Health News: [cancer]

Burnley General Hospital staff wear pink for breast cancer awareness Pendle Today Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:54 AM PST STAFF at Burnley General Hospital dressed in pink to raise awareness about breast cancer. 3 area hospital groups lead way in cancer tumor collection project The Indianapolis Star Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:46 AM PST Cancer patients at three Indianapolis-area hospital systems are helping unlock the secrets to preventing, diagnosing and treating the disease. Franciscan St. Francis Health, Community Health Network and St. Vincent Health announced Tuesday they are participating in the national Cancer Genome Atlas project to collect tumor samples from more than 10,000 cancer patients across the country. Robin Gibb - Robin Gibb Turns To Alternative Treatment Contactmusic Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:45 AM PST Robin Gibb has flown in a team of alternative medics from Switzerland to help him fight liver cancer The Bee Gees star has undergone seven rounds of chemotherapy in his bid to beat the disease and he is now receiving 24-hour care from naturopath nut... Cancer patients neglect cash advice Express and Star Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:28 AM PST Cancer patients and their families are 20 times more likely to ask for help about financial issues than death and dying, figures have suggested. Mum takes son to Germany after being 'let down' by UK cancer care Daily Mirror Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:21 AM PST A mum yesterday hit out at the NHS, claiming delays in operating on her cancer-hit son forced her to spend £10,000 to take him to Germany. Washington, Schlagle high schools honor cancer-stricken head coach Kansas City Kansan Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:16 AM PST By NICK SLOAN , NJSloan212@gmail.com While the Washington Wildcats and Schlagle Stallions basketball rivalry is one of the most hotly-contested in the State of Kansas, the two schools and programs came together for a 10-minute halftime ceremony to honor Wildcats girls basketball head coach Vivian Jordan. Jordan, who suffers from cancer, has coached multiple sports at Washington High School ... Health Resources Everett Herald Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:13 AM PST Providence Regional Cancer Partnership: 1717 13th St., Everett. Call 425-297-5500 or see www.cancerpartnership.org for more information: Click on “Support Services,” then, on the right side of the page, click on “Classes” or “Support Groups.” Terminally ill woman witnesses Ohio murder-suicide Boston Globe Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:13 AM PST A man repeatedly shot his adult son and two sisters-in-law in his living room, killing them in front of his terminally ill wife, then fatally shot himself on the front porch as family tension about the cancer-stricken woman's care apparently boiled over, authorities said Tuesday. Sponsored by Derbyshire Times Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:13 AM PST AN INSPIRATIONAL lecturer who raised over £10,000 for a Sarcoma charity after being diagnosed with the cancer has been commended by charity bosses. Weird but true New York Post Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:12 AM PST For one California boy, fighting cancer has been a blast. When 7-year-old Maxwell Hinton was asked by the Make-a-Wish Foundation what wish he would like to have come true, he said to blow up a building. He got his wish Sunday, when he pushed a button to implode an Ohio...

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