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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, August 07, 2012 10:57 AM PDT Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: The Chronicle Herald, Tue, 07 Aug 2012 10:41 AM PDT 4.607145 http://thechronicleherald.ca/news?page=2&search_theme_form=cheticamp&form_build_id=form-bbece2acbed6a8e71e3fc63781cc1ae1&form_id=search_theme_form&op=search A diagnosis of pancreatic cancer doesn’t necessarily mean you are going to die, says a Halifax surgeon. “Theres no doubt (doctors) out there practising who think that it’s a 100 per cent death sentence,” said Mark Walsh,... CTV.ca, Tue, 07 Aug 2012 10:38 AM PDT Vet: Whale behind hit 'Baby Beluga' song may have died of cancer http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/vet-whale-behind-hit-baby-beluga-song-may-have-died-of-cancer-1.905856 The CTV chopper captured a photo of Kavna, a beluga whale that died at the Vancouver Aquarium Monday. Aug. 6, 2012. (CTV) Melfort Journal, Tue, 07 Aug 2012 10:33 AM PDT Helping to defeat cancer, one cookie at a time http://www.melfortjournal.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3598769 A 15-year-old girl took a bite out of cancer last week when she donated $160 to the Canadian Cancer Society. Rachael Muntain baked cookies and sold them at the Melfort Exhibition, raising the money for the organization. News 1130, Tue, 07 Aug 2012 10:32 AM PDT Beluga death likely linked to cancer http://www.news1130.com/news/local/article/389834--beluga-death-likely-linked-to-cancer Vets at the Vancouver Aquarium say Kavna's health declined in the past week as fluid and other debris built up in its reproductive system. She was around 46-years-old. Newswise, Tue, 07 Aug 2012 10:27 AM PDT Using Millions of Years of Cell Evolution in Fight Against Cancer http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/592381/?sc=rsmn Georgia Tech researchers are focusing on ways to fight cancer by attacking defective genes before they are able to make proteins. Professor John McDonald is studying micro RNAs (miRNAs), a class of small RNAs that interact with messenger RNAs (mRNAs) that have been linked to a number of diseases, including cancer. McDonald's lab placed two different miRNAs (MiR-7 and MiR-128) into ovarian cancer ... Newswise, Tue, 07 Aug 2012 10:26 AM PDT Grapefruit Juice Lets Patients Take Lower Dose of Cancer Drug http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/592293/?sc=rsmn A glass a day of grapefruit juice lets patients derive the same benefits from an anti-cancer drug as they would get from more than three times as much of the drug by itself. The combination could help patients avoid side effects associated with high doses of the drug and reduce the cost of the medication. EurekAlert!, Tue, 07 Aug 2012 10:24 AM PDT Using millions of years of cell evolution in the fight against cancer http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-08/giot-umo080712.php ( Georgia Institute of Technology ) Professor John McDonald is studying micro RNAs (miRNAs), a class of small RNAs that interact with messenger RNAs that have been linked to a number of diseases, including cancer. McDonald's lab placed two different miRNAs into ovarian cancer cells and watched how they affected the gene system. Medical News Today, Tue, 07 Aug 2012 10:24 AM PDT New Approach For Detecting Prostate Cancer Shows Promise http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/248733.php Prostate cancer tests may soon be simpler and more accurate due to Casey Burton, a senior chemistry major at Missouri University of Science and Technology, who developed a new technique that detects certain metabolites in urine samples... EurekAlert!, Tue, 07 Aug 2012 10:23 AM PDT TRPM7 protein key to breast cancer metastasis in animal models http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-08/aafc-tpk073112.php In a mouse xenograft model, TRPM7 drives breast cancer cell metastasis. Class of proteins exemplified by TRPM7 should be explored as a potential therapeutic target. OnMilwaukee.com, Tue, 07 Aug 2012 10:22 AM PDT Dirty Girl Mud Run returns to boost breast cancer awareness http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/dirtygirlmudrun.html The Dirty Girl Mud Run debuted in Wisconsin in 2011 to a sold-out field of over 6,000 women and is back for its second anniversary on Aug. 18-19. With obstacle names like H2 Oh My God, Utopian Tubes, and "PMS" (Pretty Muddy Stuff), the Dirty Girl Mud Run is the newest way for women bond all the while helping support the National Breast Cancer Awareness Foundation. 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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