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Michael Douglas Joins 'Stand Up 2 Cancer'
Posted: September 3rd, 2010, 9:13pm CDT
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Power of Pink: Honoree draws on inner strength to fight breast cancer
Posted: September 3rd, 2010, 5:03pm CDT
Her grandmother died from breast cancer. Her mother had breast cancer and later died from a brain tumor.
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First cancer doc hired
Posted: September 3rd, 2010, 4:03pm CDT
DR. Robert Olson, a radiation oncologist, is the first physician to be hired for the BC Cancer Agency Centre for the North.
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31 Days in the Life of a Throat Cancer Patient
Posted: September 3rd, 2010, 11:54am CDT
Scott, a 66-year-old high-tech consultant from Silicon Valley , thought the small lump he detected under his jaw line while shaving about two years ago was caused by allergies.
Medical News Today - Breast Cancer News
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Important Breakthrough In Origins Of Aggressive Breast Cancer
Posted: September 3rd, 2010, 10:00am CDT
Researchers have made a major breakthrough in finding out how aggressive cancers originate, raising hope of novel targeted therapies for future breast cancer patients, according to a study published in the peer-reviewed journal Cell Stem Cell...
Medical News Today - Cancer/Oncology News
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Important Breakthrough In Origins Of Aggressive Breast Cancer
Posted: September 3rd, 2010, 10:00am CDT
Researchers have made a major breakthrough in finding out how aggressive cancers originate, raising hope of novel targeted therapies for future breast cancer patients, according to a study published in the peer-reviewed journal Cell Stem Cell...
Topix.net - Cancer
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Minogue voted most inspirational breast cancer star
Posted: September 3rd, 2010, 9:48am CDT
Pop star Kylie Minogue has been voted the most inspirational breast cancer star for her willingness to speak openly and honestly about dealing with the disease.
Medical News Today - Cancer/Oncology News
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Need For Cancer Information And Support Expected To Double, UK
Posted: September 3rd, 2010, 9:00am CDT
Macmillan Cancer Support and Boots UK today officially launched a groundbreaking new three-year partnership, which aims to help provide the two million people living with cancer, and their family and friends, increased access to the information and support they need - when they need it, where they need it...
Topix.net - Cancer
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'Major advance' in tackling aggressive breast cancer
Posted: September 3rd, 2010, 8:43am CDT
The first targeted treatment for 'triple negative' breast cancer, that tends to affect younger women, could be developed after British researchers made a "major advance" in its understanding.
Medical News Today - Cancer/Oncology News
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Celsion Receives SBIR Grant To Expand Its Technology Platform
Posted: September 3rd, 2010, 7:00am CDT
Celsion Corporation (Nasdaq: CLSN), a biotechnology drug development company, announced that it has been awarded a competitive Phase I Small Business Innovation and Research (SBIR) grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to support the proposal, "New Thermal Sensitive Carboplatin Liposomes for Cancer"... -
Cancer Drug Model Could Be A Potential Treatment For Alzheimer's - Alzheimer's Society Comment
Posted: September 3rd, 2010, 7:00am CDT
Treatments modelled on the cancer drug Gleevec could potentially prevent the formation of amyloid plaques - one of the major hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease according to a study. Treatments modelled on the cancer drug Gleevec could potentially prevent the formation of amyloid plaques - one of the major hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease according to a study published in the journal Nature... -
Drug Discovery Tools To Fight Cancer, Blindness To Be Discussed At UB Symposium
Posted: September 3rd, 2010, 7:00am CDT
Twenty-first-century pharmaceutical breakthroughs require 21st-century drug discovery tools, such as computational or in silico molecular design and high-throughput screening of effective, new compounds. That's the theme of a University at Buffalo symposium to be held Sept... -
Imec European Collaborative Research To Develop Lab-on-chip System For Cheap And Fast Cancer Diagnosis
Posted: September 3rd, 2010, 5:00am CDT
Today, at the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Conference (EMBC) in Buenos Aires (Argentina), imec and its project partners have announced the launch of the European Seventh Framework Project MIRACLE. The MIRACLE project aims to develop an operational lab-on-chip for the isolation and detection of circulating and disseminated tumor cells (CTCs and DTCs) in blood... -
Near Infrared Light May Open New Frontier In Fighting Cancer, Tay-Sachs
Posted: September 3rd, 2010, 5:00am CDT
A "game-changing" technique using near infrared light enables scientists to look deeper into the guts of cells, potentially opening up a new frontier in the fights against cancer and many other diseases. University of Central Florida chemists, led by Professor Kevin Belfield, used near infrared light and fluorescent dye to take pictures of cells and tumors deep within tissue...
