02.28.07
Posted in Uncategorized at 10:00 pm by Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today
Breast cancer treatment trials supported by the pharmaceutical industry are more likely to report positive results than non-sponsored studies, according to a study to be published in the April 1, 2007 issue of CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society. In addition, there are significant differences in the design of trials and types of questions addressed by pharmaceutical industry sponsored trials compared to non-sponsored trials. [click link for full article]
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Posted in Uncategorized at 1:00 pm by Lung Cancer News From Medical News Today
A breath test can successfully pick up lung cancer with "moderate accuracy" even in the early stages, reveals research published ahead of print in Thorax.It could revolutionise the way cancer is detected and potentially save lives, say the authors.The test comprises a chemical colour sensor, which detects tiny changes in the unique chemical signature of the breath of people with lung cancer. [click link for full article]
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Posted in Uncategorized at 1:00 am by Lung Cancer News From Medical News Today
People with a chest cancer related to exposure to asbestos will receive a boost, as a new framework for improving their care is launched by Health Minister Rosie Winterton.Marking Action Mesothelioma Day, Rosie Winterton will announce the publication of the National Mesothelioma Framework at an event at Gateshead Millennium Bridge. [click link for full article]
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02.27.07
Posted in Uncategorized at 9:40 pm by Yahoo! Health: Cervical Cancer News
The first survey of a broad age range of U.S. women finds more than 25 percent are infected with the human papillomavirus (HPV), thought to be the cause of most cases of cervical cancer.
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Posted in Uncategorized at 6:26 pm by Yahoo! Health: Cervical Cancer News
Infections with human papillomavirus, or HPV, are more common among US women than previously suspected, according to new estimates from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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Posted in Uncategorized at 3:00 pm by Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today
The following highlights recently released journal articles on women's health issues. Breast Cancer "Long-Term Results of Tamoxifen Prophylaxis for Breast Cancer: 96-Month Follow-up of the Randomized IBIS-I Trial," Journal of the National Cancer Institute: John Cuzick of [click link for full article]
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Posted in Uncategorized at 12:00 am by Lung Cancer News From Medical News Today
Merck KGaA today announced that the first patient has been enrolled in its global Phase III clinical study, START (Stimulating Targeted Antigenic Responses To NSCLC), assessing the efficacy and safety of Stimuvax (BLP25 liposome vaccine) as a potential treatment for patients with unresectable stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). [click link for full article]
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Posted in Uncategorized at 12:00 am by Lung Cancer News From Medical News Today
More women die each year from lung cancer than from breast, ovarian, and cervical cancers combined. And women who smoke are more likely than men to develop lung cancer. Even women who've never smoked are at greater risk than their male counterparts. Screening for lung cancer hasn't yet become common, but recent studies suggest that a test called spiral computed tomography can detect lung cancer when it is still curable. [click link for full article]
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02.26.07
Posted in Uncategorized at 12:00 am by Lung Cancer News From Medical News Today
Roche announced today that it is temporarily suspending recruitment into its Phase II dose-finding study (NH19960) with the investigational drug C.E.R.A. in anaemic patients with advanced non small cell lung cancer receiving chemotherapy. An independent Drug Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) involved in the study recommended this course of action which Roche's Drug Safety Committee endorsed yesterday. Treatment of enrolled patients will continue. [click link for full article]
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Posted in Uncategorized at 12:00 am by Lung Cancer News From Medical News Today
US scientists have developed and tested a prototype breath test to detect lung cancer.The results of the test is published in the international journal of respiratory medicine Thorax.In tests, the colour testing device, which is about the size of a coin and is not expensive, had a 75 per cent success rate in detecting people with cancer.It can also detect people with early stages of lung cancer. [click link for full article]
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