| Health News : cancer - News from other sources. | | | | | | | | Madison Area YMCA holds three-hour Spinathon Sat, 30 Mar, 2013 01:26 PM PDT The Madison Area YMCA held a three-hour Spinathon (shown here) to benefit the Madison Area YMCAâs Annual Fund and St. Baldrickâs, an international childhood cancer charity, on March 10. Cycle, cycle, cycle! The Madison Area YMCA held a... Continue reading | | Portland sex offender clinic finds new offices after difficult search Sat, 30 Mar, 2013 01:20 PM PDT Throughout the Portland metro area, therapists who treat sex offenders face limits on where they can open an office.They have to balance their clients' need for treatment that is confidential and accessible with the public's fear of their clients. "When (people) hear 'sex offender' in any context, it's like g... Continue reading | | Oral cancer on the rise Sat, 30 Mar, 2013 12:58 PM PDT Sri Lanka has one of the world's highest rates of oral cancer. In fact, a national study by the Ministries of Health, Education, Labour and Social Welfare some time ago, rated Sri Lanka as having the highest incidence of oral cancer globally. Continue reading | | More News Sat, 30 Mar, 2013 12:48 PM PDT Kenya Wheeler is a UC Berkeley graduate student who was diagnosed with a lymphoma in his brain. Because he is fortunate enough to have health insurance, he was also treated for the cancer, which was an expensive proposition. In fact, it cost so much that he reached the lifetime financial cap on his ins... Continue reading | | | | | Sand from fracking could pose lung disease risk Sat, 30 Mar, 2013 12:18 PM PDT Sand is a critical part of the hydraulic fracturing method of oil and gas extraction. But sand is basically silica -- and breathing in silica is one of the oldest known workplace dangers. Inside the lungs, exposure to the tiny particles has been shown to sometimes lead to serious diseases like silicosis and <... Continue reading | | | | | |
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