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Helix BioPharma reports 29.9% increase in total revenues for second-quarter fiscal 2010

Helix BioPharma Corp. today announced financial results for the second quarter ended January 31, 2010.

10 Mar 2010

Campaign to Stop Colon Cancer Now launched in conjunction with National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

The Campaign to Stop Colon Cancer Now, a campaign to increase screenings and prevent the nation's second-leading cancer killer, launched today in conjunction with National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in March.

10 Mar 2010

Lowering levels of Coonexin46 with use of siRNA will help prevent tumor formation

What began as research into how diabetics could possibly preserve their eyesight has led to findings that could prolong the vision of children afflicted with retinoblastoma.

10 Mar 2010

Researchers to collaborate on the largest clinical trial of hypothermia for stroke

Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, and UTHealth's Medical School will collaborate on the largest clinical trial of hypothermia (brain cooling) for stroke to date.

10 Mar 2010

Bilateral oophorectomy may do more harm than good

Removal of the ovaries (bilateral oophorectomy) while performing a hysterectomy is common practice to prevent the subsequent development of ovarian cancer. This prophylactic procedure is performed in 55% of all U.S. women having a hysterectomy, or approximately 300,000 times each year. An article in the March/April issue of The Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology suggests that this procedure may do more harm than good.

10 Mar 2010

IBS patients are at no greater risk of having polyps, colon cancer than healthy people undergoing colonoscopies

Patients with irritable bowel syndrome are at no greater risk of having polyps, colon cancer or inflammatory bowel diseases than healthy people undergoing colonoscopies, according to new research published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology.

10 Mar 2010

OVA1 blood test aids in pre-surgical evaluation of women for ovarian cancer now available through Quest Diagnostics

OVA1™, the first blood test cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for aiding in the pre-surgical evaluation of a woman's ovarian mass for cancer, is now available nationally through Quest Diagnostics, Inc., the world's leading cancer diagnostics provider.

From Quest Diagnostics 10 Mar 2010

Artificial periosteum heals serious bone injuries

A husband and wife research team has found a way to use the sleeve-like cover on bone to heal serious bone injuries faster and more simply than current methods. And they've developed an artificial sleeve that spurs fast healing when a car wreck, bomb blast or disease leaves too little cover.

10 Mar 2010

Cellectar completes enrollment in (131)I-CLR1404 Phase I dosimetry trial for advanced solid malignancies

Cellectar, Inc., a privately held radiopharmaceutical company that designs and develops products to detect, treat and monitor human cancers, today announced that enrollment for its Phase I dosimetry trial for its lead drug candidate, (131)I-CLR1404 has been completed. Results of this trial will be used to set the starting dose in a follow-on Phase I dose escalation study planned for later this year. Institutions that participated in the trial include City of Hope, Duke University Medical Center, Georgetown University/Lombardi Cancer Center, and Johns Hopkins Hospital.

10 Mar 2010

Side-Out Foundation sponsors new advanced breast cancer clinical trial

The Side-Out Foundation, which pairs volleyball enthusiasts with breast cancer researchers, is sponsoring a new clinical trial for up to 25 patients with advanced breast cancer.

10 Mar 2010

Physician's perspective: Bundling Medicare payments could cut costs, without reducing quality

The Washington Post has a section today titled "Scenes from the 21st century doctor's office."

10 Mar 2010

Obesity linked to increased risk of cancer recurrence and death

It’s long been known that obesity is linked to increased risk of developing colon cancer, but now researchers at the Mayo Clinic campus in Minnesota have found that obesity is associated with worse outcomes in patients who have already been diagnosed and treated for the cancer.

10 Mar 2010

Celebrity supports fundraising event for cancer research

Kimberly Wyatt from the "Pussycat Dolls" has shone brightly to promote Cancer Research UK's latest fundraising event by posing in a bespoke, illuminated dress designed especially for her.

10 Mar 2010

Researchers in Canada discover novel oncolytic viral therapy against prostate cancer

Researchers in Canada have detected a novel oncolytic viral therapy against prostate cancer with use of a virus called the reovirus, according to study results published in Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

10 Mar 2010

Racial disparities persist in hospice use

Even as medical caregivers try to change practices, racial disparities in hospice care continue, according to a study in the March 8 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine.

10 Mar 2010

2-day International Scientific Symposium features technological advances in stem cell research

As the finale of the ESTOOLS project, the consortium partners are holding a major 2-day International Scientific Symposium, and the final Ethics Workshop.

10 Mar 2010

Micromet offers underwritten public offering of common stock

Micromet, Inc. announced today that it is offering to sell, subject to market and other conditions, 10 million shares of common stock in an underwritten public offering.

10 Mar 2010

Obese patients with colon cancer are at greater risk for death

Obese patients with colon cancer are at greater risk for death or recurrent disease compared to those who are within a normal weight range, according to a report in Clinical Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

10 Mar 2010

Medical miracles more likely, but at what cost?

The Fiscal Times reports on medical miracles and their place in the national health care reform debate with a likely subheading: high health care costs.

10 Mar 2010

MIT researchers to use Elekta Neuromag system to study neural basis of brain disorders

Researchers at MIT are eagerly anticipating the summer delivery of Elekta Neuromag®, a system that uses magnetoencephalography or MEG to explore brain function. MEG can detect the very weak magnetic fields arising from electrical activity in the brain, and allows researchers to monitor the timing of brain activity with millisecond precision.

From Elekta 10 Mar 2010

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

Helix BioPharma reports 29.9% increase in total revenues for second-quarter fiscal 2010

Campaign to Stop Colon Cancer Now launched in conjunction with National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

Lowering levels of Coonexin46 with use of siRNA will help prevent tumor formation

Researchers to collaborate on the largest clinical trial of hypothermia for stroke

Bilateral oophorectomy may do more harm than good

IBS patients are at no greater risk of having polyps, colon cancer than healthy people undergoing colonoscopies

OVA1 blood test aids in pre-surgical evaluation of women for ovarian cancer now available through Quest Diagnostics

Artificial periosteum heals serious bone injuries

Cellectar completes enrollment in (131)I-CLR1404 Phase I dosimetry trial for advanced solid malignancies

Side-Out Foundation sponsors new advanced breast cancer clinical trial

Physician's perspective: Bundling Medicare payments could cut costs, without reducing quality

Obesity linked to increased risk of cancer recurrence and death

Celebrity supports fundraising event for cancer research

Researchers in Canada discover novel oncolytic viral therapy against prostate cancer

Racial disparities persist in hospice use

2-day International Scientific Symposium features technological advances in stem cell research

Micromet offers underwritten public offering of common stock

Obese patients with colon cancer are at greater risk for death

Medical miracles more likely, but at what cost?

MIT researchers to use Elekta Neuromag system to study neural basis of brain disorders

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