Health News: [cancer]: On-and-off approach to prostate cancer treatment may compromise survival

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Health News : cancer - News from Yahoo !   Chemo error spurs class action Thu, 04 Apr, 2013 06:10 AM PDT Interview: Cancer patient joins the lawsuit against Marchese Hospital Solutions Continue reading Merrimack lung cancer drug fails in one mid-stage trial group Thu, 04 Apr, 2013 06:32 AM PDT (Reuters) - Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc said one of three patient groups in a mid-stage trial of its experimental lung cancer drug failed to meet the main goal of improving survival rates after four months of treatment without the disease worsening. The company's shares fell 7 percent in premarket tr... Continue reading A Palestinian shouts as he holds a Fatah... Thu, 04 Apr, 2013 06:09 AM PDT A Palestinian shouts as he holds a Fatah flag during the funeral of Maysara Abu Hamdeya in the West ... Continue reading Masked Palestinian militants hold their ... Thu, 04 Apr, 2013 06:04 AM PDT Masked Palestinian militants hold their weapons during the funeral of Maysara Abu Hamdeya in the Wes... Continue reading Ebert's cancer recurrence means f... Thu, 04 Apr, 2013 06:03 AM PDT FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2011 file photo, Pulitzer Prize-winning movie critic Roger Ebert works in hi... Continue reading Palestinian women watch the funeral proc... Thu, 04 Apr, 2013 05:48 AM PDT Palestinian women watch the funeral procession of Maysara Abu Hamdeya from a building in the West Ba... Continue reading

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Health News : cancer - News from other sources.   On-and-off approach to prostate cancer treatment may compromise survival Thu, 04 Apr, 2013 06:59 AM PDT Large, international trial finds intermittent androgen deprivation is not equivalent to continuous treatment ANN ARBOR, Mich., April 4, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Taking a break from hormone-blocking prostate cancer treatments once the cancer seems to be stabilized is not... Continue reading Film critic Roger Ebert taking leave to fight cancer once again Thu, 04 Apr, 2013 06:50 AM PDT He is taking "a leave of presence" after learning that the "painful fracture" he recently suffered that has impaired his ability to walk is the result of cancer. Continue reading Jane Henson of Muppet family fame dies at 78 Thu, 04 Apr, 2013 06:48 AM PDT The Jim Henson Co. says Henson's partner in marriage and Muppets has died. The company says Jane Henson died Tuesday at her Connecticut home following a battle with cancer. She was 78. Continue reading Study: Prostate Cancer Patients Should Continue Treatments Thu, 04 Apr, 2013 06:44 AM PDT A new large scale study in the New England Journal of Medicine finds men with prostate cancer should continue treatments indefinitely. Continue reading Cyclacel selling patents to Celgene for $5.5M Thu, 04 Apr, 2013 06:44 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) - Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Thursday it is selling four patents related to the cancer drug Istodax to Celgene Corp. for $5.5 million. Continue reading U.S. Dementia Care Costs As High As $215 Billion in 2010 Thu, 04 Apr, 2013 06:42 AM PDT The researchers found these costs of care comparable to, if not greater than, those for heart disease and cancer. Continue reading Pathmark to be converted by Crozer Keystone in Marple Thu, 04 Apr, 2013 06:40 AM PDT The former Pathmark on Lawrence Road has been sold to the Crozer-Keystone Health System which will open a cancer treatment center, Marple Director of Code Enforcement Joe Romano announced during a commissioners meeting last month. Continue reading Study: Dementia Tops Cancer, Heart Disease in Cost Thu, 04 Apr, 2013 06:31 AM PDT (Associated Press) -- Cancer and heart disease are bigger killers, but Alzheimer's is the most expensive malady in the U.S., costing families and society $157 billion to $215 billion a year, according to a new study that looked at this in unprecedented detail. Continue reading Saudi Arabian court orders man to be surgically paralysed in 'eye for an eye' punishment Thu, 04 Apr, 2013 06:31 AM PDT A Saudi Arabian court has ruled that a man should be paralysed as punishment for a crime which resulted in the victim being confined to a wheelchair. Related Stories March was Syrian civil war's bloodiest month as 6,000 die in conflict Palestinians clash with Israeli authorities after cancer death of h... Continue reading

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