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American Society of Clinical Oncology To Issue Guidelines on How ...  -  25 Mar 2008
Kaiser network.org,The American Society of Clinical Oncology later this year will release the first-ever guidelines for how oncologists can discuss cost-effective options for

This Apoptopic Drugs in Oncology Report Focuses Specifically on ...  -  25 Mar 2008
Business Wire (press release),This is the report for professionals interested to grasp the field of apoptopic drug targets in oncology and at the same time have an extensive R&D overview

Susan Storer, RN, receives special oncology certification  -  25 Mar 2008
VillageSoup Belfast,The three show a certificate of recognition from the Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation which states that more than 50 percent of staff members are

Monogram Promotes Gordon Parry To VP, Research And Development ...  -  25 Mar 2008
RTT News,Parry joined Monogram in 2007 as Senior Director of Research and Development, Oncology. Prior to joining Monogram, Parry worked for twelve years at Berlex

Oncology CRO Publishes Free "Patient Safety in Oncology Clinical ...  -  25 Mar 2008
Emediawire (press release),In "Patient Safety in Oncology Clinical Trials," Dr. James Gourzis discusses patient safety as it pertains specifically to oncology clinical trials.

Monogram Promotes Gordon Parry To VP, Research And Development ...  -  25 Mar 2008
Trading Markets (press release),Parry joined Monogram in 2007 as Senior Director of Research and Development, Oncology. Prior to joining Monogram, Parry worked for twelve years at Berlex

Cellworks, Lifeline Hospitals To Research In Oncology  -  25 Mar 2008
EFYTimes (press release),This research project will be based on Cellworks proprietary iC-PHYS Tumor Cell platform, which is Multi Drug Resistance (MDR) Aware technology and enables

Mounting Evidence Shows Red Wine Antioxidant Kills Cancer  -  25 Mar 2008
Science Daily (press release)The research has many implications for patients, said lead author Paul Okunieff, MD, chief of Radiation Oncology at the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center at the

Model Offers New Understanding Of Cell Signaling, Will Speed ...  -  25 Mar 2008
Science Daily (press release)...a professor in the UM Department of Internal Medicine and co-director of the Breast Oncology Program at the UM Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Monogram Announces Promotion of Gordon Parry, PhD, to Vice ...  -  25 Mar 2008
PR Newswire (press release),Dr. Parry will have responsibility for Monogram's oncology research and development programs, including the further development of Monogram's proprietary

Cancer Survivors Need Organized Preventive Care  -  25 Mar 2008
Cancerpage.com,..."These survivorship care plans should define the roles and responsibilities of primary care providers and oncology specialists and take into account that,

Advances in the Management of Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer  -  25 Mar 2008
Cancer Consultants,A multicenter randomized trial carried out by the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) has shown that the addition of bevacizumab to carboplatin and

Micromet Establishes New Scientific Advisory Board for Its BiTE ...  -  25 Mar 2008
Biloxi Sun Herald,Ronald Levy, MD, is the Robert K. Summy and Helen K. Summy Professor of Medicine, Chief of the Division of Oncology, at Stanford University School of

Orphan News :: Treatment & Health  -  25 Mar 2008
Checkbiotech.org (press release),...“With a strong pipeline of near-and longer-term opportunities, Cephalon Oncology is poised to deliver the rapiesthat target both hematologic cancers and

Micromet Establishes New Scientific Advisory Board for Its BiTE ...  -  25 Mar 2008
Ad-Hoc-News (Pressemitteilung),Ronald Levy, MD, is the Robert K. Summy and Helen K. SummyProfessor of Medicine, Chief of the Division of Oncology, at StanfordUniversity School of Medicine

Health Buzz: Cancer Costs and Other Health News  -  25 Mar 2008
U.S. News & World Report,The cost to treat cancer rises 15 percent each year according to Allen Lichter of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, which is releasing the

Varian Medical Systems teams with Cogent Health Solutions to offer ...  -  25 Mar 2008
Medicexchange,Varian Medical Systems, Inc. today announced it is offering oncology treatment centers a way to provide cancer survivors proactive follow-up care to achieve

Thallion to Host Analyst Event and Webcast Presentation  -  25 Mar 2008
Market Wire (press release)Thallion Pharmaceuticals Inc. (TSX:TLN) is a biotechnology company developing pharmaceutical products in the areas of infectious disease and oncology.

