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Health News : cancer - News from other sources. | | | | | | | Sale to help people struggling with cancer Tue, 06 Aug, 2013 10:56 AM PDT Dr. Oliver Batson, an Everett oncologist, and his wife, Julie Batson, pick up a chair that will be on sale at Saturday's Rummage for Relief. The event will raise money for the Providence Cancer Patient Assistance Fund. Continue reading | | Doctors make last-ditch warning over NHS shake-up Tue, 06 Aug, 2013 10:56 AM PDT Bill poses 'significant risk to patients and public' says study by public health specialists The NHS could stop providing key services, meaning tragedies such as the death of Baby P become harder to prevent and millions of patients with serious conditions including cancer receive worse care, according ... Continue reading | | Dale Hawkins obituary Tue, 06 Aug, 2013 10:47 AM PDT US singer and record producer whose hit Susie Q embodied the rockabilly spirit With its infectious, repetitive guitar figure, Susie Q, like Carl Perkins's Blue Suede Shoes, was the epitome of rockabilly, the 1950s music of white teenagers in the Southern states of America. Susie Q was sung and part-written by... Continue reading | | Public Health creating healthy environment Tue, 06 Aug, 2013 10:45 AM PDT By J.O. PARKER joparker@dmreg.com According to the Grinnell Regional Public Health Department, the only way to ensure the health of our nation, state and county is by investing in disease prevention. "Millions of Americans suffer and die from preventable diseases," said Patty Hinrichs, coordinator of public h... Continue reading | | | | | Tickled pink at Brigadoon Tue, 06 Aug, 2013 10:41 AM PDT The owners of Brigadoon Golf Course in Parksville are tickled pink after a breast cancer fundraising event last week raised $503. Chris and Ross Rivers who operate the nine hole golf course on Martindale Road have always been contributing to various charities. Continue reading | | LA Tumor Registry at LSUHSC receives $1.3 million from NCI Tue, 06 Aug, 2013 10:39 AM PDT ( Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center ) The Louisiana Tumor Registry at the LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans School of Public Health has been awarded a $1.3 million contract by the National Cancer Institute to continue its work as a SEER Program-designated cancer registry. Th... Continue reading | | |