Sunday, July 31, 2011

Health News: [cancer]


Shreveport triathlon part of ovarian cancer quest
The News-Times Sun, 31 Jul 2011 01:59 AM PDT
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) â€" When Jenn Sommermann arrives in Shreveport for the Sportspectrum's 31st Annual River Cities Triathlon, Aug. 5-6, she will have achieved another milestone in her five-year mission to bring attention to ovarian cancer.

Stars aim for bargains at NY charity-fashion event
Straits Times Sun, 31 Jul 2011 01:55 AM PDT
WATER MILL (New York) - KELLY Ripa, Rachel Zoe and Emma Roberts had their strategies mapped out as they joined other stars on a mission to find the best bargains at a high-fashion shopping event for charity on Saturday. Celebrities such as Donna Karan, Gayle King and actor Chord Overstreet also attended Super Saturday, which raises money for the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund.

Albertan fights cancer with stem cells
CNews Sun, 31 Jul 2011 01:43 AM PDT
Diagnosed with an extremely rare form of bone cancer, a southern Alberta man is undergoing a unique treatment regime in Calgary, vowing to beat the disease.

No Waverly Relay For Life in 2012
Waverly News Sun, 31 Jul 2011 01:40 AM PDT
WAVERLY â€" The conclusion came as no surprise, as the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life Committee decided that Waverly will not host a Relay For Life event next year.

Hairy situation results in cancer awareness fundraiser
Waverly News Sun, 31 Jul 2011 01:37 AM PDT
WAVERLY â€" A hairy situation turned out to be a rewarding one.

Cancer survivor chronicles experience, advice in new book
Summit Daily News Sun, 31 Jul 2011 01:31 AM PDT
Lyn Chambers, author of “Life Inside Out: A Practical and Inspirational Guide to Dealing with Cancer and Other Life-threatening Illnesses,” will be signing her new book at 3 pm today at The Next Page Bookstore and Tea Bar in Frisco.

Sir Bobby's cancer charity legacy
BBC Suffolk Sun, 31 Jul 2011 01:25 AM PDT
The family of former Ipswich Town manager Sir Bobby Robson say he would have been proud at the ongoing work of his cancer charity.

Policeman takes the plunge to help Lilly
Luton Today Sun, 31 Jul 2011 01:08 AM PDT
THE family of our little fighter Lilly MacGlashan have admitted they are going through a worrying time as the tiny tot faces radiation therapy. Lilly, of Lowther Road, Dunstable, suffers with childhood cancer neuroblastoma and is currently in New York for pioneering drug treatment.

David Servan-Schreiber, 50; used holistic cancer method
Boston Globe Sun, 31 Jul 2011 01:01 AM PDT
David Servan-Schreiber, a psychiatrist and best-selling author whose cancer diagnosis at the age of 31 compelled him to explore and then popularize the use of natural and holistic methods in dealing with cancer and depression, died July 24 in a hospital near Feecamp, Normandy. He was 50.

BESS program providing free mammograms to Grant County
Chronicle-Tribune Sun, 31 Jul 2011 00:38 AM PDT
Cancer Services of Grant County’s BESS (Breast Education Screening and Survival) program has once again been funded by the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation to provide free mammograms to Grant County. The program was established in 2,000 and has since reached approximately 35,000 women with information about the importance of early detection of breast cancer. More than 3,500 women have been ...




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