If that happens Ward would be in line for a fulltime gig

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who were treated with chest radiation for childhood cancer are at increased risk of early breast cancer, but many are not getting the screening tests experts recommend, researchers reported Tuesday. HealthIt's estimated that between 12 percent and 20 percent of women treated with moderate- to high-dose radiation will be diagnosed with breast cancer by the age of 45. Because of this, experts advise these women to have yearly mammograms starting at age 25, or eight years after completing chest radiation therapy, whichever comes last.But the new study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, suggests that many women are not being screened as they should be.Of 551 U.S. and Canadian women who'd received chest radiation for childhood cancer, only 55 percent said they'd had a mammogram in the past two years. And among those younger than 40, nearly half had never had a mammogram.The researchers had expected the mammography rate to be lower than it should be but not as low as it turned out to be, said lead researcher Dr Kevin C. women who fall into this category, Oeffinger explained, so most primary care doctors would have little experience with their particular medical needs.Women should bring up the issue of screening mammography if their doctors have not yet done so, Oeffinger said. He also pointed out that for those who do develop breast cancer, the prognosis is good when it's caught early.In general, childhood cancer survivors are at risk of a number of long-term health problems as a result of their treatments, including hormonal deficiencies and heart disease.Oeffinger recommended that all adult survivors get in touch with their cancer center to formulate a "cancer treatment summary" to be passed on to their primary care doctor.

These summaries include a list of the treatments the patient received as a child, along with the potential long-term health effects of each one.SOURCE: Journal of the American Medical Association, January 28, 2009. Health. ) Matt Hasselbeck Likely to Start in Week FiveHasselbeck returned to full practice and didn't have any major problems. He reportedly looked good and is expected to start against Jacksonville's very beatable secondary.While this news is up-lifting, he's still a major risk,considering he failed to make it through his last start. The upside is there against a weak pass defense, but Seattle is likely to try to get Julius Jones going early to take the pressure off of Hasselbeck. Tampa Bay OC Wants Carnell Williams to be StarterThis is good news for Williams and horrible news for Derrick Ward. Ward was already battling a knee injury and a horrid performance against his former team. Now the offensive coordinator is promoting WilliamsThat's awesome, but it should be taken with a grain of salt. The more work, the better the chances are that the "Cadillac" gets wrecked.

If that happens, Ward would be in line for a full-time gig.As it stands, however, Williams could put up huge numbers, as he totaled 99 yards last week against the Redskins. The running game hasn't really been an issue outside of week three, however. This situation continues to be a wait-and-see fantasy issue. Fred Taylor to Have Ankle SurgeryThis isn't the type of surgery that will end Taylor's season, more of a precautionary surgery that should have him healthy for the stretch run of the season and the playoffs.No one can be sure who will benefit the most from Taylor's likely one-month layoff, but Laurence Maroney and Sammy Morris figure to fight for carries in New England's usual RBBC approach.Neither back is a fantast gem waiting to happen, but both could pose as decent Flex plays on any given week. Matthew Stafford Unlikely to Play on SundayStafford missed practice again, and it's very likely that he'll miss Sunday's contest with the defending champion Pittsburgh Steelers. If he doesn't participate in Friday's practice, it's as good as a "no" for Sunday, despite what Williams "feels' or thinks.Miles Austin is in line to start in Williams place, and he holds solid WR3 value, while Patrick Crayton is sure to benefit from the star receiver's absence, as well.Even if Williams does play, though, he should be fairly limited, which could mean Crayton, Austin, and Sam Hurd all still have respectable days against a weak Kansas City defense. Eli Manning Misses Thursday's PracticeHead coach Tom Coughlin said that, while Manning was kept out of his second straight practice, he's looking good and feeling better.Manning's heel injury would mostly keep him from playing due to whether or not he can handle the pain, so if you're planning on using him there is still plenty of optimism that he'll start against Oakland.However, it's likely that the Giants will pass as little as possible, to ensure no further damage will be done to Manning's foot.Expect a big day out of Brandon Jacobs and Ahmad Bradshaw, and even if Manning does start, don't rely on him to win your game this week. Michael Crabtree's Role in Offense UnknownCrabtree will reportedly be worked-in slowly to the offense, and primarily as a slot receiver. The trick with this is he will be assigned to special third-down packages, which will severely limit his fantasy potential, at least for the first few games.It's likely that Crabtree will get more chances down the road if he plays well and keeps on good terms with Mike Singletary, but does not warrant a spot in your starting line-up just yet. Looking for more good fantasy updates, advice, and articles Go here..

TORONTO, Jan 27 (Reuters) - The economic difficultiesfacing Canada are extraordinary and require commensurate actionin the budget, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Tuesday. Bonds Flaherty was speaking shortly after the minorityConservative government delivered a budget that promised a C$40billion ($32 billion) two-year stimulus package and predictedbudget deficits totaling C$85 billion over five years. (Reporting by Wojtek Dabrowski; editing by Rob Wilson) Bonds. NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with type 2 diabetes show improvements in their physical and mental health-related quality of life after a year of participation in a weight management program, a report out this week in the Archives of Internal Medicine shows. HealthAnd those who were doing the worst at the study's outset showed the greatest increases in well being, Dr Donald A. Williamson of the Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge and his colleagues found.Williamson and his team had previously reported that participants in the 16-center Look AHEAD (Action for Health in Diabetes) trial lost 8.77 kilograms, on average, or 8.58 percent of their body weight, after a year in the program.In the current study, they looked at how the intervention affected participants' quality of life related to health. Studies to date, the researchers note, have had mixed results on how lifestyle interventions affect obese people's health-related quality of life.The 5,145 Look AHEAD trial participants were 45 to 74 years old at the beginning of the study.