06.26.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 6:48 am by American Cancer Society :: News and Features
A new study shows that having a family history of colon cancer may increase your chances of fighting it.
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Posted in Uncategorized at 6:48 am by American Cancer Society :: News and Features
The US Food and Drug Administration is taking action to protect consumers from fake--and potentially harmful--cancer treatments.
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Posted in Uncategorized at 6:48 am by American Cancer Society :: News and Features
The US Food and Drug Administration is taking action to protect consumers from fake--and potentially harmful--cancer treatments.
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Posted in Uncategorized at 6:48 am by American Cancer Society :: News and Features
A new study shows that a program emphasizing patient education and support is linked to improved at-stage diagnosis.
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Posted in Uncategorized at 6:48 am by American Cancer Society :: News and Features
A new study shows that a program emphasizing patient education and support is linked to improved at-stage diagnosis.
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Posted in Uncategorized at 3:00 am by Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today
CuraGen Corporation (Nasdaq: CRGN), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on oncology, announced today the treatment of the first patient in its CR011-vcMMAE Phase II breast cancer study. The Phase II trial is an open-label, multi-center study of CR011-vcMMAE administered intravenously once every three weeks to patients with locally-advanced or metastatic breast cancer who have received prior therapy.
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06.25.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 5:00 am by Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today
Groundbreaking European study by Dr. Umberto Veronesi proves a single dose of radiation can be equal to the traditional six-week courseMany women with breast cancer may not need six weeks of daily radiation after surgery. This explosive finding was made public at the recent International Society of Intraoperative Radiation Therapy (ISIORT) conference held in Madrid, Spain earlier this month.
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Posted in Uncategorized at 5:00 am by Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today
The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), in partnership with Susan G. Komen for the Cure, is currently accepting nominations for the 2008 Susan G. Komen for the Cure- AACR Outstanding Investigator Award for Breast Cancer Research.
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Posted in Uncategorized at 3:00 am by Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today
Xoft, Inc. announced the launch and of the EXIBT Study (Electronic Xoft Intersociety Brachytherapy Trial), a national Electronic Brachytherapy patient registry under oversight from three national physician societies, the American Brachytherapy Society (ABS), the American Society of Breast Surgeons (ASBrS), and the American College of Radiation Oncology (ACRO). The first patient was successfully enrolled and treated in the registry by Drs.
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Posted in Uncategorized at 2:00 am by Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today
Eugene A. Woltering, MD, FACS, The James D. Rives Professor of Surgery and Chief of the Sections of Surgical Oncology & Endocrine Surgery at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, has been awarded a US Patent for a one-step method to rapidly identify "sentinel nodes;" the lymph nodes most likely to contain early metastasis from a primary cancer.
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