Topix.net - Cancer
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Coins in Ali Baba's pot for cancer lodge
Posted: September 3rd, 2010, 4:33am CDT
Greerton Lions are holding a 'drop a coin' day on Friday at Greerton Village Square to raise money for the Cancer Lodge in Hamilton.
Medical News Today - Cancer/Oncology News
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Connection Between Light At Night (LAN) And Cancer Revealed
Posted: September 3rd, 2010, 4:00am CDT
A new study from the Center for Interdisciplinary Chronobiological Research at the University of Haifa has found an additional link between Light At Night (LAN) and cancer. This research joins a series of earlier studies carried out at the University of Haifa that also established the correlation... -
Afferent Pharmaceuticals Presents Data Supporting Use Of P2X3 Antagonists In Reducing Bone Cancer Pain
Posted: September 3rd, 2010, 4:00am CDT
Afferent Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing first-in-class, small molecules that target P2X3 receptors, announced preclinical in vivo results demonstrating that an investigational P2X3 receptor antagonist significantly prevented and reversed bone cancer pain behavior in comparison to vehicle controls... -
Asuragen's Clinical Laboratory Launches KRAS And BRAF Mutation Testing
Posted: September 3rd, 2010, 4:00am CDT
Asuragen, Inc., a leader in molecular diagnostics and nucleic acid-based pharmacogenomics services, announced that it has launched KRAS and BRAF mutational testing services in its CAP-accredited CLIA laboratory... -
Common Osteoporosis Drug Linked To Higher Risk Of Oesophageal Cancer
Posted: September 3rd, 2010, 4:00am CDT
A new UK study that followed a large number of people found that those who took 10 or more prescriptions for oral bisphosphonates, a group of drugs commonly used to treat the bone disease osteoporosis, were at higher risk of developing oesophageal cancer... -
Molecular Imaging's Benefits In The Evaluation And Successful Treatment Planning For A Wide Spectrum Of Diseases
Posted: September 3rd, 2010, 3:00am CDT
A series of studies published in the September Journal of Nuclear Medicine (JNM) show that molecular imaging plays a critical role in the evaluation and treatment planning for a broad spectrum of cancers, including thyroid cancer and lymphoma... -
Chromosomal Rearrangement, Gene Copy Number Methods Featured In Cold Spring Harbor Protocols
Posted: September 3rd, 2010, 3:00am CDT
A cell devotes a significant amount of effort to maintaining the stability of its genome, preventing the sorts of chromosomal rearrangements characteristic of many cancers. Assays that measure the rate of gross chromosomal rearrangements (GCRs) are needed in order to understand the individual genes and the different pathways that suppress genomic instability... -
Cancer Patients Pay The Price To Keep Warm , UK
Posted: September 3rd, 2010, 3:00am CDT
With temperatures set to plummet below freezing across the UK this week, leading cancer charity Macmillan Cancer Support is warning that keeping warm will be even harder for cancer patients undergoing treatment, as they are already twice as likely to fall into fuel poverty as the general population 1 ... -
Macmillan's Response To NICE Decision On Liver Cancer Drug
Posted: September 3rd, 2010, 3:00am CDT
Responding to the decision by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) not to recommend sorafenib (Nexavar®) as a treatment for advanced liver cancer, Mike Hobday, Head of Campaigns at Macmillan Cancer Support, said: 'We are extremely disappointed that NICE has decided not to recommend sorafenib as a treatment for people with advanced liver cancer... -
Novel Nanotechnology Collaboration Leads To Breakthrough In Cancer Research
Posted: September 3rd, 2010, 2:00am CDT
One of the most difficult aspects of working at the nanoscale is actually seeing the object being worked on. Biological structures like viruses, which are smaller than the wavelength of light, are invisible to standard optical microscopes and difficult to capture in their native form with other imaging techniques... -
RNAi Screening Used For The First Time To Study Ewing's Sarcoma
Posted: September 3rd, 2010, 2:00am CDT
The first study of Ewing's sarcoma that screened hundreds of genes based on how they affect cell growth has identified two potential anti-cancer drug targets, according to a scientific paper by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) published in the journal Molecular Cancer... -
Immune System Finding May Lead To New Ways To Detect, Diagnose And Treat Cancer And Other Diseases
Posted: September 3rd, 2010, 2:00am CDT
When it comes to the mechanics of the human immune system, we are all more alike than previously thought, according to a new study by scientists at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. This finding has significant implications for developing new ways to detect, diagnose and treat cancer and diseases of the immune system, according to Harlan Robins, Ph.D... -
News From The Journal Of Clinical Investigation: Sept. 1, 2010
Posted: September 3rd, 2010, 2:00am CDT
INFECTIOUS DISEASE: Modified adenovirus malaria vaccine works a treat in mice Malaria kills more than 1 million individuals each year. Despite intensive research, there is still no malaria vaccine approved for use. A team of researchers, led by Moriya Tsuji, at the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center, New York, has now designed a new vaccine that provides protection from malaria in mice...
