Published: Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at 5:12 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at 5:12 a.m. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have developed a way to monitor the progress of a patient's cancer treatment using a new technique for rapidly sequencing, or decoding, large amounts of DNA.
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Speed Reading of DNA May Help Cancer Treatment
Posted: March 11th, 2010, 5:51am CST
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Designer Nano Luggage To Carry Drugs To Diseased Cells
Posted: March 11th, 2010, 1:18am CST
Main Category: Biology / Biochemistry Also Included In: Cancer / Oncology Article Date: 10 Mar 2010 For the first time, scientists have succeeded in growing empty particles derived from a plant virus and have made them carry useful chemicals.
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Obese Colon Cancer Survivors Face Poorer Prognosis
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 9:00pm CST
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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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.
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Researchers back cancer-fighting properties of papaya
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 11:18pm CST
A street vendor prepares papaya for her daily customers in Yangon. Researchers say that papaya leaf extract and its tea have dramatic cancer-fighting properties against a broad range of tumours, backing a belief held in a number of folk traditions.
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Virus can attack prostate cancer
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 7:00pm CST
Researchers in Alberta have successfully tested a new viral approach to treating prostate cancer in a small number of men.
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Like Little Golden Assassins, 'Smart' Nanoparticles Identify, Target and Kill Cancer Cells
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 2:43pm CST
Another weapon in the arsenal against cancer: Nanoparticles that identify, target and kill specific cancer cells while leaving healthy cells alone.
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MRI Finds Tumors in Second Breast of Women Diagnosed with Cancer in One Breast
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 10:20am CST
Postmenopausal women, including those over 70 years old, who have been newly diagnosed with cancer in one breast have higher cancer detection rates when the other breast is scanned for tumors with MRI, compared to premenopausal women, say researchers at the Mayo Clinic campus in Florida.
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India's Cancer Cure Goes to Malaysia
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 5:55am CST
New Delhi, March 9 After successfully treating hundreds of cancer patients in India, a Noida-based institute has now accepted an offer from Malaysia to provide targeted 'dendritic cell' therapy to patients there.
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Federal judge allows lawsuits against Norvatis for allegedly failing to disclose drugs' side effects
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 1:05am CST
A federal judge refused to dismiss 40 lawsuits against a Swedish-based pharmaceutical company accused of failing to warn patients that two of its drugs can cause severe jaw deterioration.
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The future of dog spaying
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 8:22pm CST
Spaying is a procedure few of us question. This year alone, thousands of female dogs will undergo the hysterectomy operation, which removes the ovaries and uterus.
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Biogen & Roche suspend arthritis drug
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 3:40pm CST
US biotechnology company Biogen Idec and Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding are suspending rheumatoid arthritis and lupus treatment ocrelizumab after it caused deaths, casting doubt over the drug's future.
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US Oncology Named to FORTUNE Magazine's World's Most Admired Companies List for Fifth Time
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 9:58am CST
US Oncology, Inc., the leading oncology services company uniting the nation's largest cancer treatment and research network to expand patient access to high-quality, cost-effective cancer care and advance the science of cancer care, has been named to FORTUNE magazine's World's Most Admired Companies list for 2010.
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It's the Journey Grants $770,000 to Atlanta-Area Breast Cancer Organizations
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 4:46am CST
It's the Journey , Atlanta's premier breast cancer non-profit organization and producer of the Atlanta 2-Day Walk for Breast Cancer, granted $770,000 to 20 Atlanta-area breast cancer organizations at its 7th Annual Grant Party on March 1. The money, raised through the 2009 Atlanta 2-Day Walk for Breast Cancer , by walkers, sponsors, and donors, ...
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The Fight Against Cancer Needs You
Posted: March 7th, 2010, 8:25pm CST
The American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Frankfort/Mokena will join with other communities across the nation this summer to "Celebrate. Remember.
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Human trials for single injection cancer cure
Posted: March 7th, 2010, 11:48am CST
Treating cancer with just one injection? It may sound unbelievable, but an Indian medical institute is soon to start human trials to treat cancer in six weeks through a solitary injection dose.
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Gene 'blocks breast cancer drug'
Posted: March 7th, 2010, 6:29am CST
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Prostate cancer therapy can increase risk of heart disease and death
Posted: March 7th, 2010, 1:10am CST
A new report published in the American Cancer Society journal, CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians , and in the American Heart Association journal, Circulation , reveals that androgen-deprivation therapy , a type of prostate cancer treatment, can increase heart risk factors and possibly lead to heart attack or cardiac death.
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Transgene Biotek files patents for liver and breast cancer drugs
Posted: March 6th, 2010, 4:48pm CST
Transgene Biotek has filed two patents for its cancer drug technologies - one for liver cancer and the other for breast cancer - both based on its proprietary RNAi platform.
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Complex New Guidelines From Multiple Organizations Confuses Men About Prostate Cancer Screening
Posted: March 6th, 2010, 12:12pm CST
Members of America's Prostate Cancer Organizations are concerned that the issuance this morning of yet another set of new guidelines on screening for prostate cancer is only adding to the confusion most men already feel about whether they should or shouldn't be tested for the most common form of cancer in American men.
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Poniard Pharm Presents Positive Survival Data from a P2 Study in Metastatic Prostate Cancer
Posted: March 6th, 2010, 6:25am CST
Poniard Pharmaceuticals Presents Positive Survival Data from a Phase 2 Clinical Study of Picoplatin in Metastatic Prostate Cancer at the 2010 American Society of Clinical Oncology Genitourinary Cancers Symposium SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.
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PSA Remains An Important Tool For Fighting Cancer Says Prostate Cancer Foundation
Posted: March 6th, 2010, 1:06am CST
Responding to continued debate over PSA screening, and today's American Cancer Society statement, the Prostate Cancer Foundation reiterated its position that PSA screening remains a valuable tool, in combination with other tools, for identifying potential prostate disease, including cancer .
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Clearing confusion on new prostate cancer screening guidelines
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 7:45pm CST
New prostate cancer testing guidelines from the American Cancer Society are causing confusion, now local specialists hope to clear some of that up.
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Abbott To Collaborate With GSK On Molecular Diagnostic Test To Select ...
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 2:37pm CST
Abbott announced that it has entered into an agreement with GlaxoSmithKline to develop a molecular diagnostic test intended for use as an aid in selecting patients who may benefit from a skin cancer treatment in development by GSK.
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Acupuncture may relieve joint pain caused by some breast cancer treatments
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 9:36am CST
A new study, led by researchers at the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, demonstrates that acupuncture may be an effective therapy for joint pain and stiffness in breast cancer patients who are being treated with commonly used hormonal therapies.
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Cabazitaxel Increased Survival for Patients with Advanced Hormone-Refractory Prostate Cancer
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 4:17am CST
Sanofi-aventis announced today results from a Phase 3 trial which demonstrated cabazitaxel, an investigational compound, plus prednisone/prednisolone significantly improved overall survival and progression-free survival in patients with metastatic hormone-refractory prostate cancer whose disease progressed following treatment with docetaxel-based ...
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Ball to raise cash for cancer treatment
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 10:56pm CST
A charity ball is being held next Saturday to help raise money to pay for a young breast cancer sufferer's treatment.