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, September 11, 2012 10:57 AM PDT Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: Yahoo! Contributor Network via Yahoo! News, Tue, 11 Sep 2012 10:10 AM PDT Study Links Marijuana Use to Increased Risk of Testicular Cancer http://news.yahoo.com/study-links-marijuana-increased-risk-testicular-cancer-171000040.html A new study published Monday in the online journal Cancer has found that men who smoke marijuana appear to have a higher risk of developing a certain kind of testicular cancer. By contrast, cocaine use appeared to decrease the risk that a man would develop testicular cancer. Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News, Tue, 11 Sep 2012 08:26 AM PDT Sunesis hits two-year high as review body backs cancer trial http://ca.news.yahoo.com/sunesis-hits-two-high-review-body-backs-cancer-152628631--finance.html (Reuters) - Shares of Sunesis Pharmaceuticals Inc soared to their highest in two years after the company said a recommendation from an independent committee on the trial of its blood cancer drug vosaroxin would trigger a $25 million investment. Shares of the company, which rose as much as 52 percent to $4.02, were trading at $3.53 by mid-morning on Tuesday on the Nasdaq. The recommendation ... AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News, Tue, 11 Sep 2012 07:34 AM PDT Routine screening for ovarian cancer a failure: study http://uk.news.yahoo.com/routine-screening-ovarian-cancer-failure-study-143434108.html Routine screening for ovarian cancer is ineffective and at times can do more harm than good, a panel of cancer specialists has concluded. Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News, Tue, 11 Sep 2012 03:40 AM PDT Novartis argues for Glivec patent at India's top court http://ca.news.yahoo.com/novartis-argues-glivec-patent-indias-top-court-085858098--finance.html NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Novartis told India's top court it had demonstrated the improved efficacy of its cancer drug Glivec as the final hearing began on Tuesday of a patent case that could change the rules for the country's healthcare sector. A patent would recognize Novartis' property rights, in a blow to generic drugmakers who supply medicines to 1.2 billion Indians and to ... ANI via Yahoo! India News, Mon, 10 Sep 2012 23:55 PM PDT Exercise regimen plus healthy diet crucial in fighting cancer http://in.news.yahoo.com/exercise-regimen-plus-healthy-diet-crucial-fighting-cancer-065537498.html Washington, Sept 11 (ANI): A new study has reaffirmed that exercise, along with good nutrition, plays a crucial role in maintaining health and fighting diseases. Takepart.com via Yahoo! News, Mon, 10 Sep 2012 22:35 PM PDT Screening For Ovarian Cancer Isn’t Helpful and May Actually Be Hazardous to Your Health http://news.yahoo.com/screening-ovarian-cancer-isn-t-helpful-may-actually-053536083.html “Tests commonly recommended to screen healthy women for ovarian cancer do more harm than good and should not be performed,” reports The New York Times. Not only do the screenings “not lower the death rate from the disease . . . they yield many false-positive results that lead to unnecessary operations with high complication rates.” Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News, Mon, 10 Sep 2012 19:33 PM PDT Marijuana smoking tied to testicular cancer: study http://ca.news.yahoo.com/marijuana-smoking-tied-testicular-cancer-study-023342821.html (Reuters) - Young men who had smoked marijuana recreationally were twice as likely to be diagnosed with testicular cancer than men who have never used marijuana, according to a U.S. study. Researchers whose findings appeared in the journal Cancer said the link appeared to be specific to a type of tumor known as nonseminoma. ... Reuters via Yahoo! News, Mon, 10 Sep 2012 15:27 PM PDT U.S. to cover cancer treatment for 9/11 responders http://news.yahoo.com/u-cover-cancer-treatment-9-11-responders-203924136.html NEW YORK (Reuters) - The 70,000 surviving firefighters, police officers and other first responders who raced to the World Trade Center after the attacks of September 11, 2001 will be entitled to free monitoring and treatment for some 50 forms of cancer. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health announced on Monday that responders as well as survivors exposed to toxic compounds ... Associated Press via Yahoo! News, Mon, 10 Sep 2012 15:05 PM PDT 9/11 WTC health program adds 50 types of cancer http://news.yahoo.com/9-11-wtc-health-program-adds-50-types-204436987.html The federal government has added about 50 types of cancer to the list of Sept. 11 World Trade Center-related illnesses that will be covered by a program to pay for health coverage. Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News, Mon, 10 Sep 2012 15:02 PM PDT Ovarian cancer screening still gets thumbs down http://ca.news.yahoo.com/ovarian-cancer-screening-still-gets-thumbs-down-211804658.html NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - There is no evidence that getting screened for ovarian cancer helps women beat the dread disease, according to updated recommendations from a U.S. government-backed expert panel. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) said it continues to discourage screening in women at average risk, adding that there is no reason to believe women at higher risk would ... 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