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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, October 31, 2012 10:57 AM PDT Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News, Tue, 30 Oct 2012 21:04 PM PDT Top medical innovations address headache, diabetes, cancer http://ca.news.yahoo.com/top-medical-innovations-address-headache-diabetes-cancer-040440016--finance.html (Reuters) - The best medical innovations for next year include an almond-size device that's implanted in the mouth to relieve severe headaches and a hand-held scanner resembling a blow dryer that detects skin cancer, the Cleveland Clinic said on Wednesday. The clinic's annual list of the best medical innovations for 2013 also includes new drugs to treat advanced prostate cancer and better ... Yahoo! Contributor Network via Yahoo! News, Tue, 30 Oct 2012 16:21 PM PDT Sensitive New Sensor Detects Prostate Cancer in Early Stages http://news.yahoo.com/sensitive-sensor-detects-prostate-cancer-early-stages-232100915.html British scientists have designed a prototype of a highly sensitive scanner that can detect diseases such as prostate cancer and HIV in very early stages. They consider their discovery extremely useful in countries where high-tech detection equipment is scarce. 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=4Q_Jva4uNLOjYwdbS_ecVSYV1W_tr_d6uruNzrD1zHeX59J6wqIXxMS88trYW5VZNwGXNPtgVMd7yGJI4scx7.ZDfcvjo3X1V0Sz to unsubscribe from this alert. To change your communications preferences for other Yahoo! business lines, please visit your Marketing Preferences: http://login.yahoo.com/config/login_verify2?.done=http://subscribe.yahoo.com/showaccount . To learn more about Yahoo!'s use of personal information, please read our privacy policy at http://privacy.yahoo.com/privacy/us/ . Yahoo! is located at 701 First Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94089.

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, October 30, 2012 10:57 AM PDT Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: Associated Press via Yahoo! News, Tue, 30 Oct 2012 08:10 AM PDT Mammograms: For 1 life saved, 3 women overtreated http://news.yahoo.com/mammograms-1-life-saved-3-women-overtreated-075207520.html Breast cancer screening for women over 50 saves lives, an independent panel in Britain has concluded, confirming findings in U.S. and other studies. Reuters via Yahoo! Maktoob News, Tue, 30 Oct 2012 03:33 AM PDT Breast-cancer checks save lives despite over diagnosis http://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/breast-cancer-checks-save-lives-despite-over-diagnosis-103331401.html LONDON (Reuters) - Breast-cancer screening saves lives even though it also picks up cases in some women that would never have caused them a problem, according to a review published in The Lancet medical journal. The independent review, commissioned by the charity Cancer Research UK (CRUK) and Britain's Department of Health, follows fierce international debate about the benefits of routine ... AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News, Mon, 29 Oct 2012 18:34 PM PDT Breast cancer screening saves lives, says study http://uk.news.yahoo.com/breast-cancer-screening-saves-lives-says-study-013457759.html The benefits of preemptive breast cancer screening outweigh the risks, a study said Tuesday, insisting the practice saves thousands of lives. Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News, Mon, 29 Oct 2012 18:18 PM PDT Acupuncture may help ease cancer-related fatigue: study http://sg.news.yahoo.com/acupuncture-may-help-ease-cancer-related-fatigue-study-011811620.html REUTERS - Acupuncture may help relieve fatigue in women who have had breast cancer, as well as easing anxiety, depression and quality of life, according to a UK study. Cancer and cancer treatments can cause chronic pain, psychological stress and anemia, all of which contribute to fatigue. In addition, people who are nauseated after chemo might not be getting the most nutritious diet for ... The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News, Mon, 29 Oct 2012 17:12 PM PDT Mammograms for women over 50 save lives, but for 1 life saved 3 are overtreated http://ca.news.yahoo.com/mammograms-women-over-50-save-lives-1-life-001219928.html LONDON - Breast cancer screening for women over 50 saves lives, an independent panel in Britain has concluded, confirming findings in U.S. and other studies. Athens Banner-Herald, Mon, 29 Oct 2012 16:04 PM PDT Athens residents get opportunity to participate in cancer study http://onlineathens.com/health/2012-10-29/athens-residents-get-opportunity-participate-cancer-study A partnership between Athens Regional Medical Center and the American Cancer Society's Cancer Prevention Study-3 (CPS-3), which is aimed at understanding cancer better, will offer Athens residents the opportunity to participate in the study Nov. 7-8. Athens Banner-Herald, Mon, 29 Oct 2012 15:58 PM PDT Genetics' role in breast cancer http://onlineathens.com/health/2012-10-29/genetics-role-breast-cancer DNA is the genetic "blueprint" found in the center of each cell that affects inherited traits such as hair color, eye color and height. It also can affect whether a person is likely to develop certain diseases, such as cancer. Athens Banner-Herald, Mon, 29 Oct 2012 15:57 PM PDT Grandmother finds strength from granddaughter after both are diagnosed with breast cancer http://onlineathens.com/health/2012-10-29/grandmother-finds-strength-granddaughter-after-both-are-diagnosed-breast-cancer For Lillian Gilbert, breast cancer has touched her family in more ways than one. Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News, Mon, 29 Oct 2012 14:01 PM PDT Cancer docs often delay referrals to hospice care http://ca.news.yahoo.com/cancer-docs-often-delay-referrals-hospice-care-210129654.html NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Cancer doctors often refer their patients to palliative care very late in the course of disease, according to a new survey from Canada. About a third of oncologists said they refer patients to palliative care, or hospice, when they diagnose a cancer that has spread and therefore usually is incurable. Another third, however, said they wait until chemotherapy has been ... Reuters via Yahoo! News, Mon, 29 Oct 2012 13:16 PM PDT Acupuncture may ease cancer-related fatigue http://news.yahoo.com/acupuncture-may-ease-cancer-related-fatigue-201615496.html NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Acupuncture may help relieve fatigue in women who've had breast cancer, a new UK study suggests. Researchers found that women who attended six weekly acupuncture sessions had greater improvements in fatigue as well as anxiety, depression and quality of life, compared to those who only received educational materials. But that still doesn't prove it was the needles ... 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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Health News: [cancer]

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India News, Mon, 29 Oct 2012 02:34 AM PDT Cannabis spray 'may help cancer patients cope with pain' http://in.news.yahoo.com/cannabis-spray-may-help-cancer-patients-cope-pain-093410251.html Melbourne, October 29 (ANI): Researchers have found evidence for the medicinal use of cannabis in people with cancer and multiple sclerosis. Manila Bulletin via Yahoo! Philippines News, Sun, 28 Oct 2012 23:45 PM PDT What's in a Z Package? http://ph.news.yahoo.com/whats-z-package-064535185.html Today, breast cancer is still the leading type of cancer in the country in terms of mortality rate, the way lung cancer topped the list in 2005. Alarmingly, the Philippines has the most number of breast cancer cases among Southeast Asian countries. Manila Bulletin via Yahoo! Philippines News, Sun, 28 Oct 2012 23:40 PM PDT Unhooked, Unsnapped http://ph.news.yahoo.com/unhooked-unsnapped-064041192.html It started with a catchy Facebook meme on how to unsnap a bra with one hand. While this does prove useful for the boys, the main target is really for ladies who have support to spare. You see, the campaign called Bra Snap for Support pushes towards awareness of Breast Cancer and is actually a plea to share used (but serviceable) bras as donations for breast cancer