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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Friday, October 19, 2012 10:57 AM PDT Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: Yahoo! Contributor Network via Yahoo! News, Fri, 19 Oct 2012 08:40 AM PDT Breast Cancer Risk in Postmenopausal Women Related to Blood Hormone Levels http://news.yahoo.com/breast-cancer-risk-postmenopausal-women-related-blood-hormone-154000277.html A study led by Xuehong Zhang, M.D., of the Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital Department of Medicine, reveals that blood hormone levels can predict breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women for up to 20 years. 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. U-T San Diego, Thu, 18 Oct 2012 14:54 PM PDT Kaiser, medical society set for 10th free surgery day Saturday http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2012/oct/18/kaiser-medical-society-set-10th-free-surgery-day-s/ About 120 Kaiser staff and physicians will donate their time to perform a range of surgeries, ranging from hernia repairs to skin cancer removal. 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=Lt_Xt3ouNLNlC9zBM_TYnbKN.mJRisQ4h_BywqKR3fGIL5JlVe7iGfekug6DTvKI79JUGsSoqVK3fhsInFIZeX2XwXJB3kuDV0kb to unsubscribe from this alert. 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