Topix.net - Cancer
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ACT has highest breast cancer rate
Posted: September 3rd, 2010, 12:34am CDT
More than 38 per cent of of breast cancer cases were initially detected through screening.
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Family struggles to pay for toddler's cancer treatment
Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 9:29pm CDT
Two weeks ago, Crissy Thomas was giving her son Connor, a bath when she noticed something odd.
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Osteoporosis drugs may raise throat cancer risk
Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 6:02pm CDT
Researchers say new findings shouldn't affect patients taking bisphosphonates, but said the medicines should be watched closely. Other studies have been divided over whether the risk is real.
Osteoporosis - Cancer - Bisphosphonate - Health - Conditions and Diseases
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AutoTex Pink working to 'Wipe out breast cancer'
Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 5:23pm CDT
In October, AutoTex PINK windshield wiper blades will be featured on Lifetime networks morning show "The Balancing Act". Paula Lombard, president of WEXCO Industries and founder of AutoTex PINK, will talk about the importance of windshield wiper blades, and explain her companies committment to "Wipe out Breast Cancer". Every three minutes a woman ...
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Dentists your first defence in fight against oral cancer
Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 1:18pm CDT
Edmonton dentist Harbuksh Sekhon uses a VELscope to check a patient for oral cancer.
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Raising Awareness for Pediatric Cancer
Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 10:18am CDT
Each and every day 46 families in the United States are told their child has cancer.
Medical News Today - Cancer/Oncology News
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Macmillan Responds To The New Energy Bill Announced In The Queen's Speech, UK
Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 8:00am CDT
Responding to the new energy bill announced in the Queen's Speech, Mike Hobday, Head of Campaigns at Macmillan Cancer Support said: 'Whilst the mandatory support from energy companies will help some vulnerable people struggling with their fuel bills, it is vital that cancer patients are not left out in the cold... -
Diabetes 2 Drug Metformin May Protect Against Lung Cancer In Smokers
Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 8:00am CDT
Two studies reveal that smokers may have a significantly lower risk of developing lung cancer and colorectal cancer with the drug metformin, which is commonly prescribed for diabetes type 2 treatment, the medical journal Cancer Prevention Research informs...
Medical News Today - Breast Cancer News
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Study: Preemptive Surgery May Help Prevent Cancer For Some Women
Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 7:00am CDT
A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that women with a gene mutation linked to breast and ovarian cancer face lower risks of developing such cancer after receiving mastectomies or having their ovaries removed, The Wall Street Journal reports...
Medical News Today - Cancer/Oncology News
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Today's Opinions: Pawlenty's Order Against The Health Overhaul, Repealing The Health Law And More About Health Care Costs
Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 7:00am CDT
Pawlenty's Order Pure Politicking The Bemidji (Minn.) Pioneer The move can be explained in no other way than in being a totally partisan decision, intended to shore up his conservatism in what will be a 2012 battle of who is more conservative to wear the Republican mantle for president (9/1)...