survivors who cannot afford to ... ANI via Yahoo! India News, Sun, 28 Oct 2012 22:42 PM PDT Smoking will kill up to a billion people globally this century, warn experts http://in.news.yahoo.com/smoking-kill-billion-people-globally-century-warn-experts-054211290.html London, October 29 (ANI): Smoking, which is described as the biggest public health disaster in the history of the world with its perpetrators likened to terrorists, will kill up to a billion people worldwide this century unless governments across the world stamp down on the half-trillion-dollar tobacco industry, cancer experts have warned. Reuters via Yahoo! Maktoob News, Sun, 28 Oct 2012 17:20 PM PDT Plant compounds tied to less stomach cancer in women: study http://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/plant-compounds-tied-less-stomach-cancer-women-study-002003406.html (Reuters) - Getting a moderate amount of plant substances called flavonoids through food may be linked to a lower stomach cancer risk in women - but not in men, according to a European study. The researchers, writing in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, found that women with the highest intake of flavonoids were half as likely to develop the disease as women who had the smallest intake ... The Florida Times-Union, Sun, 28 Oct 2012 16:58 PM PDT Neptune Beach breast cancer survivor embraces journey http://jacksonville.com/news/health-and-fitness/2012-10-28/story/neptune-beach-breast-cancer-survivor-embraces-journey Debbie Cooper of Neptune Beach shares the lesson she learned from a diving experience and its impact on her breast cancer experience. The Florida Times-Union, Sun, 28 Oct 2012 14:41 PM PDT Project Pink: Emma Linder http://jacksonville.com/news/health-and-fitness/2012-10-28/story/project-pink-emma-linder October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. We asked readers to recount how breast cancer has touched their lives. Here is one of those stories . A year and a half ago, breast cancer touched my life. AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News, Sun, 28 Oct 2012 11:15 AM PDT Test allows doctors to see disease without microscope http://uk.news.yahoo.com/test-allows-doctors-see-disease-without-microscope-181539111.html Scientists in Britain say they have developed a super-sensitive test using nano-particles to spot markers for cancer or the AIDS virus in human blood serum using the naked eye. 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! 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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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunday, October 28, 2012 10:57 AM PDT Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News, Sun, 28 Oct 2012 05:54 AM PDT IBA signs $40 million U.S. cancer facility deal http://ca.news.yahoo.com/iba-signs-40-million-u-cancer-facility-deal-125457434--finance.html BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgian cancer treatment equipment maker IBA said it has signed a $40 million deal for the installation of a treatment facility in Louisiana. The treatment room, which will receive its first patients in early 2014, will use a system designed by Dutch group Philips, which will allow patients to select comforting ambient sound and lighting before starting the therapy. The ... MensXP.com via Yahoo! Maktoob News, Sat, 27 Oct 2012 23:08 PM PDT How to Prevent Cancer Naturally http://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/how-to-prevent-cancer-naturally.html Knowing the high-risk factors of cancer can help us avoid them, and embrace a healthy lifestyle with natural cancer-preventives. The Florida Times-Union, Sat, 27 Oct 2012 17:47 PM PDT Project Pink: Lurece Kelley http://jacksonville.com/news/health-and-fitness/2012-10-27/story/project-pink-lurece-kelley October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. We asked readers to recount how breast cancer has touched their lives. Here is one of those stories . 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=doZdIp4uNLNqlGAkGEflAcGbkYG_sw3dHbK0Aj8cg8DcsvDoY4hDIzDtzEY9tnc4P4M6JjZEwRtY0IJbrHu69egKON5OmtwtewrL to unsubscribe from this alert. To change your communications preferences for other Yahoo! business lines, please visit your Marketing Preferences: http://login.yahoo.com/config/login_verify2?.done=http://subscribe.yahoo.com/showaccount . To learn more about Yahoo!'s use of personal information, please read our privacy policy at http://privacy.yahoo.com/privacy/us/ . Yahoo! is located at 701 First Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94089.

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Sponsored Link Special Offer - Free Trial of Blockbuster.com Rent Movies from Blockbuster.com. Delivered Direct To Your Mailbox. Click here to start today. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday, October 27, 2012 10:57 AM PDT Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: ANI via Yahoo! India News, Sat, 27 Oct 2012 01:06 AM PDT Keeping fit 'may help ward off cancer' http://in.news.yahoo.com/keeping-fit-may-help-ward-off-cancer-080619485.html London, October 27 (ANI): Exercising merely three times a week could play a major role in fighting cancer and triggering a dramatic change in the immune system to help keep the disease at bay, researchers say. The Florida Times-Union, Fri, 26 Oct 2012 22:04 PM PDT Gigi Cadieux-Lyon: Be vigilant and you can be a survivor http://jacksonville.com/news/health-and-fitness/2012-10-27/story/gigi-cadieux-lyon-be-vigilant-and-you-can-be-survivor October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. We asked readers to recount how breast cancer has touched their lives. Here is one of those stories . Yahoo! Contributor Network via Yahoo! News, Fri, 26 Oct 2012 13:37 PM PDT Gratitude Beyond Words: Breast Cancer Patients Thank the People in Their Lives http://news.yahoo.com/gratitude-beyond-words-breast-cancer-patients-thank-people-203700739.html "Turns out, I married Superman," Lynda Altman says. Indeed, Altman needed a hero. She found one in her husband, Howard. Reuters via Yahoo! Maktoob News, Fri, 26 Oct 2012 12:49 PM PDT Plant compounds tied to less stomach cancer in women http://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/plant-compounds-tied-less-stomach-cancer-women-194913419.html NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Getting a moderate amount of plant substances called flavonoids through the diet may be linked to a lower stomach cancer risk in women, but not men, according to a new study. European researchers found that women with the highest intake of flavonoids were half as likely to develop the disease as were women who had the smallest intake. ... Yahoo! Contributor Network via Yahoo! News, Fri, 26 Oct 2012 12:38 PM PDT First Person: Breast Cancer and a Mother's Love Three Years Later http://news.yahoo.com/first-person-breast-cancer-mothers-love-three-years-193800806.html To mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Yahoo News asked women who have had breast cancer or are going through treatment to write about the people in their lives who stood by them and cared for them. Here's one story. Yahoo! Contributor Network via Yahoo! News, Fri, 26 Oct 2012 12:36 PM PDT First Person: My Battle with Breast Cancer and the Friend Who Helped Me Through It http://news.yahoo.com/first-person-battle-breast-cancer-friend-helped-193600021.html To mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Yahoo News asked women who have had breast cancer or are going through treatment to write about the people in their lives who stood by them and cared for them. Here's one story. 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=5qzFqSIuNLMBjaKUM_lZyxZhJKcEdolTm8JdKvI44_iDJgaru8X.vbDeNP8rZJumP2R7yiFNLKYuzLcsBv1EMJlwK_Fsj_NQ1bbf to unsubscribe from this alert. To change your communications preferences for other Yahoo! business lines, please visit your Marketing Preferences: http://login.yahoo.com/config/login_verify2?.done=http://subscribe.yahoo.com/showaccount . To learn more about Yahoo!'s use of personal information, please read our privacy policy at http://privacy.yahoo.com/privacy/us/ . Yahoo! is located at 701 First Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94089.

