Health News: [cancer]: UTM to hold relay for life event

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Health News : cancer - News from other sources.   UTM to hold relay for life event Fri, 29 Mar, 2013 06:50 AM PDT Students at the University of Tennessee at Martin are getting set to host a Relay for Life event in the Tom and Kathleen Elam Center to raise money for cancer research. Continue reading TV/FILM: Edward Bland: 'Cry of Jazz' Fri, 29 Mar, 2013 06:46 AM PDT Edward Bland died of cancer at his home in Smithfield, Va. on March 14 at 86. Bland was a musician, composer and arranger, according to the New York Times's obit,A but he also made one film—Cry of Jazz. When the 34-minute film about jazz from the black perspective was released in 1959, it triggered... Continue reading Campbell County teen loses battle with cancer Fri, 29 Mar, 2013 06:41 AM PDT Katelyn Norman, the Campbell County teen whose community rallied in support of the final days of her cancer fight, passed away Friday. Continue reading Campbell County girl battling bone cancer passes away Fri, 29 Mar, 2013 06:37 AM PDT Hospital confirms that Katelyn Norman, passed away this morning. Continue reading All but 1 lawsuit dismissed involving possible cancer clusters in local creek Fri, 29 Mar, 2013 06:35 AM PDT ST. LOUIS -- Just one of the eight lawsuits filed against Mallinckrodt chemical company by people who believe they got cancer from living near radioactive contamination in north St. Louis County will move forward. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that U.S. District Judge Audrey Fleissig on Wednesday... Continue reading New metabolite-based diagnostic test could help detect pancreatic cancer early Fri, 29 Mar, 2013 06:34 AM PDT ( American Association for Cancer Research ) A new diagnostic test that uses a scientific technique known as metabolomic analysis may be a safe and easy screening method that could improve the prognosis of patients with pancreatic cancer through earlier detection. Continue reading Oakland police will shave heads Saturday to raise money to fight childhood cancer Fri, 29 Mar, 2013 06:29 AM PDT The annual St. Baldrick's Foundation fundraiser will be held at Children's Hospital and Research Center. Continue reading Brides fight cancer with wedding gowns Fri, 29 Mar, 2013 06:22 AM PDT BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT)-- Finding the perfect wedding dress could be a blessing for more than just the bride. The Brides Against Breast Cancer "Nationwide Tour of Gowns" is stopping in Birmingham Friday, March 29th and Saturday, March 30th. 1,000 designer gowns will be available for sale at discounts f... Continue reading Mobile health tourney: Ultrasound imaging systems tips off against melanoma assessment app Fri, 29 Mar, 2013 06:21 AM PDT A medical app that's designed to make use of the high availability of smartphones in developing countries by converting them into ultrasound tools is pitted against a controversial app to help users assess the risk of whether a patch of discolored skin could pose a cancer risk. Continue reading 'Baldies' ready to bare it all for fundraiser Fri, 29 Mar, 2013 06:12 AM PDT PEPPERELL -- You've heard of Locks of Love, the charity to which people, mostly women, volunteer to have their locks cut so the hair can be used to make wigs for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy? Continue reading

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