Health News: [cancer]

Extra Raw! Jerry Penacoli Speaks at Skin Cancer Benefit Extra TV Wed, 29 Jun 2011 17:49 PM PDT In a very special "Extra" Lifechangers event, Jerry Penacoli gave a special speech at the Skin Cancer Benefit Tuesday evening in NYC. Penacoli was diagnosed last fall with stage three melanoma. A strange mole that went unchecked for some time... Lung Cancer Screening Trial Shows Reduced Deaths ThirdAge Wed, 29 Jun 2011 17:48 PM PDT A lung cancer screening trial that compared CT scans to chest X-Rays showed a 20% reduction in deaths from lung cancer for those patients who received CT scans. The reduction was so dramatic that the study was stopped ahead of schedule so that the results could be published as soon as possible. Lung cancer is the leading cancer killer in men and women worldwide, and kills more than 157,000 ... Avastin Panel Votes Against Drug's Use For Breast Cancer ThirdAge Wed, 29 Jun 2011 17:47 PM PDT After a two-day panel on Avastin, the Food and Drug Administration voted Wednesday to ban the drug's use to treat breast cancer. The six-member panel voted in a series of four questions that the drug's clinical trials, conducted by manufacturer Genentech, did not prolong life or improve the quality of life of breast cancer patients.... Avastin shouldn't be used to treat breast cancer, FDA experts say Austin American-Statesman Wed, 29 Jun 2011 17:41 PM PDT Avastin shouldn't be used to treat breast cancer, FDA experts say Cancer fight continues for Croydon North's Kahlia Leader Community Newspapers Wed, 29 Jun 2011 17:34 PM PDT BRAVE teen Kahlia Wilson and her family have almost reached the half-way mark in raising their $80,000 needed for life-saving cancer treatment. Z-103's Dusty To Hold Cancer Fundraiser KIFI Idaho Falls Wed, 29 Jun 2011 17:32 PM PDT A sun block-athon to help 'block' cancer is going on Thursday in Idaho Falls. Mrs. Illinois Zara Johnson Launches On the Wings of Hope Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign at Ribfest in Naperville ... Marketwire Wed, 29 Jun 2011 17:24 PM PDT Backed by Cicero's Development Corp. and Business Machine Agents, Johnson Will Reach Out to the Public to Raise Awareness for Early Detection, Family History and the Power of a Second Chance Denise Richards adopts a baby girl MSNBC Wed, 29 Jun 2011 17:18 PM PDT The actress, 40, recently adopted a baby girl domestically, her rep confirms to Us Weekly. Richards named her daughter Eloise Joni after her mother, who lost her battle with cancer in 2007. Fund a Cure for Pancreatic Cancer hosts its second annual Run Over Cancer on July 2 The Advance Wed, 29 Jun 2011 17:18 PM PDT Fund A Cure for Pancreatic Cancer, a non-profit advocacy group dedicated to raising awareness about pancreatic cancer and advocating for increased federal funding for life saving research, will host its second annual Run Over Cancer 5K run on July 2. Exciting News in Ovarian Cancer Research WHNT-TV Huntsville Wed, 29 Jun 2011 17:13 PM PDT HudsonAlpha Institute contributes to findings The Cancer Genome Atlas completes detailed ovarian cancer analysis

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