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Sponsored Link Special Offer - Free Trial of Blockbuster.com Rent Movies from Blockbuster.com. Delivered Direct To Your Mailbox. Click here to start today. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Friday, October 26, 2012 10:57 AM PDT Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: Yahoo! Contributor Network via Yahoo! News, Fri, 26 Oct 2012 09:47 AM PDT First Person: During Breast Cancer Treatment, Lucky to Have My Husband by My Side http://news.yahoo.com/first-person-during-breast-cancer-treatment-lucky-husband-164700092.html To mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Yahoo News asked women who have had breast cancer or are going through treatment to write about the people in their lives who stood by them and cared for them. Here's one story. Yahoo! Contributor Network via Yahoo! News, Fri, 26 Oct 2012 09:26 AM PDT First Person: A Supportive Partner Makes All the Difference when Fighting Breast Cancer http://news.yahoo.com/first-person-supportive-partner-makes-difference-fighting-breast-162600978.html To mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Yahoo News asked women who have had breast cancer or are going through treatment to write about the people in their lives who stood by them and cared for them. Here's one story. Yahoo! Contributor Network via Yahoo! News, Fri, 26 Oct 2012 09:14 AM PDT Breast Cancer Stories: Me, My Mom and Flo http://news.yahoo.com/breast-cancer-stories-mom-flo-161400406.html To mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Yahoo News asked women who have had breast cancer or are going through treatment to write about the people in their lives who stood by them and cared for them. Here's one story. Reuters via Yahoo! Maktoob News, Fri, 26 Oct 2012 08:51 AM PDT FDA approves Teva leukemia drug http://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/fda-approves-teva-leukemia-drug-152014543--finance.html (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday said it has approved a new leukemia treatment from Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd to be sold under the brand name Synribo. The drug, also known as omacetaxine mepesuccinate, is approved to treat a type of the blood and bone marrow cancer called chronic myelogenous leukemia, or CML, in patients whose cancer has progressed after ... The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News, Fri, 26 Oct 2012 08:01 AM PDT Contract vote ends months of labour discord at Saskatchewan Cancer Agency http://ca.news.yahoo.com/contract-vote-ends-months-labour-discord-saskatchewan-cancer-150115549.html SASKATOON - Unionized workers at the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency have voted in favour of a four-year contract. AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News, Fri, 26 Oct 2012 05:14 AM PDT Aspirin helps fight some colorectal cancers: US study http://uk.news.yahoo.com/aspirin-helps-fight-colorectal-cancers-us-study-092930078.html Aspirin can help prolong the life of patients suffering from colorectal cancer tumours with a specific genetic mutation, according to a new study released Thursday. Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News, Fri, 26 Oct 2012 01:54 AM PDT Cancer fund raises $334 million in London float http://ca.news.yahoo.com/cancer-fund-raises-334-million-london-float-085432184--sector.html LONDON (Reuters) - Investment trust BACIT has raised 207 million pounds ($334 million) from an initial public share offer, seeing its shares trade higher in their London stock market debut on Friday. BACIT, which stands for Battle Against Cancer Investment Trust, intends to put its money into a range of investments, including mutual funds, hedge funds, real estate funds and private equity. The ... Reuters via Yahoo! Maktoob News, Fri, 26 Oct 2012 01:48 AM PDT Cancer fund raises 207 million pounds in London float http://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/cancer-fund-raises-207-million-pounds-london-float-084827093--sector.html LONDON (Reuters) - Investment trust BACIT has raised 207 million pounds from an initial public share offer, seeing its shares trade higher in their London stock market debut on Friday. BACIT, which stands for Battle Against Cancer Investment Trust, intends to put its money into a range of investments, including mutual funds, hedge funds, real estate funds and private equity. The fund, which will ... Reuters via Yahoo! Maktoob News, Fri, 26 Oct 2012 01:47 AM PDT Cancer fund raises 207 mln pounds in London float http://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/cancer-fund-raises-207-mln-pounds-london-float-084709213--sector.html LONDON, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Investment trust BACIT has raised 207 million pounds ($334 million) from an initialpublic share offer, seeing its shares trade higher in theirLondon stock market debut on Friday. BACIT, which stands for Battle Against Cancer InvestmentTrust, intends to put its money into a range of investments,including mutual funds, hedge funds, real estate funds andprivate equity ... U-T San Diego, Thu, 25 Oct 2012 19:00 PM PDT Local Komen leader featured in national breast cancer campaign http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2012/oct/25/local-komen-leader-featured-national-breast-cancer/ The breast cancer awareness organization conducts national “31 Days of Impact” campaign. 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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, October 25, 2012 10:57 AM PDT Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: ABC News via Yahoo! News, Thu, 25 Oct 2012 10:01 AM PDT Website Crowdsources Cure for Cancer http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/website-crowdsources-cure-cancer-170123719--abc-news-health.html  Acting on the idea that millions of heads are better than one, a British research firm is crowdsourcing cancer, and has just invited everyone on the Internet who has perhaps five extra minutes to spare to help it cure the potentially deadly disease. Cancer Research UK ... Reuters via Yahoo! News, Thu, 25 Oct 2012 09:14 AM PDT Biogen third-quarter profit rises, as does 2012 forecast http://news.yahoo.com/biogen-third-quarter-profit-rises-does-2012-forecast-123809895.html (Reuters) - Biogen Idec Inc reported much higher-than-expected third-quarter profit on Thursday on increased sales of its drugs for multiple sclerosis and cancer, and the U.S. biotechnology company raised its full-year earnings forecast. The results were also helped by lower-than-expected costs, analysts said. "They put up a nice solid quarter," said RBC Capital Markets analyst Michael Yee ... Associated Press via Yahoo! News, Thu, 25 Oct 2012 05:09 AM PDT Study: Aspirin may help treat some colon cancers http://news.yahoo.com/study-aspirin-may-help-treat-colon-cancers-211611023.html Aspirin, one of the world's oldest and cheapest drugs, has shown remarkable promise in treating colon cancer in people with mutations in a gene that's thought to play a role in the disease. AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News, Thu, 25 Oct 2012 02:29 AM PDT Aspirin helps fight some colorectal cancers: US study