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, November 02, 2012 10:57 AM PDT Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News, Fri, 02 Nov 2012 09:56 AM PDT Monitoring can prevent unnecessary prostate ops: study http://uk.news.yahoo.com/monitoring-prevent-unnecessary-prostate-ops-study-165617735.html Close monitoring of prostate cancer tumours may make radiation and surgery -- which can cause incontinence and impotence -- unnecessary, a new study has shown. AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News, Thu, 01 Nov 2012 23:36 PM PDT Philippines recalls S. Korean noodles http://uk.news.yahoo.com/philippines-recalls-korean-noodles-063647668.html Philippine authorities have ordered the recall of six brands of South Korean noodles from local shops after they were reported to contain a cancer-causing chemical. The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News, Thu, 01 Nov 2012 18:43 PM PDT Manitoba study finds cancer creates financial hardship for patients and families http://ca.news.yahoo.com/manitoba-study-finds-cancer-creates-financial-hardship-patients-014347248.html WINNIPEG - A study released in Winnipeg says the financial cost of cancer can be devastating on patients and their families. Reuters via Yahoo! Maktoob News, Thu, 01 Nov 2012 17:06 PM PDT NICE backs melanoma drugs after price cuts http://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/nice-backs-melanoma-drugs-price-cuts-000607155--finance.html LONDON (Reuters) - Two new drugs for skin cancer have been recommended for use on Britain's state-run health service after the rival manufacturers - Roche and Bristol-Myers Squibb - agreed to cut their prices. The move underscores the growing pressure on drug companies to cut deals with austerity-hit European governments in order to prove their expensive new medicines offer value for money. ... Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News, Thu, 01 Nov 2012 17:01 PM PDT UK cost agency backs melanoma drugs after price cuts http://ca.news.yahoo.com/uk-cost-agency-backs-melanoma-drugs-price-cuts-000139800--finance.html LONDON (Reuters) - Two new drugs for skin cancer have been recommended for use on Britain's state-run health service after the rival manufacturers - Roche and Bristol-Myers Squibb - agreed to cut their prices. The move underscores the growing pressure on drug companies to cut deals with austerity-hit European governments in order to prove their expensive new medicines offer value for money. ... The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News, Thu, 01 Nov 2012 12:00 PM PDT NDP, dying man want asbestos registry for public buildings in Saskatchewan http://ca.news.yahoo.com/ndp-dying-man-want-asbestos-registry-public-buildings-190030932.html REGINA - A Saskatoon man who is dying from an asbestos-related cancer is urging the province to make lists of public buildings that contain asbestos available to everyone. The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News, Thu, 01 Nov 2012 11:47 AM PDT Stem cells reverse chemo-induced infertility in monkeys: Next step humans? http://ca.news.yahoo.com/stem-cells-reverse-chemo-induced-infertility-monkeys-next-184735691.html TORONTO - Scientists have long been searching for a way to preserve fertility in young boys left unable to father a child later in life after being treated for childhood cancer. That's because chemotherapy and radiation can destroy the stem cells in the testes that give rise to sperm with the onset of puberty. 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=pspyxJ8uNLNRj1sfoSvDe9JkjsZXOaNTETEL4xL.ZOExYGNg7FEeD42FgCBGM.UQHfM.wgR2VTIvDve3mMwJO7JX3dlSPOZOjHQh 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.