Health News: [cancer]

ASK THE EXPERT: Leukemia affects blood, bone marrow The Star Press Thu, 29 Dec 2011 01:58 AM PST Leukemia is a type of cancer that affects the blood and bone marrow, the spongy center of bones where our blood cells are formed. The disease develops when blood cells produced in the bone marrow grow out of control. Chavez says U.S. is giving South American leaders cancer, as Argentine president de Kirchner is fifth to contract ... Daily Mail Thu, 29 Dec 2011 01:53 AM PST Mr Chavez, pictured, one of several Latin American leaders to have contracted the disease in the last year, said he had developed his theories after talking to Fidel Castro. Hugo Chavez: Did U.S. Give Latin American Leaders Cancer? WPIX 11 New York Thu, 29 Dec 2011 01:52 AM PST CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez speculated on Wednesday that the United States might have developed a way to give Latin American leaders cancer, after Argentina's Cristina Fernandez joined the list of presidents diagnosed with the disease. Free, low-cost strategies to maintain good health in the new year News-Medical-Net Thu, 29 Dec 2011 01:49 AM PST With the start of a new year, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute experts are encouraging people to ring in new healthy habits and offer a number of free and low-cost strategies to help people maintain good health and possibly reduce various cancer risks. Chavez wonders if U.S. has technology to induce cancer New Haven Register Thu, 29 Dec 2011 01:45 AM PST CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) â€" Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is questioning the rash of cancer cases among Latin American leaders and asking if somehow the U.S. might have a way to induce the illness. Madison Allan's gran vows to raise awareness of childhood cancer Lancashire Telegraph Thu, 29 Dec 2011 01:42 AM PST MADISON Allan’s grandmother has vowed to start an awareness campaign about childhood cancer Neuroblastoma. Valley Assembly Quilters blanket cancer patients with warmth - Thu, 29 Dec 2011 PST The Spokesman-Review Thu, 29 Dec 2011 01:41 AM PST Once a week a group of women gather at Valley Assembly of God Church, 15618 E. Broadway Ave., to quilt, discuss projects and share a devotional. But the main reason they meet is to make quilts for cancer patients in the final stages of their lives. Since the Valley Assembly Quilters took on this challenge five years ago, the women have made more than 700 large quilts for Providence Sacred Heart ... Chavez muses on 'US cancer plot' Belfast Telegraph Thu, 29 Dec 2011 01:38 AM PST Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has questioned the rash of cancer cases among Latin American leaders and asked if somehow the US might have a way to induce the illness. Related Stories Bavarians open church made of snow Tarzan chimp death - was it the real Cheeta? D2 Jeans collapse fuels job loss fears in Northern Ireland Titanic treasures to go on sale Tarzan chimp death - was it the real ... GOG targeted therapy phase 3 clinical trial delays progression of advanced ovarian cancer News-Medical-Net Thu, 29 Dec 2011 01:34 AM PST Targeted drugs, which block or disrupt particular molecules involved in the growth of tumors, have been shown to be effective treatments against many types of cancer. Avastin disappoints vs. ovarian cancer The Vacaville Reporter Thu, 29 Dec 2011 01:21 AM PST Avastin, the blockbuster drug that just lost approval for treating breast cancer, now looks disappointing against ovarian cancer, too.

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