http://uk.news.yahoo.com/aspirin-helps-fight-colorectal-cancers-us-study-092930078.html Aspirin can help prolong the life of patients suffering from colorectal cancer tumours with a specific genetic mutation, according to a new study released Thursday. ANI via Yahoo! India News, Thu, 25 Oct 2012 01:35 AM PDT Chewing paan can cause oral cancer http://in.news.yahoo.com/chewing-paan-cause-oral-cancer-083517432.html Washington, October 25 (ANI): Chewing betel quid or paan exposes half a billion people to substances that act as direct carcinogens in the mouth, scientists have revealed. Reuters via Yahoo! News, Wed, 24 Oct 2012 19:21 PM PDT Study: are cancer patients' hopes for chemo too high? http://news.yahoo.com/study-cancer-patients-hopes-chemo-too-high-022102496.html (Reuters) - At least two thirds of people with advanced cancer believed the chemotherapy they were receiving might cure them, even though the treatment was only being given to buy some time or make them comfortable, according to a U.S. survey. Researchers reported in the New England Journal of Medicine that 69 percent of patients who were terminally ill with lung cancer, and 81 percent with ... Reuters via Yahoo! Maktoob News, Wed, 24 Oct 2012 17:48 PM PDT Oops: Harvard affiliate apologizes for promotion of "weak" study http://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/oops-harvard-affiliate-apologizes-promotion-weak-study-004856366--sector.html CHICAGO (Reuters) - A Harvard-affiliated hospital is backing away from its decision earlier this week to promote a paper linking the artificial sweetener aspartame and cancer, now saying the evidence was "weak." Brigham and Women's Hospital said in an e-mail to reporters that data in the paper, which was published Wednesday in the Journal of Clinical Nutrition, "is weak, and that Brigham and ... The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News, Wed, 24 Oct 2012 14:17 PM PDT Study: Aspirin may treat certain types of colon cancer; a gene-targeted drug for just pennies? http://ca.news.yahoo.com/study-aspirin-may-treat-certain-types-colon-cancer-211738150.html NEW YORK, N.Y. - Aspirin, one of the world's oldest and cheapest drugs, has shown remarkable promise in treating colon cancer in people with mutations in a gene that's thought to play a role in the disease. Associated Press via Yahoo! News, Wed, 24 Oct 2012 14:14 PM PDT Study: Cancer patients overestimate value of chemo http://news.yahoo.com/study-cancer-patients-overestimate-value-chemo-211451867.html Most patients getting chemotherapy for incurable lung or colon cancers mistakenly believe that the treatment can cure them rather than just buy them some more time or ease their symptoms, a major study suggests. Researchers say doctors either are not being honest enough with patients or people are in denial that they have a terminal disease. Reuters via Yahoo! 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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, October 24, 2012 10:57 AM PDT Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News, Wed, 24 Oct 2012 08:33 AM PDT Pfizer lung cancer drug gets conditional EU approval http://ca.news.yahoo.com/pfizer-lung-cancer-drug-gets-conditional-eu-approval-153313830--finance.html (Reuters) - European health regulators granted conditional approval to Pfizer Inc's Xalkori to treat advanced non-small cell lung cancer in patients with a specific genetic mutation, the company said on Wednesday. The approval had been expected after the European Medicines Agency in July recommended the drug for conditional authorization, which means Pfizer must still submit further data from a ... Associated Press via Yahoo! News, Wed, 24 Oct 2012 07:53 AM PDT Answers sought as $3B Texas cancer agency meets http://news.yahoo.com/answers-sought-3b-texas-cancer-agency-meets-071922070--finance.html Texas put $3 billion on the table to prove it was serious about fighting cancer, but it will take more than money to convince scientists that's still the case. Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News, Wed, 24 Oct 2012 05:39 AM PDT Acupuncture may ease dry mouth after cancer http://ca.news.yahoo.com/acupuncture-may-ease-dry-mouth-cancer-123903391.html NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with chronic dry mouth related to cancer treatment reported some improvement in symptoms like sticky saliva and dry lips after eight weeks of group acupuncture, in a new study from the UK. It's not clear how much of that benefit could have been a result of patients' expectations that acupuncture would help them or the effect of a therapeutic relationship with ... Reuters via Yahoo! Maktoob News, Wed, 24 Oct 2012 02:45 AM PDT Analysis: Creative drug pricing flourishes in hard-up Europe http://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/analysis-creative-drug-pricing-flourishes-hard-europe-094545608--finance.html LONDON (Reuters) - Fifty percent off the first three months of cancer medicine. Buy a course of eye treatment and get extra injections free. A money-back guarantee if your erectile dysfunction pills don't work. "Special offers" on prescription medicines are all the rage in state-backed healthcare systems across Europe as governments struggle to balance the books. ... ANI via Yahoo! India News, Wed, 24 Oct 2012 01:03 AM PDT Doubts cast over moderate alcohol consumption link to breast cancer risk http://in.news.yahoo.com/doubts-cast-over-moderate-alcohol-consumption-breast-cancer-080350033.html Washington, October 24 (ANI): A review paper by two scientists at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism in the USA has described the epidemiologic and basic scientific evidence linking alcohol consumption to the risk of breast cancer. Good Morning America via Yahoo! News, Tue, 23 Oct 2012 14:43 PM PDT Men Ignore Early Signs of Breast Cancer http://gma.yahoo.com/1-1-000-men-battles-breast-cancer-214324187--abc-news-health.html Disease Kills One American Man Daily, Researchers Say Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News, Tue, 23 Oct 2012 13:58 PM PDT Green tea drinkers show lower cancer risks http://ca.news.yahoo.com/green-tea-drinkers-show-lower-cancer-risks-205817303.html NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older women who regularly drink green tea may have slightly lower risks of colon, stomach and throat cancers than women who make no time for tea, a large study suggests. Researchers found that of more than 69,000 Chinese women followed for a decade, those who drank green tea at least three times a week were 14 percent less likely to develop a cancer of the digestive ... 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=gcftpjMuNLM2MQlLJn8QN1aVk1DPijaVAcL6xzxaNodMfn6mFcp6yrr3tp_Io47HHWCoetm3_rFGTXF5evO5HExOczb4r5lcI4aT to unsubscribe from this alert. To change your communications preferences for other Yahoo! business lines, please visit your Marketing Preferences: http://login.yahoo.com/config/login_verify2?.done=http://subscribe.yahoo.com/showaccount . To learn more about Yahoo!'s use of personal information, please read our privacy policy at http://privacy.yahoo.com/privacy/us/ . Yahoo! is located at 701 First Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94089.