Topix.net - Cancer
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Surgeons Impact Whether A Woman Gets Breast Reconstruction
Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 6:04am CDT
When breast cancer surgeons regularly confer with plastic surgeons prior to surgery, their patients are more likely to have reconstruction, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Medical News Today - Breast Cancer News
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Breast Cancer Prognosis Prediction Tool: Microsoft Excel-Based Algorithm
Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 6:00am CDT
Using readily available computer programs, researchers have developed a system to identify genes that will be useful in the classification of breast cancer. The algorithm, described in BioMed Central's open access Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research will enable researchers to quickly generate valuable gene signatures without specialized software or extensive bioinformatics training...
Medical News Today - Cancer/Oncology News
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Trial To Test Experimental Drug For Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 6:00am CDT
Cancer Research UK's Drug Development Office has launched a clinical trial* to test an experimental drug in patients with advanced (Stage IV) pancreatic cancer - one of the most difficult cancers to treat. Around 60 patients with advanced pancreatic cancer will be recruited for the first Phase I/IIclinical trial of a drug called MK-0752** in this disease... -
New Evidence That Fat Cells Are Not Just Dormant Storage Depots For Calories
Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 6:00am CDT
Scientists are reporting new evidence that the fat tissue in those spare tires and lower belly pooches - far from being a dormant storage depot for surplus calories - is an active organ that sends chemical signals to other parts of the body, perhaps increasing the risk of heart attacks, cancer, and other diseases...
Medical News Today - Breast Cancer News
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Study Indicates Targeted Strategies Needed To Find, Prevent And Treat Breast Cancer Among Mexican-origin Women
Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 5:00am CDT
Specific prevention and education strategies are needed to address breast cancer in Mexican-origin women in this country, according to a study at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, which was published online in the journal Cancer... -
Roche Provides Update On FDA Application For T-DM1
Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 5:00am CDT
Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a Refuse to File letter for accelerated approval for the company's trastuzumab-DM1 (T-DM1) Biologics License Application (BLA). As planned Roche will continue with its ongoing Phase III EMILIA registration study...
Medical News Today - Cancer/Oncology News
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Cancer Center To Be The First In Europe To Install A CyberKnife VSI System, The Latest Generation Of The CyberKnife System
Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 5:00am CDT
Accuray Incorporated (Nasdaq: ARAY), a global leader in the field of radiosurgery, announced that the first CyberKnife VSI System to be installed in Europe was placed at the Leon-Berard Cancer Multidisciplinary Center (CLB) in Lyon, France. The CyberKnife VSI System is the newest addition to the CyberKnife product family... -
Agensys, An Affiliate Of Astellas, Announces Initiation Of Phase I Clinical Trial Of AGS-16M8F For Renal Cancer
Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 4:00am CDT
Agensys, Inc., an affiliate of Tokyo-based Astellas Pharma Inc., announced that they have initiated a Phase I clinical trial of AGS-16M8F an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) that is being developed for the treatment of metastatic renal cancer. An ADC uses the specific binding properties of an antibody to target a toxin in tumor cells, resulting in selective tumor cell killing... -
Open House At Gulf Coast Cancer Treatment Center Introduces Elekta Synergy® To Community
Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 4:00am CDT
Gulf Coast Cancer Treatment Center, the area's only American College of Radiology-accredited radiation oncology center, introduces the Elekta Synergy system. The new technology will be showcased at the center's Open House on Thursday, September 16, 2010 from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. Gulf Coast Cancer Treatment Center (GCCTC) is located at 2100 State Avenue in Panama City. Radiation oncologists Dr. D.B... -
Radiation Oncology Services Of America, Inc. To Work With Washington University On Quality Assurance Initiative
Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 4:00am CDT
Radiation Oncology Services of America, Inc. (ROSA), a subsidiary of Ambulatory Services of America, Inc. (ASA), announced that it has entered into an agreement with the Department of Radiation Oncology at the Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine to embark on a Cooperative Quality Assurance Project... -
Michael Douglas Says He Has Stage Four Throat Cancer
Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 4:00am CDT
Michael Douglas told a US television audience on Tuesday night that he has been diagnosed with and is receiving treatment for stage four throat cancer. Speaking on David Letterman's "Late Show" to promote the release of his new film "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps", the 65- year old American actor and producer said his doctors had told him he has an 80 per cent chance of survival...
