Health News: [cancer]

Mad Hatters raised money for cancer charity North Devon Journal Fri, 28 Oct 2011 01:56 AM PDT STAFF at Homebase in Barnstaple donned quirky headgear for their own Mad Hatters' Tea Party in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust. It coincided with other parties in Homebase stores across the UK and the Republic of Ireland which saw colleagues wearing a variety of weird and wonderful hats. Aspirin could prevent bowl cancer Channel 4 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 01:56 AM PDT Two pills a day cuts the hereditary bowl cancer risk by 60 per cent, a landmark study has found. Cops for Cancer team visits a record 11 schools in one day The Delta Optimist Fri, 28 Oct 2011 01:50 AM PDT On Tuesday (Day 6) the Cops for Cancer Tour de Valley team was joined by some special guests - two junior team members. The two youngsters, both waging their own battles against cancer, rode with the support crew and made appearances at many of the stops. And there were many stops on this day. Jacksonville Beach surfer takes to the waves for a record - and breast cancer support The Florida Times-Union Fri, 28 Oct 2011 01:43 AM PDT Before his marathon surf session ended Thursday night, Kurtis Loftus saw the sun rise once over the Atlantic Ocean and set twice over Jacksonville Beach. Lady Vikings hosts’ fourth annual Dig Pink fundraiser Waverly News Fri, 28 Oct 2011 01:42 AM PDT The Waverly High School Volleyball Team is hosting a fundraiser for Breast Cancer Awareness on Oct. 27. Research and Markets: Prostate Cancer - Pipeline Review, H2 2011 Business Wire Fri, 28 Oct 2011 01:42 AM PDT DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/afcd14/prostate_cancer) has announced the addition of Global Markets Direct's new report "Prostate Cancer - Pipeline Review, H2 2011" to their offering. 'Prostate Cancer - Pipeline Review, H2 2011', provides an overview of the Prostate Cancer therapeutic pipeline. This report provides information on the ... Bosses at smokeless fuel factory Phurnacite knew about cancer fears, judge told icWales Fri, 28 Oct 2011 01:40 AM PDT Wearing respiratory equipment was 'never part of workers' contract', court hears Aspirin 'slashes hereditary bowel cancer rate' AFP via Yahoo! Canada News Fri, 28 Oct 2011 01:35 AM PDT Long-term, daily doses of aspirin led to a fall of some 60 percent in cases of colorectal cancer among people with an inherited risk of this disease, the journal The Lancet reported on Friday. Scientists prove regular aspirin intake halves cancer risk PhysOrg Fri, 28 Oct 2011 01:35 AM PDT Scientists including those from Queen's University have discovered that taking regular aspirin halves the risk of developing hereditary cancers. High tech detection of breast cancer using nanoprobes and SQUID PhysOrg Fri, 28 Oct 2011 01:34 AM PDT Mammography saves lives by detecting very small tumors. However, it fails to find 10-25% of tumors and is unable to distinguish between benign and malignant disease. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Breast Cancer Research provides a new and potentially more sensitive method using tumorâ€"targeted magnetic nanoprobes and superconducting quantum interference device ...

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