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The findings were presented at the 11th Annual International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research, sponsored by the American Association ... Yahoo! Contributor Network via Yahoo! News, Fri, 19 Oct 2012 08:22 AM PDT Higher Breast Cancer Risk Attributed to Age of First Period and Menopause http://news.yahoo.com/higher-breast-cancer-risk-attributed-age-first-period-152200129.html FIRST PERSON | My breast cancer diagnosis floored me, as I did not think I had any risk factors other than my weight. This prompted me to look into why and how I got this disease. I know that I am not alone in this quest. Most women who are diagnosed with breast cancer are not at a higher risk for breast cancer than the general population. The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News, Fri, 19 Oct 2012 08:20 AM PDT Drugs for heartburn, cancer may interact to cause adverse effects: Health Canada http://ca.news.yahoo.com/drugs-heartburn-cancer-may-interact-cause-adverse-effects-152058709.html OTTAWA - Health Canada is updating safety warnings on labelling of a cancer drug and a class of heartburn medications because of a potential interaction between the products that could cause serious health problems. AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News, Fri, 19 Oct 2012 07:46 AM PDT French academies dismiss study linking GM corn to cancer http://uk.news.yahoo.com/french-academies-dismiss-study-linking-gm-corn-cancer-144621163.html A controversial study that linked genetically modified corn to cancer in lab rats is a "scientific non-event," six French scientific academies said on Friday. ABC News via Yahoo! News, Fri, 19 Oct 2012 04:01 AM PDT New Bra Claims to Detect Breast Cancer http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/heat-sensing-bra-breast-medicine-110153026--abc-news-health.html I’m usually satisfied when my bra gives me a little extra lift.  Now there’s one that not only lifts, it separates â€" the healthy breast tissue from the unhealthy breast tissue, that is. The makers of the First Warning Systems bra claim it can detect... ANI via Yahoo! India News, Thu, 18 Oct 2012 21:43 PM PDT Women who do not breastfeed likelier to have breast cancer http://in.news.yahoo.com/women-not-breastfeed-likelier-breast-cancer-044314308.html Washington, October 19 (ANI): Breast-feeding can reduce the risk for estrogen receptor-negative and progesterone receptor-negative breast cancer, according to a study. Scientific American via Yahoo! News, Thu, 18 Oct 2012 19:29 PM PDT #NIHMiM12 The Spreading Shadow of Cancer Angst: 3 Things You Need to Know to Meet It Rationally http://news.yahoo.com/nihmim12-spreading-shadow-cancer-angst-3-things-know-022900782.html #NIHMiM12 The Spreading Shadow of Cancer Angst: 3 Things You Need to Know to Meet It Rationally Yahoo! Contributor Network via Yahoo! News, Thu, 18 Oct 2012 16:38 PM PDT Multivitamin May Reduce Cancer Risk in Older Men http://news.yahoo.com/multivitamin-may-reduce-cancer-risk-older-men-233800934.html A new study published on Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association has found that taking a daily multivitamin appears to reduce a man's cancer risk. The research focused on the impact that taking a multivitamin had on men age 50 and older, and followed 14,641 men for a period of approximately 14 years. 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India News, Thu, 18 Oct 2012 05:51 AM PDT Southampton Varsity researcher aims to develop a way of predicting who is more at risk of getting cancer http://in.news.yahoo.com/southampton-varsity-researcher-aims-develop-way-predicting-more-125147363.html London, Oct. 18 (ANI): Led by Paul Little, Professor of Primary Care Research, the Cancer Diagnosis Decision rules (CANDID) study, funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) School for Primary Care Research (NIHR SPCR), will collect and analyse clinical information and blood samples from 20,000 patients who have had lung or colon cancer. The aim is to determine which signs and ... ANI via Yahoo! India News, Wed, 17 Oct 2012 23:59 PM PDT Statins can help cut cancer risk by 40pc http://in.news.yahoo.com/statins-help-cut-cancer-risk-40pc-065930054.html London, Oct 18 (ANI): Cholesterol-lowering statins, which are taken every day by millions of people to reduce risk of heart disease and stroke, has now been shown to dramatically cut the chance of developing deadly liver cancer, according to a new research. ANI via Yahoo! India News, Wed, 17 Oct 2012 21:51 PM PDT Multivitamin use may help prevent cancer in middle-aged and older men http://in.news.yahoo.com/multivitamin-may-help-prevent-cancer-middle-aged-older-045107446.html Washington, October 18 (ANI): Long-term daily multivitamin use resulted in a modest but statistically significant reduction in cancer after more than a decade of treatment and follow-up, according to a study. Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News, Wed, 17 Oct 2012 16:23 PM PDT Factbox: State of The Lance Armstrong Foundation's finances http://ca.news.yahoo.com/factbox-state-lance-armstrong-foundations-finances-232351673--finance.html (Reuters) - Lance Armstrong stepped down on Wednesday as chairman of the Austin, Texas-based Livestrong cancer charity he founded in 1997. The Lance Armstrong Foundation serves people and families affected by cancer. The cyclist established the foundation after he was diagnosed with testicular cancer and prior to winning seven Tour de France titles. He will serve as a member of the board ... Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport, Wed, 17 Oct 2012 15:53 PM PDT Lance Armstrong steps down from charity, Nike drops him http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/armstrong-steps-down-charity-nike-drops-sponsorship-123829278--spt.html AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Lance Armstrong stepped down as chairman of the Livestrong cancer support charity he founded, as Nike Inc dropped the disgraced cyclist over the doping scandal that will likely cost him his seven Tour de France titles. Armstrong's Livestrong foundation is best known for the more than 70 million iconic yellow rubbery wrist bands that have been distributed worldwide, but ... Reuters via Yahoo! Sports, Wed, 17 Oct 2012 15:52 PM PDT UPDATE 5-Lance Armstrong steps down from charity, Nike drops him http://sports.yahoo.com/news/1-armstrong-steps-down-charity-nike-drops-sponsorship-125540902--sector.html * Armstrong out as Livestrong chairman, still board member * Donations to foundation rise despite scandal * Nike cites "seemingly insurmountable evidence" * Anheuser-Busch to end sponsorship deal as well * ESPN reports two others end deals as well AUSTIN, Texas, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Lance Armstrong stepped down as chairman of the Livestrong cancer support charity he founded, as Nike Inc dropped ... Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News, Wed, 17 Oct 2012 13:25 PM PDT Some parents misunderstand kids' cancer studies http://ca.news.yahoo.com/parents-misunderstand-kids-cancer-studies-202555190.html NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children with incurable cancer can take part in early trials of a new drug's safety, but many parents may misunderstand the goals of those studies, new research finds. When researchers test new drugs on humans, they start with phase 1 clinical trials. Those studies aren't aimed at seeing whether a drug works; instead, researchers are looking at the drug's safety, and ... Associated Press via Yahoo! News, Wed, 17 Oct 2012 12:51 PM PDT Study: Multivitamins may lower cancer risk in men http://news.yahoo.com/study-multivitamins-may-lower-cancer-risk-men-143404710.html America's favorite dietary supplements, multivitamins, modestly lowered the risk for cancer in healthy male doctors who took them for more than a decade, the first large study to test these pills has found. Reuters via Yahoo! Canada Sports, Wed, 17 Oct 2012 11:57 AM PDT Anheuser-Busch follows Nike in dropping Armstrong sponsorship http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/anheuser-busch-follows-nike-dropping-armstrong-sponsorship-185706224--finance.html (Reuters) - Anheuser-Busch, the brewer of Budweiser, on Wednesday said it would not renew its relationship with Lance Armstrong at the end of 2012, but will continue to support the embattled former professional cycling racer's cancer charity. Anheuser-Busch, the U.S. unit of Belgian brewing conglomerate Anheuser-Busch Imbev, became the second major Armstrong sponsor to drop the cyclist on ... 