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| Dial back esophageal cancer screening: internists reuters.com Mon, 03 Dec, 2012 02:00 PM PST NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A group of U.S. internal medicine doctors today recommended limiting esophageal cancer screening to people with chronic heartburn who have additional, more severe symptoms. Known as upper endoscopy, the screening procedure is often used to diagnose and manage gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) - which can be tied to a higher risk of esophageal cancer. But some of ... Nashville's Gilda's Club still honoring its namesake Mon, 03 Dec, 2012 02:00 PM PST You may have seen and heard recent national and local news reports that stated Gilda’s Clubs around the country are changing their names to Cancer Support Community, in large part because fewer and fewer people remember SNL comedienne Gilda Radner, for whom Gilda’s Club is named. Meet-and-greet, lessons among auction items Mon, 03 Dec, 2012 01:58 PM PST Several unique Rays items are included in an MLB-wide auction being held through Thursday to support Stand Up To Cancer. Among the items, listed on mlb.com : A meet and greet with Cy Young award winner LHP David Price, 3B Evan Longoria and manager Joe Maddon, plus four tickets to a home or road game, pregame field passes and a personalized jersey. 30-minute lessons from pitching coach Jim Hickey ... HELLER: Jack Pardee a class act during his days in D.C. Mon, 03 Dec, 2012 01:57 PM PST ANALYSIS/OPINION: The news out of Houston last week was highly distressing to Washington Redskins fans with more than a touch of gray in their hair: Jack Pardee, one of the more significant figures in the club's 81-year history, has been diagnosed with gall bladder cancer and given six to nine ... Geron drops brain cancer drug, to cut jobs reuters.com Mon, 03 Dec, 2012 01:55 PM PST (Reuters) - Geron Corp said it will discontinue development of an experimental drug to treat cancer that has spread to the brain from elsewhere in the body and also cut about 40 percent of its workforce, after patients failed to respond to the drug in a mid-stage study. The company said it will now focus on the development of another drug candidate, imetelstat, as a treatment for blood cancers ... Too Much Sun Just Not Cricket - Warns Skin Cancer Expert Mon, 03 Dec, 2012 01:55 PM PST One of New Zealand's leading melanoma experts will take its cancer warning onto the cricket pitch with the launch of a national education campaign aimed at sports-mad Kiwi men. White Sox, Peavy taking a stand against cancer Mon, 03 Dec, 2012 01:53 PM PST White Sox, Peavy taking a stand against cancer NJ Fit Mom burns the bird for hospice Mon, 03 Dec, 2012 01:50 PM PST BLAIRSTOWN â€" NJ Fit Mom owner, Jessica Sampieri-Griffin of Blairstown was looking for a local cause to donate to over the holidays. November is Hospice month and she had her own experience with hospice when she lost her dad to kidney cancer four years ago, also in November. Prostate cancer drug shows promise in triple-negative and estrogen-positive breast cancer Mon, 03 Dec, 2012 01:46 PM PST Long known to drive prostate cancer, androgen receptors are a new target in breast cancer treatment. This week, a promising clinical trial at the University of Colorado Cancer Center flips from Phase I (proving safety) to Phase II (proving effectiveness). American Society of Clinical Oncology Issues Annual Report on State of Clinical Cancer Science Mon, 03 Dec, 2012 01:45 PM PST The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has just released its annual report on the top cancer advances of the year. Clinical Cancer Advances 2012: ASCO's Annual Report on Progress Against Cancer highlights major achievements in precision medicine, cancer screening and overcoming treatment resistance. | |
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