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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, March 13, 2012 10:57 AM PDT Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: Del Rio News-Herald, Tue, 13 Mar 2012 10:54 AM PDT Cancer screening http://delrionewsherald.com/news/article_da57ac62-6d32-11e1-83d0-0019bb2963f4.html Belia Castellanos says she knows how important it is for women to have mammograms and regular screenings to detect cervical cancer. But as a single parent who only works part-time as a substitute for uniprotokolle, Tue, 13 Mar 2012 10:48 AM PDT Nanoparticles against Cancer: Humboldt-Prizewinner Visiting Scientist at UDE http://www.uni-protokolle.de/nachrichten/id/233787/ Since January Prof. Dr. Sotiris E. Pratsinis, winner of the award for research of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, is visiting scientist at the Universität Duisburg-Essen (UDE) from the ETH Zurich, Switzerland. The Southern Berks News, Tue, 13 Mar 2012 10:45 AM PDT Tiny-THON raises funds for kids with cancer http://www.berksmontnews.com/articles/2012/03/13/southern_berks_news/news/doc4f5f86ad0ca45634395543.txt Sixty-five fifth and sixth grade Governor Mifflin students met at the Intermediate School on Saturday, March 10 from 1 to 5 p.m. for the district’s first Tiny-THON. The Boca Beacon, Tue, 13 Mar 2012 10:45 AM PDT Relay for Life, 2012 Part II: Memoirs of Shelly http://www.bocabeacon.com/news/featured-news/4417-relay-for-life-2012-part-ii-memoirs-of-shelly When cancer strikes within a family, lives change forever. Millions of people world-wide have been hoping and praying for a cure to the deadly disease, and the American Cancer Association is working toward that goal. WGRZ-TV Buffalo, Tue, 13 Mar 2012 10:38 AM PDT Former NBA, college coach Dick Harter dies http://www.wgrz.com/sports/pro_basketball/NBA/article/160477/341/Former-NBA-college-coach-Dick-Harter-dies Hilton Head, SC (Sports Network) - Former NBA and college coach Dick Harter died of cancer Monday. He was 81. Harter was the first head coach of the expansion Hornets in 1988, leading the then-Charlotte-based team to a 28-94 record in his 1 1/2 seasons at the helm. The Princeton Packet, Tue, 13 Mar 2012 10:36 AM PDT HEALTH MATTERS: Colonoscopies can and do save lives http://centraljersey.com/articles/2012/03/13/the_princeton_packet/news/doc4f5f5ebab93ae641841031.txt Among cancers that affect both men and women, colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States. This is Oxfordshire, Tue, 13 Mar 2012 10:36 AM PDT Little village makes a huge difference http://www.thisisoxfordshire.co.uk/news/9585119.Little_village_makes_a_huge_difference/r/?ref=rss LAUNTON is a little village making a big difference when it comes to the fight against cancer And fundraisers are giving themselves a big pat on the back after raising £16,000 for charity in just one year. CBS 42 Birmingham, Tue, 13 Mar 2012 10:32 AM PDT Circumcision May Protect Against Prostate Cancer http://www.cbs42.com/content/localnews/story/Circumcision-May-Protect-Against-Prostate-Cancer/54wbk_p8aEeS8wQvr3bPvg.cspx?rss=1659 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT)- Infections are known to cause cancer, and in males, sexually transmitted infections may contribute to the development of prostate cancer. Now, a new analysis has found that circumcision before a male's first sexual intercourse may help protect against the deadly disease. Researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center found certain sexually transmitted infections ... The Courier News, Tue, 13 Mar 2012 10:30 AM PDT Centegra offers quit-smoking class http://couriernews.suntimes.com/lifestyles/11245821-423/centegra-offers-quit-smoking-class.html HUNTLEY â€" Centegra Health Bridge and the McHenry County Department of Health are working together to help residents kick the smoking habit in the butt.The partnership is in response to the 2010 McHenry County Healthy Community Study which revealed the leading cause of death among McHenry County residents between the ages of 45 to 75 is lung cancer.The Freedom from Smoking classes are designed to ... 660 News, Tue, 13 Mar 2012 10:26 AM PDT Breast Brunch Ever http://www.660news.com/news/local/article/340537--breast-brunch-ever A CFL player tackles breast cancer. 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