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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News, Wed, 17 Oct 2012 07:50 AM PDT Multivitamins Cut Cancer Risk in Men http://news.yahoo.com/multivitamins-cut-cancer-risk-men-145014509--abc-news-health.html Supplement Fills Nutritional Gaps Reuters via Yahoo! News, Wed, 17 Oct 2012 07:44 AM PDT UPDATE 2-Armstrong steps down from charity; Nike drops sponsorship http://news.yahoo.com/1-armstrong-steps-down-charity-nike-drops-sponsorship-125540902--sector.html * Armstrong to remain on board of Livestrong * Foundation's finances not affected by doping scandal, documents show * Nike withdraws support, cites "seemingly insurmountable evidence" AUSTIN, Texas, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Lance Armstrong on Wednesday stepped down as chairman of the charity he founded to distance the cancer patient-support organization from the widening doping scandal that promises ... Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News, Wed, 17 Oct 2012 07:37 AM PDT Daily multivitamin shown to help ward off cancer in men http://sg.news.yahoo.com/daily-multivitamin-shown-help-ward-off-cancer-men-143756148.html LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Swallowing a daily multivitamin can reduce the risk of cancer by at least eight percent in middle-aged and older men and appears to have no dangerous side-effects, according to the first large-scale, randomized study on the subject. The protective effect of the daily pill was described as "modest" by the trial investigators who emphasized that the primary use of vitamins ... The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News, Wed, 17 Oct 2012 07:34 AM PDT Multivitamins modestly lowered the risk of cancer in middle-aged and older men, study finds http://ca.news.yahoo.com/multivitamins-modestly-lowered-risk-cancer-middle-aged-older-143400878.html America's favourite dietary supplements, multivitamins, modestly lowered the risk for cancer in healthy male doctors who took them for more than a decade, the first large study to test these pills has found. The Florida Times-Union, Wed, 17 Oct 2012 03:55 AM PDT The changing picture of breast cancer http://jacksonville.com/news/health-and-fitness/2012-10-17/story/changing-picture-breast-cancer Breast cancer remains a medical and social challenge, as well as a major public health problem. More than 1.1 million women are diagnosed with breast cancer each year worldwide and more than 410,000 of them die from this disease. Reuters via Yahoo! News, Wed, 17 Oct 2012 03:22 AM PDT Pfizer kidney cancer drug fails as initial treatment http://news.yahoo.com/pfizer-kidney-cancer-drug-fails-initial-treatment-102226813--finance.html (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc said its kidney cancer drug did not meet the main goal of showing a statistically significant improvement in survival in a late-stage trial without the cancer getting worse. The trial was testing the drug Inlyta in patients who have received no prior treatments and compared its effects with another kidney cancer drug, sorafenib. Inlyta is already approved to treat kidney ... Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News, Tue, 16 Oct 2012 11:53 AM PDT FDA reviewers spot safety concerns with Sanofi, Isis lipid drug http://ca.news.yahoo.com/fda-reviewers-spot-safety-concerns-sanofi-isis-lipid-185302130.html (Reuters) - U.S. drug reviewers flagged several safety concerns, including possible cancer risks, related to Sanofi SA and Isis Pharmaceuticals Inc's lipid disorder drug Kynamro, sending Isis's shares down as much as 21 percent. In briefing documents posted on the regulator's website on Tuesday, U.S. Food and Drug Administration reviewers said patients taking the drug had a high drop-out rate ... 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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News, Tue, 16 Oct 2012 05:41 AM PDT Ga. Man Shaves Head to Support Wife, Finds His Own Cancer http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/ga-man-shaves-head-support-wife-finds-own-124130509--abc-news-health.html When Dolly Stringer was diagnosed with breast cancer in April, she decided to take control and shave her head before she began chemotherapy. Now, the Moultrie, Ga., woman believes she got cancer for a reason: to save her husband’s life. To show solidarity with Stringer,... Reuters via Yahoo! India News, Tue, 16 Oct 2012 04:45 AM PDT African rhino poaching hits record on cancer claim http://in.news.yahoo.com/african-rhino-poaching-hits-record-cancer-claim-114551819.html JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A record number of African rhinos were illegally killed in South Africa this year, driven by the use of their horns in Chinese medicine and a spreading belief in Southeast Asia, unfounded in science, that they may cure cancer. The street value of rhinoceros horns has soared to about $65,000 a kilogramme, making it more expensive than gold. South Africa, home to more than ... ANI via Yahoo! India News, Tue, 16 Oct 2012 02:25 AM PDT Fruit and vegetable pulp may help prevent cancer http://in.news.yahoo.com/fruit-vegetable-pulp-may-help-prevent-cancer-092511927.html Melbourne, October 16 (ANI): A University of Queensland scientist has discovered that much of the antioxidant compounds in fruits and vegetables are actually attached to the fibre in the pulpy parts of these foods. Reuters via Yahoo! News, Tue, 16 Oct 2012 00:59 AM PDT Roche sees more cancer success as sales top forecast http://news.yahoo.com/roche-confirms-outlook-q3-tops-forecasts-051740221--finance.html ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG is banking on a new generation of breast cancer medicines to drive sales growth after strong demand for its established cancer treatments helped it to top forecasts in the third quarter. Most of Roche's best-selling cancer drugs do not face imminent generic competition, sparing it the pain from a wave of patent expiries currently sweeping the ... Reuters via Yahoo! News, Mon, 15 Oct 2012 17:40 PM PDT Girls may not have riskier sex after HPV vaccination: study http://news.yahoo.com/girls-may-not-riskier-sex-hpv-vaccination-study-004046062.html (Reuters) - Girls who had been vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV) weren't more likely to get other sexually transmitted infections or to become pregnant, according to a U.S. study. This goes against worries on the part of some that getting the vaccine, which is supposed to ultimately help prevent cervical cancer, would encourage girls to become sexually active or engage in riskier sex ... Athens Banner-Herald, Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:18 PM PDT Local woman stopped breast cancer before it started http://onlineathens.com/health/2012-10-15/local-woman-stopped-breast-cancer-it-started Julie Moon of Athens comes from a family familiar with breast cancer. After testing positive for a BRCA1 mutation in 2011, Moon found out she had an 80 percent risk of getting breast cancer in her lifetime. Takepart.com via Yahoo! News, Mon, 15 Oct 2012 14:23 PM PDT You Don't Have to Hide Your Daughters After the HPV Vaccine http://news.yahoo.com/dont-hide-daughters-hpv-vaccine-212335907.html The thorny question weighs heavily on some parents' minds: If their daughters get the human papilloma virus vaccine for protection against cervical cancer, will it cause them to be more sexually active? 