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Cory stricken with cancer  -  25 Mar 2008
Philippine Star,The family declined to disclose the stage of the cancer. Chemotherapy sessions start today with a mild continuous dose. The neophyte senator led his

Painful shot  -  25 Mar 2008
Frontline,...and to meet the needs of the EPI; freeze-dried BCG therapeutic vaccine (40 mg) for cancer chemotherapy, particularly carcinoma of urinary bladder;

Pro-Pharmaceuticals gets OK for human trial of cancer drug  -  Mar 24, 2008
Bizjournals.com,US regulators will allow Pro-Pharmaceuticals Inc. to conduct a human test of the biotech company's lead drug to treat breast cancer, company officials said.

Immunomedics develops new immunoconjugates for cancer chemotherapy  -  Mar 21, 2008
Trading Markets (press release),Mar 21, 2008 (Datamonitor via COMTEX) -- IMMU | news | PowerRating | PR Charts -- Immunomedics has reported the development of three new antibody-drug

Chemotherapy for Colorectal Liver Metastasis May Improve ...  -  Mar 21, 2008
MedPage Today,...to colorectal cancer. Chemotherapy improved median progression-free survival from 11.7 months to 18.7 months after an average 3.9 years of follow-up.

Vaccine-Antibody Combination May Increase Safety in Cancer ...  -  Mar 3, 2008
Medi News Direct,Immunotherapy is emerging as a potential treatment strategy for various human malignancies. Monoclonal antibody (MAb) therapy (MAb), a form of passive

Body & Soul  -  Mar 24, 2008
Times Colonist,About 25 per cent of breast-cancer chemotherapy patients experience mild to moderate memory, concentration and cognitive problems known as "chemobrain,"

FDA Clears Cephalon Chemotherapy Drug  -  Mar 20, 2008
Houston Chronicle,© 2008 AP WASHINGTON — Drug maker Cephalon Inc. said Thursday the government approved its drug Treanda to treat a rare form of cancer.

US FDA to ask panel about anemia drug limits  -  Mar 11, 2008
Guardian,Amgen Inc and Johnson & Johnson anemia drugs for cancer chemotherapy patients or take other steps to minimize risks, documents released on Tuesday said.

Postoperative Chemotherapy Does Not Improve Survival In Gastric ...  -  Mar 11, 2008
Science Daily (press release)ScienceDaily (Mar. 11, 2008) — The use of combination chemotherapy following surgery did not improve survival in patients with gastric cancer, according to

Risks of Anemia Drugs for Patients With Cancer to Get More Scrutiny  -  Mar 11, 2008
New York Times,Eight clinical trials have suggested that Epogen and related anemia drugs, widely used to treat the anemia caused by cancer chemotherapy, might make tumors

Pearson Cancer Center three months away from opening  -  Feb 29, 2008
Lynchburg News and Advance,...and soft green colors add to the goal of a soothing environment for patients dealing with cancer. Chemotherapy and radiation treatments will be in

Hours of prevention and a lifetime of cure  -  Mar 2, 2008
Elmira Star-Gazette,While colon cancer chemotherapy isn't as devastating as that of other cancers, it isn't a picnic. Sheremeta's six months of chemotherapy left her fatigued,

Chemotherapy Offers Little Benefit for Localized Stomach Cancer  -  Mar 12, 2008
MedPage Today,By Crystal Phend, Staff Writer, MedPage Today FLORENCE, Italy, March 12 -- Combination chemotherapy may not improve survival for nonmetastatic gastric

New Localized Cancer Treatment for Advanced Retinoblastoma Saves ...  -  Mar 17, 2008
PR Newswire (press release),Interventional Radiologist Delivers Chemo Drug Directly to Eye via Ophthalmic Artery WASHINGTON, March 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new interventional

Fairview Park woman runs through cancer  -  Mar 18, 2008
WKYC-TV,..."This is why I love being down here," Goellnitz said, while overlooking the river on a sunny day this week. "As a runner, you really appreciate the outdoors

Post-Op Chemo Fails to Boost Survival in Stomach Cancers  -  Mar 11, 2008
Washington Post,TUESDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- Chemotherapy following surgery does not improve survival in stomach cancer patients, says an Italian study.

