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 02, 2012 1:18 PM PDT Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: Reuters via Yahoo! News, Tue, 02 Oct 2012 10:54 AM PDT ArQule, Daiichi stop lung cancer trial, shares tank http://news.yahoo.com/arqule-daiichi-sankyo-stop-development-lung-cancer-drug-121736865--finance.html (Reuters) - Biotechnology company ArQule Inc said it will discontinue a late-stage trial of the lung cancer drug it is co-developing with Japan's Daiichi Sankyo Co Ltd after an interim analysis showed the drug would not improve overall survival, sending ArQule's shares down as much as 60 percent. ArQule's shares plunged to $1.98, a four-year low, on Tuesday morning. The stock was the top ... Reuters via Yahoo! Maktoob News, Tue, 02 Oct 2012 06:29 AM PDT Celgene's Abraxane meets main goal in melanoma trial http://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/celgenes-abraxane-meets-main-goal-melanoma-trial-120447450--finance.html (Reuters) - Celgene Corp said on Tuesday that in a late-stage clinical trial, patients with metastatic melanoma who took its drug Abraxane lived for a longer period without getting worse than those who received the chemotherapy dacarbazine. Abraxane is currently approved to treat patients with breast cancer who have failed to respond to other treatments. Celgene is hoping to win approval to ... Reuters via Yahoo! Maktoob News, Tue, 02 Oct 2012 05:52 AM PDT Cell Therapeutics' brain cancer drug gets orphan status http://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/cell-therapeutics-brain-cancer-drug-gets-orphan-status-125246219--sector.html (Reuters) - Cell Therapeutics Inc said U.S. health regulators granted orphan drug status to its brain cancer drug, sending the company's shares up 26 percent in premarket trading. Orphan status, which is granted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to drugs that treat diseases affecting fewer than 200,000 people, provides seven years' marketing exclusivity from the date of approval. The ... Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News, Mon, 01 Oct 2012 22:24 PM PDT American Alan Gross, jailed in Cuba, may have cancer - lawyer http://uk.news.yahoo.com/american-alan-gross-jailed-cuba-may-cancer-lawyer-052430649.html HAVANA (Reuters) - Alan Gross, the American government contractor jailed in Cuba for crimes against the state, could be suffering from an untreated cancer, according to an independent review of his medical records, his U.S. lawyer said on Tuesday. "Gross has a potentially life-threatening medical problem that has not been adequately evaluated to modern medical standards," U.S.-based radiologist ... ANI via Yahoo! India News, Mon, 01 Oct 2012 21:36 PM PDT Simple blood test may help detect very early signs of breast cancer http://in.news.yahoo.com/simple-blood-test-may-help-detect-very-early-043613568.html Washington, October 2 (ANI): Researchers believe a simple blood test could one day be a more accurate way to test for the early signs of breast cancer than using mammograms to spot a lump. Reuters via Yahoo! Maktoob News, Mon, 01 Oct 2012 20:47 PM PDT Colombian president to have surgery for prostate cancer http://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/colombian-president-surgery-prostate-cancer-034753307.html BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said on Monday he would undergo surgery for a non-aggressive prostate cancer in a health scare that seemed unlikely to derail his government's imminent talks with Marxist rebels to end decades of war. Santos, 61, said the tumor was discovered as part of a routine checkup and will be removed on Wednesday. "It's a small tumor located on the ... Reuters via Yahoo! Maktoob News, Mon, 01 Oct 2012 19:57 PM PDT UPDATE 4-Colombian president to have surgery for prostate cancer http://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/1-colombian-president-prostate-cancer-surgery-000615599.html * Santos say 97 pct chance he will be totally cured * Peace talks with rebels set to start in mid-October BOGOTA, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Colombian President Juan ManuelSantos said on Monday he would undergo surgery for anon-aggressive prostate cancer in a health scare that seemedunlikely to derail his government's imminent talks with Marxistrebels to end decades of war. Santos, 61, said the tumor was ... Reuters via Yahoo! Maktoob News, Mon, 01 Oct 2012 16:57 PM PDT Colombian president says to have prostate cancer surgery http://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/colombian-president-says-prostate-cancer-surgery-235728583.html BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said on Monday that he would undergo surgery for non-aggressive prostate cancer and that the tumor was caught "in time". "It's a small tumor located on the prostate gland and it's a good prognosis, it's not aggressive," he said in an address to the nation. (Reporting by Eduardo Garcia and Jack Kimball) U-T San Diego, Mon, 01 Oct 2012 15:00 PM PDT Surviving breast cancer is first step on road to recovery http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2012/oct/01/surviving-breast-cancer-first-step-road-recovery/ Many women who have been through breast cancer likely know more than they ever thought they would know about the disease, and think that once treatment is complete, normal life begins anew. For many, it does. But, for others, life after breast cancer can bring as many new challenges as it does reasons to be thankful. After treatment, the cancer journey isn’t over; instead, many women embark 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. Use http://us.rd.yahoo.com/alerts/b/email/unsubscribe/*http://alerts.yahoo.com/unsubscribe.php?id=YMBXsBouNLNsITUodlhosoTUFuMHBY9IN6FusF162m0rI1JPcwAS0DQAzo6VrPVhNQMDPpQ5q6MMJP1r99bK_kmx3YMUZV_RMZvn 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 . 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