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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, October 15, 2012 10:57 AM PDT Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: Associated Press via Yahoo! News, Mon, 15 Oct 2012 09:02 AM PDT HPV shots don't make girls promiscuous, study says http://news.yahoo.com/hpv-shots-dont-girls-promiscuous-study-says-043750006.html Shots that protect against cervical cancer do not make girls promiscuous, according to the first study to compare medical records for vaccinated and unvaccinated girls. Yahoo! Contributor Network via Yahoo! News, Mon, 15 Oct 2012 08:45 AM PDT HIV Drug Nelfinavir Shows Promise in Fighting HER-2 Positive Breast Cancer http://news.yahoo.com/hiv-drug-nelfinavir-shows-promise-fighting-her-2-154500194.html FIRST PERSON | A recent study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute shows that the HIV drug Nelfinavir exhibits promise in fighting HER-2 breast cancer. This is an important study as HER-2 breast cancer is extremely aggressive and difficult to control. HER-2 breast cancers have a higher rate of recurrence than other types of breast cancer. The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News, Mon, 15 Oct 2012 07:58 AM PDT Head of Canada's national lab opts for 'natural orifice' surgery for cancer http://ca.news.yahoo.com/head-canadas-national-lab-opts-natural-orifice-surgery-145815936.html TORONTO - Earlier this year, Dr. Frank Plummer found out he had cancer. The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News, Sun, 14 Oct 2012 21:37 PM PDT Vaccine for cancer-causing sexually transmitted disease doesn't make girls promiscuous: Study http://ca.news.yahoo.com/vaccine-cancer-causing-sexually-transmitted-disease-doesnt-girls-043756550.html CHICAGO - Shots that protect against cervical cancer do not make girls promiscuous, according to the first study to compare medical records for vaccinated and unvaccinated girls. The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News, Sun, 14 Oct 2012 21:17 PM PDT Study suggests HPV vaccine doesn't make girls promiscuous http://ca.news.yahoo.com/study-suggests-hpv-vaccine-doesnt-girls-promiscuous-041726114.html CHICAGO - Shots that protect against cervical cancer do not make girls promiscuous, according to the first study to compare medical records for vaccinated and unvaccinated girls. Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News, Sun, 14 Oct 2012 21:07 PM PDT Girls may not have riskier sex after HPV vaccination http://ca.news.yahoo.com/girls-may-not-riskier-sex-hpv-vaccination-040700266.html NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Girls who had been vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV) weren't more likely to get other sexually transmitted infections or to become pregnant, in a new study from Georgia. That goes against worries on the part of some that getting the vaccine - which is supposed to ultimately help prevent cervical cancer - would encourage girls to become sexually active or ... U-T San Diego, Sun, 14 Oct 2012 20:46 PM PDT Scandal hits agency that recruits top San Diego scientists http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2012/oct/14/scandal-hits-agency-recruits-top-scientists-san-di/ Eight reviewers at the Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas resigned due to concerns about scientific review at an agency that has helped recruit star faculty from San Diego and other research meccas. Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News, Sun, 14 Oct 2012 17:34 PM PDT Folic acid doesn't cut risk of colon polyps: study http://ca.news.yahoo.com/folic-acid-doesnt-cut-risk-colon-polyps-study-003432828.html (Reuters) - Taking extra folic acid and other B-vitamin supplements may not help protect against colon polyps, according to a U.S. study that contradicts observational studies suggesting people who get more of the vitamins are less likely to get colon cancer. The study, led by Yiqing Song from Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston and published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute ... 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=LXv.wQUuNLMSe0_gKxfDqHriTosIIzhjwPlRtm5te2aIdsvOWkSTZI8CJpM3gNF88567b64jOk9H1OVVCzuOewq66q7J1y41Wsvq to unsubscribe from this alert. To change your communications preferences for other Yahoo! business lines, please visit your Marketing Preferences: http://login.yahoo.com/config/login_verify2?.done=http://subscribe.yahoo.com/showaccount . To learn more about Yahoo!'s use of personal information, please read our privacy policy at http://privacy.yahoo.com/privacy/us/ . Yahoo! is located at 701 First Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94089.

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Sponsored Link Special Offer - Free Trial of Blockbuster.com Rent Movies from Blockbuster.com. Delivered Direct To Your Mailbox. Click here to start today. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday, October 13, 2012 10:57 AM PDT Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: The Florida Times-Union, Sat, 13 Oct 2012 08:34 AM PDT Breast Cancer events calendar http://jacksonville.com/news/health-and-fitness/2012-10-13/story/breast-cancer-events-calendar Events in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month for October. Associated Press via Yahoo! News, Fri, 12 Oct 2012 22:38 PM PDT 7 advisers resign at embattled Texas cancer agency http://news.yahoo.com/7-advisers-resign-embattled-texas-cancer-agency-012015029.html At least seven scientists resigned in protest this week from Texas' embattled $3 billion cancer-fighting program, claiming the agency created with the backing of the governor and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong is charting a new "politically-driven" path that puts commercial interests before science. Associated Press via Yahoo! News, Fri, 12 Oct 2012 17:26 PM PDT Mass resignations at embattled state cancer agency http://news.yahoo.com/mass-resignations-embattled-state-cancer-agency-002626746.html At least seven scientists resigned in protest this week from Texas' embattled $3 billion cancer-fighting program, claiming the agency created with the backing of the governor and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong is charting a new "politically driven" path that puts commercial interests before science. Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News, Fri, 12 Oct 2012 14:17 PM PDT VA cancer screening reminder falls short: study http://ca.news.yahoo.com/va-cancer-screening-reminder-falls-short-study-211759004.html NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An electronic reminder notifying doctors when patients need a colorectal cancer screening accomplished nothing to increase screening rates in a large new study. "It's a wash," said lead author John Bian, of his group's findings based on the Oncology Watch system that was implemented at eight U.S. Veteran Affairs (VA) hospitals in 2008. ... Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines OMG!, Fri, 12 Oct 2012 13:30 PM PDT Comic opens set for ages: 'Hello. I have cancer.' http://ph.omg.yahoo.com/news/comic-opens-set-ages-hello-cancer-165746116.html A frightfully nervous Tig Notaro stood just offstage at the Los Angeles club Largo while Ed Helms introduced her. Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News, Fri, 12 Oct 2012 13:03 PM PDT Folic acid doesn't cut risk of colon polyps http://ca.news.yahoo.com/folic-acid-doesnt-cut-risk-colon-polyps-200325245.html NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Taking extra folic acid and other B-vitamin supplements may not help protect against colon polyps, a new study has found. Some so-called observational studies have suggested people who get more of the vitamins in their diet, or have higher levels in their blood, are less likely to get colon cancer (see Reuters Health story of September 2, 2011). But that type of ... The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News, Fri, 12 Oct 2012 11:11 AM PDT Ontario family told to put disabled girl, 21, in nursing home or give up custody http://ca.news.yahoo.com/sarnia-family-told-put-disabled-girl-21-nursing-165059702.html TORONTO - An Ontario woman whose husband is dying from cancer choked back tears Friday as she said the family was told to put their disabled adult daughter into a nursing home or give up custody if they want her to remain in a group home. 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=CLmNNB8uNLNbnSEzxorRShvr3pZR7iDLrMg8rUVXziNN29kh.xC2cQw3aMMqFouq9DDhKJfNTKVriZzdgf1nhsQXi9zGvtXHqLQv to unsubscribe from this alert. To change your communications preferences for other Yahoo! business lines, please visit your Marketing Preferences: http://login.yahoo.com/config/login_verify2?.done=http://subscribe.yahoo.com/showaccount . To learn more about Yahoo!'s use of personal information, please read our privacy policy at http://privacy.yahoo.com/privacy/us/ . Yahoo! is located at 701 First Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94089.