Medical News Today - Breast Cancer News
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Surgeons Impact Whether A Woman Gets Breast Reconstruction
Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 3:00am CDT
When breast cancer surgeons regularly confer with plastic surgeons prior to surgery, their patients are more likely to have reconstruction, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center. Where a woman goes for breast cancer treatment can vary widely - ranging from small private practices to large hospital settings... -
The ASCO Post Publishes Multiple Perspectives On Outcome Of ODAC Meeting Regarding Bevacizumab In Advanced Breast Cancer
Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 3:00am CDT
The ASCO Post captured initial reactions to the Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC) recommendation that the breast cancer indication for bevacizumab (Avastin) be revoked in interviews with ODAC voting members, breast cancer specialists, oncologists in private practice, third-party payers, and a patient advocate....
Medical News Today - Cancer/Oncology News
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European Collaborative Research To Develop Lab-on-chip System For Cheap And Fast Cancer Diagnosis
Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 3:00am CDT
Detection of circulating and disseminated tumor cells in blood is a promising methodology to diagnose cancer dissemination or to follow up cancer patients during therapy. Today, the detection analyses of these cells are performed in medical laboratories requiring labor intensive, expensive and time-consuming sample processing and cell isolation steps... -
Microsoft Excel-based Algorithm Predicts Cancer Prognosis
Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 3:00am CDT
Using readily available computer programs, researchers have developed a system to identify genes that will be useful in the classification of breast cancer. The algorithm, described in BioMed Central's open access Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research will enable researchers to quickly generate valuable gene signatures without specialized software or extensive bioinformatics training... -
Nanobiotechnology To Fight Cancer And Other Illnesses
Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 2:00am CDT
Two new groundbreaking scientific papers by researchers at UC Santa Barbara demonstrate the synthesis of nanosize biological particles with the potential to fight cancer and other illnesses. The studies introduce new approaches that are considered "green" nanobiotechnology because they use no artificial compounds... -
Battling Cancer: New Infrared Light May Open New Frontier In The Fight
Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 2:00am CDT
A "game-changing" technique using near infrared light enables scientists to look deeper into the guts of cells, potentially opening up a new frontier in the fights against cancer and many other diseases. University of Central Florida chemists, led by Professor Kevin Belfield, used near infrared light and fluorescent dye to take pictures of cells and tumors deep within tissue... -
St. Jude Doctors And Scientists Team Up To Fight Childhood Cancer
Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 2:00am CDT
Survival rates overall for childhood cancer are almost 80 percent a marked advance against a disease that was curable in only a small fraction of children 50 years ago. However, despite progress, pediatric cancer remains the leading cause of death due to disease among U.S. children older than 1 year of age. While September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month nationwide, at St...
MedicineNet Cancer General
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Michael Douglas and Throat Cancer FAQ
Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 2:00am CDT
Title: Michael Douglas and Throat Cancer FAQ
Category: Health News
Created: 9/2/2010 10:56:00 AM
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Immune System Research Sees Many Similarities Among People
Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 2:00am CDT
Title: Immune System Research Sees Many Similarities Among People
Category: Health News
Created: 9/1/2010 2:10:00 PM
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Diabetes Drug Metformin Linked to Lower Lung Cancer Rate in Mice
Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 2:00am CDT
Title: Diabetes Drug Metformin Linked to Lower Lung Cancer Rate in Mice
Category: Health News
Created: 9/1/2010 2:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 9/2/2010
Topix.net - Cancer
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Ovary removal helps women at high risk cancer risk
Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 1:54am CDT
Women with genetic mutations linked to breast and ovarian cancer can significantly reduce their risk of developing these cancers -- and dying from them -- by undergoing preventive removal of their healthy ovaries, according to a new study.
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Camp for Cancer Patients and Family
Posted: September 1st, 2010, 11:54pm CDT
A man living with cancer is making it his mission to help others battling the disease.
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When cancer hits early
Posted: September 1st, 2010, 7:45pm CDT
Amy Babst woke up in the middle of a summer night, and for 15 minutes, she was barely able to breathe.
MSNBC.com: Cancer
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Diabetes drug may keep lung cancer at bay
Posted: September 1st, 2010, 5:11pm CDT
The popular diabetes drug Metformin could stave off lung cancer in smokers and deserves further study, a new study finds.
