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Health News : cancer - News from Yahoo !   Neil Stuke wants to make more men aware ... Mon, 17 Jun, 2013 03:09 AM PDT Neil Stuke wants to make more men aware of prostate cancer Continue reading New drug proving effective in attacking advanced prostate cancer Mon, 17 Jun, 2013 10:51 AM PDT INDIANAPOLIS, June 17, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Franciscan St. Francis Health Cancer Center today (June 17) is the first medical facility in Indiana to use a new drug to treat men with advanced prostate cancer.It's called Xofigo®, a radiopharmaceutical used in patients with late-stage, me... Continue reading Oral Anti-Cancer Therapy REVLIMID... Sun, 16 Jun, 2013 10:30 PM PDT   Continue reading Man Up Run Raises Prostate Cancer... Sun, 16 Jun, 2013 08:31 PM PDT It's an effort to get guys to try and prevent a disease that kills about 30,000 men a year. Continue reading Breast cancer study Sun, 16 Jun, 2013 07:25 PM PDT File photo dated 15/06/06 of a consultant analyzing a mammogram as women with a heightened risk of b... Continue reading FILE - This Aug. 9, 1999 file photo show... Sun, 16 Jun, 2013 07:17 PM PDT FILE - This Aug. 9, 1999 file photo shows U.S. District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson is shown durin... Continue reading

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Health News : cancer - News from other sources.   Brittle bone drug can fight off breast cancer Mon, 17 Jun, 2013 10:56 AM PDT Researchers have found a pill normally used for osteoporosis can stall the killer disease. Bazedoxifene works by stopping cancer cells from responding to oestrogen, a hormone that causes some cancers to grow. Continue reading Exposure to low doses of BPA linked to increased risk of prostate cancer in human stem cells Mon, 17 Jun, 2013 10:52 AM PDT Exposing developing tissue to low levels of the plastic bisphenol A, commonly known as BPA, is linked to a greater incidence of prostate cancer in tissue grown from human prostate stem cells, a new study finds. Continue reading Exposure to BPA in developing prostate increases risk of later cancer: Ubiquitous plasticizers may have long-term ... Mon, 17 Jun, 2013 10:51 AM PDT Early exposure to BPA (bisphenol A) -- an additive commonly found in plastic water bottles and soup can liners -- causes an increased cancer risk in an animal model of human prostate cancer. Continue reading J&J, in new $1 billion deal, bolsters prostate-cancer role Mon, 17 Jun, 2013 10:49 AM PDT (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson said it would pay up to $1 billion for Aragon Pharmaceuticals and its experimental drugs for prostate cancer, bolstering J&J's role in the field after it acquired another experimental prostate-cancer treatment four years ago that has become a leading brand.         Continue reading Benefit softball tourney helps cancer victim Mon, 17 Jun, 2013 10:45 AM PDT Twelve teams were in Douglas this past weekend taking part in the DASA Austin Grijalva Benefit Softball Tournament. Continue reading Miss Connecticut wins Miss USA contest Mon, 17 Jun, 2013 10:44 AM PDT LAS VEGAS (AP) — Erin Brady of Connecticut won the title of Miss USA in Las Vegas on Sunday night. She is expected to spend her title reign raising breast and ovarian cancer awareness, the organization's official cause. Continue reading Former Douglas resident embarks on life changing journey in fight to end breast cancer Mon, 17 Jun, 2013 10:40 AM PDT Bruce WhettenDouglas Dispatch Former Douglas resident Maricruz Zepeda-Wilson will be taking part in the Susan G. Komen Phoenix 3-Day walk later this year. Continue reading Spokane hair stylist resigns after being asked to wear wig Mon, 17 Jun, 2013 10:37 AM PDT When a Spokane hair stylist shaved her head to show support for her sister, who has stage III ovarian cancer, her employer asked her to wear a wig. The stylist, Melanie Strandberg, instead decided to quit her job, Patrick Erickson reports for KHQ . "I did it to support her and anyone going through c... Continue reading Swim coach brings Olympic cancer fundraiser, Swim Across America, to Willoughby npc-news.news-herald.com Mon, 17 Jun, 2013 10:37 AM PDT A year ago Katie Blazetic was just forming the idea of hosting a swimming cancer research fundraiser after a chance conversation with a former Olympian. Continue reading

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