Simple Ways To Judge The Efficacy Of 5-Fluorouracil In Colonic ...  -  Feb 25, 2008
Medical News Today (press release),The critical role of TS in nucleotide metabolism has made it an important target for cancer chemotherapy. Intratumoral TS protein expression before the

Brain Tumor – Types With Their Treatments  -  Mar 20, 2008
Los Angeles Chronicle,The brain and spinal column make up the central nervous system (CNS), where all vital functions of the body are controlled. When tumors arise in the central

Treatment fails young cancer victim  -  Mar 18, 2008
Asheville Citizen-Times,...by Leslie Boyd ASHEVILLE – The treatment that held so much hope for leukemia patient Paxten Mitchell and his family has failed. The 3-year-old’s white cell

The underground economy  -  Mar 23, 2008
Myrtle Beach Sun News,Years ago, he was also a volunteer firefighter at the Forestbrook station but stopped after he was diagnosed with seminoma cancer. Chemotherapy rid him of

Study Finds Death Risk From Anemia Drugs  -  Feb 26, 2008
New York Times,And Medicare sharply restricted reimbursement for the drugs when used to treat anemia caused by cancer chemotherapy. Sales of Aranesp, Amgen’s best-selling

Amgen, J&J Anemia Treatments May Face New Restrictions in US  -  Mar 6, 2008
BloombergAmgen and J&J's anemia drugs are used to treat the weakness and fatigue of patients who have chronic kidney disease or are undergoing cancer chemotherapy.

Study: Protein Class Displays Strong Anticancer Action  -  Mar 24, 2008
Johns Hopkins Gazette,..."A major hang-up in cancer chemotherapy is the toxicity caused by DNA disruption of cell division throughout the body. Our research suggests that drugs like

Combination Chemotherapy Has Potential as Standard Treatment for ...  -  Mar 3, 2008
Cancer Consultants,A combination of S-1 and cisplatin chemotherapy may become the first-line therapy for patients with advanced gastric cancer. These findings were recently

Health Insurer Must Pay $9 Million for Canceling Sick Woman's Policy  -  Feb 25, 2008
ABC NewsBut her insurer, Health Net, dropped her coverage while she was in the middle of breast cancer chemotherapy, leaving Bates with $129000 dollars in unpaid

Race for the cure comes to Estero to raise money for cancer research  -  Mar 12, 2008
Bonitanews (subscription),By LIZ FREEMAN (Contact) Despite no family history of breast cancer, she was diagnosed with breast cancer at the height of her career at DuPont,

Experts Caution On Key Amgen Drugs, But Stock Is Up  -  Mar 13, 2008
Forbes,...(See: "Amgen's Anemia Drugs Ailing") There is a $10 billion market for drugs to treat the anemia that occurs after kidney dialysis and cancer chemotherapy.

One long year  -  Mar 16, 2008
Aurora Beacon News,By ANDRE SALLES asalles@scn1.com He and his wife, Marilyn, are used to late-night calls, and both agree that Weisner's job is not one he can readily leave

Leading researchers honored for progress in cancer prevention ...  -  Mar 11, 2008
EurekAlert (press release),Named in honor of Jane Cooke Wright, MD, an African-American woman pioneer in clinical cancer chemotherapy, the award is sponsored by the AACR-Minorities in

Bacteria, UMass on front lines of cancer research  -  Mar 11, 2008
The Massachusetts Daily Collegian,Neil Forbes is using something most people associate with sickness, salmonella bacteria, to work toward a cure for one of today's most prominent health

Patrick Swayze near death report: untrue  -  Mar 5, 2008
Sydney Morning Herald,In short - they held out little hope for a cure ... It's time to start praying for a miracle Photos From Dirty Dancer to Sydney dancer, Patrick Swayze

Fosamax, Other Osteoporosis Drugs Linked to Bone Weakness  -  Mar 21, 2008
Newsinferno.com,When bisphosphonates are given in cancer chemotherapy, the drugs are given intravenously in higher doses and usually for longer periods of time.

