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** BREAST CANCER News **
Risk Assessment Key To Breast Cancer Detection And Diagnosis
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/124002.php
Better risk assessment, screening, diagnosis and treatment opportunities were the focal points for an international panel of breast cancer experts gathered for the London Breast Institute's 2nd International Symposium.
Breakthrough Breast Cancer Funds Doctor To Forward Cutting-Edge Breast Cancer Research
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/123976.php
A new research fellowship programme by the UK's leading breast cancer charity, Breakthrough Breast Cancer, has awarded its first grant of over £900,000 to allow an oncologist to establish a laboratory to undertake vital research into HER2 positive breast cancer.
Cytori Receives Key Patent For Its Cosmetic & Reconstructive Surgery Product
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/123850.php
Cytori Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CYTX) received U.S. Patent No. 7,429,488 (the '488 patent), which broadly protects the Company's Celution® System-based methods of generating adipose tissue-derived stem and regenerative cell-enhanced fat grafts.
Very Early Breast Cancer In Mice Spotted By MRI
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/123848.php
A new magnetic resonance imaging procedure can detect very early breast cancer in mice, including ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), a precursor to invasive cancer. Some of the tumors detected were less than 300 microns in diameter, the smallest cancers ever detected by MRI.
Good Samaritan Hospital Launches High Risk Breast Cancer Program At Good Samaritan North Health Center
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/123814.php
According to the U.S. Cancer Statistics Working Group (2007), an estimated 182,460 new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed in American women in 2008. And while screening programs are resulting in the earlier detection of the disease when it is more easily and successfully treated, breast cancer claimed the lives of more than 40,000 American women in 2007.
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** CANCER / ONCOLOGY News **
A Pioneering Study Looks At Time To Treatment In Pediatric Oncology
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/123993.php
The earlier a cancer is detected, the better the patient's chances of survival, particularly if the patient is a child. Graduate student Tam Dang-Tan, under the supervision of Dr. Eduardo Franco of the Research institute of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), developed a pioneering study to categorize and analyze the timeframes involved in getting pediatric oncology patients to initial therapy.
Cancer Conference For Arizona's Native Americans Oct. 11
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/123985.php
The Arizona Myeloma Network, working with other non-profit groups throughout Arizona, is planning its first Fort Defiance Cancer Awareness and Advocacy Conference focusing on the health challenges facing Native Americans.
US Navy Mesothelioma Victims Should Call The Mesothelioma Victims Center First
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/123978.php
Americas Watchdog created the Mesothelioma Victims Center as a free safety net for a victim or the family members of a mesothelioma victim. According to Americas Watchdog, "this is not a sleazy lawyer mesothelioma referral site, this is not a slick web site that is about nothing more than a law firm gimmick, that won't really do anything for a mesothelioma victim, or their family members.
Breakthrough Breast Cancer Funds Doctor To Forward Cutting-Edge Breast Cancer Research
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/123976.php
A new research fellowship programme by the UK's leading breast cancer charity, Breakthrough Breast Cancer, has awarded its first grant of over £900,000 to allow an oncologist to establish a laboratory to undertake vital research into HER2 positive breast cancer.
Gene Variation Associated With Decreased Risk Of Colorectal Cancer
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/123946.php
Variation of a gene for a protein hormone that is secreted by fat cells is associated with a decreased colorectal cancer risk, according to a study in the October 1 issue of <i>JAMA.</i>Several studies have shown an association between obesity and the risk of colorectal cancer, according to background information in the article.
Arana Completes Series Of Humanised And Improved Antibodies For Vegenics' Cancer Treatment Program
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/123938.php
Antibody therapeutics company Arana Therapeutics Limited (ASX:AAH) and biologics drug development company Circadian Technologies Limited (ASX:CIR) today announced that Arana has successfully engineered an improved version of the VEGF-D antibody (VGX-200) owned by Circadian's 100% subsidiary Vegenics, for the treatment of solid cancers.
Minorities With Advanced Cancer Less Likely Than White Patients To Have Documented Preferences For End-Of-Life Care, Study Says
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/123923.php
Blacks and Hispanics who have advanced cancer are about one-third less likely than whites to have a plan, such as a living will or do-not-resuscitate order, that details their preferences for end-of-life care, according to a new study, <a href="http://www.
American Society For Therapeutic Radiology And Oncology Selects Recipient Of First Nursing Award
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/123888.php
The American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology has selected Peggy Wiederholt, R.N., as the inaugural winner of the ASTRO Nurse Excellence Award, which is awarded to a registered nurse who goes above and beyond the normal standards of nursing practice.
Dynamics Of Conserved Waters In Human HSP 90: Implications For Drug Design
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/123879.php
Water is known to be a potential mediator between a drug and its receptor but to what extent must it be considered to be essentially part of the active site and should a putative drug try to expel it.
