Health News: [cancer]

Announcing CEO Illness ??? Best Practices from Buffett to Jobs Forbes Wed, 18 Apr 2012 05:58 AM PDT Must a CEO announce his or her health problems immediately? Is the health of the leader of a public company material information? Last night I wrote on Forbes.com that Mr. Buffett announced his cancer with characteristic courage and class. Even so, he may have been making a pre-emptive strike at controlling his message, before news of his illness leaked out, and was sensationalized beyond ... Ryan O'Neal says he has prostate cancer The Springfield News-Leader Wed, 18 Apr 2012 05:57 AM PDT Ryan O'Neal says the prognosis is positive for his recovery from recently diagnosed Stage 2 prostate cancer. O'Neal, 70, said that he was "shocked and stunned by the news" but feels fortunate the disease was caught early. Levon Helm in final stages of long cancer battle Hamilton Spectator Wed, 18 Apr 2012 05:56 AM PDT Former member of The Band was diagnosed with throat cancer in 1998 Simple, cost-effective saliva test to detect oral cancer News-Medical-Net Wed, 18 Apr 2012 05:53 AM PDT A Michigan State University surgeon is teaming up with a Lansing-area dental benefits firm on a clinical trial to create a simple, cost-effective saliva test to detect oral cancer, a breakthrough that would drastically improve screening and result in fewer people dying of the world's sixth most common cancer. Art history teacher, a Santa Fe native, dies at 57 Santa Fe New Mexican Wed, 18 Apr 2012 05:49 AM PDT Carola Naumer, who grew up in Santa Fe in a family of artists, died last week in Reno, Nev., where she taught art history. She died at home from the complications of lung cancer. She was 57. Warren Buffett Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer: Hot Trends TheStreet.com Wed, 18 Apr 2012 05:47 AM PDT NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Popular searches on the Internet include Warren Buffett, after the 81-year old billionaire investor announced he has been diagnosed with stage-one prostate cancer. In a letter to shareholders, the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway indicated he will begin a two-month radiation treatment in mid-July. He said the treatment will restrict his ability to travel, but ... Client First Settlement Funding Renews Charitable Commitment to Cancer Alliance PR Newswire Wed, 18 Apr 2012 05:46 AM PDT BOCA RATON, Fla., April 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Client First Settlement Funding has renewed its sponsorship of Cancer Alliance of Help and Hope Society, a charitable organization based in Palm Beach County, Florida. Client First began donating money to the Cancer Alliance... Synta Announces Results Demonstrating Potent Ganetespib Activity across Broad Range of Crizotinib-Resistant ALK+ NSCLC ... Business Wire Wed, 18 Apr 2012 05:44 AM PDT LEXINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Synta presented results that show ganetespib equally inhibits growth of both crizotinib-sensitive and -resistant cancer cells driven by the EML4-ALK fusion protein regardless of ALK mutation status. Warren Buffett Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer; Will Continue to Run Company The Christian Post Wed, 18 Apr 2012 05:43 AM PDT Warren Buffett, the billionaire investor who has built Berkshire Hathaway into one of the most successful and profitable investment firms in history, announced in a letter to shareholders Tuesday that he has prostate cancer. ImmunoCellular Therapeutics to Present at Future Leaders in the Biotech Industry Conference Business Wire Wed, 18 Apr 2012 05:42 AM PDT LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ImmunoCellular Therapeutics, Ltd. (“ImmunoCellular” or the “Company”)(OTCBB: IMUC-NEWS), a clinical stage biotechnology company that is focused on developing new immune-based products to treat and diagnose cancer, announced today that Manish Singh, PhD, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company will be presenting at the 19th Annual Future Leaders in the ...

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