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, July 20, 2012 11:05 AM PDT Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: News-Medical-Net, Fri, 20 Jul 2012 10:39 AM PDT Choir participation improves quality of life factors for cancer survivors and their carers http://www.news-medical.net/news/20120720/Choir-participation-improves-quality-of-life-factors-for-cancer-survivors-and-their-carers.aspx The Welsh cancer charity Tenovus and Cardiff University, both based in the UK, have reported that participation in a choir improves a number of quality of life factors for cancer survivors and their carers. Reuters.co.uk, Fri, 20 Jul 2012 10:38 AM PDT Most women return to work after breast cancer http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/07/20/us-breast-cancer-idUKBRE86J13F20120720?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNews NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who were in the workforce before a breast cancer diagnosis often get back to their normal job routine after treatment, a study of Swedish women finds. Washington Examiner, Fri, 20 Jul 2012 10:32 AM PDT FDA approves Onyx blood cancer drug Kyprolis http://washingtonexaminer.com/fda-approves-onyx-blood-cancer-drug-kyprolis/article/feed/2014155 WASHINGTON (AP) â€" The Food and Drug Administration is approving a new blood cancer drug from Onyx Pharmaceuticals Inc. for patients whose disease has not responded to at least two other drugs. Springfield Press, Fri, 20 Jul 2012 10:30 AM PDT Benefit for Maria Harrington http://delconewsnetwork.com/articles/2012/07/20/springfield_press/news/doc5000adad9470b015103559.txt Maria Harrington of Upland was recently diagnosed with lung cancer that spread to her hip bone, bottom left back and kidney. She is currently going through radiation and chemotherapy treatments. Born and raised in Upland, she graduated from Chester High in 1982. Harrington has been working at Crozer-Chester Medical Center since 2001. In April of 2012, Harrington had to stop working because of ... Guardian Unlimited, Fri, 20 Jul 2012 10:28 AM PDT To deny schoolgirls a cervical cancer jab on religious grounds is scandalous | Reni Eddo-Lodge http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2012/jul/19/schoolgirls-cervical-cancer-jab It's absurd for schools to opt out because of 'Christian values'. Policing girls' bodies to satisfy outdated ideals puts lives at risk There's something unique about women's health initiatives that seems to incite moral panic. Last week's 2012 London Summit on Family Planning discussed in detail the perceived and continued controversy around access to contraceptives for women in developing ... The Huffington Post, Fri, 20 Jul 2012 10:27 AM PDT Ana Beatriz Cholo: Training for a 122-Mile Vegas Bike Ride & Trying Not to Be A Wimp About It http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ana-beatriz-cholo/training-for-a-122mile-ve_b_1686884.html I'm training for a 122-mile bike ride in Las Vegas in September. While trying to get in shape I'm also fundraising for cancer research, specifically for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. FOX 8 Cleveland, Fri, 20 Jul 2012 10:22 AM PDT Fox Family Health http://fox8.com/2012/07/20/fox-family-health-123/ In this edition of Fox Family Health: Discovery about prostate cancer surgery, vitamin B12 treatment, and what kind of job... Channel 8 San Diego, Fri, 20 Jul 2012 10:22 AM PDT FDA approves Onyx blood cancer drug Krypolis http://www.cbs8.com/story/19074571/fda-approves-onyx-blood-cancer-drug-krypolis The Food and Drug Administration is approving a new blood cancer drug from Onyx Pharmaceuticals Inc. for patients whose disease has not responded to at least two other drugs. The Kentucky Post, Fri, 20 Jul 2012 10:21 AM PDT Donations will send Ohio cancer patient to Disney http://www.kypost.com/dpps/news/state/donations-will-send-ohio-cancer-patient-to-disney_7698923 John Couwels/CNN Copyright 2012 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - A 4-year-old cancer patient from Ohio who was denied a Make-A-Wish trip to Disney World by her father will get to go after all. Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News, Fri, 20 Jul 2012 10:17 AM PDT FDA OKs Onyx's Kyprolis for multiple myeloma http://ca.news.yahoo.com/fda-oks-onyxs-kyprolis-multiple-myeloma-160208447--finance.html WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Drug regulators approved Onyx Pharmaceuticals Inc's Kyprolis for people who have failed to successfully treat a type of blood cancer with other medicines. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday the intravenous drug was approved for treating multiple myeloma in people who have tried at least two other medicines, including Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd's Velcade ... 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. 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