast cycling event in... Science Daily, Mon, 27 Aug 2012 10:26 AM PDT Compounds activate key cancer enzyme to interfere with tumor formation http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120827122505.htm Scientists have known for decades that cancer cells use more glucose than healthy cells, feeding the growth of some types of tumors. Now, scientists have identified compounds that delay the formation of tumors in mice, by targeting a key enzyme that governs how cancer cells use glucose and its metabolites. Medical News Today, Mon, 27 Aug 2012 10:11 AM PDT Breast Cancer Recurrence Higher Among Overweight Women http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/249502.php Obese and overweight women are more likely to experience breast cancer recurrence compared to women of normal weight, regardless of the type of cancer treatment they received, researchers reported in the journal Cancer. Joseph Sparano, MD, of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine's Montefiore Medical Center, New York, and team explained that the patient does not necessarily have to be obese ... The Salt Lake Tribune, Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:59 AM PDT Jury to decide if hormone therapy caused Utah woman’s breast cancer http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/54731008-78/breast-cancer-hormone-therapy.html.csp Jury to decide if hormone therapy caused Utah woman’s breast cancer By brooke adams The Salt Lake Tribune Published Aug 27, 2012 10:53AM MDT More than eight years after alleging hormone therapy drugs caused and promoted her breast cancer, Toshiko Okuda is finally getting her day in court. Okuda was among dozens of Utah women â€" and thousands nationwide â€" who filed federal civil lawsuits against ... New Kerala, Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:56 AM PDT Excess weight may up women's risk of breast cancer recurrence and death http://www.newkerala.com/news/newsplus/worldnews-71997.html Obese and overweight women may face increased risk of recurrence of the most common type of breast cancer despite optimal cancer treatment, according to a new study. RadarOnline.com, Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:54 AM PDT As GMA Battles TODAY, Robin Roberts Medical Leave Begins Friday http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2012/08/robin-roberts-medical-leave-begins-friday-video By Alexis Tereszcuk - Radar Entertainment Editor Robin Roberts announced that she is starting her medical leave on Friday and begin her treatment for MDS and her bone marrow treatment. Robin, 51, made the announcement on Good Morning America Monday and is she will check into the hospital next Tuesday. Watch the video on RadarOnline.com PHOTOS: Celebs Stand Up To Cancer "I'll begin the process ... Bangor Daily News, Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:51 AM PDT Breast cancer survivors honored in lead-up to Bangor Komen race http://bangordailynews.com/2012/08/27/health/breast-cancer-survivors-honored-in-lead-up-to-bangor-komen-race/ Posted Aug. 27, 2012, at 12:37 p.m. BANGOR, Maine â€" Jane Sawyer of Brewer is being honored as the first of three breast cancer “survivors of the week” in the lead-up to the Susan G. Komen Maine Race for the Cure in Bangor on Sept. 16. 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=qcBj2NEuNLNRJ8VVccka9FDo6TwxpOwt_T.1iMP4vzifHlj.jJX1IU5uClvH9xlC2xww7qD1ZyWZFq69INYohAqaXtH41ddlV0A5 to unsubscribe from this alert. 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