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Canada News, Fri, 12 Oct 2012 08:59 AM PDT Cancer patients may misunderstand goal of chemo http://ca.news.yahoo.com/cancer-patients-may-misunderstand-goal-chemo-155958970.html NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When doctors recommend chemotherapy to people with incurable cancer, many of those patients may not understand that the treatment won't save their lives, a small study finds. Cancer chemotherapy can have different goals. Often, the aim is a cure. But chemo can also be "non-curative." For some patients, chemotherapy can control the growth of the cancer for a while and ... Reuters via Yahoo! News, Fri, 12 Oct 2012 08:47 AM PDT Lexicon bowel drug meets main goal of mid-stage trial, shares rise http://news.yahoo.com/lexicon-bowel-drug-meets-main-goal-mid-stage-135848050--finance.html (Reuters) - Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc said its experimental bowel disorder drug met the main goal of reducing bowel movements in patients with gastrointestinal cancer in a mid-stage study, sending its shares up as much as 13 percent on Friday. The drug telotristat etiprate is being studied to treat carcinoid syndrome, a secondary condition that develops in patients with tumors in the ... Reuters via Yahoo! News, Fri, 12 Oct 2012 07:16 AM PDT FDA approves Celgene's Abraxane for lung cancer http://news.yahoo.com/fda-approves-celgenes-abraxane-lung-cancer-134043695--finance.html (Reuters) - U.S. health regulators on Friday widened the approved use of Celgene Corp's breast cancer drug Abraxane to include treatment for non-small cell lung cancer, the most common form of lung cancer. Abraxane is currently approved to treat patients with metastatic breast cancer who have failed to respond to other treatments. Celgene hopes to win approval to market it for several other ... Reuters via Yahoo! India News, Thu, 11 Oct 2012 18:51 PM PDT With lung cancer, quitters do better than smokers http://in.news.yahoo.com/lung-cancer-quitters-better-smokers-015104056.html REUTERS - Younger people with advanced lung cancer who quit smoking more than a year before their diagnosis survive longer than those who continued smoking, according to a U.S. study. However, quitters who were older or who had earlier stages of lung cancer did not have an advantage, said the researchers, whose findings appeared in the journal Cancer. It's known that people who never smoked are ... The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News, Thu, 11 Oct 2012 12:36 PM PDT Mastectomy or lumpectomy? Choice for breast cancer varies across country: report http://ca.news.yahoo.com/mastectomy-lumpectomy-choice-breast-cancer-varies-across-country-193618396.html TORONTO - A new report shows there are substantial variations across the country in mastectomy and lumpectomy rates to treat breast cancer. Reuters via Yahoo! News, Thu, 11 Oct 2012 12:30 PM PDT Therapy, exercise aid in chemo-related menopause http://news.yahoo.com/therapy-exercise-aid-chemo-related-menopause-193012430.html NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Younger women who are thrust into menopause because of breast cancer treatment may get some relief from talk therapy and regular exercise, a new study from the Netherlands suggests. Symptoms including hot flashes and vaginal dryness often come on gradually for women who go through natural menopause, as the body's production of hormones slowly dwindles. But that's not ... 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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, October 10, 2012 10:57 AM PDT Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News, Wed, 10 Oct 2012 06:30 AM PDT Cell receptor research wins Americans chemistry Nobel http://ca.news.yahoo.com/cell-receptor-wins-nobel-prize-chemistry-095649389.html STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Two American scientists won the 2012 Nobel Prize for chemistry on Wednesday for research into how cells respond to external stimuli that is helping to develop better drugs to fight diseases such as diabetes, cancer and depression. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said the 8 million crown ($1.2 million) prize went to Robert Lefkowitz, 69, and Brian Kobilka, 57, for ... The Florida Times-Union, Wed, 10 Oct 2012 04:06 AM PDT African-American men report chronic problems in Shands Jacksonville health study http://jacksonville.com/news/health-and-fitness/2012-10-10/story/african-american-men-report-chronic-problems-shands About 27 percent of the African-American men surveyed for the University of Florida Shands Cancer Center's Black Men's Health Community Report reported high blood pressure, while almost 11 percent said they had diabetes and 11 percent said they had arthritis. Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News, Wed, 10 Oct 2012 00:38 AM PDT Oxford Bio abandons prostate cancer vaccine study http://ca.news.yahoo.com/oxford-bio-abandons-prostate-cancer-vaccine-study-073857356--finance.html LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Oxford BioMedica said on Wednesday it was closing a mid-stage clinical trial of its cancer vaccine TroVax in U.S. patients with prostate cancer, dealing a further blow to the troubled product. Shares in the company fell more than 9 percent on the news. The group had been testing TroVax in men with progressive hormone refractory prostate cancer but it faced an uphill ... ANI via Yahoo! India News, Tue, 09 Oct 2012 21:58 PM PDT Regular aspirin use can slash risk of serious ovarian cancer http://in.news.yahoo.com/regular-aspirin-slash-risk-serious-ovarian-cancer-045807825.html Washington, October 10 (ANI): Women who regularly use pain relief medications, particularly aspirin, have a decreased risk of serious ovarian cancer-an aggressive carcinoma affecting the surface of the ovary, a study has found. AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News, Tue, 09 Oct 2012 17:22 PM PDT Menopause drugs: Study stokes new debate over cancer risk http://uk.news.yahoo.com/menopause-drugs-study-stokes-debate-over-cancer-risk-215910408.html Women who start hormone replacement therapy (HRT) soon after menopause do not show higher cancer incidence within 16 years, according to a Danish study published that fuels scientific discord over the treatment's safety. The Florida Times-Union, Tue, 09 Oct 2012 13:01 PM PDT Breast Cancer calendar http://jacksonville.com/news/health-and-fitness/2012-10-09/story/breast-cancer-calendar Events in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month for October. 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=8KnvIEkuNLOQsNjZKOdTAKC7sHaMGrYP6676rLS1KZTPXbmyxEZEHlt6jwW9nq8A1huLSR1OBnIKmd2rRBVtuoDpBS3ZAoz0m97I to unsubscribe from this alert. To change your communications preferences for other Yahoo! business lines, please visit your Marketing Preferences: http://login.yahoo.com/config/login_verify2?.done=http://subscribe.yahoo.com/showaccount . To learn more about Yahoo!'s use of personal information, please read our privacy policy at http://privacy.yahoo.com/privacy/us/ . Yahoo! is located at 701 First Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94089.

Health News: [cancer]

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