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Axelar AB publishes first AXL1717 data on phase I/II cancer study

Axelar AB today announces that the first submitted medical article on the ongoing phase I/II cancer study with AXL1717 has been published in Acta Oncologica.

7 Sep 2010

Psilocybin reduces anxiety, improves mood with advanced-stage cancer: Study

In the first human study of its kind to be published in more than 35 years, researchers found psilocybin, an hallucinogen which occurs naturally in "magic mushrooms," can safely improve the moods of patients with advanced-stage cancer and anxiety, according to an article published online today in the Archives of General Psychiatry.

7 Sep 2010

Protagen AG announces € 10.0 Million for second round of finance totaling

Protagen AG, a specialist for in-vitro diagnostics and GMP-compliant protein analysis announced today a second round of finance totalling a volume of € 10.0 Million.

7 Sep 2010

Researchers to develop new treatment strategy for cancer

Cancer is a difficult disease to treat because it's a personal disease. Each case is unique and based on a combination of environmental and genetic factors. Conventional chemotherapy employs treatment with one or more drugs, assuming that these medicines are able to both "diagnose" and "treat" the affected cells. Many of the side effects experienced by chemotherapy patients are due to the fact that the drugs they are taking aren't selective enough.

7 Sep 2010

Survey reveals lack of public awareness about radiotherapy's importance in treating cancer

Only one in ten people know that radiotherapy helps cure forty per cent of cancer patients according to new figures published by Cancer Research UK today.

7 Sep 2010

Microplasmin MIVI-TRUST Phase III program's positive pooled results presented at EURETINA

ThromboGenics NV, a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of innovative treatments for eye disease, cardiovascular disease and cancer, announces that the pooled results from the successful microplasmin MIVI-TRUST Phase III program were presented today at the EURETINA (European Society of Retina Specialists) Congress in Paris, France.

6 Sep 2010

Gene containing 'minisatellite' plays key role in driving human DNA diversity

One of the key drivers of human evolution and diversity, accounting for changes that occur between different generations of people, is explained by new research published today (Sept 5) by world-renowned scientist Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys, who discovered DNA fingerprinting at the University of Leicester.

6 Sep 2010

Childhood cancer survivors 5 times more likely to get cancer again: Study

According to a new study, children who survive cancer are at a higher risk of cancer later in life or may die early of other cause. The study included almost 900 young cancer survivors treated at Sydney Children's Hospital, from 1972 to 1999, alongside new cancer cases and early deaths. The risk of cancer was five times higher in childhood cancer survivors, the results showed, compared with the overall NSW population, that these survivors were seven and a half times more likely to die early.

5 Sep 2010

New insight into abnormalities in cancer cells

A basic requirement for growth and life of a multicellular organism is the ability of its cells to divide. Chromosomes in the cells duplicate and are then distributed among the daughter cells. This distribution is organized by a protein complex made up of several hundred different proteins, called the centrosome. In cancer cells, the centrosome often assumes an unnatural shape or is present in uncontrolled numbers. The reasons for this were previously largely unknown.

4 Sep 2010

Researchers to study protein fragments released into bloodstream after heart attack

A blood test to diagnose which heart attack survivors will suffer heart failure is the goal of a new five-year, $11.6 million contract to the UT Health Science Center San Antonio from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI).

4 Sep 2010

Study suggest PET/CT scanning may offer effective breast cancer detection, spread

About one-third of women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer will have their cancer travel, or metastasize, to other parts of the body, with the bone being the most common site of initial detectable spread. Controversy continues to surround the question of whether CT and bone scans should be standard in evaluating patients for these metastases, or whether integrated PET/CT scanning might be more effective at detecting breast tumors that have reached nearby bones.

4 Sep 2010

Genetic predisposition reduces breast, ovarian cancer risk with preventive surgeries: Study

A long-term study of women with a genetic predisposition for breast or ovarian cancer showed that those who elected major preventive surgeries had a significantly reduced risk of those cancers.

4 Sep 2010

MSKCC develops new prediction tool to calculate risk for DCIS recurrence after breast-conserving surgery

The decision regarding treatment following breast-conserving surgery for patients diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in-situ (DCIS) has long been an area of discussion and confusion for patients and physicians alike. While the mortality rates for DCIS remain low, the risk of local recurrence in the breast is high. Standard treatments following surgery include radiation therapy and hormone treatment.

4 Sep 2010

Exelixis grants 25,200 shares to nine new employees

Exelixis, Inc. announced that today it granted restricted stock units representing an aggregate of 25,200 shares of Exelixis common stock to nine new employees.

4 Sep 2010

Research on iPS cells can imply potential cell therapy for X-linked disorders

Female induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, reprogrammed from human skin cells into cells that have the embryonic-like potential to become any cell in the body, retain an inactive X chromosome, stem cell researchers at UCLA have found.

4 Sep 2010

Researchers complete INX-189 clinical trials for Hepatitis C virus

The first clinical trials on a new investigational drug being developed to treat infections caused by Hepatitis C virus have been successfully completed.

3 Sep 2010

CyberKnife radiosurgery treatment effective for prostate cancer without side effects

CyberKnife radiosurgery treatment for prostate cancer is rapid, effective and has no side effects, with the added benefit of being non-invasive.

3 Sep 2010

CSI Laboratories to expand new diagnostic laboratory in Alpharetta

CSI Laboratories, a private national cancer diagnostic laboratory, today announced the lease of a new 65,000 square foot facility in Alpharetta, GA, located north of the city of Atlanta.

3 Sep 2010

Study finds acupuncture can control side effects of cancer treatment

Recent studies have shown that acupuncture can help control a number of symptoms and side effects such as pain, fatigue, dry mouth, nausea, and vomiting associated with a variety of cancers and their treatments.

3 Sep 2010

More support needed for erectile dysfunction says sexologist

According to sexologist Bettina Arndt, there are thousands of Australian men with erectile dysfunction who are sexually impotent because of their condition and the lack of affordable treatments. Arndt said that funds distribution for breast prostheses for female cancer patients is one of the examples of mismatches in funding.

3 Sep 2010

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Latest Cancer News and Research

Axelar AB publishes first AXL1717 data on phase I/II cancer study

Psilocybin reduces anxiety, improves mood with advanced-stage cancer: Study

Protagen AG announces € 10.0 Million for second round of finance totaling

Researchers to develop new treatment strategy for cancer

Survey reveals lack of public awareness about radiotherapy's importance in treating cancer

Microplasmin MIVI-TRUST Phase III program's positive pooled results presented at EURETINA

Gene containing 'minisatellite' plays key role in driving human DNA diversity

Childhood cancer survivors 5 times more likely to get cancer again: Study

New insight into abnormalities in cancer cells

Researchers to study protein fragments released into bloodstream after heart attack

Study suggest PET/CT scanning may offer effective breast cancer detection, spread

Genetic predisposition reduces breast, ovarian cancer risk with preventive surgeries: Study

MSKCC develops new prediction tool to calculate risk for DCIS recurrence after breast-conserving surgery

Exelixis grants 25,200 shares to nine new employees

Research on iPS cells can imply potential cell therapy for X-linked disorders

Researchers complete INX-189 clinical trials for Hepatitis C virus

CyberKnife radiosurgery treatment effective for prostate cancer without side effects

CSI Laboratories to expand new diagnostic laboratory in Alpharetta

Study finds acupuncture can control side effects of cancer treatment

More support needed for erectile dysfunction says sexologist

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