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 29, 2012 10:57 AM PDT Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: Reuters via Yahoo! News, Mon, 29 Oct 2012 09:25 AM PDT Bayer's regorafenib gets priority review by FDA http://news.yahoo.com/bayers-regorafenib-gets-priority-review-fda-162551246--finance.html FRANKFURT (Reuters) - U.S. health regulators granted a priority review for Bayer's cancer drug regorafenib for the treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumors, potentially speeding up the treatment's route to market. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration grants priority reviews to medicines that are considered potentially significant therapeutic advancements over existing therapies. A priority ... ANI via Yahoo! India News, Mon, 29 Oct 2012 02:34 AM PDT Cannabis spray 'may help cancer patients cope with pain' http://in.news.yahoo.com/cannabis-spray-may-help-cancer-patients-cope-pain-093410251.html Melbourne, October 29 (ANI): Researchers have found evidence for the medicinal use of cannabis in people with cancer and multiple sclerosis. Manila Bulletin via Yahoo! Philippines News, Sun, 28 Oct 2012 23:45 PM PDT What's in a Z Package? http://ph.news.yahoo.com/whats-z-package-064535185.html Today, breast cancer is still the leading type of cancer in the country in terms of mortality rate, the way lung cancer topped the list in 2005. Alarmingly, the Philippines has the most number of breast cancer cases among Southeast Asian countries. Manila Bulletin via Yahoo! Philippines News, Sun, 28 Oct 2012 23:40 PM PDT Unhooked, Unsnapped http://ph.news.yahoo.com/unhooked-unsnapped-064041192.html It started with a catchy Facebook meme on how to unsnap a bra with one hand. While this does prove useful for the boys, the main target is really for ladies who have support to spare. You see, the campaign called Bra Snap for Support pushes towards awareness of Breast Cancer and is actually a plea to share used (but serviceable) bras as donations for breast cancer survivors who cannot afford to ... ANI via Yahoo! India News, Sun, 28 Oct 2012 22:42 PM PDT Smoking will kill up to a billion people globally this century, warn experts http://in.news.yahoo.com/smoking-kill-billion-people-globally-century-warn-experts-054211290.html London, October 29 (ANI): Smoking, which is described as the biggest public health disaster in the history of the world with its perpetrators likened to terrorists, will kill up to a billion people worldwide this century unless governments across the world stamp down on the half-trillion-dollar tobacco industry, cancer experts have warned. Reuters via Yahoo! Maktoob News, Sun, 28 Oct 2012 17:20 PM PDT Plant compounds tied to less stomach cancer in women: study http://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/plant-compounds-tied-less-stomach-cancer-women-study-002003406.html (Reuters) - Getting a moderate amount of plant substances called flavonoids through food may be linked to a lower stomach cancer risk in women - but not in men, according to a European study. The researchers, writing in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, found that women with the highest intake of flavonoids were half as likely to develop the disease as women who had the smallest intake ... The Florida Times-Union, Sun, 28 Oct 2012 16:58 PM PDT Neptune Beach breast cancer survivor embraces journey http://jacksonville.com/news/health-and-fitness/2012-10-28/story/neptune-beach-breast-cancer-survivor-embraces-journey Debbie Cooper of Neptune Beach shares the lesson she learned from a diving experience and its impact on her breast cancer experience. The Florida Times-Union, Sun, 28 Oct 2012 14:41 PM PDT Project Pink: Emma Linder http://jacksonville.com/news/health-and-fitness/2012-10-28/story/project-pink-emma-linder October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. We asked readers to recount how breast cancer has touched their lives. Here is one of those stories . A year and a half ago, breast cancer touched my life. AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News, Sun, 28 Oct 2012 11:15 AM PDT Test allows doctors to see disease without microscope http://uk.news.yahoo.com/test-allows-doctors-see-disease-without-microscope-181539111.html Scientists in Britain say they have developed a super-sensitive test using nano-particles to spot markers for cancer or the AIDS virus in human blood serum using the naked eye. 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! 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