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 08, 2012 10:57 AM PDT Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: UCSF News Office, Wed, 08 Aug 2012 10:49 AM PDT Helping Kids Describe Cancer Symptoms Through Cartoons and Digital Technology http://www.ucsf.edu/news/2012/08/12021/helping-kids-describe-cancer-symptoms-through-cartoons-and-digital-technology Preliminary results of a recent study by Christina Baggott, a trained oncology nurse, found that children with cancer were significantly more likely to weigh in on their symptoms when using a kid-friendly touch-screen computer assessment tool, than the standard written checklist. The Times Record, Wed, 08 Aug 2012 10:47 AM PDT Stephaine Marie Card http://www.timesrecord.com/news/2012-08-08/Obituaries/Stephaine_Marie_Card.html AUBURN â€" Stephaine Marie Card, 26 of Bowdoinham Road, Lisbon Falls, died on Thursday, August 2 with family and friends by her side at Hospice House following a courageous battle with cancer. read more This Week Gahanna, Wed, 08 Aug 2012 10:45 AM PDT Finding his 'Other Voice' http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/gahanna/news/2012/08/08/finding-his-other-voice.html Alex Kip (left) and Lili Froehlich rehearse lines during a dress rehearsal for "My Other Voice" at Gahanna Lincoln High School on Aug. 2. The production was staged Aug. 3 and 4 at GLHS. Kip, who graduated from GLHS, produced "My Other Voice," a play based on his experience and triumph as a young cancer survivor. WCMH Columbus, Wed, 08 Aug 2012 10:43 AM PDT Children With Cancer Raise Money For Pelotonia http://www2.nbc4i.com/news/2012/aug/08/3/children-cancer-raise-money-pelotonia-ar-1130919/ 12 children who have all faced cancer grace a new calendar called "Pelotonia 12."  It is raising money to fight cancer and profiling the bright smiles and spirits that fight the disease. Newswise, Wed, 08 Aug 2012 10:41 AM PDT Collaborative, Novel Program Helps Address Disparities in Palliative Care http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/592415/?sc=rsmn The Coleman Foundation awarded a grant of more than $542,000 to support a program aimed at making palliative care more accessible to patients facing cancer and other life-threatening illnesses. The grant will be administered by Rush and will support the Chicagoland Palliative Medicine Physician Collective to develop the "Primary Palliative Care Education Program to Improve Access to Palliative ... PRWeb, Wed, 08 Aug 2012 10:23 AM PDT New Book Addresses the Skin Side Effects of Cancer and its Treatment http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/8/prweb9780867.htm With “Dr. Lacouture’s Skin Care Guide For People Living With Cancer” patients and doctors can work to alleviate painful and debilitating cancer-related side effects. (PRWeb August 08, 2012) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/8/prweb9780867.htm FOX CT Hartford, Wed, 08 Aug 2012 10:20 AM PDT Farmington Retirement Community To Host Alex's Lemonade Stand Event http://www.courant.com/community/county-hartford/hc-farmington-alex-lemonade-stand-20120808,0,7031659.story?track=rss Follow Your Town News On The Courant's Farmington Facebook Page Residents of Village Gate, an independent retirement community in Farmington, are joining the fight against childhood cancer by hosting Alex's Lemonade Stand on Sun., Aug. 12 from 2-5 p.m. redOrbit, Wed, 08 Aug 2012 10:14 AM PDT Grapefruit Juice Boosts Effect Of Common Cancer Fighting Drug http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1112671989/grapefruit-juice-cancer-080812/ Connie K. Ho for redOrbit.com â€" Your Universe Online There’s the saying, “An apple a day, keeps the doctor away.” For cancer patients, it might be lucrative to drink grapefruit juice instead. According to a new clinical trial, drinking a glass of grapefruit juice a day allows patients to have the same benefits as the effect produced from three times of an anti-cancer drug. The researchers ... Pacific Daily News, Wed, 08 Aug 2012 10:13 AM PDT Center helps patients with cancer, families http://www.guampdn.com/article/20120809/NEWS01/208090305/Center-helps-patients-cancer-families?odyssey=tab%7ctopnews%7ctext%7cFrontpage Guam Cancer Care will host two events this month as a part of "Live. Fight. Survive." The programs are intended to promote regular cancer screenings and promote early detection methods. Charleston Daily Mail, Wed, 08 Aug 2012 10:09 AM PDT WVU stars to visit Charleston Department Store http://dailymail.com/rssFeeds/201208080078 Former West Virginia University greats including Major Harris, Joe Mazzulla and DaSean Butler will be at the West Side location of Charleston Department store from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday. 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