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Leona Fields honoured for exceptional leadership as New Run Director for York Region

Leona Fields is a breast cancer survivor, accomplished fundraiser, active volunteer, gifted spokesperson, and two-time winner of a Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation - Ontario Region Volunteer Award. This year, she was honoured for her exceptional leadership as a New Run Director for York Region, Leona's home turf, where the Foundation launched a new Run site for the 2009 Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation CIBC Run for the Cure.

19 Apr 2010

Debate continues over prostate cancer screening in Europe

The European Association of Urology reiterated that it does not recommend a mass screening policy in Europe for men who are concerned over prostate cancer, a stance which reflects the position it issued last year regarding prostate cancer screening. "We don't believe that the time has come for mass screening," said EAU Secretary General.

19 Apr 2010

Role of lactate in breast cancer development to be showcased at AACR 2010

Does lactate play a role in the metabolic fate of cancer cells? Researchers from The Cancer Institute of New Jersey are in Washington, D.C., this week for the 101st Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research to share their findings on what role this common energy byproduct in the body plays in the development of breast cancer cells and surrounding connective tissue.

19 Apr 2010

Study evaluates therapeutic effects of FXR and TGR5 agonist in PSC

Results of a study presented today at the International Liver Congress 2010 demonstrate that a dual FXR and TGR5 agonist decreases liver damage and modulates hepatic inflammation and fibrosis in a mouse model of primary sclerosing chlolangitis. In contrast, selective FXR or TGR5 agonists have no beneficial effect.

19 Apr 2010

Data on ConvaTec's medical devices to be presented at SAWC/WHS 2010

ConvaTec, a world-leading developer and marketer of innovative medical technologies for community and hospital care, today announced that data related to several of its medical devices will be presented at the 23rd Annual Symposium on Advanced Wound Care and Wound Healing Society in Orlando, Florida from April 17th to April 20th, 2010.

19 Apr 2010

Patient advocates and researchers present MythBusters show to increase awareness of cancer research

Using a combination of "Jeopardy," "Saturday Night Live" and a famous Discovery Channel show called MythBusters, patient advocates and researchers at Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center presented "Mythbusters: Cancer Research in Jeopardy" to their community in an effort to increase awareness of cancer research, particularly clinical trials.

19 Apr 2010

Teen drinking increases the risk for breast cancer

What are the chances of you developing breast cancer if you have been drinking alcohol regularly as a teenager? Very high indeed as per the findings of a study called “Growing Up Today” conducted on 6,899 women from the time they were 9 to 15 year old till they turned 18 to 27 years old.

18 Apr 2010

CCS organizes Women's Brunch on breast cancer screening

The Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) is organizing a Women's Brunch for the media, to remind women of the importance of screening as a way to fight breast cancer.

17 Apr 2010

Pre-clinical data on MM-121 and MM-111 to be presented at AACR 2010

Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that it will present pre-clinical data on MM-121 and MM-111, the two lead candidates in the company's pipeline of five novel cancer antibodies, at the 101st Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) being held April 17 – 21, 2010, in Washington, D.C.

17 Apr 2010

Touch, massage can reduce stress/anxiety, pain, fatigue, depression and nausea in cancer patients

Sponsored by the National Cancer Institute, a recent research study has revealed that touch and massage, routinely administered by care partners significantly reduces the effects of cancer and the side-effects from its treatment while providing comfort and improvement in the quality of life. During the study, family caregivers learned touch and massage techniques from an instructional DVD.

17 Apr 2010

President of Tanzania emphasizes on health care in Global Health Grand Rounds lecture

President Jakaya Kikwete of the United Republic of Tanzania spoke at Weill Cornell Medical College today. In his Global Health Grand Rounds lecture, President Kikwete discussed the most significant challenges facing Tanzania, with a particular focus on health care and the advances made during his first term.

17 Apr 2010

Honey beneficial for treatment of fungating tumor wounds

Surviving cancer is physically and emotionally exhausting. But for many patients, beating the disease itself is just the first hurdle. A second ordeal comes from living with the fungating tumor wounds that accompany various cancers. Aside from the pain they inflict, these wounds often emit a strong and offensive odor. Not only does going into public become potentially embarrassing, but it also can be extremely depressing when even close family members are repulsed by the smell.

