Monday, April 9, 2012

Health News: [cancer]


Chavez in Cuba for 3rd Anti-Cancer Treatment
Malaysian Digest Mon, 09 Apr 2012 02:01 AM PDT
HAVANA: Cuban leader Raul Castro welcomed his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez as the latter arrived in Cuba midnight Saturday for his third session of radiotherapy to treat cancer, China's Xinhua news agency quoted local media's report on Sunday.

Wider Use Of Breast Cancer Radiation Technique Raises Concern
NPR Mon, 09 Apr 2012 01:54 AM PDT
The use of brachytherapy is gaining popularity, but some medical experts worry that not enough research has been done to make sure it works as well as traditional approach to radiation.

Norfolk singer and former Caister High School pupil supports McFly on UK tour
Evening News 24 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 01:53 AM PDT
A Norfolk singer/songwriter who battled cancer as a teenager stepped into the spotlight and supported McFly on their UK tour.

HEALTH MATTERS: Colonoscopies can and do save lives
The Princeton Packet Mon, 09 Apr 2012 01:40 AM PDT
Among cancers that affect both men and women, colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States.

Tragic death of Burnley football ‘legend’ (58)
Pendle Today Mon, 09 Apr 2012 01:40 AM PDT
A FORMER Burnley footballer who earned “legend” status in Australia has lost his battle with a rare “two-in-a-million” form of cancer.

Mattel to offer bald Barbie pal
Delaware Coast Press Mon, 09 Apr 2012 01:36 AM PDT
Belleliana Bingham, 9, of Mantua, N.J., is photographed with her mother, Jane, in Mantua, Belleliana holds a Moxie and Barbie, two of the dolls that manufacturers have agreed to make bald friends for as an inspiration to cancer patients like Jane, who has non-Hodgkins's lymphoma.

Aussie Scientists Seek Cancer Cure In Spider Venom
RTT News Mon, 09 Apr 2012 01:35 AM PDT
Australian scientists are studying the potential of spider venom with the hope of using it to cure breast cancer.

Jackie leads fight to honour her dad
Isle of Wight County Press Mon, 09 Apr 2012 01:34 AM PDT
A RACE for Life volunteer has urged women to help beat cancer by taking part in this year’s event, weeks after losing her dad to the disease.

Fit again Yuvraj back home after battling cancer
Calcutta News Mon, 09 Apr 2012 01:34 AM PDT
India's star batsman Yuvraj Singh returned home Monday morning amid much fanfare after undergoing treatment for rare germ cell cancer in the United States.

Relay for Life, hospital consider forming support group
The Sierra Vista Herald Mon, 09 Apr 2012 01:25 AM PDT
The Mule Mountain Relay for Life and Copper Queen Community Hospital are extending an invitation to attend a meeting of interest to see if together we can form a new Bisbee Cancer Support Group.  The meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 11, at the Copper Queen Community Hospital Health Matters Building, 850 Highway 92 in Bisbee. read more




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