Health News: [cancer]

Health Canada Issues Statement Linking Actos to Risk of Bladder Cancer, Announces New Labeling Warning of Actos Side ... Beaumont Enterprise Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:07 AM PDT Health Canada Issues Statement Linking Actos to Risk of Bladder Cancer, Announces New Labeling Warning of Actos Side Effects, the Consumer Justice Foundation Reports The CJF hereby alerts the public that Health Canada has issued a statement linking the use of Actos to an increased risk of bladder cancer and that the labeling on the packages of this drug will include a warning regarding the risk ... Families band together to fight pediatric cancer Santa Barbara Daily Sound Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:07 AM PDT After years of living in a nightmare most parents only experience in their sleep, single parent Samantha McVee got a break when doctors confirmed last June that the tumor in her daughter’s brain is now inactive. But instead of hitting ... Horticulturist Adrian Bloom helps redesign hospital Jubilee garden after cancer treatment EDP24 - Eastern Daily Press Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:06 AM PDT A Norfolk plantsman is helping to redesign an East Anglian hospital’s Jubilee garden as a thank you for the cancer treatment he received. Cancer link claimed in ovary fertility drugs Guardian Unlimited Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:05 AM PDT French researchers say the use of ovarian stimulating drugs is associated with double the risk of a child developing leukaemia French researchers say they have for the first time found a link between drugs given to stimulate the ovaries of women before they have fertility treatment and an increased risk of leukaemia in their children. Initial findings, presented at a conference in London, found ... Race and lung cancer CBS 42 Birmingham Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:05 AM PDT BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT)- A new study found evidence that Hispanic lung cancer patients may live longer than white or black patients. The study suggests that, as with several other types of cancer, certain unknown genetic and environmental factors put Hispanic patients at a higher survival standpoint. Most studies that look at ethnic and racial disparities in lung cancer compare black patients ... Huffman fundraiser April 28 Dyersburg State Gazette Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:01 AM PDT A fundraising benefit for Rodney Huffman is scheduled for Saturday, April 28, at noon at Dunagan's South Main Sports Bar, 575 South Main St., Dyersburg. Huffman has been battling cancer for three... Former town Director Dennis Brenner dies Journal Inquirer Wed, 25 Apr 2012 09:57 AM PDT MANCHESTER â€" Dennis Brenner, a local pastor, Realtor, and former Republican member of the Board of Directors, died Monday. Brenner, 68, who was remembered today by friends and colleagues as a Renaissance man, battled cancer and complications from diabetes in recent years. Robot Assisted Prostate Cancer Surgery Compares Favorably to Other Surgical Techniques Newswise Wed, 25 Apr 2012 09:54 AM PDT Outcomes from use of a robot to assist surgeons in removal of a cancerous prostate are at least as good, if not better, than the other two techniques used for a radical prostatectomy -- open or laparoscopic surgery -- according to a large meta analysis led by researchers at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell. Rancheros "Tough Enough" to Wear Pink in Support of Local Breast Cancer Programs Santa Barbara Independent Wed, 25 Apr 2012 09:52 AM PDT A tradition founded in 1930 will be taking on a new hue this May 5 when the Rancheros Visitadores or “Visiting Ranchers,” made up of horsemen from around the country, will gather for a week-long ride through the Santa Ynez Valley as they have for 82 years. Gophers Coach Jerry Kill Speaks At Angel Foundation Breakfast For Cancer Awareness 5 Eyewitness News St. Paul Wed, 25 Apr 2012 09:49 AM PDT Gophers football coach Jerry Kill spoke this morning at an Angel Foundation breakfast...

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