Advanced Ovarian Cancer Patient Enrollment Phase 2 Study Of IMC-1121B Commences
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/123851.php
ImClone Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ: IMCL), a global leader in the development and commercialization of novel antibodies to treat cancer, today announced that the first patient has been treated in its disease-directed Phase 2 clinical trial of IMC-1121B in patients with advanced ovarian cancer.
Saliva Proteins Could Help Detection Of Oral Cancer
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/123843.php
Clinicians could detect oral squamous cell carcinoma, a form of oral cancer, using a simple test that detects proteins in saliva, according to a report in the October 1, 2008, issue of <I>Clinical Cancer Research</I>, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.
Vitamin C Supplements May Reduce Benefit From Wide Range Of Anticancer Drugs
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/123842.php
In pre-clinical studies, vitamin C appears to substantially reduce the effectiveness of anticancer drugs, say researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.These new findings, published in the October 1 issue of <I>Cancer Research</I>, a publication of the American Association of Cancer Research (AACR), came from studying laboratory cancer cells and mice, but the study's authors say the same mechanism may affect patient outcomes, although they add this premise needs to be tested.
Research Suggests Doctors Should Consider Kidney Sparing Surgery
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/123839.php
A study of almost 1,500 kidney cancer patients treated at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center suggests that surgery to spare as much kidney tissue as possible may improve overall survival in patients who also have reduced kidney function at the time their cancer is diagnosed.
ImmunoVaccine Technologies' DepoVax(TM) Shows Positive Results For Cancer And Infectious Diseases
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/123796.php
ImmunoVaccine Technologies' (IVT) patented depot vaccine formulation, DepoVax(TM) is showing positive pre-clinical results, with single-dose efficacy achieved in therapeutic cancer and several infectious disease vaccine models.
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** CERVICAL CANCER / HPV VACCINE News **
CDC Officials Unaware Recommendation On HPV Vaccination Would Lead To Immigration Mandate
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/123892.php
<BR />CDC officials said they were unaware that the agency's recommendation for young women to receive Merck's human papillomavirus vaccine Gardasil would lead to an immigration policy <A href="http://www.
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** COLORECTAL CANCER News **
MayoClinic.com Feature Focuses On Colectomy Operations
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/123980.php
<a href="http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/colectomy/MY00141" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Colectomy </a> is a surgical procedure to remove all or part of the individual's colon. Also called the large intestine, the colon is a long tubelike organ at the end of the digestive system.
Breakthrough Optical Technology To Assess Colon Cancer Risk, Accuracy
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/123949.php
Researchers at NorthShore University HealthSystem (NorthShore) and Northwestern University have discovered that fiber optic technology can for the very first time effectively measure blood levels in the colonic lining (mucosa) in humans, thus having potential applications for analyzing risk of colon cancer.
Gene Variation Associated With Decreased Risk Of Colorectal Cancer
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/123946.php
Variation of a gene for a protein hormone that is secreted by fat cells is associated with a decreased colorectal cancer risk, according to a study in the October 1 issue of <i>JAMA.</i>Several studies have shown an association between obesity and the risk of colorectal cancer, according to background information in the article.
DNA Direct Announces Availability Of ColoSure(TM) Colorectal Cancer Screening Test
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/123825.php
DNA Direct, Inc. announced that the company will offer ColoSure(TM), a state of the art, safe, simple, and convenient test to screen for colon cancer -- the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States.
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** LUNG CANCER News **
US Navy Mesothelioma Victims Should Call The Mesothelioma Victims Center First
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/123978.php
Americas Watchdog created the Mesothelioma Victims Center as a free safety net for a victim or the family members of a mesothelioma victim. According to Americas Watchdog, "this is not a sleazy lawyer mesothelioma referral site, this is not a slick web site that is about nothing more than a law firm gimmick, that won't really do anything for a mesothelioma victim, or their family members.
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** LYMPHOMA / LEUKEMIA News **
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** PROSTATE / PROSTATE CANCER News **
Diabetes And Mortality In Men With Locally Advanced Prostate Cancer: RTOG 92-02
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/123880.php
UroToday.com - In the September 10, 2008 issue of the <i>Journal of Clinical Oncology</i>, Dr. Matthew Smith and his colleagues reported on the association of diabetes mellitus (DM) and death in men treated for prostate cancer (CaP) with radiotherapy and androgen deprivation therapy (ADT).
Predicting Prostate Cancer Risk Through Incorporation Of Prostate Cancer Gene 3
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/123878.php
UroToday.com - Prostate cancer gene 3 is a promising new prostate cancer (CaP) biomarker as it is over-expressed in CaP tissue compared to normal prostate tissue. As such, Dr. Donna P. Ankerst and colleagues hypothesized that its inclusion in the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial (PCPT) risk calculator may augment its predictive capabilities.
Validation Of Quality Indicators For Radical Prostatectomy
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/123874.php
UroToday.com - In online issue of the <i>International Journal of Cancer</i> a group from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario reported on the feasibility and validity of proposed radical prostatectomy (RP) quality indicators.
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