Health News: [cancer]

Mom who battled breast cancer lived life to max Detroit News Mon, 28 May 2012 22:02 PM PDT Even as she faced serious health challenges, Dawn Lis Homer gave her all to motivating her friends, raising thousands of dollars for cancer research and cheering on her children at their activities. Common painkillers tied to lower skin cancer risk Khaleej Times Mon, 28 May 2012 22:01 PM PDT In a new study from Denmark, people who had taken aspirin, ibuprofen and related painkillersâ€"especially at high doses and for years at a timeâ€"were less likely to get skin cancer, compared to those who rarely used those medications. PMMC receives award for Outstanding Cancer Center The Community Connection Mon, 28 May 2012 21:53 PM PDT Many hospitals provide quality cancer care, but Pottstown Memorial Regional Cancer Center (PMRCC) can rightfully claim that it has one of the best community cancer programs in the nation. The fact that PMRCC received an award given to only 13 hospitals in the country in 2011 speaks volumes about the hospital’s cancer care team. Teacher loses cancer battle Altoona Mirror Mon, 28 May 2012 21:47 PM PDT A Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic High School teacher known for going above and beyond the classroom to inspire her students has lost her three-year battle with cancer. Doreen R. Can Aspirin, Other NSAIDs Lower Skin Cancer Risk? WebMD Mon, 28 May 2012 21:42 PM PDT Aspirin and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as ibuprofen and naproxen may help protect against certain types of skin cancer -- including melanoma, the most dangerous form of this disease. Faces of Hope hears about new hospice The Times-Reporter Mon, 28 May 2012 21:40 PM PDT Kim Clark, Community Hospice’s bereavement manager, presented a recent program on the facility to the Faces of Hope cancer support/survivors group during a luncheon in Schoenbrunn Healthcare. Women to learn football from Urban Meyer, support cancer research The Lantern Mon, 28 May 2012 21:38 PM PDT OSU football coach Urban Meyer and his wife Shelley Meyer talk with a students in the Archie Griffin Ball room May 15. Women Ohio State football fans will have their chance to interact with Urban Meyer June 9. Young country music fan succumbs to cancer Grand Island Independent Mon, 28 May 2012 21:38 PM PDT LINCOLN â€" Tyson Zimmer, a 7-year-old country music fan who recently met country music star Jason Aldean, has lost his battle with cancer. URC visits Cancer Center Warren Times Observer Mon, 28 May 2012 21:33 PM PDT Representatives from United Refining stopped by the Cancer Care Center at Warren General Hospital recently to get a first-hand look at the proposed plans for the renovation and expansion project set to begin later this summer. Commonly used painkillers may protect against skin cancer EurekAlert! Mon, 28 May 2012 21:32 PM PDT ( Wiley-Blackwell ) A new study suggests that aspirin and other similar painkillers may help protect against skin cancer. Published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the findings indicate that skin cancer prevention may be added to the benefits of these commonly used medications.

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