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Ullrich Lauded For Gene Technology Advances And Recognized As A Pioneer In Signal Transduction Research
Categorie : Cancer / OncologyAxel Ullrich, Ph.D., is the recipient of the 2008 Pezcoller Foundation-AACR International Award for Cancer Research for his pioneering work in the translation of genomics-based discoveries into novel approaches for cancer therapy. Ullrich is the Director of Molecular Biology at the Max Planck Instit ...
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Sat Feb 2008
Antigenics Announces Publication Of Phase 3 Melanoma Study Results In Journal Of Clinical Oncology
Categorie : Cancer / OncologyAntigenics Inc. (NASDAQ: AGEN) announced the publication of results from a Phase 3 study of Oncophage (vitespen) cancer vaccine as an investigational treatment for metastatic melanoma in the February 20, 2008 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology. The published data showed that patients receivin ...
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The European CanCer Organisation Welcomes The European Parliament's Vote To Postpone Implementation Of The EU Directive On Electromagnetic Fields
Categorie : Cancer / OncologyECCO - the European CanCer Organisation - has welcomed the European Parliament's overwhelming vote to postpone for four years the implementation of the EU Directive on electromagnetic fields. ...
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Mobile PET CT To Deliver Cancer Screening Closer To The Community
Categorie : Cancer / OncologyInHealth Molecular Imaging Solutions, leading provider of diagnostic and imaging services, has installed the first of four Biograph? 6 TruePoint? PET CT systems from Siemens into mobile vehicles. This is to fulfil its commitment to the Department of Health as chosen independent sector partner for d ...
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Pre Clinical Data Show Intracellular Pathways Affected By ONCONASE(R)
Categorie : Cancer / OncologyAlfacell Corporation (Nasdaq: ACEL) announced that in vitro and in vivo data presented at the 5th Cancer Drug Research & Development conference show the genes affected and biological pathways impacted by ONCONASE stimulated intracellular events as revealed by expression profiling of human malignan ...
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Vitamin Pills And Cancer Patients
Categorie : Cancer / OncologyA study has claimed that "cancer patients who use vitamin and mineral supplements could risk them interfering with treatment or even making the disease worse", the Daily Mail reported . The newspaper says there is a lack of evidence about the usefulness of supplements and that people with cancer are ...
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Mobile Phones And Mouth Cancer
Categorie : Cancer / Oncology"Heavy mobile phone use may be linked to an increased risk of cancer of the salivary gland", according to a BBC News report.The Daily Telegraph also reports on research that people using their mobile phones for "hours a day are 50% more likely to develop mouth cancer than those who do not talk on t ...
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Weight And Cancer Risk
Categorie : Cancer / Oncology"Extra two stones boosts risk of cancer," reads the headline in The Daily Telegraph. The newspaper adds that "the chance of developing five different types of cancer increases by 50 per cent if your weight goes up by more than two stone". The newspaper story is based on a review of previous studies ...
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Oncology Drug Development Update Molecular Profiling Redefines The Nature Of Malignancy And Increases The Adoption Of Targeted Therapeutics
Categorie : Cancer / OncologyIdentification of novel cancer-related targets and pathways is redefining our understanding of the nature of malignancy. Molecular profiling is prompting new, more detailed classifications of malignancy enabling the development of specific/personalized cancer therapies. ...
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Precancerous Stem Cells Can Form Tumor Blood Vessels
Categorie : Cancer / OncologyTumors require a blood supply to grow, but how they acquire their network of blood vessels is poorly understood. A new study here shows that tumor blood vessels can develop from precancerous stem cells, a recently discovered type of cell that can either remain benign or become malignant. ...
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Gene Therapy "Trains" Immune System To Destroy Brain Cancer Cells And Reverses Behavioral Deficits
Categorie : Cancer / OncologyA new gene therapy approach that attracts and "trains" immune system cells to destroy deadly brain cancer cells also provides long-term immunity, produces no significant adverse effects and -- in the process of destroying the tumor -- promotes the return of normal brain function and behavioral skill ...
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Varian Medical Systems Announces Symposia On RapidArc Technology For Faster, More Precise Radiotherapy Treatments
Categorie : Cancer / OncologyVarian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR) is announcing a series of educational symposia about its revolutionary RapidArc(TM) radiotherapy technology for faster and more precise cancer treatments. These symposia offer clinicians the opportunity to learn more about a technology that makes it possible to del ...
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Phase I And Phase I/II DCVax(R)-Brain Data Continues To Show Significantly Improved Survival Rates For Brain Cancer Patients
Categorie : Cancer / OncologyNorthwest Biotherapeutics, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: NWBO; AIM: NWBT and NWBS) ("NWBT" or the "Company") announced the most recent long-term follow-up data, as of year-end 2007, on disease progression and overall survival in patients taking part in its Phase I and Phase I/II clinical trials for newl ...
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New Point Of View On Melanoma Of The Eye: HSP90
Categorie : Cancer / OncologyOcular melanoma is rarely detected before it has grown large enough to impair vision or to metastasize. This makes it a particularly challenging disease to fight, especially since chemotherapy is not very effective.Now, the PhD research project led by Dr. Dana Faingold may open the door for very pro ...
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Major Study Links Insurance Status To Advanced Stage In Multiple Cancers
Categorie : Cancer / OncologyA new American Cancer Society study of twelve types of cancer among more than 3.5 million cancer patients finds uninsured patients were significantly more likely to present with advanced stage cancer compared to patients with private insurance. The study, which appears in the March issue of The Lanc ...
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US Cancer Death Rate Still Falling, Just
Categorie : Cancer / OncologyThe latest American Cancer Society's annual report on cancer statistics shows that the nation's overall death from cancer continues to fall, but in 2004 to 2005, the last period for which full data is available, actual deaths went up by over 5,000, prompting suggestions that two other significant tr ...
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Large UK Study Reaffirms Body Fat-Cancer Link
Categorie : Cancer / OncologyExperts at the American Institute for Cancer Resarch (AICR) welcomed new results from a British study that links excess body fat to several cancers. "This new analysis falls closely in line with the conclusions of AICR's comprehensive expert report, Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity and the Prevent ...
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Diseased Brain Cells Selectively Targeted By Tumor-Killing Virus
Categorie : Cancer / OncologyNew findings show that a specialized virus with the ability to reproduce its tumor-killing genes can selectively target tumors in the brains of mice and eliminate them. Healthy brain tissue remained virtually untouched, according to a Feb. 20 report in The Journal of Neuroscience. With more research ...
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Mace Rothenberg Among Top Cancer Caregivers In U.S.
Categorie : Cancer / OncologyMace Rothenberg, M.D., professor of Medicine at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, has been named one of the nation's top cancer caregivers by the American Cancer Society. He is one of eight care providers from a variety of backgrounds and regions chosen to receive the 2008 American Cancer Society La ...
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New Breakthrough Treatment For Advanced Kidney Cancer Shows 49 Per Cent Higher Survival Rates
Categorie : Cancer / OncologyTORISELTM (temsirolimus), a breakthrough therapy shown to extend median overall survival of patients with metastatic (advanced) renal cell carcinoma (RCC), the most common form of kidney cancer,1,2 has been approved by Health Canada. TORISEL, which received a priority review from Health Canada, wor ...
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