Saturday, July 2, 2011

Health News: [cancer]


Breath Analyzers, Seeking Telltale Signs of Disease
New York Times Sat, 02 Jul 2011 09:59 AM PDT
Scientists are building electronic and chemical sniffers that analyze breath to detect problems ranging from kidney disease to cancer.

'Men In Pink' raise raise money for Breast Cancer Alliance
Greenwich Post Sat, 02 Jul 2011 09:42 AM PDT
The Breast Cancer Alliance, a Greenwich-based charitable organization, held its first annual Pink Party at The Loading Dock in Stamford on June 16. It was an evening of drinks, dinner and dancing to help raise awareness of and funding for the Breast Cancer Alliance (BCA) in their mission to find a cure. Kicking off the evening First Selectman Peter Tesei read a proclamation declaring June 16 Men ...

Uncertainty over Chavez's recovery roils Venezuela
The Star Sat, 02 Jul 2011 09:22 AM PDT
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela was mired in uncertainty on Saturday over how long President Hugo Chavez would take to recover from a cancer operation, despite assurances by allies he will be fit to run for re-election next year.

CT Scan Screening Reduces Lung Cancer Death Risk More Than X-rays
Medical News Today Sat, 02 Jul 2011 09:18 AM PDT
Patients screened with low-dose helical CT (computed tomography) have a 20% lower risk of dying from lung cancer compared to those screened with chest X-rays, researchers reported in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). The authors revealed their findings from NLST (National Lung Screening Trial), involving 53,000 individuals who either smoked heavily during the trial or used to do so ...

Chavez recovery questions keep Venezuela on edge
The Malaysian Insider Sat, 02 Jul 2011 08:49 AM PDT
CARACAS, July 2 â€" Anxious Venezuelans debated today how long President Hugo Chavez could take to recover after a cancer operation, despite government assurances the socialist leader will be fit to run for re-election next year. The opposition has slammed his administration for withholding basic information about the president’s condition while ...

Chavez's cancer revelation rattles Venezuela
KYIV Post Sat, 02 Jul 2011 08:46 AM PDT
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says he will meet with members of his Cabinet in Cuba to review government programs while recovering after surgery for a cancerous tumor.

Hugo Chavez's cancer injects uncertainty into Venezuela's political future
The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News Sat, 02 Jul 2011 08:45 AM PDT
CARACAS, Venezuela - President Hugo Chavez's disclosure that he is being treated for cancer is raising questions about whether he will be able to run for re-election next year and how his illness may impact the future of his socialist movement in Latin America.

Fund a Cure for Pancreatic Cancer hosts its second annual Run Over Cancer on July 2
The Advance Sat, 02 Jul 2011 08:30 AM 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.

Gazette.Net: Former delegate and Anne Arundel council member dies
Gazette.net Sat, 02 Jul 2011 08:29 AM PDT
Del. Cathleen M. Vitale remembers her mentor, former Del. David G. Boschert, as someone who was always giving her advice, even if it was unsolicited. Boschert (R), whom Vitale first met as a teenager, died Thursday after a short battle with cancer. He was 63.

Mobile phones 'don't cause cancer'
Bangkok Post - Thailand's English news Sat, 02 Jul 2011 07:56 AM PDT
Scientific evidence goes increasingly against the theory that mobile phones cause cancer, a new study has concluded.




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