Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Health News: [cancer]


Woodstock to go ‘teal’ for ovarian cancer campaign
Rockford Register Star Tue, 30 Aug 2011 17:53 PM PDT
WOODSTOCK â€" A northwest Illinois city is going teal for the month of September.

BETTY JEAN (SHIELDS) BROWN
Bangor Daily News Tue, 30 Aug 2011 17:52 PM PDT
SEBOEIS â€" Betty "Boop" Brown, 56, died Aug. 29, 2011, at a local health care facility, after a courageous battle with lung cancer. She was born Jan. 21, 1955, in Bangor, a daughter of Richard L. and Joanne F. (Brown) Shields. Betty was a 1973 graduate of Bangor High School ...

Deep Purple - Jon Lord Thanks Fans For Cancer Support
Contactmusic Tue, 30 Aug 2011 17:49 PM PDT
Former Deep Purple rocker Jon Lord has thanked fans for their outpouring of support and good wishes following his announcement he's battling cancer. The 70-year-old keyboard player, who co-founded the Smoke on the Water heavy rock icons, posted a statement...

Services scheduled for San Bernardino County Fire Department's Ronald Scott Reed
San Bernardino Sun Tue, 30 Aug 2011 17:49 PM PDT
When you think of a firefighter dying in the line of duty, you think of them dying in a fire or being hit by a car, not dying after a 3 1/2-year battle with cancer. But that's what happened to San Bernardino County fire Engineer Ronald Scott Reed, Fire Department officials say.

Pfizer cancer pill gives hope
Courier-Post Tue, 30 Aug 2011 17:47 PM PDT
Pfizer Inc.'s just-approved drug Xalkori, the first new medicine in more than six years for deadly lung cancer, proves the value of precisely targeting rare diseases linked to gene variants, cancer specialists and Pfizer executives said Tuesday.

New cancer pill gives hope, strategy: Pfizer, doctors
Straits Times Tue, 30 Aug 2011 17:41 PM PDT
TRENTON, New Jersey (AP) - Pfizer Inc's just-approved Xalkori, the first new medicine in more than six years for deadly lung cancer, proves the value of precisely targeting rare diseases linked to gene variants, cancer specialists and Pfizer executives said on Tuesday.

Tubby Smith Coaches Cancer Awareness At State Fair
5 Eyewitness News St. Paul Tue, 30 Aug 2011 17:33 PM PDT
Tubby Smith was at the Fair Tuesday not only to stir up support for his basketball team, but also to lend support for a cause that's become very personal for him...

New twist on prescription drug abuse
KFVS 12 Cape Girardeau Tue, 30 Aug 2011 17:22 PM PDT
It's supposed to help relieve pain from diseases like cancer, but authorities say mis-using Fentanyl patches can kill you. What's worse, we're told people are going to extreme lengths to get the prescription drug.

Childhood Cancer Awareness Campaign: 30 Days 1 Cause
PRWeb Tue, 30 Aug 2011 17:21 PM PDT
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia launches its 30 Days 1 Cause campaign for September 2011’s Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. (PRWeb August 30, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/8/prweb8750857.htm

Casting For Recovery …
Casper Journal Tue, 30 Aug 2011 17:17 PM PDT
Courtesy photo Courtesy photo A participant and a volunteer practice proper casting and share how breast cancer has affected both of their lives on the Wind River at the Lava Creek Ranch in Dubois.




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