Colon cancer survivors who are moderately or severely obese face tougher survival odds following treatment compared with their normal-weight peers, a new study reveals.
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Obese Colon Cancer Survivors Face Poorer Prognosis
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 9:00pm CST
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Dendreon Presents Updated IMPACT Results Confirming Provenge Improves ...
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 4:45pm CST
Dendreon Corporation today announced updated results from its pivotal Phase 3 IMPACT study demonstrating that PROVENGE extends overall survival in men with metastatic, castrate-resistant prostate cancer .
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Premier, health boss clash over future of overcrowded cancer centre
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 12:27pm CST
At left, Stephen Duckett, president and CEO of Alberta Health Services. At right, Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach.
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Spotlight on rare tumors in hunt for new cancer treatments
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 8:06am CST
New breakthrough treatments for the most common cancers could soon come from cutting-edge research into some of the world's rarest tumors.
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Cancer patient died after 58,000 X-ray backlog
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 3:41am CST
TWO patients had a delayed cancer diagnosis when almost 58,000 X-rays taken at Tallaght Hospital in Dublin were not reviewed by a consultant radiologist.