News For: Cancer Insurance Pinellas County FloridaWalkers to raise money to fight ovarian cancer Last year, in the inaugural Avon/Monmouth County Walkathon, organizers raised more than $50,000 to help fight ovarian cancer. Seminoles, Lions Spike for a Cancer Cure Leon High and Florida High served up a volleyball battle in hopes of finding a cure for Breast Cancer. Adair Co. Cancer Society needs relay volunteers The Adair County chapter of the American Cancer Society will host an organizational meeting Thursday for the 2009 Relay for Life fundraiser. Health insurance premiums up 5 percent, study finds Premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance rose a modest 5 percent this year, according to a nationwide survey released Wednesday morning -- numbers that are close to what South Florida employers are reporting. Health insurance costs grow more gradually in 2008 Health insurance premiums rose a modest 5 percent this year for coverage that's getting skimpier, researchers say. SPECIAL ARTICLE: Analyses of Cancer Data from Three Ezetimibe Trials The Simvastatin and Ezetimibe in Aortic Stenosis SEAS trial involving the combination of ezetimibe and simvastatin in patients with aortic stenosis suggested an increased incidence of cancer associated with the use of active therapy. The current analysis of two other ongoing trials of ezetimibe and simvastatin does not support the suggestion of an increased incidence of cancer but does show ... Williams joins coaches in cancer funding fight WASHINGTON — University of Maryland, College Park, men's basketball coach Gary Williams has led his team to a national championship; now he's looking to help win another battle — against cancer. Australia's cancer stance lured Armstrong: reports ADELAIDE, Australia AFP - Cycling legend Lance Armstrong was attracted to make his competitive comeback in Australia because of its government's position on cancer research, according to reports published here. Inland residents lobby in fight against cancer WASHINGTON - Thirty years ago, Marcia Bundalian-Stephen lost her sister to breast cancer. In the years since, cancer has taken a husband, a mother-in-law, an uncle, an aunt and a cousin. Cancer drugs charge move ‘bizarre’ Health economists and opposition politicians on Wednesday expressed bemusement at Gordon Brown’s decision to exempt cancer sufferers from prescription charges when patients are having to pay thousands of pounds for cancer drugs that the NHS will not fund. |




