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Biocon And Abraxis BioScience Launch ABRAXANE In India For Treatment Of Breast Cancer
Categorie : Breast CancerBiocon Limited, India's pioneering biotechnology company, and Abraxis BioScience, Inc. (NASDAQ:ABII), a fully integrated biotechnology company, announced the launch of ABRAXANE® (paclitaxel protein-bound particles for injectable suspension) (albumin-bound) in India for the treatment of breast cance ...
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Sat Jul 2008
New Computer, Most Powerful At Johns Hopkins, Will Speed Disease Research
Categorie : Breast CancerA federal grant will allow Johns Hopkins researchers to purchase a powerful $2 million computer that will speed up their efforts to find new ways to diagnose and treat brain disease, heart illnesses, cancer and other medical ailments. ...
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Light Shed On Ways Circadian Disruption Affects Human Health
Categorie : Breast CancerGrowing evidence indicates that exposure to irregular patterns of light and darkness can cause the human circadian system to fall out of synchrony with the 24-hour solar day, negatively affecting human health - but scientists have been unable to effectively study the relationship between circadian d ...
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Study Of 31 Countries Finds Wide Variations In Cancer Survival Rates
Categorie : Breast CancerA large study published in The Lancet Oncology has found that there are wide variations in cancer survival rates between and within many countries around the world. Professor Michel Coleman (Cancer Research UK Cancer Survival Group and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine) and over 100 c ...
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Susan G. Komen For The Cure(R) Employs Convio Software-As-A-Service In The Fight Against Breast Cancer
Categorie : Breast CancerSusan G. Komen for the Cure®, the global leader in the breast cancer movement, and Convio, a leading provider of on-demand constituent relationship management software and services to nonprofit organizations, announced today that Komen for the Cure is deploying Convio's integrated suite of on-deman ...
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Increase In Breast Cancer Among Alaska Native Women Appears To Be Slowing, Researchers Say
Categorie : Breast CancerThe 30-year increase in breast cancer rates among Alaska Native women appears to be leveling off, according to researchers making a presentation on Tuesday at a cancer symposium in Anchorage, Alaska, the Anchorage Daily News reports. ...
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News From The American Society Of Plastic Surgeons August 2008
Categorie : Breast CancerIs Breast Reduction More Dangerous for Morbidly Obese Women? As the obese population increases, more overweight women are consulting plastic surgeons for breast reductions. In previous studies, this group of patients had been thought to have higher complication rates. The authors of this study, h ...
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Alternative To Mammograms Under Study
Categorie : Breast CancerWhether a painless, portable device that uses electrical current rather than X-ray to look for breast cancer could be an alternative to traditional mammograms is under study at the Medical College of Georgia. MCG is one of 20 centers internationally and the only place in Georgia studying new tech ...
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Mammogram Pain Reduced By Over-The-Counter Anesthetic Gel
Categorie : Breast CancerThe simple application of a pain-relieving gel may reduce the breast discomfort some women experience during mammography exams, according to the results of a clinical trial published in the online edition of Radiology. "We now have something that we know reduces discomfort with screening mammogra ...
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New Central Resource For Breast Healthcare Teams Now Available
Categorie : Breast CancerThe American Society of Breast Disease announces the opening of a career center to link breast healthcare professionals across all specialties with employers and educational opportunities. The new feature at the Society's web site at http://www.asbd.org will provide free listings of fellowships, re ...
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Reduced Dose Anthracycline Pre Breast Cancer Surgery Has No Effect On Outcome
Categorie : Breast CancerCanadian researchers have discovered that there is a low risk of adverse effect from reducing pre-op chemo by up to 25%, according to findings published in the online journal ecancermedicalscience. ...
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S.C. Allocates $2M To Expand Breast, Cervical Cancer Screening Program For Low-Income Women
Categorie : Breast CancerThe South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control on Tuesday announced the state has allocated $2 million to expand a program that provides no-cost breast and cervical cancer screenings to low-income women, the AP/Charlotte Observer reports.The program, called the ...
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Newspapers Examine Developments In Breast Cancer Detection, Surgery
Categorie : Breast CancerTwo newspapers on Tuesday published articles related to breast cancer detection and surgery. Summaries appear below.~ AP/Washington Post: The AP/Post examined two experimental technologies that aim to improve breast cancer detection among women with dense breasts. ...
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Targeted Therapies To Lead New Wave Of Breast Cancer Treatments
Categorie : Breast CancerRising public awareness about breast cancer and the treatments available has greatly improved revenues in the overall breast cancer therapeutics market. To thrive in this highly competitive market, drug developers must offer drugs that improve survival rates and the quality of life. New analysis f ...
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Peregrine Pharmaceuticals Reports Positive Early Results In Phase II Study Of Bavituximab In Breast Cancer
Categorie : Breast CancerPeregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: PPHM) reported that its lead product candidate bavituximab achieved the pre-specified Stage 1 primary endpoint in its ongoing Phase II clinical trial in patients with metastatic breast cancer. The trial is an open-label, Simon two-stage ...
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ERMA's Recommendation To Continue The Use Of Endosulfan In New Zealand Dismays Breast Cancer Network
Categorie : Breast CancerBreast Cancer Network NZ is very disturbed that ERMA has not recommended a ban on the use of the pesticide endosulfan in New Zealand. This acutely toxic organochlorine chemical has been used so widely that it is found in our food and water and is a contaminant of the environment and animal tissues a ...
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The Mary Kay Ash Charitable Foundation Awards Grant To Fund Innovative Breast Surgery Training Program
Categorie : Breast CancerThe American Society of Breast Disease announces the creation of the Mary Kay Ash Advanced Training Program in Oncoplastic Breast Surgery. The Addison-based Mary Kay Ash Charitable Foundation - a leading philanthropy in the field of cancers affecting women - has approved a two-year $225,000 grant t ...
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Efforts Seek To Raise Breast Cancer Awareness Among Black Women, Encourage Minority Students To Seek Health Care Careers, Reduce Racial Health Dispari
Categorie : Breast CancerThe following summarizes articles related to addressing racial and ethnic health disparities. Clinton County, Ohio: Premier Community Health has created the "My Sister's Keeper" program, which offers no-cost breast cancer education parties, the ...
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Massage For The Cure Day Only A Month Away
Categorie : Breast CancerOn Monday, July 28, all 18 Greater Atlanta-area Massage Envy clinics will provide free 1-hour therapeutic massage sessions to any man or woman to benefit the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Greater Atlanta Affiliate. "Anyone who makes an appointment for July 28 will receive a free, one-hour therapeuti ...
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Antibody To Breast Cancer-Secreted Protein Blocks Metastasis
Categorie : Breast CancerScientists at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia have made a key discovery about the mechanism of breast cancer metastasis, the process by which cancer spreads. Focusing on a gene dubbed "Dachshund," or DACH1, they are beginning to pinpoint new therapeutic target ...
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