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Basketball great Abdul-Jabbar has cancer

CNN - 44 minutes ago

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, one of the greatest college and professional basketball players of all time, says he has been diagnosed with a form of blood cancer.

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Aberdeen: Local woman recognized by cancer society
Aberdeen American News - 48 minutes ago
The American Cancer Society recently recognized Brenda Glasford of Aberdeen with the Sword of Hope Award....
Thyroid cancer may be more common near volcanoes
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 9, 4:36 pm ET
People who live in volcanic areas may have an elevated risk of developing thyroid cancer, a new study suggests.
Dense Breasts Raise Risk of Cancer Recurrence
HealthDay via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 9, 2:03 pm ET
MONDAY, Nov. 9 (HealthDay News) -- After a lumpectomy, women with very dense breasts have a higher risk of cancer recurrence in the affected breast, a new study shows.
Breast Cancer Drugs May Fight Cervical Cancer, Too
HealthDay via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 9, 5:04 pm ET
MONDAY, Nov. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Two drugs used to treat breast cancer and osteoporosis eliminated cervical cancer in mice, according to a new study.
Dense breasts linked to return of breast cancer
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 9, 5:22 pm ET
Women with dense breasts who have had lumpectomies for breast cancer are at a higher risk of a recurrence, according to a new study.
Preventing breast cancer through health-care reform
Westminster Community Times - Mon Nov 9, 9:34 pm ET
One simple test could end up saving thousands of women’s lives. Yet, for those without health insurance, the test comes too late. According to the American Cancer Society, this year alone an estimated 40,170 women will lose their lives to breast cancer.
Taking control of post-prostate cancer issues
Lexington Clipper-Herald - Tue Nov 10, 2:30 am ET
(ARA) - Prostate cancer affects more than 185,000 men in the United States each year, according to the American Cancer Society. About one in six men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during their lifetime, making it the most common cancer, other than skin cancers, in American men.
PSA velocity may not help detect cancer
UPI - Tue Nov 10, 12:41 am ET
NEW YORK, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- New York researchers suggest a rapidly rising prostate specific antigen may not indicate a greater risk of diagnosis of prostate cancer.
2 Promising Drugs for Cervical Cancer
WebMD - Mon Nov 9, 5:28 pm ET
Two medications on the market to treat breast cancer and osteoporosis worked well to eliminate cervical cancer in animal studies, according to new research.
Boy With Cancer Wants Holiday Cards
WCMH Columbus - 19 minutes ago
There is a very unique bond growing between Ohio and Michigan, and it’s all about a 5-year-old boy who has cancer.
Bentley Designers and Stylists Create Art to Aid Cancer Centre
The Auto Channel - 26 minutes ago
BOTANY, AUSTRALIA – November 10, 2009: Bentley Motors is staging an art auction at Bonhams to raise money for The Christie, a cancer hospital in Manchester.
Former FOX 6 personality Melodie Wilson loses bout with Cancer
FOX 6 Milwaukee - 1 hour 15 minutes ago
The founder of After Breast Cancer Diagnosis (ABCD) has passed away. Melodie Wilson who died November 9, 2009, was recently honored with at the Silver Circle Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
FDA approves treatment for rare cancer
UPI - Mon Nov 9, 4:58 pm ET
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it has approved a new treatment for patients with a rare form of cancer known as Cutaneous T-cell Lymphoma.
Facing down cancer with humor, rage
Miami Herald - Tue Nov 10, 1:02 am ET
There was a time when no one was allowed to laugh about breast cancer -- much less wax sarcastic or cynical, ironic or arch about it -- because breast cancer usually meant disfigurement and often meant death.
Benefit planned to raise money for child with cancer
Salem Statesman Journal - 1 hour 31 minutes ago
Mr. Charles Salon and Spa is hosting a benefit this week for a toddler battling neuroblastoma, a cancer found in small children.
The Ten Commandments of Cancer Prevention
CBS 6 Richmond - 2 hours 6 minutes ago
About one of every three Americans will develop some form of malignancy during his or her lifetime. This year alone, about 1,437,000 new cases will be diagnosed, and more than 565,000 people will die of the disease. Cancer is the second leading cause of death in America, and as deaths from heart disease decline, it's poised to assume the dubious distinction of becoming our leading killer.
Lung Cancer Alliance Staff and Advocates to Ring Closing Bell of New York Stock Exchange(TM)
redOrbit - Tue Nov 10, 12:07 am ET
Lung Cancer Awareness Month Highlighted During Broadcast WASHINGTON, Nov.
Cancer-Surviving Marine Wants To Remain In Corps
CBS 2 Chicago - Mon Nov 9, 11:31 pm ET
A local Marine is fighting to stay in the Corps. He survived a rare form of cancer but lost an eye in the process. Now he's worried about his military career, CBS 2's Anne State reports.
Diane Allen diagnosed with cancer
The Intelligencer - Tue Nov 10, 4:20 am ET
New Jersey state Sen. Diane Allen has been diagnosed with cancer and will undergo surgery this week.
Ex-anchor Diane Allen diagnosed with cancer
Bucks County Courier Times - Tue Nov 10, 4:25 am ET
Former television anchorwoman and New Jersey state Sen. Diane Allen announced Monday she is battling an undisclosed form of cancer and will have surgery later this week.

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