Topix.net - Cancer
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Tania taking plunge for Mouth Cancer Foundation
Posted: September 1st, 2010, 3:30pm CDT
A CUSTOMER account manager from Yeovil is preparing to take part in a tandem skydive to raise much needed funds for the Mouth Cancer Foundation.
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Prostate cancer group to host vaccine developer
Posted: September 1st, 2010, 2:25pm CDT
Most people know the pink ribbon is for breast cancer awareness. But Rich Nesbitt wants to get the word out about the blue ribbon, too -- it stands for prostate cancer awareness.
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Prostate cancer group to host vaccine developer
Posted: September 1st, 2010, 2:25pm CDT
Most people know the pink ribbon is for breast cancer awareness. But Rich Nesbitt wants to get the word out about the blue ribbon, too -- it stands for prostate cancer awareness.
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Schools ban 'I love boobies' bracelets for breast cancer awareness
Posted: September 1st, 2010, 10:16am CDT
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Cancer has ravaged several of Ann Aberson's relatives, so she doesn't have a problem with her two teenage daughters wearing bracelets to raise awareness of breast cancer.
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Cancer survivor's fundraiser
Posted: September 1st, 2010, 10:16am CDT
A PONTYPOOL man who survived thyroid cancer is backing a campaign to raise funds for the charity which supported him.
Medical News Today - Breast Cancer News
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Eisai Announces Extension Of FDA Review Of Drug Application For Investigational Agent Eribulin Mesylate
Posted: September 1st, 2010, 8:00am CDT
Eisai Inc. announced today that it has received notification from the U.S...
Medical News Today - Cancer/Oncology News
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Eisai Announces Extension Of FDA Review Of Drug Application For Investigational Agent Eribulin Mesylate
Posted: September 1st, 2010, 8:00am CDT
Eisai Inc. announced today that it has received notification from the U.S... -
Plentiful And Varied Vegetable Consumption Lowers Lung Cancer Risk Considerably
Posted: September 1st, 2010, 8:00am CDT
People who consume a variety of vegetables tend to have a lower risk of developing lung cancer compared to those who don't, according to a study published in the medical journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research...
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Why an FDA panel withdrew support for Avastin in breast cancer treatment
Posted: September 1st, 2010, 7:06am CDT
Avastin, the brand name used by Roche and Genentech to market bevacizumab, is a cancer drug used to treat colon cancer , lung cancer , macular degeneration , and, since 2008, breast cancer .
Medical News Today - Breast Cancer News
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Link Between High-Fat Diet During Puberty And Breast Cancer Risk Later In Life
Posted: September 1st, 2010, 7:00am CDT
Girls eating a high-fat diet during puberty, even those who do not become overweight or obese, may be at a greater risk of developing breast cancer later in life, according to Michigan State University researchers. The implications - that a high-fat diet may have detrimental effects independent of its effect to cause obesity - could drive new cancer prevention efforts... -
Swiss Breast Cancer Patient Becomes First In World To Receive Treatment Using Gated RapidArc From Varian Medical Systems
Posted: September 1st, 2010, 5:00am CDT
A 51-year-old breast cancer patient from Switzerland has become the first person in the world to be treated using Gated RapidArc®, which makes it possible to monitor patient breathing and compensate for tumor motion while quickly delivering radiotherapy during a continuous rotation around the patient...
Medical News Today - Cancer/Oncology News
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Bladder Cancer Risk May Be Decreased By Increasing Selenium Intake
Posted: September 1st, 2010, 5:00am CDT
A common mineral may provide protection against bladder cancer. According to results of a study published in the September issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, selenium intake is associated with decreased risk of bladder cancer...
Medical News Today - Breast Cancer News
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Preventive Surgeries Linked To Lower Risk Of Breast And Ovarian Cancer
Posted: September 1st, 2010, 3:00am CDT
Women with the inherited mutations of the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes who had preventive (prophylactic) breast removal (mastectomy) or the removal of the fallopian tubes and ovaries (salpingo-oophorectomy) were found to have a significantly lower risk of developing ovarian and breast cancers, says a study published in JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association), September 1st issue...
