Health News: [cancer]

Wapato Bean Feed to benefit American Cancer Society is tonight Yakima Herald-Republic Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:59 AM PST WAPATO, Wash. â€" If you like beans, you may want to drop into Wapato High School tonight for the 55th annual Bean Feed. Held to raise money for cancer research, the dinner is from 4 to 7 p.m. in the high school cafeteria at 1103 S. Wasco Ave. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased at the door. Maverick Co. hospital out to help women Del Rio News-Herald Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:52 AM PST Women in Val Verde County who cannot afford breast and cervical cancer screenings and treatment may soon have greater access to them, thanks to a program being offered by the Maverick County Hospital Cancer Patient Receives a Man-Made Windpipe Wellness Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:37 AM PST A Baltimore man became only the second patient to receive a completely synthetic trachea, to replace one ravaged by cancer. Swedish surgeons, led by Dr. Paolo Macchiarini, director of the Advanced Center for Translational Regenerative Medicine at the Karolinska Institute, performed the transplant after removing Christopher Lyles’ trachea, which connects the nose and mouth to [...] The hidden risk of processed meats Fox News Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:37 AM PST A study finds that eating two slices of baconâ€"or one sausageâ€"a day can increase a person’s risk of developing pancreatic cancer. In my opinion, the analysis proves all of these processed, cured and smoked meats, when used very frequently in our diets, can be quite toxic. Community gift to cancer victim sparks new tradition Illawarra Mercury Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:30 AM PST The Wollongong community raised $100,000 in 2007 so one-year-old Lewis Sargent-Wilson could receive the gift of life: his two-year-old brother Billy's bone marrow donation. First major genetic mutation associated with hereditary prostate cancer risk Science Daily Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:26 AM PST After a 20-year quest to find a genetic driver for prostate cancer that strikes men at younger ages and runs in families, researchers have identified a rare, inherited mutation linked to a significantly higher risk of the disease. First major gene mutation associated with hereditary prostate cancer risk Science Daily Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:26 AM PST After a 20-year quest to find a genetic driver for prostate cancer that strikes men at younger ages and runs in families, researchers have identified a rare, inherited mutation linked to a significantly higher risk of the disease. Fundraiser set to help Belleville mother, daughter with cancer Belleville News-Democrat Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:21 AM PST Union School employees will hold a fundraiser Feb. 4 for a co-worker and her daughter who have both recently been stricken with cancer. Cancer Center celebrates life; churches host programs and events The Shelby Star Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:21 AM PST Cancer Center hosts service to honor past patients Cleveland Regional Medical Center’s Cancer Center will host the second annual Celebration of Life Service at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 15, at Bethel Baptist Church, 606 S. Dekalb St., Shelby. This... Drug shortages loom for patients Pacific Daily News Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:20 AM PST Um, how did I not hear about a shortage of ADHD medications? Even though my son's medication, Vyvanse, isn't on the shortage list, it still should have come across my radar before now. You'd think a shortage of cancer treatment drugs or basic antibiotics like tetracycline would be bigger news?

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