17 Apr 2010

MedImmune to present ten abstracts at American Association for Cancer Research meeting

MedImmune today announced that ten abstracts on progress being made in various oncology programs will be presented during the Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research in Washington, DC from April 17 to 21.

17 Apr 2010

2010 to be an active year for new drug applications, says Fitch Ratings

Fitch Ratings sees an active year for new drug applications to be registered to U.S. and European drug regulators considering recent updates to the pharmaceutical industry's late-stage R&D programs. According to Fitch's new Global Pharmaceutical R&D Pipeline report, the Fitch-rated pharmaceutical developers listed in the report plan on submitting marketing applications to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) or the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) during 2010 for approval of 22 novel drug therapies.

17 Apr 2010

EAU honours urological experts at 25th Anniversary Congress

On 16 April 2010 the European Association of Urology opened its 25th Anniversary Congress. During the ceremony, several urological experts were honoured with awards for the outstanding work they did for the urological community. EAU Secretary General Per-Anders Abrahamsson handed them out.

17 Apr 2010

RSCRC scientists explore mysteries of human embryonic stem cells

At Rutgers' Stem Cell Research Center scientists are exploring the mysteries of human embryonic stem cells and their potential use in treating diseases, repairing damaged organs, and drug development. Center staff also offer a course in proper lab techniques in working with stem cells.

17 Apr 2010

Research roundup: Revamping NCI Clinical Trials, reducing malpractice suits, health disparities persist

A National Cancer Clinical Trials System For The 21st Century: Reinvigorating The NCI Cooperative Group Program - The "system for conducting cancer clinical trials in the United States is approaching a state of crisis," according to this report on inefficiencies and funding issues faced by the NCI's Clinical Trials Cooperative Group Program - which comprises 10 groups, more than 3,100 institutions, 14,000 investigators and more than 25,000 patients in clinical trials each year.

17 Apr 2010

TGen, Asuragen sign microRNA technology agreement for pancreatic cancer research

The Translational Genomics Research Institute and Asuragen Inc. today announced a research agreement that could lead to ways of detecting cancer before it spreads.

17 Apr 2010

Researchers discover link between protein structure and hearing process

Rising from the top surface of each of the specialized receptor cells in our inner ears is a bundle of sensory cilia that responds to the movement of sound. As sensitive as they are fragile, these cilia can move to wisps of sound no larger than a molecule-but can shear at sounds that are larger than life.

17 Apr 2010

NSF Faculty Early Career Development Award for Zhihao Zhuang

Zhihao Zhuang, assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Delaware, has won the National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Award.

17 Apr 2010

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Latest Cancer News and Research

Leona Fields honoured for exceptional leadership as New Run Director for York Region

Debate continues over prostate cancer screening in Europe

Role of lactate in breast cancer development to be showcased at AACR 2010

Study evaluates therapeutic effects of FXR and TGR5 agonist in PSC

Data on ConvaTec's medical devices to be presented at SAWC/WHS 2010

Patient advocates and researchers present MythBusters show to increase awareness of cancer research

Teen drinking increases the risk for breast cancer

CCS organizes Women's Brunch on breast cancer screening

Pre-clinical data on MM-121 and MM-111 to be presented at AACR 2010

Touch, massage can reduce stress/anxiety, pain, fatigue, depression and nausea in cancer patients

President of Tanzania emphasizes on health care in Global Health Grand Rounds lecture

Honey beneficial for treatment of fungating tumor wounds

MedImmune to present ten abstracts at American Association for Cancer Research meeting

2010 to be an active year for new drug applications, says Fitch Ratings

EAU honours urological experts at 25th Anniversary Congress

RSCRC scientists explore mysteries of human embryonic stem cells

Research roundup: Revamping NCI Clinical Trials, reducing malpractice suits, health disparities persist

TGen, Asuragen sign microRNA technology agreement for pancreatic cancer research

Researchers discover link between protein structure and hearing process

NSF Faculty Early Career Development Award for Zhihao Zhuang

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The future of automation: Machine learning–driven hepatocyte and organoid counting

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