Medical News Today - Cancer/Oncology News
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Preventive Surgeries Linked To Lower Risk Of Breast And Ovarian Cancer
Posted: September 1st, 2010, 3:00am CDT
Women with the inherited mutations of the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes who had preventive (prophylactic) breast removal (mastectomy) or the removal of the fallopian tubes and ovaries (salpingo-oophorectomy) were found to have a significantly lower risk of developing ovarian and breast cancers, says a study published in JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association), September 1st issue...
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Breast cancer support group meets at Kent Hospital
Posted: September 1st, 2010, 2:51am CDT
Kent Hospital's Breast Cancer Support Group is an informal, ongoing group bringing people together to share their experiences and problems related to cancer and to provide one another with comfort and help.
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Michael Douglas - Douglas: 'Cancer Treatment Will Affect Wall Street Sequel Promotion'
Posted: September 1st, 2010, 2:51am CDT
MICHAEL DOUGLAS has accepted he will have to skip promotion duties for the upcoming WALL STREET sequel as he continues to battle throat cancer.
MedicineNet Cancer General
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Selenium May Protect Against Bladder Cancer
Posted: September 1st, 2010, 2:00am CDT
Title: Selenium May Protect Against Bladder Cancer
Category: Health News
Created: 9/1/2010 11:01:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 9/1/2010 11:01:05 AM -
Gene Test, Preventive Surgery Save Women's Lives
Posted: September 1st, 2010, 2:00am CDT
Title: Gene Test, Preventive Surgery Save Women's Lives
Category: Health News
Created: 9/1/2010 10:55:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 9/1/2010 10:55:19 AM -
Review Finds No Statin-Cancer Link
Posted: September 1st, 2010, 2:00am CDT
Title: Review Finds No Statin-Cancer Link
Category: Health News
Created: 8/31/2010 12:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 9/1/2010 -
Can Fruits, Veggies Help Ward Off Lung Cancer?
Posted: September 1st, 2010, 2:00am CDT
Title: Can Fruits, Veggies Help Ward Off Lung Cancer?
Category: Health News
Created: 8/31/2010 12:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 9/1/2010
Topix.net - Cancer
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Research shows natural cancer therapies don't cure, says expert
Posted: September 1st, 2010, 1:45am CDT
Cancer patients are being warned by a medical expert that some complementary therapies are not only useless, but could be dangerous.
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Maura Tierney's Rescue Me Character Will Battle Cancer
Posted: August 31st, 2010, 10:41pm CDT
When Maura Tierney returns in the final season of Rescue Me , her character will be battling cancer, the disease Tierney was recently treated for in real life, the show's co-creator tells TVGuide.com. See photos of Tierney through her career After Tierney received a clean bill of health, Rescue Me co-creators and executive producers Denis Leary and ...
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Prostate biopsy can cause urinary, erectile problems
Posted: August 31st, 2010, 9:36pm CDT
Routine screening with PSA testing is controversial. The tests measure concentrations of prostate-specific antigen, a protein produced by the prostate gland whose blood levels generally rise when a prostate tumour is present; however, a relatively high PSA does not necessarily mean cancer, and a biopsy must be done to confirm.
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Step toward a new sunscreen? Plant agents show promise in preventing skin cancer
Posted: August 31st, 2010, 5:26pm CDT
Studies show that certain plant substances, administered in combinations, have the ability to suppress skin cancer development in susceptible mice.
MSNBC.com: Cancer
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Ovary removal may benefit high-risk women
Posted: August 31st, 2010, 3:02pm CDT
Surgery to remove healthy ovaries gives a triple benefit to high-risk women: It lowers their threat of breast and ovarian cancer, and boosts their chances of living longer, new research suggests.
Topix.net - Cancer
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Generic CAT scan, MRI scan pic.
Posted: August 31st, 2010, 1:16pm CDT
Early warning ... watch out for key cancer symptoms. Scientists have identified eight key signs of cancer which should be investigated immediately.
Medical News Today - Cancer/Oncology News
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Charity Encourages Brisk Walking, Being More Active To Prevent Breast And Bowel Cancer, UK
Posted: August 31st, 2010, 11:00am CDT
A cancer research charity estimates that 10,000 cases of breast and bowel cancer could be prevented every year in the UK if people engaged in more "brisk walking" or were generally more physically active every day...
