Health News: [cancer]

Lantern Point lights up for cancer charity The Fairfield Citizen Mon, 01 Aug 2011 13:58 PM PDT Thomas Peter Lyddy may be gone, but he is not forgotten. His family keeps his memory alive with the annual Light Up The Point event just west of Penfield Beach. Shorned Chavez is animated in post-surgery appearance Worcester Telegram & Gazette Mon, 01 Aug 2011 13:52 PM PDT CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez appeared with his head shaved today, saying his hair has begun to fall out as a result of his cancer treatment. ‘Restless’ trailer: Gus Van Sant directs Mia Wasikowska in Cannes film Entertainment Weekly Mon, 01 Aug 2011 13:51 PM PDT One of the more polarizing entries at the Cannes film festival this year was Restless, director Gus Van Sant’s first film since Milk. The atmospheric drama follows a death-obsessed Oregon teenager (Henry Hopper, son of Dennis) who crashes funerals where he meets a terminally-ill cancer patient (The Kids Are All Right‘s Mia Wasikowska). Some viewers Bark for Life raises more than $7,000 for cancer research The Community Voice Mon, 01 Aug 2011 13:49 PM PDT “Who let the dogs out?” may have been going through the minds of motorists driving past Cotati’s La Plaza Park... Lake Forest’s Crowe ready to ride to help friend’s son Lake Forester Mon, 01 Aug 2011 13:44 PM PDT When 5,000 cyclists converge on Massachusetts this weekend to raise $34 million for cancer research and treatment, Peter Crowe of Lake Forest will be among them. It’s the third time Crowe, 44, will ride in the two-day event, following a 163-mile route that will take him from Wellesley, Mass., Saturday morning to Provincetown -- on the tip of Cape Cod -- Sunday afternoon. The Pan-Mass Challenge ... Breast Cancer: Greater Risk For Those With Increased Breast Densities ThirdAge Mon, 01 Aug 2011 13:41 PM PDT Breast cancer -- especially more aggressive tumors and in-situ tumors -- is a greater risk for those who have increased breast densities, according to a new study. Study researcher Lusine Yaghjyan, Ph.D., is from the Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis. Yaghjyan and colleagues investigated the associations between breast density and subsequent breast cancer varied by tumor ... Hugo Chavez Appears Shaven-Headed Due To Chemotherapy ThirdAge Mon, 01 Aug 2011 13:40 PM PDT Hugo Chavez, the Venezuelan president, appeared with his head shaved on Monday, saying his hair has begun to fall out as a result of his cancer treatment. Chavez said his chemotherapy has been going well, and he joked about his appearance as he presided over a televised ceremony with Cabinet ministers, AP reports. "It's a new look," the president said, switching briefly into English with a grin ... Venezuela's Chavez loses hair from chemotherapy The Star Mon, 01 Aug 2011 13:29 PM PDT CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez appeared on television on Monday with his head closely shaved and bald patches from hair loss caused by chemotherapy for a cancer that has slowed him ahead of a re-election bid. Chavez appears on state television with shaved head CNN Mon, 01 Aug 2011 13:25 PM PDT Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez appeared on state television with a shaved head Monday, telling viewers it is a sign that his cancer treatment is working. Chavez, undergoing chemotherapy, cuts hair short ABC 13 Houston Mon, 01 Aug 2011 13:25 PM PDT Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's hair has begun to fall out because of his cancer treatment

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