Labrador woman waits 6 months for cancer diagnosis
CBC Newfoundland and Labrador Thu, 12 Feb 2009 09:58 AM PST
The largest health authority in Newfoundland and Labrador has launched an internal investigation last summer but she wasn't told until last month. |
Women's cancer outcomes improved by surgical evaluation
EurekAlert! Thu, 12 Feb 2009 09:56 AM PST
( University of Alabama at Birmingham ) Too many hysterectomy patients should've had a more comprehensive cancer surgery, something a specialist is trained to do, according to a new data. "Given the high rate of endometrial cancer, these data strongly suggest all women who have abnormal bleeding and a diagnosis of pre-cancerous lesions of the uterus should be evaluated by a gynecologic ... |
'Normalizing' tumor vessels leaves cancer more benign
PhysOrg Thu, 12 Feb 2009 09:53 AM PST
A report publishing online on February 12th in the journal Cell, a Cell Press publication, suggests a counterintuitive new method to make cancer less likely to spread: by normalizing the shape of tumors' blood vessels to improve their oxygen supply. Such a treatment strategy might also boost the efficacy and reduce resistance to available anti-cancer drugs and so-called anti-angiogenic drugs ... |
Big acts on the bill for Teenage Cancer Trust gigs
Evening Standard Thu, 12 Feb 2009 09:43 AM PST
The Stereophonics, James Corden and Mathew Horne are among the acts on the bill for this year's Teenage Cancer Trust gigs. The Royal Albert Hall shows take place between 24 and 29 March with the aim of raising crucial funds for the charity. |
Survivor takes wheel on road to recovery
Middletown Gazette Thu, 12 Feb 2009 09:39 AM PST
Kate George loves spending time with her cats at her home in Knoxville, but she spends much of her time in Frederick, driving cancer patients to appointments. |
Novelos drug deal worth up to $95M
BizJournals Thu, 12 Feb 2009 09:37 AM PST
Novelos Therapeutics has agreed to license and commercialize its lung-cancer drug in a deal that could result in up to $95 million in payments to the cash-strapped pharmaceutical company. |
Curis Announces Genentech's Initiation of Pivotal Phase II Trial of GDC-0449 in Advanced Basal Cell Carcinoma
BioresearchOnline Thu, 12 Feb 2009 09:31 AM PST
Curis, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRIS), a drug development company seeking to develop next generation proprietary targeted medicines for cancer treatment, today announced that its collaborator Genentech treated the first patient in a pivotal Phase II clinical trial of GDC-0449, an orally-administered small molecule Hedgehog Pathway Inhibitor, as a single-agent therapy for patients with metastatic or locally ... |
Study: Exercise lowers colon cancer risk
KSPR Springfield Thu, 12 Feb 2009 09:30 AM PST
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine and Harvard University analyzed several decades worth of data from past studies on the link between colon cancer risk and exercise. |
ALLEN PARK: Many people remember life of former judge
The News-Herald Thu, 12 Feb 2009 09:30 AM PST
Retired Wayne County Circuit Judge Kaye Tertzag, a well-known figure Downriver, died last Wednesday after a short battle with bile-duct cancer. He had celebrated his 70th birthday New Year’s Day. |
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