Health News: [cancer]

Blue Out The Harlan Tribune Tue, 27 Dec 2011 10:02 AM PST HARLAN -- The Harlan Community Schools held another successful Blue Out event, raising funds and awareness for cancer research. As part of the activities Friday night, Dec. 2, representatives from the American Cancer Society made a number of presentations. The American Cancer Society recently presented the local volunteers with the Community of Hope award at the 2011 Midwest Division Leadership ... Lung cancer, childbirth not linked Press TV Tue, 27 Dec 2011 10:00 AM PST Hormonal changes during pregnancy might protect women against lung cancer risk and the disease is not linked to the number of their children. Teen who stopped cancer treatment after learning of pregnancy is hailed for sacrifice Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune Tue, 27 Dec 2011 09:57 AM PST POCATELLO, Idaho - Jenni Lake gave birth to a baby boy the month before her 18th birthday, though she was not destined to become just another teenage mother. Pearl Jam Replace Late Fan's Autographed Guitar After It Was Stolen Spinner Tue, 27 Dec 2011 09:56 AM PST From the early battles with Ticketmaster to their almost absurd amounts of live albums, Pearl Jam have always proved they care about their fans. But what they did for one late fan's family this Christmas is among the kindest acts we've ever heard of a band doing. In 1992, the band gave 17-year-old fan Josh Hardy a signed Fender guitar while he was dying of brain cancer. After he passed away, the ... HILLSBOROUGH: Progin ready to lead boys hoops Hillsborough Beacon Tue, 27 Dec 2011 09:52 AM PST Ian Progin wants normalcy in the midst of fighting cancer, and the Hillsborough High School boys basketball head coach has it. The Benefits Yoga Offers to Breast Cancer Survivors and Sufferers Yahoo! Sports Tue, 27 Dec 2011 09:43 AM PST Two different studies have shown that yoga may be beneficial to those with breast cancer. One study covers the benefits of yoga to those who have survived breast cancer; whereas, the other highlights the benefits to those with metastatic breast cancer, meaning the growth started... Tattoos Look Cool But They Might Give You HIV Or Cancer, Apparently Gothamist Tue, 27 Dec 2011 09:42 AM PST Today in scaremongering: the FDA has recently launched a new tattoo study, focused on a chemical in black ink called benzo(a)pyrene, which may give you cancer. Their studies on lab animals have shown that it could lead to skin cancer and malignant melanomas. These concerns have been around for a few months , however, and as of now "doesn't seem to concern tattoo artists or their clients." (For ... Obituary; Jerry Odom The Daily Siftings Herald Tue, 27 Dec 2011 09:28 AM PST Jerry Layne Odom, 72, of Maumelle, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 24, 2011, after a seven year battle with Multiple Myeloma cancer which ended with his family by his side. Well: Colon Cancer Advances Show Black-White Divide New York Times Tue, 27 Dec 2011 09:11 AM PST Advances in screening, diagnosis and treatment of colon cancer mean fewer people are dying of the disease today than they were 20 years ago. But black and white patients are not benefiting equally. Run in Your Undies: 5K Resolution Run to Fight Colon Cancer Business Wire Tue, 27 Dec 2011 08:59 AM PST WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Undy 5000 returns to South Florida to bring awareness to colon cancer. Running in your Undies can save lives.

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