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Research and Markets: Pancreatic Cancer Drug Pipeline Update 2009 Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance Wed, 25 Feb 2009 06:00 AM PST DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Pancreatic Cancer Drug Pipeline Update 2009" report to their offering. BackScratcherWorld.com Goes "Pink" to Support Breast Cancer Awareness, Causes Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance Wed, 25 Feb 2009 06:00 AM PST VANCOUVER, Wash.----In order to help fund programs supporting breast cancer awareness, free mammograms and other worthy causes, BackScratcherWorld.com has introduced a special pink edition of one of its most popular back scratchers. AVEO Pharmaceuticals’ Oral, Triple VEGF Receptor Inhibitor AV-951 Shows Robust Activity in Patients with Advanced ... Centre Daily Times Wed, 25 Feb 2009 05:55 AM PST AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company leveraging breakthrough discoveries in cancer biology to discover, develop and commercialize targeted oncology therapies, today announced positive interim results from a 272-patient Phase 2 clinical trial of AV-951, a novel, oral, triple VEGF receptor inhibitor, in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC). As assessed by ... Doctors Back Wider Consideration Of Prostate Drug KFSM Ft. Smith-Fayetteville Wed, 25 Feb 2009 05:54 AM PST Leading medical groups are advising millions of healthy men who are regularly screened for prostate cancer to consider taking a drug to prevent it. More Evidence Links Alcohol to Cancer In Women KFSM Ft. Smith-Fayetteville Wed, 25 Feb 2009 05:54 AM PST A study of nearly 1.3 million middle-aged British women offers more evidence that moderate alcohol consumption increases the risk of some cancers. Jade 'begged doctors to help her die' Hertfordshire Mercury Wed, 25 Feb 2009 05:53 AM PST FORMER Hertford salon owner and Upshire resident Jade Goody pleaded with doctors to help her die after being told her cancer was terminal, it has been reported. Another Gift for Daffodil Place Voice of the Common Man Wed, 25 Feb 2009 05:51 AM PST Another major shot in the arm for Daffodil Place. The TD Bank Financial Group announced they will kick off 2009 with a gift of $25,000 for the home away from home for cancer patients and their families. Regular Light Alcohol Drinking Raises Cancer Risk For Women Medical News Today Wed, 25 Feb 2009 05:27 AM PST Women who regularly consume one or two alcoholic drinks each day have a notably higher chance of developing cancers compared to women who do not drink regularly, says a new report from Cancer Research UK. The risk increases significantly for breast, liver and rectum cancers, says the report. Men urged to ask about prostate drug Calgary Sun Wed, 25 Feb 2009 05:16 AM PST Men who are regularly screened for prostate cancer but show no symptoms should talk to their doctors about taking a hormone-inhibiting drug that may prevent the disease, new U.S. guidelines recommend. Oxaliplatin found to aid cell cancer treatment 25th February 2009 Platinum today Wed, 25 Feb 2009 05:16 AM PST Researchers in China have discovered that a platinum-based drug could play a valuable role in treating metastatic oesophageal squamous cell cancer, it was revealed on Saturday (21st February).

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