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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, October 18, 2012 10:57 AM PDT Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: Reuters via Yahoo! News, Thu, 18 Oct 2012 09:00 AM PDT Venezuela's Chavez should prepare for succession: Lula http://news.yahoo.com/venezuelas-chavez-prepare-succession-lula-160024625.html BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Venezuela's newly re-elected president, Hugo Chavez, should start preparing to hand over power, former two-time Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said in a newspaper interview published on Thursday. Chavez, who says he has fully recovered from cancer, beat opposition challenger Henrique Capriles by a resounding 11 percentage points on October 7, giving him a ... ANI via Yahoo! 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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