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Polymedco Introduces Point Of Care Test For Recurrent Bladder Cancer Detection Medical News Today Fri, 30 Jan 2009 3:20 AM PST Polymedco, Inc. is pleased to announce the direct availability of the BTA stat(R) test from our sales force -- The BTA stat(R) test is a point of care technology for the early detection of recurrent bladder cancer. This method uses monoclonal antibodies to detect the presence of bladder tumor associated antigen in urine. WVU Hire to Help Cancer Patients Get Back to Health WHSV Harrisonburg Fri, 30 Jan 2009 4:13 AM PST Cancer patients in the Eastern Panhandle now have someone to help navigate their way back to health. Trial tests groundbreaking cancer vaccine Lake County News-Sun Fri, 30 Jan 2009 2:13 AM PST A clinical trial at Cancer Treatment Centers of America at Midwestern Regional Medical Center raises hope of finding a cure for ovarian cancer -- the fifth-leading cause of cancer-related deaths in women. On Thursday, Natalie Neuman of Glenwood got the first-ever vaccine designed to turn cancer cells into cancer fighters. Society Of Gynecologic Oncologists 40th Annual Meeting On Women's Cancer To Include Sessions On Robotics Surgery Medical News Today Fri, 30 Jan 2009 3:20 AM PST Robotic-assisted surgery has become one of the fastest growing technological advances in the field of Gynecologic Oncology in the past few years. Silent King focused on her health The Charlotte Observer Fri, 30 Jan 2009 3:59 AM PST Fired United Way CEO Gloria Pace King kept silent through much of the controversy surrounding her $2.1 million pension because she was focusing on treatment for possible breast cancer, according to an interview this week in The Charlotte Post. In the article – which appeared a day after United Way released details of her business expenses – King says she learned of the potential cancer ... ACS Great American Health Check provides plan to find cancers early Lampasas Dispatch Record Fri, 30 Jan 2009 4:14 AM PST The American Cancer Society has kicked off a healthy New Year with the Great American Health Check by urging Americans to remember one important message: getting the appropriate cancer screening tests that can detect the disease at its earliest, most treatable stage can save lives. Worm Provides Clues About Preventing Damage Caused By Low-Oxygen During Stroke, Heart Attack Medical News Today Fri, 30 Jan 2009 3:22 AM PST Neurobiologists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified pathways that allow microscopic worms to survive in a low-oxygen, or hypoxic, environment. They believe the finding could have implications for conditions such as stroke, heart attack and cancer. Sensitivity to low oxygen helps determine how damaging those medical conditions can be. Apotex & IBPL extend pact to develop biosimilar version of pegfilgrastim PharmaBiz Fri, 30 Jan 2009 2:04 AM PST Intas Biopharmaceuticals Limited (IBPL) and Canada-based Apotex Inc have extended their business agreement to develop a biosimilar version of pegfilgrastim, a protein that is used to treat neutropenia, a side effect of cancer chemotherapy. Brazil Project to Prevent Over 10,000 Disease-related Deaths Kansas City InfoZine Fri, 30 Jan 2009 4:07 AM PST Reduction of hospital admissions due to non-communicable conditions such as cardio-vascular disease, cancer and diabetes could help save up to five percent of GDP over 10 years YOU ARE HERE: Aidsmap Fri, 30 Jan 2009 1:25 AM PST Circumcised men appear more likely to clear human papillomavirus (HPV) infections, including those with oncogenic (cancer-causing) strains, according to a prospective US cohort study published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases . Men with higher numbers of sexual partners were more likely to be infected with HPV, but also appeared more likely to clear oncogenic infections.

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