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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.