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GE Healthcare completes Orbotech Medical acquisition

GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company, announced that it has completed the acquisition of the assets of Orbotech Medical Solutions Ltd. (OMS), a subsidiary of Orbotech Ltd. (Orbotech), and a manufacturer of cadmium zinc telluride (CZT) detectors used in GE Healthcare's innovative Alcyone nuclear medicine technology.

21 Feb 2011

Virtua deploys MedCPU's Expert Advisor for OB

MedCPU Inc., provider of real-time clinical decision support solutions, has been chosen by Virtua to support its clinicians in providing the best patient care in OB.

21 Feb 2011

Advancell announces positive results from Acadra clinical study in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

ADVANCELL, an emerging biopharmaceutical company, today announced positive results from a clinical study conducted with Acadra (Acadesine) in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia patients resistant to current therapies. The company also announced promising non-clinical results in Multiple Myeloma (MM), Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL) and other lymphoproliferative disorders. Synergism of Acadra in combination with current treatment in these indications has been demonstrated.

21 Feb 2011

HCL introduces ACE SmartCare Clinical Decision Support solution at HiMSS Conference

HCL Technologies Ltd. (HCL), a leading global IT services provider, today launched ACTIVE CARE EXCELLENCE (ACE) SmartCare Clinical Decision Support solution at the HiMSS Conference in Orlando.

21 Feb 2011

ESMO creates new Community Oncology Working Group to ensure best standards of care

Receiving a cancer diagnosis is a devastating experience. Still under the shock of the bad news, patients must make many choices including who to turn to for advice and treatment, with the possibility to choose among a comprehensive cancer center, a university hospital or a community oncology hospital.

21 Feb 2011

Synexus creates specialist vaccines team to help pharma and biotech companies

Synexus has created a specialist vaccines team to help pharma and biotech companies find the thousands of patients they need for their late phase trials. The company has a well-established reputation for delivering results in the vaccine field following successes in late phase vaccine trials including most recently, studies for cancer prevention, influenza and rotavirus where it has delivered in excess of three thousand randomised patients in all three areas.

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International study shows reprogramming cells lead to genomic aberrations

It's a discordant note in the symphony of good news that usually accompanies stem cell research announcements. Stem cells hold enormous promise in regenerative medicine, thanks to their ability to regenerate diseased or damaged tissues.

21 Feb 2011

New research: Reovirus infected melanoma cells secrete proteins that can kill cancer

Reoviruses are successfully being used in clinical trials to treat patients with cancer. Not only does the virus cause cancer cells to die, it also forces them to release pro-inflammatory chemokines and cytokines, which in turn causes the patient's immune system to attack the disease.

21 Feb 2011

New study: Venus White Pro whitens teeth up to 8.4 shades with virtually no sensitivity

Heraeus Kulzer, LLC, the leader in advancing dental esthetics and overall dental wellbeing, announced today the results of a new study that demonstrates that Venus White Pro whitens teeth up to 8.4 shades with virtually no sensitivity.

21 Feb 2011

John Theurer chief to present videos on new limb-sparing surgical techniques at AAOS conference

James C. Wittig, M.D., chief of the division of skin and sarcoma cancer at the John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center will present eleven different educational videos on innovative approaches to orthopedic oncology at the upcoming American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Conference.

20 Feb 2011

New research: Young patients with melanoma ignore sun safety advice

It is well known that sunbathing increases the risk of skin cancer and that this risk is increased in people with a family history of melanoma.

20 Feb 2011

Professor develops optical technology that can detect, examine skin lesions

University of Rochester optics professor Jannick Rolland has developed an optical technology that provides unprecedented images under the skin's surface.

20 Feb 2011

New study shows low doses of aspirin can significantly reduce risk of cancers

A new study by scientists from Oxford, Edinburgh, London and Japan shows that at low doses, aspirin can significantly reduce the risk of a range of cancers.

20 Feb 2011

Oral sex linked to cancer

Researchers from the United States have said that there is strong evidence linking oral sex to cancer. They have urged more study of how human papillomaviruses may be to blame for a rise in oral cancer among white men.

20 Feb 2011

Gene that causes rare breast cancer identified

Researchers have found that a rare but hard-to-treat form of breast cancer is driven by a newly discovered gene. The gene ZNF703 is the first oncogene to be discovered in five years, and it could lead to more effective treatments down the road, Cancer Research UK said.

20 Feb 2011

New York smoking ban gone too far? Health experts disagree

Now there is a faction that believes the soon-to-pass smoking ban on most parks and many beaches throughout New York City to be “going too far” and is questioning the bill.

20 Feb 2011

A special type of Dwarfism protects against cancer & diabetes: Study

Researchers have found that some individuals living in remote villages in Ecuador have a mutation that could throw light on human longevity and ways to increase it. These villagers, all dwarfs with heights less than three and a half feet, have a rare condition called Laron syndrome or Laron dwarfism.

20 Feb 2011

Breast cancer cases on the rise in Japan

The number of women diagnosed with breast cancer per year in the seven major markets is forecast to increase by 13% over the next decade, finds independent healthcare analyst, Datamonitor.* However, in Japan, breast cancer incidence rates will rise by approximately 24% to 2019 to reach 56,400 cases, compared to 45,600 cases in 2010.

20 Feb 2011

Treating depression: A vital step in cancer recovery

With all of the stresses of today’s modern world, depression is unfortunately becoming a common household word for many people in this country and abroad. During the cold winter months, many also struggle with seasonal depression or “winter blues,” known as Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Depression can be caused by any number of factors, such as chronic stress, inactivity, hormone or neurotransmitter imbalances, nutritional deficiencies, medication side effects, chronic inflammation, or lack of adequate sunshine exposure, among others.

20 Feb 2011

CompanDX, CRL enter multi-year agreement to develop biomarker panels

CompanDX Ltd., bioinformatics partner for the life sciences industry, and Clinical Reference Laboratory, Inc. (CRL), provider of laboratory testing services in molecular diagnostics and clinical trials, today announced they entered into a multi-year agreement to collaborate in the development and support of biomarker panels and companion diagnostic development for pharmaceutical, biotech and academic clients worldwide.

19 Feb 2011

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

GE Healthcare completes Orbotech Medical acquisition

Virtua deploys MedCPU's Expert Advisor for OB

Advancell announces positive results from Acadra clinical study in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

HCL introduces ACE SmartCare Clinical Decision Support solution at HiMSS Conference

ESMO creates new Community Oncology Working Group to ensure best standards of care

Synexus creates specialist vaccines team to help pharma and biotech companies

International study shows reprogramming cells lead to genomic aberrations

New research: Reovirus infected melanoma cells secrete proteins that can kill cancer

New study: Venus White Pro whitens teeth up to 8.4 shades with virtually no sensitivity

John Theurer chief to present videos on new limb-sparing surgical techniques at AAOS conference

New research: Young patients with melanoma ignore sun safety advice

Professor develops optical technology that can detect, examine skin lesions

New study shows low doses of aspirin can significantly reduce risk of cancers

Oral sex linked to cancer

Gene that causes rare breast cancer identified

New York smoking ban gone too far? Health experts disagree

A special type of Dwarfism protects against cancer & diabetes: Study

Breast cancer cases on the rise in Japan

Treating depression: A vital step in cancer recovery

CompanDX, CRL enter multi-year agreement to develop biomarker panels

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