Health News: [cancer]

Carlisle breast cancer women raise £1,700 for care The News and Star Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:53 AM PST Two breast cancer survivors from Carlisle enlisted the help of keen bingo goers to raise an impressive £1,700 for related good causes. New Nelson County group gives hope to cancer patients The Nelson County Times Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:50 AM PST When someone is diagnosed with cancer, their outlook on the world suddenly changes. Give Komen the Pink Slip: Five Ways to Support Women's Health for All GOOD Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:48 AM PST News broke Tuesday afternoon that the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation, the omnipresent charity battling breast cancer, is pulling hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of grants it had awarded Planned Parenthood to fund cancer screenings. The official reason? A new rule forbids the organization from funding any group currently under investigation in Congress. (Planned Parenthood is ... Komen breast cancer charity severs ties with Planned Parenthood Chicago Tribune Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:48 AM PST Susan G. Komen for the Cure says it will stop funding Planned Parenthood centers. Many suspect the move is a result of political pressure by antiabortion activists. In what looks to be a break between two organizations dedicated to women's health, a national breast cancer awareness group said it would stop providing funds to Planned Parenthood centers for breast cancer examinations and other ... Study reveals substantial differences in rates of follow-up surgeries after partial mastectomy News-Medical-Net Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:48 AM PST A new study reveals substantial differences - by both surgeon and institution - in the rates of follow-up surgeries for women who underwent a partial mastectomy for treatment of breast cancer. Music fan, 20, who died from cancer is immortalised on cover of her favourite band Florence and the Machine Daily Mail Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:48 AM PST A portrait of Natalie Roberts from Alexandria in Scotland, who died from Ewing's Sarcoma in 2010, has been chosen to appear on the record cover by Florence and the Machine. Susan G. Komen Cancer Charity Halts Grants to Planned Parenthood Wellness Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:42 AM PST The nation’s leading breast-cancer charity, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, is halting its partnerships with Planned Parenthood affiliates â€" creating a bitter rift, linked to the abortion debate, between two iconic organizations that have assisted millions of women. The change will mean a cutoff of hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants, mainly for [...] Foundation Medicine Receives CLIA Certification for Its Genomic Sequencing Laboratory Business Wire Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:41 AM PST CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Foundation Medicine, Inc., a molecular information company that brings comprehensive cancer genome analysis to routine clinical care, today announced certification from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) of 1988 for its genomic sequencing ... Saint Thomas School In Southington Does Toy Drive FOX CT Hartford Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:40 AM PST Follow Your Town News On The Courant's Southington Facebook Page Students at Saint Thomas School have collected more than 100 toys that will be given to chldren who are suffering from cancer, the school has announced. Potter Cup raised $36,000 for cancer research Marple Newtown County Press Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:40 AM PST Potter Cup on Friday, Jan. 27 at Haverford High School was the combined efforts of Paxon Hollow Middle School and Haverford. $36,000 was raised for cancer research.

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