Charity run to benefit cancer patients Saturday
Bucks County Courier Times Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:02 PM PDT
LOWER SOUTHAMPTON â€" The Second Annual MEC Leukemia Survivorship Foundation 5K run/walk event kicks off at 9 a.m. Saturday at Russell Elliot Park, 150 Buck Road, in Lower Southampton. |
Woman's lung 'cancer' may have been fruit pit from 1984
St. Petersburg Times Blogs Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:50 PM PDT
A Seminole Heights woman who moved to the United States from Cuba in 1994 got a pit in her stomach this past December when doctors showed her a dark spot on her lung, WTSP.com Ch. 10 reports. But it turns out the pit may have been the problem. For 28 years, Blanca Riveron suffered from a debilitating, nagging cough. Her breathing was labored. Doctors treated her countless times for asthma and ... |
Relay For Life Takes Place This Weekend
KJCT 8 Grand Junction Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:46 PM PDT
Relay for Life takes place this weekend in Grand Junction. Have you, or someone you know, battled Cancer? |
Many older men still get prostate cancer testing
Reuters Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:44 PM PDT
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite recommendations not to screen men age 75 and older for prostate cancer, most elderly men still get tested, according to a new survey. |
Minister's 'vow over operations'
BBC Lincolnshire Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:41 PM PDT
The health secretary is reported to have promised to look into the case of a Lincolnshire cancer patient who has twice had operations cancelled. |
Utahns at high risk for skin cancer
ABC 4 Salt Lake City Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:40 PM PDT
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - Utah has the highest rate of skin cancer in the United States, according to information from Huntsman Cancer Institute. According to the institute, Utah's high altitude is a contributing factor to the high rate of skin cancer. Melanoma is the second most common from of cancer among young adults between 15 and 29 years old. According to Huntsman, 3.5 million cases of ... |
Women’s softball does well on the field and good off the field
The Spectator Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:31 PM PDT
If there’s one thing outside of sports you should be allowed to beat with a bat, it’s cancer. The women’s softball team will participate in the “Beat Cancer with a Bat†campaign this year to help raise money for cancer research. |
No one should suffer like my family has
West Cumberland Times & Star Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:30 PM PDT
“I have dedicated myself to establishing a new cancer awareness campaign, which is different to anything that I can find already existing for those coming to terms with cancer. |
Call for change in medical practices
West Cumberland Times & Star Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:30 PM PDT
A Workington businessman, whose daughter died from cancer after a series of misdiagnoses, has dedicated himself to a campaign calling for a change in medical practices. |
Healthy Living For Cancer Survivors
Medical News Today Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:23 PM PDT
The American Cancer Society (ACS) released new guidelines today, with advice especially aimed at cancer survivors seeking help about avoiding the return of the disease, or hoping to protect family members from their own plight. The ACS recommendations are pretty straight forward, although many of us find it hard to implement and maintain them. Volumes of research has shown that physically active ... |
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