Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Health News: [cancer]


Hollye Harrington Jacobs: Silver Linings and Chemo-Sobby During Cancer Treatment
The Huffington Post Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:00 PM PST
While I continue to look for and always find Silver Linings in every day, I don't want to give the impression that, for one second, this is easy-breezy. Having cancer is really F-Bomb hard.

Local couple goes extra mile to help ill friend
The Evening Sun Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:56 PM PST
Carrie and Catlin Gould hadn't planned on organizing a 5K run. They had never put on a large, community event before. Saturday, after a hectic couple of months worth of work, they will hold "Nate's Race," a 5K run/fun walk to benefit their friend Nate Keffer, who is being treated for cancer.

Lady Lions Announce Six WBCA Pink Zone Beneficiaries
GoPSUsports.com Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:54 PM PST
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA. - The Penn State Lady Lions continue their fight against breast cancer with the Sixth Annual WBCA Pink Zone at Penn State when Minnesota visits the Bryce Jordan Center on Sunday, Feb. 26. The Lady Lions and head coach Coquese Washington are proud to announce that this year's Pink Zone at Penn State fundraising efforts will benefit Mount Nittany Medical Center, Penn State ...

After Cancer Hit, Women Lobbied for a Bald Barbie
5 Eyewitness News St. Paul Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:54 PM PST
Barbie has been an astronaut, an architect, a Nascar driver, and a news anchor. Now, there's an online movement to get her to attempt what could be her biggest feat yet: going bald to fight cancer...

New Jersey Cancer Researcher Reiss Gets One Day in Jail for Tax Crime
Bloomberg Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:50 PM PST
A New Jersey cancer researcher who admitted to hiding millions of dollars from U.S. tax authorities in accounts at UBS AG (UBSN) and other Swiss banks was sentenced to a day in jail and eight months in a halfway house.

Blood Drive Honors Local Teacher Fighting Breast Cancer
WTAJ-TV Altoona Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:50 PM PST
Area high school students are partnering with the American Red Cross on a blood  drive in honor of a teacher who's fighting cancer.

Barbie Should Be Bald to Fight Cancer, Some Facebook Users Say
ThirdAge Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:50 PM PST
  Barbie has been an astronaut, an architect, a Nascar driver, and a news anchor. Now, there's an online movement to get her to attempt what could be her biggest feat yet: going bald to fight cancer. A Facebook page titled "Beautiful and Bald Barbie! Let's see if we can get it made" was started a few days before Christmas. By Wednesday afternoon, the page had more than 15,000 fans. The goal is ...

Mattel under pressure to produce bald Barbie for young cancer survivors
The Globe and Mail Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:49 PM PST
A growing Facebook-based movement is pressuring Mattel to mass-produce bald Barbie

Cancer survivor to be honored at Hope Ball
WALB Albany Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:48 PM PST
The American Cancer Society in Albany is honoring a man who beat cancer and wants to help others do the same.   

Top News Headlines
New Jersey Herald Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:47 PM PST
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - A Penn State administrator charged with failing to report an allegation of child sex abuse involving former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky has been diagnosed with a recurrence of lung cancer.




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