Sonus Pharma ends two internal discovery efforts to focus on SN2310  -  25 Mar 2008
CNNMoney.com...said it has ended its internal discovery efforts in two small molecule oncology programs and further reduced its headcount and quarterly cash burn.

WellSpan Adams Health Center opens in Straban  -  25 Mar 2008
The Evening Sun,By STEVE MARRONI Dr. Ronald Hempling points to the back-lit images over a linear accelerator in the oncology center where radiation treatment is given at

Haematology/Oncology Nurse  -  25 Mar 2008
Guardian,Haematology/Oncology Nurse Band 6, 4630 - 3302 pa Inc. 37.5 hours per week The Day Unit is open from 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday, caring for outpatients by

Data to Be Presented at AACR Reveals That the Marshall Edwards ...  -  25 Mar 2008
CNNMoney.comTriphendiol (NV-196) is another investigational drug in the Marshall Edwards, Inc. oncology drug pipeline, currently being developed as an orally delivered

NCI-Sponsored Cancer Trials Offer Decent Clinical Return on Investment  -  25 Mar 2008
MedPage Today,The cooperative groups are the Cancer and Leukemia Group B, the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, the Gynecological Oncology Group, the Northern Central

This is The Report For Professionals Interested To Grasp The Field ...  -  25 Mar 2008
InfoBolsa,Apoptopic Drug Targets In Oncology 25/03/2008 11:35:00 Business Wire 7 Protein Expression Profiles of Apoptopic Drug Targets in Human 8 Pathway Analysis of

Haymarket Adds US Cancer Journals to its Medical Portfolio  -  25 Mar 2008
Eworldwire (press release),HMI - an arm of Haymarket Media Group based in New York - adds the American Journal of Hematology/Oncology (AJHO) and Oncology Nursing News to its portfolio

Rallying to the cause  -  25 Mar 2008
Penrith Press,The pair from Leonay and Faulconbridge respectively, will be raising much-needed funds for the Oncology Children's Foundation (OCF), which provides funding

Review of supplement use among US cancer patients  -  25 Mar 2008
News-Medical.net,In the February 1, 2008 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Christine Velicer and Cornelia Ulrich report a systematic review of supplement use among

Medivation Announces Senior Management Promotions  -  25 Mar 2008
Genetic Engineering News (press release),Before that, he served as director of oncology development at SuperGen, Inc. and as associate director of clinical research at Amgen, Inc. (formerly Tularik

Posted By Wamboldt, Barbara  -  25 Mar 2008
The Kingston Whig-Standard,I decided to tell the oncology staff that I was 95, hoping to gain time (aging slows cancer's progression), but then I realized that I'd feel even worse if

UCLA Neuro-Oncology Program to host 8th Annual Brain Tumor ...  -  Mar 24, 2008
Emediawire (press release),This years free conference aims to connect brain cancer patients, survivors and family members with leading experts in the fields of Neuro-Oncology,

Patient-Reported Outcomes (PROs) Improve Cancer Treatment ...  -  Mar 24, 2008
PR Newswire (press release),With its Patient Assessment, Care, and Education System(TM) (PACE), Supportive Oncology Services helped pioneer the efficient use of PROs in the community

Division of Surgery, Oncology, Reproductive Biology and Anaesthetics  -  Mar 19, 2008
Guardian,Applications are invited for a Clinical Trials Manager within the Department of Oncology in the Division of Surgery, Oncology, Reproductive Biology and

Registered Nurse - RN  -  Mar 24, 2008
ADVANCE,Facility Information: Come join our 30-bed Acute Medical, Oncology unit that also treats other related medical illnesses, including overflow CHF, CVA, DM,

