Health News: [cancer]

Paterno: 'You would think I ran the show' Former PSU coach goes on the record The Capital Mon, 16 Jan 2012 06:00 AM PST STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Joe Paterno speaks mostly in a whisper these days. His hand sometimes trembles. His thick black hair is gone; in its place is a wig. Sitting at his kitchen table in a wheelchair, a blanket rests in his lap. A broken pelvis has taken its toll, so have the constant radiation treatments for lung cancer. In his first interview since being fired by Penn State two months ago ... SURE buys £230,000 machine for Musgrove This is West Country Mon, 16 Jan 2012 05:53 AM PST THE first cancer patient has been treated with a new £230,000 machine donated by a charity backed by the County Gazette. China cancer village tests reach of law against pollution The Star Mon, 16 Jan 2012 05:46 AM PST XIAOXIN, China (Reuters) - Nothing in Wu Wenyong's rural childhood hinted he would end up on a hospital bed aged 15, battling two kinds of cancer. Coaches vs. Cancer event coming Jan. 26 Port Clinton News Herald Mon, 16 Jan 2012 05:43 AM PST PORT CLINTON -- The Port Clinton High School boys basketball and cheerleading coaches will host the Coaches vs. Cancer event at the Port Clinton vs. Oak Harbor game Jan. 26. January 15 - 21 is 'Teen Cancer Awareness Week' in New Jersey Newswise Mon, 16 Jan 2012 05:37 AM PST Because teen cancer patients do not fall into the typical care model for younger pediatric patients, they often face many difficulties in the adult medical setting. It is because of these patients' unique needs that legislation was signed in 2010 designating the third week of January as "Teen Cancer Awareness Week" in New Jersey. Experts from The Cancer Institute of New Jersey are available to ... ITA Partners Becomes eviti, Inc., Aligning Company Name With Its Market-Leading Oncology Decision Support Platform Business Wire Mon, 16 Jan 2012 05:36 AM PST PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ITA Partners, Inc. is now eviti, Inc. The change reflects a transformation to a health IT business delivering decision-support services to improve the quality of cancer care and reduce cost. Monday's Local Calendar Cheboygan Daily Tribune Mon, 16 Jan 2012 05:34 AM PST n Northern Michigan Regional Health System is offering a program to provide emotional support to children (ages 5-12) who have a parent or other loved one diagnosed with cancer. The six-week program is called CLIMB, which stands for Children’s Lives Include Moments of Bravery. Through CLIMB, art and play activities help children to understand and develop coping skills. The free program will take ... Women 'over-diagnosed' with breast cancer, researchers say Fox News Mon, 16 Jan 2012 05:22 AM PST Women are being treated unnecessarily for breast cancer due to mammograms "over-diagnosing" cancers, which would never cause harm, according to an Australian report Synta Announces Publication of Results Showing Ganetespib Synergizes with Taxanes in Multiple Non-small Cell Lung ... Business Wire Mon, 16 Jan 2012 05:21 AM PST LEXINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ganetespib,enhances the activity of the microtubule targeting docetaxel, paclitaxel, and vincristine in multiple non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) xenograft models according to an article published. ANN ARBOR: U-M student injured after dropping off cancer center and hitting head in good condition Ann Arbor Journal Mon, 16 Jan 2012 05:09 AM PST A 20-year-old University of Michigan student from St. Clair Shores was in critical condition Friday after he dropped from the second story of the university's Comprehensive Cancer Center.

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