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** BREAST CANCER News **
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** CANCER / ONCOLOGY News **
Vulvar Cancer: A Hidden Disease
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/120573.php
Vulvar cancer is the fourth most common cancer of the female genital tract. In 2008, roughly 3,460 cases of vulvar cancer will be diagnosed in the United States and about 870 will die of this cancer, according to the American Cancer Society.
Pennsylvania Secretary Of Health Stresses Importance Of Cancer Awareness, Education
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/120561.php
With the "Stand Up to Cancer" national telethon airing tonight, Secretary of Health Dr. Calvin B. Johnson is reminding Pennsylvanians to educate themselves about cancer and the resources available through the Department of Health.
Amrubicin Receives FDA Fast Track Designation For The Treatment Of Small Cell Lung Cancer After First-Line Chemotherapy
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/120547.php
Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ: CELG) announced that Amrubicin has been granted Fast Track product designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of small cell lung cancer after first-line chemotherapy.
Rosetta Genomics Identifies Potential MicroRNA Biomarkers In Blood Serum
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/120543.php
Rosetta Genomics, Ltd. (NASDQ: ROSG), a leader in the development of microRNA-based diagnostic and therapeutic products, announced that the results of a study conducted by its scientists describing the identification of microRNA biomarkers in blood serum, have been published online in the peer-reviewed journal PLOS One.
Unsuccessful Drug Against Anxiety Opens A Novel Gateway For The Treatment Of Cancer
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/120535.php
Cancer cells have multiple ways to avoid apoptosis, programmed cell death the means by which organisms deal with defective cells. One defense is to produce quantities of phosphatic acid, a phospholipid constituent of cellular membranes.
Atomic Structure Of The Mammalian "fatty Acid Factory" Determined
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/120534.php
Mammalian fatty acid synthase is one of the most complex molecular synthetic machines in human cells. It is also a promising target for the development of anti-cancer and anti-obesity drugs and the treatment of metabolic disorders.
First Day Of Ovarian Cancer Symposium Focuses On Early Detection - Ovarian Cancer Research Symposium
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/120526.php
Leading ovarian cancer researchers and clinicians from around the world gathered at the Ovarian Cancer Research Symposium today to hear about cutting-edge developments that may increase the chances of early detection of the disease.
Elan And Biogen Idec Initiate First Clinical Trial Of TYSABRI(R) In Oncology - First Multiple Myeloma Patient Treated
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/120524.php
Elan Corporation, plc (NYSE: ELN) and Biogen Idec (NASDAQ: BIIB) announced the initiation of the first clinical trial of TYSABRI® (natalizumab) in oncology. The first dose of TYSABRI was administered yesterday in the trial.
Numerous Undiscovered Gene Alterations In Pancreatic And Brain Cancers Revealed
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/120506.php
HHMI investigators have detected a multitude of broken, missing, and overactive genes in pancreatic and brain tumors, in the most detailed genetic survey yet of any human tumor. Some of these genetic changes were previously unknown and could provide new leads for improved diagnosis and therapy for these devastating cancers.
Discovery of Potential New Targets In Brain Tumors Following Massive Cancer Gene Search
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/120502.php
An array of broken, missing, and overactive genes -- some implicated for the first time -- have been identified in a genetic survey of glioblastoma, the most common and deadly form of adult brain cancer, report scientists from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, together with their collaborating investigators at 18 institutions and organizations.
More Comprehensive Portrait Of Brain Cancer As A Result Of Collaboration Between Researchers
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/120498.php
A team including researchers at the HudsonAlpha Institute and Stanford University, together with colleagues from a number of other organizations, has published a comprehensive analysis of genomic variation in the brain cancer glioblastoma.
Novel Gateway For The Treatment Of Cancer Opened By Unsuccessful Anxiety Drug
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/120484.php
Cancer cells have multiple ways to avoid apoptosis, programmed cell death the means by which organisms deal with defective cells. One defense is to produce quantities of phosphatic acid, a phospholipid constituent of cellular membranes.
After A Liver Operation, African-Americans At Twice The Risk Of Death As Caucasians
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/120304.php
New research published in the <i>Journal of the American College of Surgeons</i> shows African Americans are more than twice as likely as Caucasians to die in the hospital after surgical removal of part of the liver -- an increasingly used procedure for the treatment of liver cancer.
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** CERVICAL CANCER / HPV VACCINE News **
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** COLORECTAL CANCER News **
Computerized Reminder System Drove Up Colon Cancer Screening Rates
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/120564.php
A computerized reminder system used in community-based primary care doctors' offices increased colorectal cancer screening rates by an average of 9 percent, according to a new study from the University of Michigan Health System.
Computerized Reminder System Drove Up Colon Cancer Screening Rates
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/120563.php
A computerized reminder system used in community-based primary care doctors' offices increased colorectal cancer screening rates by an average of 9 percent, according to a new study from the University of Michigan Health System.
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** LUNG CANCER News **
Amrubicin Receives FDA Fast Track Designation For The Treatment Of Small Cell Lung Cancer After First-Line Chemotherapy
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/120547.php
Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ: CELG) announced that Amrubicin has been granted Fast Track product designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of small cell lung cancer after first-line chemotherapy.
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** LYMPHOMA / LEUKEMIA News **
Celator Pharmaceuticals Receives Orphan Drug Designation For Anticancer Agent CPX-351
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/120558.php
Celator Pharmaceuticals announced that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation to CPX-351 (Cytarabine:Daunorubicin) Liposome Injection for the treatment of Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML).
Elan And Biogen Idec Initiate First Clinical Trial Of TYSABRI(R) In Oncology - First Multiple Myeloma Patient Treated
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/120524.php
Elan Corporation, plc (NYSE: ELN) and Biogen Idec (NASDAQ: BIIB) announced the initiation of the first clinical trial of TYSABRI® (natalizumab) in oncology. The first dose of TYSABRI was administered yesterday in the trial.
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** PROSTATE / PROSTATE CANCER News **
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