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** BREAST CANCER News **
Breast Cancer Prevention Strategies In The United States Examined By Review
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/128281.php
A new review outlines potential pharmaceutical, dietary, surgical, and other approaches to reducing the risk of breast cancer among women in the United States, and examines the evidence for specific recommendations.
The 2008 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, December 10-14, 2008
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/128255.php
The CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium features the latest findings in laboratory, translational and clinical breast cancer research. This year's meeting focuses on new and promising therapeutic approaches, as well as strides being made in diagnosing and preventing breast cancer.
Aurora(R) 1.5Tesla Dedicated Breast MRI System Has Received 501(k) Clearance From FDA
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/128234.php
Aurora Imaging Technology Inc. is proud to announce that the Aurora® 1.5Tesla Dedicated Breast MRI System has received 501(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for AuroraSPECTROSCOPY™, the company's breast magnetic resonance (MR) spectroscopy package.
Los Angeles Times Opinion Piece Examines Use Of Mammograms As Routine Breast Cancer Screening Tool
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/128200.php
<BR>It is "not right to scare people, but it's also not right to leave them in the dark about an important debate going on in the medical community," Gilbert Welch -- a researcher at the Department of Veterans Affairs and professor of medicine at the Dartmouth Institute and the Dartmouth Medical School -- writes in a <A href="http://www.
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** CANCER / ONCOLOGY News **
Michigan Voters Say Yes To Medical Marijuana
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/128310.php
Rejecting arguments that it will increase crime and recreational use of the drug, 63 per cent of voters in the American state of Michigan showed on Tuesday that they were in favour of letting people who were ill grow their own pot: they sactioned Proposal 1, the marijuana measure, which allows medical marijuana for use by patients with debilitating illnesses.
Saving Lives Won't Get Lost In Translation
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/128304.php
In an effort to recruit even more volunteer stem cell donors from varied ethnic communities, Canada's OneMatch Stem Cell and Marrow Network has begun to offer services in languages other than English and French.
Identification Of Genetic Predictors Of Esophageal Cancer
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/128280.php
Researchers have identified 11 genotypes that may increase esophageal cancer risk, according to research published in the November issue of <i>Cancer Prevention Research</i>, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.
FDA Clears Mesoblast Limited (ASX:MSB) Bone Marrow Transplant Trial
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/128243.php
Mesoblast Limited (ASX:MSB; USOTC: MBLTY) today announced the commencement of a Phase I/II clinical trial in the United States using the patented allogeneic, or "off-the-shelf", Mesenchymal Precursor Cells (MPCs) in up to 30 patients with haematologic malignancies undergoing bone marrow transplantation.
New Class Of Chemically Modified RNAi Therapeutics That Target Two Distinct Cellular Mechanisms
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/128233.php
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALNY), a leading RNAi therapeutics company, today announced the publication of a new study in <i>Nature Medicine</i> by scientists from the University of Bonn in collaboration with Alnylam.
Canopus BioPharma Announces Positive Results In Human Study Of Novel Peptide Cancer Vaccine
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/128221.php
Canopus BioPharma, Inc. (OTC:CBIA) today announced that it has successfully completed the second phase of its cancer vaccine development. The specialized laboratory study was analyzed at the Southern Research Institute in Birmingham, Alabama.
Application To FDA For Avastin In The Most Aggressive Form Of Brain Cancer
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/128215.php
Genentech, Inc. (NYSE:DNA) today announced that the company submitted a supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Avastin® (bevacizumab) as a therapy for people with previously treated glioblastoma.
If Obesity Increases At Present Rate Cancer Rates Will Double
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/128191.php
If obesity rates continue to increase then the number of cancer cases in the UK could double in the next 40 years, a leading cancer expert has warned ahead of a conference of scientists specialising in the links between cancer and obesity.
Oncolytics Biotech Inc. Announces Decision To Pursue Phase II/III Pivotal Clinical Trial
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/128154.php
Oncolytics Biotech Inc. ("Oncolytics") (TSX:ONC, NASDAQ:ONCY) announced that it has made a decision to pursue a pivotal (Phase II/III) randomized trial using the combination of REOLYSIN(R) with paclitaxel/carboplatin in refractory patients with head and neck cancers.
B Vitamins And Folate May Not Prevent Cancer
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/127958.php
According to a report published in the November 5 issue of <i>JAMA</i>,<i></i>women with a high risk of cardiovascular disease who took adaily supplement of folic acid and vitamins B6 and B12 did not seem toreduce their likelihood of developing cancer - including breast cancer.
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** CERVICAL CANCER / HPV VACCINE News **
No news for this category today.
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** COLORECTAL CANCER News **
NCCN Updates Guidelines For Colorectal Cancer
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/128229.php
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) announces important updates to the NCCN Guidelines on Colon and Rectal Cancers. These changes reflect leading developments in the treatment of patients with colon and rectal cancers and represent the standard of care in oncology in both community and academic settings.
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** LUNG CANCER News **
Lung Cancer Awareness Month: Great Time To Quit Smoking And Reduce Secondhand Smoke
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/128306.php
Smoking and tobacco use are the leading cause of preventable death in the US. An estimated 438,000 people in the US die prematurely from smoking or secondhand smoke exposure, with an additional 8.
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** LYMPHOMA / LEUKEMIA News **
FDA Clears Mesoblast Limited (ASX:MSB) Bone Marrow Transplant Trial
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/128243.php
Mesoblast Limited (ASX:MSB; USOTC: MBLTY) today announced the commencement of a Phase I/II clinical trial in the United States using the patented allogeneic, or "off-the-shelf", Mesenchymal Precursor Cells (MPCs) in up to 30 patients with haematologic malignancies undergoing bone marrow transplantation.
Blocking A Histone-Modifying Enzyme May Calm Down Gene Expression Driving Some Leukemias
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/128145.php
A very difficult-to-treat child leukemia may benefit from the discovery of a small but potent epigenetic change that launches the cancer - but could potentially be reversed relatively easily, preventing cancer-promoting genes from being turned on.
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** PROSTATE / PROSTATE CANCER News **
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