San Diego Cancer Patients Find Healing in Writing  -  Feb 28, 2008
KPBS,A diagnosis of cancer, chemotherapy and radiation, and all of the side effects that go along with them. These folks are here to write about their feelings,

Anemia Drugs Up Cancer Death Risk  -  Feb 26, 2008
WebMDBoth cancer itself and cancer chemotherapy can cause anemia, a condition in which the blood has too few oxygen-carrying red blood cells.

Government-Owned Inventions; Availability for Licensing  -  Feb 29, 2008
Trading Markets (press release),Description of Technology: One of the major hindrances to successful cancer chemotherapy is multi-drug resistance (MDR), which is frequently caused by the

Gene Expression Differences Affect Drug Response  -  Feb 28, 2008
Washington Post,..."Our primary interest is the genes that regulate how people respond to medicines, such as cancer chemotherapy," senior study author Eileen Dolan,

Amgen Anemia Drugs Receive Updated Safety Warning (Update2)  -  Mar 7, 2008
BloombergThe anemia drugs are used to treat the weakness and fatigue of patients who have chronic kidney disease or are undergoing cancer chemotherapy.

Patrick Swayze is dying due to Pancreatic Cancer  -  Mar 5, 2008
Product Reviews,It has just been reported that Patrick Swayze is suffering from a particularly vicious form of pancreatic cancer which has now spread to his other organs,

Amgen, J&J Anemia Drugs Raise Risk of Clots, Death (Update2)  -  Feb 27, 2008
Bloomberg...anemia drugs are used to treat patients whose weakness and fatigue is caused by chronic kidney disease and from the side effects of cancer chemotherapy.

Filling the Gaps in Medicare Advantage  -  Mar 20, 2008
U.S. News & World Report,...as inpatient hospital care, ambulance coverage, skilled nursing facility care, durable medical equipment and/or cancer chemotherapy, says Lipschutz.

St. Joseph spends $100K on new custom chairs for chemo patients  -  Mar 5, 2008
Daily Record (subscription),St. Joseph Medical Center has taken a new, comfort-centered approach to its cancer treatment program, investing more than $100000 in a set of custom-built

Device might not be in time for inventor  -  Mar 10, 2008
GoErie.com,BY DAVID BRUCE HOUSTON -- Could the device John Kanzius invented to treat cancer some day treat his own illness? Kanzius has chronic lymphocytic leukemia,

Gene Expression Differences Between Europeans And Africans Affect ...  -  Feb 28, 2008
Science Daily (press release)..."Our primary interest is the genes that regulate how people respond to medicines, such as cancer chemotherapy," said cancer specialist Eileen Dolan, PhD,

Nuvelo Reports 2007 Fourth Quarter and Year End Financial Results ...  -  Feb 28, 2008
FOXBusiness...in the first half of 2008; -- Initiation of a Phase 1 trial of NU206 in patients with cancer chemotherapy induced mucositis in the first half of 2008.

Pharmacologic Regulation of DNA Damage Checkpoints to Treat Cancer  -  Feb 27, 2008
The New York Academy of Sciences,Inc. Cancer chemotherapy and radiotherapy, which kill cancer cells primarily by inducing damage to DNA, have limited selectivity and efficacy.

Posted By SHARON LEM  -  Mar 4, 2008
Lindsay Daily Post,Jeff Healey, the self-taught Toronto-born rock and jazz musician, lost his eyesight in both eyes at age one to retinoblastoma, a rare cancer which typically

FDA says anemia drugs tied to deaths -- Amgen falls but J&J rises  -  Mar 11, 2008
BloggingStocks...it is possible that following the study, the FDA may recommend to end the use of these drugs for patients whose anemia is caused by cancer chemotherapy,

Drug effects 'vary in race groups'  -  Mar 1, 2008
The Press Association...who led the research, said: "Our primary interest is the genes that regulate how people respond to medicines, such as cancer chemotherapy.

Firms' anemia drugs tied to deaths  -  Mar 11, 2008
Boston Globe,At the most extreme, the panel may recommend an end to use of the drugs for patients whose anemia is caused by cancer chemotherapy, allowing continued

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