| Health News : cancer - News from Yahoo ! | | | | | | | | |  | A-level results Thu, 15 Aug, 2013 03:25 AM PDT Tom Woodward celebrates with friends on receiving 1 A* and 2 As after having treatment for cancer... Continue reading | | | | | |
| Health News : cancer - News from other sources. | | | | | | | | 1 in 5 Women Don't Believe Their Breast Cancer Risk Thu, 15 Aug, 2013 10:55 AM PDT Despite taking a tailored risk assessment tool that factors in family history and personal habits, nearly 20 percent of women did not believe their breast cancer risk, according to a new study from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center. Continue reading | | Experimental treatment fights brain-eating amoeba Thu, 15 Aug, 2013 10:55 AM PDT The investigative drug miltefosine comes from Germany. It was originally developed to fight breast cancer. But after using it successfully in a case of the 'brain-eating' amoeba just last month in Arkansas, doctors are convinced they have a remedy. Continue reading | | Sugar helps scientists find and assess prostate tumors Thu, 15 Aug, 2013 10:54 AM PDT A natural form of sugar could offer a new, noninvasive way to precisely image tumors and potentially see whether cancer medication is effective, by means of a new imaging technology developed at UC San Francisco in collaboration with GE Healthcare. Continue reading | | | OMCC offers support groups Thu, 15 Aug, 2013 10:50 AM PDT Olympic Medical Cancer Center support groups meeting this month include the following: 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 19, Men's Cancer Support Group, OMCC Conference Room; 3 p.m. Monday, Aug. 19, Look Good, Feel Better, OMCC Conference Room. Attendees for this group must register by calling either America... Continue reading | | | | | Cocoa, Coffee and Caffeine: How Helpful (or Harmful) is a Cup of Joe? Thu, 15 Aug, 2013 10:44 AM PDT Americans gulp nearly 400 million cups of coffee every day, so it's time to understand what all of that java is doing to our brains and bodies. For many, coffee is a morning eye-opener, thanks to the stimulating effects of caffeine, but other compounds native to the coffee bean include antioxidants that have ... Continue reading | | Russell donates to the Pantene Beautiful Lengths Thu, 15 Aug, 2013 10:38 AM PDT The Russell Elementary PTO sponsored a hair donation event during the 2011/2012 school year. Four students and three parents cut eight inches or more of their hair and sent it to Pantene Beautiful Lengths Campaign partner HairUWear. All wigs are distributed for free to female cancer patients through th... Continue reading | | |
