Health News: [cancer]

Single mother stays strong after being burglarized while fighting cancer CBS 5 Phoenix Wed, 02 Nov 2011 10:01 AM PDT A single mother of two was burglarized while she was away from her home undergoing chemotherapy treatments. She shares with CBS 5 how she manages to stay strong through a very trying year for her family. Group Urges Boycott of Baby Shampoo Over Cancer Chemical NewsInferno Wed, 02 Nov 2011 10:00 AM PDT Johnson & Johnson baby shampoo contains two cancer chemical ingredients considered dangerous to babies, according to a consumer advocacy group. Now, The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics is urging boycott of the controversial product. What’s particularly vexing, noted MSNBC, is that Johnson & Johnson makes versions of this product that do not contain the dangerous chemicals, according [...] Study: Regular Drinking Boosts Breast Cancer Risk NPR Wed, 02 Nov 2011 09:59 AM PDT A study that looked at the drinking habits and development of breast cancer in more than 100,000 nurses found those who drank more had a small but detectable increase in breast cancer compared with those who drank less. Miami defeats Globe in volleyball Arizona Silver Belt Wed, 02 Nov 2011 09:57 AM PDT Miami â€" On Thursday, Oct. 27, in front of a packed gymnasium, the Lady Vandals hosted the Lady Tigers in the last volleyball game of the season. Adorned in pink in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, both teams delivered an exciting match. Prof pioneers receptor based drugs The Daily Cougar Wed, 02 Nov 2011 09:56 AM PDT A research team that includes a professor at UH’s Center for Nuclear Receptors and Cell Signaling is endorsing a new approach to producing drugs that treat cancer, Alzheimer’s disease and multiple sclerosis. CNRCS director Dr. Jan-Ã…ke Gustafsson’s efforts focus on the study of nuclear receptor transcription factors. These are proteins found within cells that regulate [...] Three photographers bring the Bare Truth to Bangor Bangor Daily News Wed, 02 Nov 2011 09:55 AM PDT BANGOR, Maine â€" For three Bangor-area photographers, cancer is no longer a dirty word. Instead, they’ve tacked the pretty, and not so pretty, sides of cancer head on with what they call The Bare Truth Project. Spearheaded by Bangor-area photographer Tammy Michaels and backed by fellow photographers Theresa Cucinotti and ... New device uses light to screen for melanoma MSNBC Wed, 02 Nov 2011 09:55 AM PDT Dermatologists will soon get some high-tech help deciding which suspicious-looking moles should be removed and checked for melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. Ethan Zohn's Cancer Returns People Magazine Wed, 02 Nov 2011 09:50 AM PDT "Cancer isn't going to slow me down," the Survivor winner tells PEOPLE as he preps for a new treatment Relay For Life plans Nov. 10 kickoff rally Southside Sentinel Wed, 02 Nov 2011 09:50 AM PDT On November 10, at 6 p.m., the American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Middlesex County will officially get under way as event volunteers and participants gather at Rappahannock Civic Club in Hartfield for a kickoff rally to launch their fund-raising efforts for the year. Arsonist targets Bra-morial display Bowling Green Daily News Wed, 02 Nov 2011 09:48 AM PDT An arsonist set bras on fire Monday night at a breast cancer awareness display in front of Western Kentucky Diagnostic Imaging.

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