Health News: [cancer]

Good Deed Doer Concord Monitor Thu, 28 Apr 2011 21:58 PM PDT MACKIE GLASHOW, a sophomore at New England College, lost two family members to cancer in recent years, so she decided to take a walk. Glashow and fellow student Adam Parent are co-chairmen for the Henniker version of the Relay for Life, an overnight 14-hour fundraiser held each year at sites throughout the country. Sponsored by the American Cancer Society, the event begins tonight at 7 at the ... Mizzou starts strut for children’s cancer Maneater Thu, 28 Apr 2011 21:54 PM PDT The Student Union Programming Board hosted the second annual Dancing with the Stars of Mizzou. Campus to relay for cancer cure The Observer Thu, 28 Apr 2011 21:50 PM PDT About 75 teams of students, faculty and staff will last from sunset to sunrise in Notre Dame Stadium during Notre Dame's seventh annual Relay for Life, which supports the American Cancer Society (ACS) and will offer free food and a variety events from ... Childhood cancers and leukaemia AsiaOne Thu, 28 Apr 2011 21:45 PM PDT MY niece recently developed a high fever and became very ill. She was admitted to the hospital and the doctors told us that she has cancer, specifically a childhood form of leukaemia. How can a child have cancer? I thought cancer is a disease of the elderly. WHO warns of enormous burden of chronic disease AsiaOne Thu, 28 Apr 2011 21:44 PM PDT Chronic illnesses like cancer, heart disease and diabetes have reached global epidemic proportions and now cause more deaths than all other diseases combined, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday. I’ve earned the right to discuss the up-side of cancer Kitchener - Waterloo Record Thu, 28 Apr 2011 21:35 PM PDT It’s amazing how quickly things can change. Sorin hosts memorial tournament The Observer Thu, 28 Apr 2011 21:35 PM PDT By: Mel Flanagan Just weeks before graduation, seniors have the opportunity to remember former classmate Kevin Healey this weekend. Healey lost his battle with osteosarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer, two years ago.... Romp to Stomp raises over $140,000 Summit Daily News Thu, 28 Apr 2011 21:31 PM PDT The ninth annual Romp to Stomp Out Breast Cancer snowshoe race March 5 at the Frisco Nordic Center raised a total of $140,000, beating the previous high total of $131,000 raised at the event in 2008, organizers announced. Cancer patients benefit from salon’s wig shop Clayton News Daily Thu, 28 Apr 2011 21:28 PM PDT With almost five years of remission behind her, Clara Valencia can laugh about being more concerned about hair loss than breast cancer. LSA hosts mini relay to raise money for American Cancer Society Herald & Review Thu, 28 Apr 2011 21:25 PM PDT DECATUR - Lutheran School Association students demonstrated their commitment to fighting cancer Thursday.

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