Cancer Research

SALT LAKE CITY — The Ladies Auxiliary of the National Veterans of Foreign Wars will present a $25,000 donation to the Huntsman Cancer Research Center today.

CLEARFIELD — Clearfield High School students lived up to their program’s motto — Falcons are Fabulous — by raising enough money to surpass their goal of $10,000 and handing over a check for $11,761.48 to the Huntsman Cancer Institute.

LOS ANGELES — Could stress play a role in the development of breast cancer? Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago wondered about this. After all, the components of what experts call “psychosocial stress” — including fear, anxiety and isolation — could take a toll on the autonomic nervous system, which helps regulate heart rate, respiration and other important bodily functions.

SEATTLE -- Men are at higher risk than women of developing cancer within their lifetime, and a study released Tuesday shows they are also more likely to die from it.

RIVERDALE -- They call themselves Guardians of The Ribbon and they're coming to Ogden next Thursday.

From 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the parking lot of RC Willey on Riverdale Road, Weber County firefighters will host the Pink Heals Tour, a national campaign to combat cancer. Three pink fire trucks will be on display. There will also be pink ice cream, pink popcorn, pink cotton candy, pink T-shirts, face painting, medical helicopters, rock climbing and more.