Topix.net - Cancer
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Cancer Survivors are Ambassadors for Annual Support-A-Walk
Posted: August 31st, 2010, 9:17am CDT
The Ambassadors, who are cancer survivors, represent the spirit and purpose of theA Support-A-Walk, which is held to increase awareness of breast and ovarian cancer and to help raise funds forA SupportA Connection's free, confidential services to those affected by these diseases.
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Cancer Survivors are Ambassadors for Annual Support-A-Walk
Posted: August 31st, 2010, 9:17am CDT
Closing time extended to 7p b/c of weather. a ' Tweeted 36 minutes ago new : Laura Kaplan , Debra Paget , and Pam Tole , all cancer survivors and Support Connection volunteers, have been selected as the Ambassadors for this yeara TMs Support-A-Walk for breast and ovarian cancer Courtesy of Support Connection Photos Credit Courtesy of Support ...
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Bowel Cancer Symptoms in Women
Posted: August 31st, 2010, 7:07am CDT
Abdominal pain, constipation, diarrhea and stools in blood are some of the bowel cancer symptoms in women.
Medical News Today - Cancer/Oncology News
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Idera Pharmaceuticals Achieves Clinical Milestone Under Its Collaboration With Merck KGaA For Cancer Treatment
Posted: August 31st, 2010, 7:00am CDT
Idera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: IDRA), announced that it has achieved a milestone under its worldwide licensing and collaboration agreement with Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany...
Medical News Today - Breast Cancer News
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Genentech Receives Refuse To File Letter From FDA For T-DM1
Posted: August 31st, 2010, 6:00am CDT
ImmunoGen, Inc. (Nasdaq: IMGN), a biotechnology company that develops antibody-based targeted anticancer products, announced that Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, announced its receipt of a Refuse to File (RTF) letter from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the accelerated approval of the Biologic License Application (BLA) for trastuzumab-DM1, or T-DM1, submitted in July 2010...
Medical News Today - Cancer/Oncology News
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Genentech Receives Refuse To File Letter From FDA For T-DM1
Posted: August 31st, 2010, 6:00am CDT
ImmunoGen, Inc. (Nasdaq: IMGN), a biotechnology company that develops antibody-based targeted anticancer products, announced that Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, announced its receipt of a Refuse to File (RTF) letter from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the accelerated approval of the Biologic License Application (BLA) for trastuzumab-DM1, or T-DM1, submitted in July 2010...
Medical News Today - Breast Cancer News
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Adult Mammary Stem Cells Identified And Isolated For The First Time In Mice, Potential For Breast Tissue Regeneration And New Cancer Drug Targets
Posted: August 31st, 2010, 5:00am CDT
For the first time, researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have identified and isolated adult mammary stem cells in mice. Long-term implications of this research may include the use of such cells to regenerate breast tissue, provide a better understanding of the role of adult stem cells in breast cancer development, and develop potential new targets for anti-cancer drugs...
Medical News Today - Cancer/Oncology News
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Taking Aim At Pre-Leukemia Disorders: NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia Establishes Myelodysplastic Syndromes Center
Posted: August 31st, 2010, 3:00am CDT
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center has established a new center devoted to research and treatment of pre-leukemia blood disorders. Known as the Myelodysplastic Syndromes Center, it is one of the largest programs of its kind in the nation. Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are disorders interfering with blood production in the bone marrow...
Topix.net - Cancer
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Woman with cancer gives birth to healthy baby
Posted: August 31st, 2010, 2:58am CDT
A Framingham woman was diagnosed with breast cancer after becoming pregnant. Some doctors advised her not to keep the baby, but she didn't take that advice.
Medical News Today - Cancer/Oncology News
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Revolutionary Way To Treat Eye Cancer May Prevent Blindness
Posted: August 31st, 2010, 2:00am CDT
Rare but devastating, eye cancer can strike anyone at any time and treating it often requires radiation that leaves half of all patients partially blind. But a new technique developed by Scott Oliver, MD, assistant professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, may change all that...
MedicineNet Cancer General
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Moderate Drinking May Boost Risk of Breast Cancer's Return
Posted: August 31st, 2010, 2:00am CDT
Title: Moderate Drinking May Boost Risk of Breast Cancer's Return
Category: Health News
Created: 8/30/2010 4:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 8/31/2010