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Work Status Changes More Common Among Women Receiving Chemotherapy For Breast Cancer, Study Says

03 July 2009

Women with breast cancer who receive chemotherapy appear more likely than those treated with radiation therapy to experience a major change in work status, according to a study published in the journal Cancer...
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New Connection Between Cancer Cells, Stem Cells Pinpointed By Stanford Discovery

03 July 2009

A molecule called telomerase, best known for enabling unlimited cell division of stem cells and cancer cells, has a surprising additional role in the expression of genes in an important stem cell regulatory pathway, say...
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Lixte Biotechnology Holdings' Lead Compound, LB-1.2, Enhances The Effectiveness Of Standard Cancer Chemotherapy In Animal Models

03 July 2009

Lixte Biotechnology Holdings (OTC Bulletin Board: LIXT) announced that investigators of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of...
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03 July 2009

Updated Position Paper On Vegetarian Diets Released By The American Dietetic Association

Genetically Engineered Mice Yield Clues To 'Knocking Out' Cancer

02 July 2009

2009 Dr. Paul Janssen Award For Biomedical Research Won By Axel Ullrich

$500,000 Gruber Genetics Prize Awarded To Cancer Geneticist Janet Davison Rowley

Gefitinib Receives European Licence For The Treatment Of Lung Cancer For Patients With EGFR Activating Mutation Positive Tumours

New e-Science Service Could Accelerate Cancer Research

Cancer Survivors At Greater Risk Of Birth Complications; Special Monitoring Needed

BMA Reaffirms Opposition To Assisted Suicide, UK

Appeal For Cancer Patients To Trial New Nail Damage Remedy

Pfizer Discontinues Phase 3 Trial Of Sutent(R) In Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

Peregrine Awarded European Patent For Innovative Labeling Technology Featured In New Study In The Journal Of Nuclear Medicine

Advanced Prostate Cancer - New Review On PROSTVAC(TM) Published By Key Investigators From NCI

Colorectal Cancer - MDC Researchers Identify Genetic Markers For Metastasis Formation

01 July 2009

Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation Awards $2.7M To 7 Top Young Clinical Investigators

Study Says High-Cost Cancer Drugs Have Little Benefit, Strain Health System

Re-Do Your Family Barbeque: Experts Offers Tips On Grilling To Reduce Cancer Risks

Vegetarians Have Lower Cancer Risk, UK Study

Study Identifies Biomarker That Safely Monitors Tumor Response To New Brain Cancer Treatment; Paves The Way To Phase 1 Clinical Trial

Extending The Shelf Life Of Antibody Drugs

Sutent Significantly Improved Progression-Free Survival For Patients With Advanced Pancreatic Islet Cell Tumours

Hunt For Blood Test To Determine Melanoma Survival Rates

Studying The Anti-Cancer Capabilities Of A Special Purple Sweet Potato

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy June Issue Study Highlights

30 June 2009

Lance Armstrong Foundation And American Cancer Society Announce International Partnership To Fight Global Cancer Burden

New Biomarker Method Could Increase The Number Of Diagnostic Tests For Cancer

First Baby Is Born After A New Technique

Cancer Therapies: How Much Is Life Worth? The $440 Billion Question

New Ovarian Transplantation Technique Gives Greatly Improved Results In This Delicate Operation

88% Of Chronic Phase Patients With Ph+ CML Who Are Intolerant Or Resistant To Glivec Are Still Alive At 2 Years When Treated With Tasigna

Personalized Anti-Cancer Vaccine, BiovaxID(R), Targeting B-Cell Lymphomas Available In Europe On A Named-Patient Basis

Radiotherapy Services In England: Good Progress But Still Work To Do

Second Gene Linked To Familial Testicular Cancer

Does Preoperative Biliary Drainage Influence The Outcome Of Resectional Surgery For Ampullary Carcinoma?

Human Gastric Cancer: A Potent And Selective Anti-Tumor Agent

AACE Response To Insulin Glargine Cancer Risk Articles In Diabetologia

Scientists Tackle Viral Mysteries

Statement From The IDF Related To Studies Published In Diabetelogia Suggesting Possible Link Between Insulin Glargine And Cancer

Light Therapy Offers New Hope For Breast Cancer Patients

Lorus Announces Publication Of A Novel Analytical Method Confirming The Pharmacological Action Of Its Anticancer Drug LOR-2040

29 June 2009

Rate Of Breast Cancer In Italy Significantly Higher Than Previously Reported

American Diabetes Association Related To Studies Published In Diabetelogia Suggesting Possible Link Between Insulin Glargine And Cancer

First International Conference On Cancer Of Unknown Primary To Be Held London October 15

Afinitor And Sandostatin LAR Phase II Data Show Advanced Pancreatic NET Patients Remain Progression-Free For Nearly 17 Months

Cancer; Not Simply A Question Of Life Or Death, Macmillan Cancer Support

Cancer Risk May Be Greater With Insulin Analogue Glargine

28 June 2009

1st Anticancer Drug For Animals Offers Human Treatment Possibilities

Childhood Physical Abuse Linked To Cancer

St. Joseph's Selected As Only Site To Provide New Genetic Test For Deadly Type Of Brain Cancer

Livestrong(R) Global Cancer Campaign Announces Groundbreaking New European Commitments To Cancer Control

27 June 2009

Are Antiperspirants Linked To Current Prostate And Breast Cancer Rates?

The AGA Foundation Awards Grant To Dr. Michael Choi To Further His Research On Carcinoid Tumors

Positive CHMP Opinion For JAVLOR(R) In Metastatic Treatment Of Bladder Cancer After Failure Of A Prior Platinum-Containing Regimen

Researchers Pinpoint A New Enemy For Tumor Suppressor P53

Cancer Researchers Link DICER1 Gene Mutation To Rare Childhood Cancer

What Is Colorectal Cancer? What Causes Colorectal Cancer?

26 June 2009

Researchers Identify A Novel Mechanism That Could Be Targeted To Prevent Cancer Spread

Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Centre Pioneering Work Leads To Patient Trial Of New Generation Cancer Drug

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