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Art program gives a ray of hope for patients

To visit Erica Arcia in the Bone Marrow Transplant unit, you first have to don a sterile gown and mask. Then you step through one door, making sure that it seals behind you. Step through the second door of the isolation room and you’re standing at Arcia’s bedside.

13 Jan 2010

Shionogi receives approval to develop and commercialize intravenous peramivir in Japan

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that its partner, Shionogi & Co., Ltd. has received marketing and manufacturing approval for intravenous (i.v.) peramivir to treat patients with influenza in Japan.

13 Jan 2010

Medical Marijuana praises New Jersey State Assembly for removing state-wide penalties on marijuana use

Medical Marijuana Inc applauds the New Jersey State Assembly and Senate for having approved "The New Jersey Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act" on Monday, January 11, 2010. A804/S119 removes state-wide penalties for possession of up to two ounces of marijuana when a New Jersey licensed Physician recommends it for one of the qualified medical conditions including Aids, Cancer, Multiple Sclerosis and Crohn's disease among others.

13 Jan 2010

ALAC to release annual State of Tobacco Control report card for the state of California

American Lung Association in California (ALAC) joined civic leaders, medical professionals and local residents of the city of Richmond to release its annual State of Tobacco Control report card for cities and counties throughout the state of California.

13 Jan 2010

Multimmune GmbH and Boulder Diagnostics partner to develop HSP70 lateral flow point of care test

Multimmune GmbH and Boulder Diagnostics Inc. announce today the joint development of an HSP70 lateral flow point of care test. Multimmune has discovered that many tumor types display the heat shock protein 70 (Hsp70) on the cell surface.

13 Jan 2010

Radon gas responsible for approximately 20,000 deaths in the U.S.

The Environmental Protection Agency has designated January as National Radon Action Month. According to recent reports from the World Health Organization, radon gas is responsible for approximately 20,000 deaths in the U.S. and 100,000 deaths worldwide each year.

13 Jan 2010

NCCN to present recommendations on REMS in cancer care at Oncology Summit

Risk evaluation and mitigation strategies (REMS), which can be required by the FDA for drugs or biologics with significant toxicity and/or risks, are emerging as a priority topic for a variety of individuals. The goal of REMS to mitigate known or potential drug risks must be balanced with concerns that such programs may be overly complex and burdensome to physicians and other healthcare providers.

13 Jan 2010

Spectros expands T-Stat product line with new Continuum Cerebral Sensor

Spectros announced today that the T-Stat® Tissue Oximeter sensor line will be expanded to include the new Continuum™ Cerebral Sensor line upon receipt of FDA marketing approval anticipated in 2010.

13 Jan 2010

Breast cancer organizations form new agreement to raise funds for research

Leading breast cancer organizations Susan G. Komen for the Cure® and the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation in Canada today announce a new agreement to raise funds and explore possibilities to partner in research, education, advocacy and awareness programs across borders.

13 Jan 2010

Obesity could lead to renal cell cancer: BJUI

Being obese could lead to a greater risk of developing the most common form of renal cell cancer, according to research in the January issue of the UK-based urology journal BJUI.

13 Jan 2010

Work provides new insight into potential therapeutic treatments for cancer diseases

An enzyme that normally helps break down stored fats goes into overdrive in some cancer cells, making them more malignant, according to new findings by a team at The Scripps Research Institute.

13 Jan 2010

Teenage girls are not receiving HPV vaccine, says report

In 2006, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine for girls and women ages 9 to 26. As part of Cervical Cancer Awareness Month in January, experts at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center review what we have learned about this controversial vaccine in the past four years.

13 Jan 2010

Emmi Solutions expands existing suite of cancer-related programs in collaboration with ACS

Emmi Solutions, LLC, creators of Web-based interactive multimedia patient education programs, has collaborated with the American Cancer Society, the nation’s leading voluntary health organization and the preeminent source of cancer information and service, to expand Emmi Solutions’ existing suite of cancer-related programs.

13 Jan 2010

Researchers discover 93-gene signature associated with EGFR mutations in lung cancer tumors

Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is a validated therapeutic target for non-small cell lung cancer. Researchers have now discovered a 93-gene signature that is associated with the presence of EGFR mutations in tumors from lung cancer patients and is a favorable prognostic marker in patients with early stage lung cancer.

13 Jan 2010

CAN DO Houston expands childhood obesity initiative with major grant

CAN DO Houston (Children and Neighbors Defeating Obesity) will expand its community-based efforts with a $360,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's "Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities" initiative.

13 Jan 2010

Research shows missing, mutated genes occur simultaneously in unique set of pediatric brain tumors

Brain cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in children. Now a more accurate diagnosis of childhood brain cancers may soon be possible, according to researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah. The information is published online today in the journal Cancer Research.

13 Jan 2010

New search and data mining tools used to find information held by UKPMC launched

The British Library has showcased a range of new search and data mining tools which can be used to find information held by UK PubMed Central (UKPMC).

13 Jan 2010

Olfactory dysfunction may serve as an early diagnostic tool for Alzheimer's disease

A study published in the January 13, 2010 issue of the Journal of Neuroscience links a loss of smell function in Alzheimer's disease (AD) model animals with amyloid β (protein) accumulation in the brain, a distinguishing hallmark of Alzheimer's disease. Research conducted by NYU Langone Medical Center suggests that olfactory dysfunction, a common symptom of AD, may serve as an early diagnostic tool for the disease.

13 Jan 2010

Study: Patients with specific oncogenic rearrangements of ALK gene show greater response to new therapy

Results of a new study in non-small cell lung cancer showed that patients with specific oncogenic rearrangements of the anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) gene within the short arm of chromosome 2 of their tumors had a much greater response to a new therapy - an ALK-inhibitor.

13 Jan 2010

Study finds financial ties between clinical study leaders and pharmaceutical companies

Reuters reports that a new study has found "cancer researchers who design clinical trials, analyze or interpret the data, or play other key scientific roles are four times more likely to have financial ties to industry than their counterparts who have lesser roles in these studies, such as recruiting study subjects or collecting the data."

13 Jan 2010

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

Art program gives a ray of hope for patients

Shionogi receives approval to develop and commercialize intravenous peramivir in Japan

Medical Marijuana praises New Jersey State Assembly for removing state-wide penalties on marijuana use

ALAC to release annual State of Tobacco Control report card for the state of California

Multimmune GmbH and Boulder Diagnostics partner to develop HSP70 lateral flow point of care test

Radon gas responsible for approximately 20,000 deaths in the U.S.

NCCN to present recommendations on REMS in cancer care at Oncology Summit

Spectros expands T-Stat product line with new Continuum Cerebral Sensor

Breast cancer organizations form new agreement to raise funds for research

Obesity could lead to renal cell cancer: BJUI

Work provides new insight into potential therapeutic treatments for cancer diseases

Teenage girls are not receiving HPV vaccine, says report

Emmi Solutions expands existing suite of cancer-related programs in collaboration with ACS

Researchers discover 93-gene signature associated with EGFR mutations in lung cancer tumors

CAN DO Houston expands childhood obesity initiative with major grant

Research shows missing, mutated genes occur simultaneously in unique set of pediatric brain tumors

New search and data mining tools used to find information held by UKPMC launched

Olfactory dysfunction may serve as an early diagnostic tool for Alzheimer's disease

Study: Patients with specific oncogenic rearrangements of ALK gene show greater response to new therapy

Study finds financial ties between clinical study leaders and pharmaceutical companies

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