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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunday, October 30, 2011 10:59 AM PDT Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: San Jose Mercury News, Sun, 30 Oct 2011 10:41 AM PDT Mercury News interview: Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_19217240?source=rss Giving away large amounts of money effectively isn't that easy, and 15 years ago in Silicon Valley, beginners had few resources on how to go about it. That was the state of affairs when Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen assumed the philanthropic mantle left by her mother Frances, who died of cancer in 1995. Greeley Tribune, Sun, 30 Oct 2011 10:38 AM PDT Generous cowboy grants Greeley man his dying wish http://www.greeleytribune.com/article/20111029/NEWS/710299920/1002&parentprofile=1001866 Ray Christensen poses in his work shop at his home in Greeley on Saturday. Despite enduring an ongoing battle with cancer, he smiles and says, “I’m not going to turn up my toes and wait to die. I’m going to keep going for as long as I’m going. ... Greeley Tribune, Sun, 30 Oct 2011 10:38 AM PDT Community gathers to help 8-year-old in fight with cancer http://www.greeleytribune.com/article/20111029/NEWS/710299912/1002&parentprofile=1001866 Volunteer dance instructor Alicia Viezcas shows 8-year-old Cesar Madera some fancy dance moves at the Aims Event Center in Greeley. The Madera family hosted a Halloween-themed benefit for their oldest, who is recovering from surgery for his thyroid cancer. North Shore News, Sun, 30 Oct 2011 10:30 AM PDT The cancer germ http://www.nsnews.com/cancer+germ/5629473/story.html North Vancouver researcher Robert Holt, at work in his lab at the B.C. Cancer Agency, has received international attention for his recent discovery of an apparent link between a well-known bacterium and one of the world’s most deadly carcinomas. OurSports Central, Sun, 30 Oct 2011 10:29 AM PDT Janesville Jets and Fans Raise $2,500 for the Mercy Foundation http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4313221 This past weekend, the Janesville Jets teamed up with Mercy Health System and local media sponsors Bliss Communications, the Janesville Gazette, and WCLO to fight cancer. The New Zealand Herald, Sun, 30 Oct 2011 10:26 AM PDT Give girls' cancer drug to boys too, experts urge http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10762769&ref=rss Sexual health experts are calling for what has until now been known as a cervical cancer vaccine to be state-funded for boys as well as girls.The Government pays for girls to be given Gardasil because it protects against the types... Lexington Clipper-Herald, Sun, 30 Oct 2011 10:19 AM PDT Alive & well http://www.lexch.com/articles/2011/10/30/news/regional/doc4ea98a7e18614445335107.txt NORTH PLATTE - It is estimated that about 4,290 women will die of cervical cancer this year. Michelle Bucholz is not one of them. Pacific Daily News, Sun, 30 Oct 2011 10:18 AM PDT Cast aside PSA test, more men die http://www.guampdn.com/article/20111031/OPINION02/110310313/Cast-aside-PSA-test-more-men-die?odyssey=mod%7cnewswell%7ctext%7cFrontpage%7cs As a practicing internist, I need all the help I can get in diagnosing the many diseases that threaten the life and well-being of my patients. So perhaps you'll understand why I'm angered by the reckless new recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (a panel of primary care experts) that I don't use the prostate-specific antigen to screen men older than 40 for prostate cancer. Mobile Press-Register, Sun, 30 Oct 2011 10:16 AM PDT Sexy Realtors calendar raises cash for breast cancer in Alabama http://blog.al.com/press-register-business/2011/10/sexy_realtors_calendar_raise_c.html GULF SHORES, Alabama -- The 2012 Sexy Men of Real Estate calendars were released this month by the Women's Council of Realtors Baldwin County chapter. Part of the $10 cost supports efforts to improve breast cancer awareness. The Star, Sun, 30 Oct 2011 10:06 AM PDT 18. Breast cancer the top threat http://thestar.com.my.feedsportal.com/c/33048/f/534599/s/19aabd22/l/0Lthestar0N0Bmy0Cnews0Cstory0Basp0Dfile0F0C20A110C10A0C30A0Cnation0C980A37650Gsec0Fnation/story01.htm PETALING JAYA: Breast cancer continues to be the most common type of ailment among women. 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=GocZouYuNLOvUZYmpGUtcKAdgTaX3udFmIPNH4Kv4m8.BZrW3cQ48w4qT1b7LTUtl46rQUTtlNSV4Q3mSbzRrd8q2aefmCddArX7 to unsubscribe from this alert. 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