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** BREAST CANCER News **
Genetic Test For Risk Of Most Common Breast Cancer Forms Launched By deCODE BreastCancer
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/124944.php
deCODE genetics (Nasdaq:DCGN) has announced the launch of deCODE BreastCancer™, a new tool for assessing risk of the common forms of breast cancer. For the first time, a woman concerned about breast cancer can speak with her physician about a genetic test to better understand her lifetime risk of developing the common forms of the disease.
Delaware Breast Cancer Awareness Efforts Target Black, Hispanic Women
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/124865.php
The <a href="http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008810070364" target="_new">Wilmington <cite>News Journal</cite></a> on Tuesday examined efforts in Delaware that seek to raise breast cancer awareness among black and Hispanic women.
Genetic Test For Breast Cancer Risk Amid Concerns Among Researchers
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/124842.php
<BR />An Icelandic biotechnology company on Wednesday will begin offering a new genetic test to assess a woman's risk for the most common forms of breast cancer, reigniting concern about the proliferation of unregulated genetic tests, the <A href="http://www.
Ageist Healthcare Services Put Older Women At Greater Risk Of Breast Cancer, Says Help The Aged, UK
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/124823.php
Reacting to a survey published in the <i>British Journal of Cancer</i>, which shows many older women are not aware that growing older can be a major risk factor for the disease, Kate Jopling, Head of Public Affairs for Help the Aged, says: "All too often older people get a rough deal from our healthcare services and these worrying findings show breast cancer services are no exception.
Web Supports Women Who Face Breast Cancer, UK
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/124821.php
By 1st October 2008, the first day of breast cancer awareness month, 45,485 women had posted requests for support and advice on iVillage.co.uk's breast cancer board. Many of whom were worried and unsure about what lay ahead.
'Notch' Regulates Breast Stem Cell Fate
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/124819.php
A normal developmental protein that sometimes goes awry has been implicated in breast cancer. This discovery indicates the mechanism by which inappropriate expression of the Notch pathway may contribute to breast cancer.
DeCODE Launches DeCODE BreastCancer(TM), A Genetic Test To Screen For Risk Of The Common Forms Of Breast Cancer
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/124799.php
deCODE genetics (Nasdaq: DCGN) announced the launch of deCODE BreastCancer(TM), a new tool for assessing risk of the common forms of breast cancer. For the first time, a woman concerned about breast cancer can speak with her physician about a genetic test to better understand her lifetime risk of developing the common forms of the disease.
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** CANCER / ONCOLOGY News **
Texas Children's Cancer Center Launches USA's First Comprehensive Web-Based Application For Care Of Childhood Cancer Survivors
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/124946.php
Texas Children's Cancer Center today launched Passport for Care, an innovative Web-based application that provides childhood cancer survivors and their physicians with immediate access to a survivor's diagnosis and treatment history.
Studying The Prevention Of Blood Clots In Cancer Patients
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/124904.php
As more individuals with cancer are being treated as outpatients, the University of Rochester Medical Center is working on an emerging problem: how to prevent the life-threatening blood clots that can accompany some newer cancer drugs.
Link Between Bisphenol A And Chemotherapy Resistance
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/124822.php
Exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) may reduce the effectiveness of chemotherapy treatments, say University of Cincinnati (UC) scientists.The research study, led by UC's Nira Ben-Jonathan, PhD, says that BPA - a man-made chemical found in a number of plastic products, including drinking bottles and the lining of food cans - actually induces a group of proteins that protect cancer cells from the toxic effects of chemotherapy.
Women's Cancers The Focus Of Network Television Special Frosted Pink With A Twist Airs October 12
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/124792.php
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) has joined forces with the nation's leading cancer advocacy groups in a landmark television event and education initiative, <i>Frosted Pink with a Twist,</i> dedicated to raising awareness of cancers primarily affecting women.
Cancer Experts Welcome Government Physical Activity Guidelines
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/124791.php
Today, experts at the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) welcomed a new set of guidelines on physical activity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Included in the <a href="http://www.
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** CERVICAL CANCER / HPV VACCINE News **
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** COLORECTAL CANCER News **
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** LUNG CANCER News **
Structure Of 'Beneficial' Virus Solved By Scripps Research Team
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/124895.php
The 3-D structure of the virus, known as Seneca Valley Virus-001, reveals that it is unlike any other known member of the Picornaviridae viral family, and confirms its recent designation as a separate genus "Senecavirus.
First-Line Treatment For Deadly Lung Cancer Not Superior
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/124811.php
Lung cancer is one of the most common and deadliest cancers. Small cell lung cancer makes up about 10 percent to 15 percent of all lung cancers. Because of early metastatic spread, small cell lung cancer has very poor long-term survival with less than 10 percent of patients surviving two years after diagnosis.
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** LYMPHOMA / LEUKEMIA News **
The International Myeloma Foundation Congratulates Friend And Collaborator Dr. Luc Montagnier For Being Awarded The Nobel Prize
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/124935.php
The International Myeloma Foundation (IMF) - supporting research and providing education, advocacy, and support for myeloma patients, families, researchers, and physicians - today congratulated French researcher Dr.
EpiCept Receives Ceplene(R) Marketing Approval In Europe
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/124931.php
EpiCept Corporation (Nasdaq and OMX Nordic Exchange: EPCT) today announced that the European Commission has granted a full marketing authorization in the form of a positive Commission Decision, for Ceplene® (histamine dihydrochloride) for the remission maintenance and prevention of relapse in adult patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) in first remission.
New Characteristics Discovered In Hodgkin Lymphoma
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/124924.php
Researchers are still discovering new characteristics of Hodgkin lymphoma, a common form of cancer of the lymphatic system. The malignant cells are derived from white blood cells (B cells), but have lost a considerable part of the B cell-specific gene expression pattern.
Important Step In Understanding The Initiation Of Human Cancer At A Cellular Level
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/124922.php
A family of cancer-fighting molecules helps blood stem cells in mice decide when and how to divide, say researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Blocking the molecules' function spurs the normally resting cells to begin proliferating strangely - making too much of one kind of cell and not enough of another.
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** PROSTATE / PROSTATE CANCER News **
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