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Johns Hopkins researchers discover oxaliplatin-based nerve damage

Oxaliplatin, a platinum-based anticancer drug that's made enormous headway in recent years against colorectal cancer, appears to cause nerve damage that may be permanent and worsens even months after treatment ends.

29 Sep 2011

Roche to sponsor 3rd Annual World MRSA Day

As part of its ongoing work in the prevention and control of serious infections in healthcare settings, Roche announced today its sponsorship of the 3rd Annual World MRSA Day.

From Roche Sequencing and Life Science 29 Sep 2011

Scientists discover effective target to kill late-stage metastatic prostate cancer cells

Purdue University scientists believe they have found an effective target for killing late-stage, metastatic prostate cancer cells.

29 Sep 2011

Enrollment complete in Rexahn's Archexin Phase II trial for metastatic pancreatic cancer

Rexahn Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical stage pharmaceutical company commercializing potential best in class oncology and CNS therapeutics, today announced that it has completed enrollment for its Phase II clinical trial of Archexin in metastatic pancreatic cancer.

29 Sep 2011

Halozyme commences HTI-501 clinical trial for cellulite in women

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company developing and commercializing products targeting the extracellular matrix for the diabetes, cancer, dermatology and drug delivery markets, today announced the commencement of a Phase 1/2 clinical trial with HTI-501 (rHuCAT-L) in women with moderate to severe edematous fibrosclerotic panniculopathy (also known as cellulite).

28 Sep 2011

First Edition: September 28, 2011

Today's headlines include reports about the costs of employer insurance plans and the final installment of KHN's "Building Ambitions" series about children's hospitals.

28 Sep 2011

XECAN's RFID Oncology Solution integrated with ThingMagic Astra UHF Reader

Trimble announced today that m, a leading provider of RFID patient safety solutions, has integrated the ThingMagic Astra UHF Reader into its RFID Oncology Solution. The XECAN solution enhances the patient experience and significantly assists in the goal of eliminating treatment errors allowing healthcare organizations to offer a safer and more inviting medical experience.

28 Sep 2011

Congress must not make cuts to crucial government-funded aging research

America's experts on aging are headed for meetings with their senators and representatives to underscore the needs of the country's senior population, spurred by the first-ever Take Action Week organized by The Gerontological Society of America - the nation's largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging.

28 Sep 2011

Top medical research organisations call EU for urgent clinical trial reforms

Top medical research organisations are calling on the European Union for urgent reforms to the way clinical trials are regulated across the continent.

28 Sep 2011

Yale researchers use AB SCIEX's QTRAP technology to synthesize phosphoproteins

AB SCIEX, a global leader in life science analytical technologies, today announced that Yale University researchers used QTRAP technology to prove the validity of a new approach to synthesize phosphoproteins.

28 Sep 2011

Long-term morbidity and mortality of NAFLD patients with advanced fibrosis, cirrhosis

Patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) with advanced fibrosis or cirrhosis have a lower incidence of liver-related complications and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) than patients infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV), according to the prospective study published in the October issue of Hepatology, a journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases.

28 Sep 2011

dressbarn's month-long program aims to combat breast cancer

In support of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, dressbarn announces a month-long program aimed at getting more than one-quarter million women to take its 'Pink Pledge' to combat breast cancer.

28 Sep 2011

Men need colon cancer screening earlier than women: Study

A new study finds that men are at a higher risk of colon cancer than women and should get their first colonoscopy to screen for the disease at age 45, five years earlier than the current recommendation.

28 Sep 2011

Vinegar may easily detect cervical cancer

Vinegar may be more useful than you realise. It has the ability to find precancerous lesions in the cervix and potentially save thousands of women’s lives say researchers.

28 Sep 2011

Lucky Strike to begin partnership with Breastcancer.org

Lucky Strike, the nation's premiere chain of upscale bowling and lounges, will begin its partnership with Breastcancer.org this month. Breastcancer.org is the leading online resource for breast health and breast cancer information and support.

28 Sep 2011

Honor Our Voices site presents information on child exposure to domestic violence

Over half of the residents of battered women's shelters in the United States are children (National Network to End Domestic Violence, 2010). Now, a new, innovative online training program aims to elevate children's voices, so that service providers may better hear, understand, and respond to the children and families they serve.

28 Sep 2011

Nearly 90% of women consider mammograms important to their health, well-being: Poll

According to a recent poll of 1,000 American voters conducted for the American College of Radiology, nearly 9-in-10 women reported that having a regular mammogram gave them a feeling of control over their own health care. Nearly 90 percent of women who had a mammogram considered mammograms important to their health and well-being.

28 Sep 2011

Humanitarian aid 'stolen' from U.S. taxpayers should be spent on domestic health issues

In this New American opinion piece, Beverly Eakman, an author and former editor-in-chief of NASA's newspaper in Houston, writes of humanitarian aid, "With the U.S. debt having surpassed 100 percent of gross domestic product August 3, to $14.58 trillion, it's crudely entertaining to see how multimillionaire lawmakers in Congress and administrations both past and present find 'compassionate' ways to spend ever-more of taxpayers' money," asserting that "such expenditure is not specifically sanctioned by American taxpayers, and therefore constitutes theft by the U.S. government for what the State Department probably hopes will buy international good will."

28 Sep 2011

University of Utah organic chemist wins National Medal of Science

University of Utah organic chemist Peter J. Stang has won a National Medal of Science - the highest U.S. honor for a scientist or engineer - and is tentatively scheduled to be honored by President Barack Obama at the White House later this year.

28 Sep 2011

Report raises questions about high costs of cancer care

Will the high costs of treating cancer bankrupt the world's economies? A new report says more people are getting cancer than ever before. And while cancer-care may be more advanced than ever, it's also more expensive - and that suggests some countries may not be unable to afford it.

28 Sep 2011

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Latest Cancer News and Research

Johns Hopkins researchers discover oxaliplatin-based nerve damage

Roche to sponsor 3rd Annual World MRSA Day

Scientists discover effective target to kill late-stage metastatic prostate cancer cells

Enrollment complete in Rexahn's Archexin Phase II trial for metastatic pancreatic cancer

Halozyme commences HTI-501 clinical trial for cellulite in women

First Edition: September 28, 2011

XECAN's RFID Oncology Solution integrated with ThingMagic Astra UHF Reader

Congress must not make cuts to crucial government-funded aging research

Top medical research organisations call EU for urgent clinical trial reforms

Yale researchers use AB SCIEX's QTRAP technology to synthesize phosphoproteins

Long-term morbidity and mortality of NAFLD patients with advanced fibrosis, cirrhosis

dressbarn's month-long program aims to combat breast cancer

Men need colon cancer screening earlier than women: Study

Vinegar may easily detect cervical cancer

Lucky Strike to begin partnership with Breastcancer.org

Honor Our Voices site presents information on child exposure to domestic violence

Nearly 90% of women consider mammograms important to their health, well-being: Poll

Humanitarian aid 'stolen' from U.S. taxpayers should be spent on domestic health issues

University of Utah organic chemist wins National Medal of Science

Report raises questions about high costs of cancer care

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