Sunday, November 27, 2011

Health News: [cancer]


Holiday bazaar supports Greece man Shawn Fadden and family
Henrietta Post Sun, 27 Nov 2011 13:59 PM PST
Shawn Fadden, a lifelong Greece resident, was floored when he found out the cancer he believed was in remisssion resurfaced. But friends and community members are doing what they can to support Fadden and his family.

Mass immunization with cervical cancer vaccine switched to a more effective variety
News-Medical-Net Sun, 27 Nov 2011 13:54 PM PST
Cervarix is currently offered to girls aged 12 and 13 years to protect against strains of the sexually transmitted human papillomavirus (HPV), which causes most cases of cancer of the cervix, the neck of the womb. Cervarix was picked by the Labour government for the first four-year phase of the NHS programme in 2008 because it offered ‘best overall value’ and more than five million doses have ...

Former UW basketball player Andrew Moritz dies after cancer battle
KING5 Seattle Sun, 27 Nov 2011 13:38 PM PST
Andrew Mortiz, a walk on basketball player for the University of Washington from 1996-1999, passed away Saturday after a three-year battle with cancer.

On target for prostate cancer
St. Thomas Times-Journal Sun, 27 Nov 2011 13:34 PM PST
Patrick Brennan Times-Journal AYLMER â€" For three years, non-profit organizations have come out the big winners from a weekend of pistol shooting at the East Elgin Sportsmen's Association range.[...]

M. Basketball. Andrew Moritz, 33, Passes Away
GoHuskies.com Sun, 27 Nov 2011 13:25 PM PST
Andrew Moritz, a walk on basketball player from 1996-99, passed away on Saturday after a three-year battle with cancer.

Study: Coffee fends off cancer in women
WIVB Buffalo Sun, 27 Nov 2011 13:21 PM PST
Drinking coffee could do more than keep you awake.

Photo gallery: Farrah Fawcett
Abbotsford Mission Times Sun, 27 Nov 2011 13:20 PM PST
Actress Farrah Fawcett died on Thursday after a long battle with anal cancer, her spokesman said. She was 62.

Martial arts flash mob helps cancer survivor give back to Make-A-Wish Foundation (Video)
The Post-Standard Sun, 27 Nov 2011 13:00 PM PST
Nikki Bronner, a 37-year-old cancer survivor and co-owner of the North East Academy of Martial Arts, organized the event to raise $6,000 in order to grant a wish for the program.

Cancer scare a catalyst for Xaverian hoops star
New York Post Sun, 27 Nov 2011 12:49 PM PST
Jack Alesi has coached boys basketball at Xaverian for 17 years, and the only player who’s ever worked as hard as Chris Mullin, he says, is current senior Brian Bernardi. The Southern Methodist-bound sharpshooter spends hours before and after practice shooting. Instead of playing AAU basketball this summer, he...

Festival of Wreaths is set for Dec. 2
Norwell Mariner Sun, 27 Nov 2011 11:58 AM PST
Festival of Wreaths Fundraiser will take place from 7 p.m. to midnight on Friday, Dec. 2 at Black Rock Country Club in Hingham to benefit the Cancer Support Community of Massachusetts South Shore.




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