Is cancer linked with BP pills?
The Malay Mail Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:00 PM PDT
One of the most common questions posed to me during my talks to doctors over the last four weeks has been on the issue of a popular class of blood pressure (BP) drug called ARBs and wheth er there was an established link with cancer. |
Three clinical trials suspended while Duke investigates Potti
The Chronicle Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:55 PM PDT
Three clinical trials have been shut down at Duke as the University investigates allegations that Anil Potti, an associate professor of medicine and cancer researcher, falsely claimed to be a Rhodes scholar on applications for federal funding. read more |
MabCure's MAbs 94% accurate in identifying ovarian cancer
News-Medical-Net Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:50 PM PDT
Biotechnology company MabCure, Inc. today announced that a confirmatory study demonstrated the company's proprietary monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) successfully identified ovarian cancer in blood (94 percent accuracy) and with no false positives or cross-reactions with benign ovarian tumors or healthy blood. MabCure's serum diagnostic test is the first to recognize unique tumor markers or cancer ... |
Scientists develop new method for anticancer drug delivery
News-Medical-Net Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:50 PM PDT
Combining nature and Greek mythology, researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have developed a tiny "Trojan Horse" system for delivering cancer-fighting drugs. With this system, the drugs are delivered only once they are inside the cancerous cells, so there is no damage to the healthy cells in the surrounding area. |
FDA panel backs Medtronic spine product
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:44 PM PDT
But a 6-5-3 vote suggests that some concerns linger about the bone-growth device Amplify and a possible link to cancer. |
Transferrin tagged to nanoparticle surface can kill cancer cells: Research
News-Medical-Net Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:35 PM PDT
A normally benign protein found in the human body appears to be able - when paired with nanoparticles - to zero in on and kill certain cancer cells, without having to also load those particles with chemotherapy drugs.The finding could lead to a new strategy for targeted cancer therapies, according to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill scientists who made the discovery. |
Woman shaves head in support of cancer survivors
The Register-Herald Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:34 PM PDT
â€" A promise made is a promise kept â€" at least for Joyce Rollins. She promised she would shave her head if her team, Team R2C2, from Raleigh Regional Cancer Center in Beckley, raised more than $20,000 for the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life in Raleigh County. |
'Arming' Women Against Cervical Cancer
Bernama Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:24 PM PDT
KUALA LUMPUR, July 28(Bernama) -- Hong Kong pop star and actress Anita Mui, well known among Cantopop fans worldwide, died less than four months after revealing that she had cervical cancer. |
Krewe funds cancer fight
South Tampa News & Tribune Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:20 PM PDT
Members of the Krewe of Zingaro met at St. Joseph's Children's Hospital to present Cameron Tebbi with a check for $20,750. |
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