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 08, 2012 11:03 AM PDT Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: IANS via Yahoo! Maktoob News, Mon, 08 Oct 2012 07:22 AM PDT Roche challenges relief granted to Cipla in high court http://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/roche-challenges-relief-granted-cipla-high-court-142212195.html New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) Swiss drug company Hoffmann-La Roche Monday challenged the relief awarded by a single judge of the Delhi High Court to Indian pharmaceutical major Cipla which held that it (Cipla) has not infringed upon the patent right of Roche on a cancer drug. Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News, Sun, 07 Oct 2012 22:11 PM PDT Sanofi says Zaltrap cancer drug study positive http://ca.news.yahoo.com/sanofi-says-zaltrap-cancer-drug-study-positive-051146662--finance.html PARIS (Reuters) - French drugmaker Sanofi said on Monday that the results of a late-stage study of its Zaltrap drug showed a "statistically significant improvement in overall survival" in patients with colon cancer. The detailed results of the Phase III study of the drug used in conjunction with chemotherapy were published in the October edition of the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Sanofi said ... Reuters via Yahoo! Maktoob News, Sun, 07 Oct 2012 21:19 PM PDT Study finds "dramatic" rise in kids' CT scans http://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/study-finds-dramatic-rise-kids-ct-scans-041950735.html NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Emergency rooms across the U.S. have seen a steep increase in CT scans of kids presenting with belly ache, while the appendicitis rate hasn't budged, new research shows. The x-ray-based scans offer doctors a high-resolution peek into the body, but their growing popularity has been trailed by concerns over cancer risks down the road. The new findings, out Monday in the ... Takepart.com via Yahoo! News, Sun, 07 Oct 2012 12:53 PM PDT Comedienne Tig Notaro’s Now Legendary “Cancer Standup” Funds Her Medical Care http://news.yahoo.com/comedienne-tig-notaro-now-legendary-cancer-standup-funds-195314679.html "Hi. I have cancer. Just found out today. I'm going to die soon.” So began the opening line of comedienne Tig Notaro’s now legendary stand-up set last month. Except she wasn’t kidding. 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=OouYY8AuNLOiYz3O5kHcncE.87b4KdepWBpTwkD.7y0QqMJ0L5B_Kpegyrfas_dkNlQutXDsA4zDJ7UZ48BCqNTmBtnraabRxISE 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.