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