Jeff Michalski named interim head of Department of Radiation Oncology  -  Mar 21, 2008
News from Washington University in St. Louis,By Diane Duke Williams March 21, 2008 -- Jeff M. Michalski, MD, professor of radiation oncology, has been named interim head of the Department of Radiation

Oncology nurse mentorship program offered  -  Mar 21, 2008
صدى الوطن,The Oncology Nurse Mentorship Program, a cooperative effort between the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute and the Detroit Public Schools and funded by

Emotions high at meeting about delayed oncology unit  -  Mar 17, 2008
ABC Online,A cancer patient says there were scenes of frustration and raw emotion in Darwin last night at a meeting about the future of oncology services in the

Drugs Based on Immune Factors Set to Double in Value by 2011  -  Mar 24, 2008
Live-PR.com (Pressemitteilung),These drugs include Enbrel, Remicade, and Humira for the treatment of inflammatory autoimmune diseases, Herceptin for oncology, and Avonex and Betaseron for

Cellworks Research India Ltd and Lifeline Hospitals Enter into ...  -  Mar 24, 2008
Newswire Today (press release),One significant need for us to offer differentiated solutions in the area of oncology is to gain deep knowledge of the sequential cellular level events

Women Undergoing Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Sometimes Get the ...  -  Mar 24, 2008
DG News...but usually recover by 2 years postprocedure, researchers reported here at the Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO) 61st Annual Cancer Symposium.

GP to fund pilot cervical cancer vaccination program  -  Mar 24, 2008
The New Nation,Dr. Goodman is currently the head of the Gynecological Oncology Department at the Massachusetts General Hospital and a leading authority in the field of

AVAX to Present Results of Phase I-II Study of MVax® at 2008 ...  -  Mar 24, 2008
Business Wire (press release),MVax® was the subject of a publication in the Journal of Clinical Oncology that discussed 214 Stage III melanoma patients that were treated with a regimen

Combination of Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy Shows Promise for ...  -  Mar 24, 2008
Cancer Consultants,These findings were recently published in the Annals of Oncology. Gastric cancer forms in the tissues and lining of the stomach. The cause of gastric cancer

Hospital unveils renovated oncology unit  -  Mar 20, 2008
New Brunswick Home News Tribune,By CHRISTINE SPARTA NEW BRUNSWICK — While it may look like a hotel, the new 24-bed oncology unit at Saint Peter's University Hospital will provide more than

Hospital campaigner calls for oncology unit at 'new' Stobhill  -  Mar 20, 2008
Kirkintilloch Today,CALLS have been made for the new ACAD at Stobhill Hospital to have an oncology unit. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde have no plans for cancer patients to be

Oncology Med Executes Its Second Contract for Its New Prostate ...  -  Mar 20, 2008
Market Wire (press release)Dr. William J. Walker, chairman of Oncology Med, Inc., stated, "I am extremely pleased with the execution of our second contract for our new prostate cancer

Cephalon Receives FDA Approval for TREANDA, a Novel Chemotherapy ...  -  Mar 20, 2008
WELT ONLINE,..."With a strong pipeline of near- and longer-term opportunities, Cephalon Oncology is poised to deliver therapies that target both hematologic cancers and

BIO-Europe Spring(R) Adds New Conference Program Highlights (2º)  -  Mar 24, 2008
InfoBolsa,Beyond Targeted Therapeutics - How will Pharma Value the Next Generation of Oncology Companies. In 2007 Venture Capitalists (VC) poured more than US$4

OS woman creates bright murals for center that treated her daughter  -  Mar 24, 2008
The Mississippi Press - gulflive.com,..."They need a place that's fun and happy," said Dr. Felicia Wilson, who heads the USA Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology.

Cenix, AstraZeneca Team on Gene Silencing Oncology Rx Studies  -  Mar 19, 2008
GenomeWeb News (subscription),...said today it will work with the drug developer AstraZeneca in a tailored RNAi research collaboration aimed at advancing oncology drug targets.

Banner teams up with Premiere Oncology  -  Mar 5, 2008
Arizona Republic,Banner Health, which has nine hospitals and is the state's largest health-care provider, has announced a partnership with Premiere Oncology of Arizona.

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