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Regular exercise could reduce risk of developing physical, mental health conditions

People who take regular exercise could reduce their risk of developing around two dozen physical and mental health conditions including some cancers and dementia and slow down how quickly their body deteriorates as they age.

15 Nov 2010

Soligenix third quarter revenues increase to $861,000

Soligenix, Inc., a late-stage biopharmaceutical company, announced today its financial results for the third quarter of 2010.

12 Nov 2010

Hartford Hospital research team receives $238,000 grant from InHealth to study prostate cancer

The Institute for Health Technology Studies (InHealth) has awarded a grant totaling more than $238,000 to a research team at the Helen & Harry Gray Cancer Center at Hartford Hospital in Connecticut to study how various prostate cancer treatments affect a patient's "social capital" the ability to continue working productively in a paying job.

12 Nov 2010

$Androgen deprivation therapy may increase fracture risk in older men with localized prostate cancer: Research$

Androgen deprivation therapy may increase fracture risk in older men with localized prostate cancer: Research

Research presented today at a national conference by a team of investigators at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ), shows careful consideration should be given before initiating androgen deprivation therapy, a common treatment for older men with localized prostate cancer.

11 Nov 2010

Antigen Express awarded Therapeutic Discovery Project grants for cancer vaccine development

Generex Biotechnology Corporationannounced today that its wholly-owned immunotherapeutics subsidiary, Antigen Express, Inc. has been awarded two Therapeutic Discovery Project grants, totaling $488,958.50, by the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) pursuant to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010.

10 Nov 2010

Younger patients unable to cope with pain and emotional issues of cancer

Younger adult cancer patients have the most difficulty coping with the pain and emotional issues of cancer, in spite of their potentially better survival odds, according to a University of Michigan Health System study.

10 Nov 2010

$Long-term androgen deprivation therapy increases risk of fracture in older men with prostate cancer$

Long-term androgen deprivation therapy increases risk of fracture in older men with prostate cancer

Men with history of fracture and comorbidities are at an increased risk of fracture after long-term use of androgen deprivation therapy, and initiating this therapy should be carefully considered in older men with localized prostate cancer.

9 Nov 2010

GTx third quarter net loss decreases to $8.6 million

GTx, Inc. today reported financial results for the third quarter of 2010. The net loss for the quarter ended September 30, 2010 was $8.6 million compared with a net loss of $12.8 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2009. For the nine months ended September 30, 2010, GTx reported net income of $22.8 million compared with a net loss of $35.4 million for the same period in 2009.

9 Nov 2010

Research may help develop new therapies for aggressive prostate cancer

A monoclonal antibody targeting a well known cell surface protein inhibited prostate cancer growth and metastasis in an aggressive form of the disease that did not respond to hormone therapy, according to a study by researchers with the UCLA Department of Urology and UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center.

9 Nov 2010

EUSA completes BLA filing for ERWINASE in treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia

EUSA Pharma, a transatlantic specialty pharmaceutical company focused on oncology, oncology supportive care and critical care, today announced that it has submitted a Biologics License Application (BLA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for ERWINASE(R) (L-asparaginase derived from Erwinia chrysanthemi) for use in the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in patients with hypersensitivity to E. coli-derived asparaginase.

9 Nov 2010

New approach to treat castration resistant prostate cancer

9 Nov 2010

Chemotherapy for breast cancer does more harm than good

A fundamental principle of medicine is: "first, do no harm." However, for doctors who treat breast cancer, this is easier said than done. Every year, almost 22,000 Canadian women are diagnosed with breast cancer - their treatment usually involves surgery to remove a tumour and then chemotherapy to reduce the risk of cancer returning.

9 Nov 2010

CMS to review cancer vaccine, analysis shows high Medicare drug spending not correlated with better care

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services are conducting an unusual review to determine whether the government should pay for an expensive new vaccine for treating prostate cancer, rekindling debate over whether some therapies are too costly.

9 Nov 2010

Denosumab superior to Zometa in preventing SREs in breast cancer patients with bone metastases: Study

Amgen today announced the publication of results from a pivotal Phase 3 study of 2,046 patients which compared denosumab with Zometa® (zoledronic acid) in delaying or preventing skeletal-related events (SREs) in breast cancer patients with bone metastases. An SRE consists of any of the following: a pathologic fracture, the need for radiation or surgery to ameliorate bone pathology secondary to tumor growth, or spinal cord compression.

8 Nov 2010

Soy-based drug could prevent prostate cancer metastasis

Northwestern Medicine researchers at the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University have found that a new, nontoxic drug made from a chemical in soy could prevent the movement of cancer cells from the prostate to the rest of the body.

8 Nov 2010

CytRx reports $4.4 million net loss for third quarter 2010

CytRx Corporation, a biopharmaceutical company specializing in oncology, today reported financial results for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2010, and provided a business update. The Company also announced the filing of a shelf registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission to replace its existing shelf registration, which expires in December 2010.

8 Nov 2010

Prostate Cancer News and Research

Latest Prostate Cancer News and Research

Regular exercise could reduce risk of developing physical, mental health conditions

Soligenix third quarter revenues increase to $861,000

Hartford Hospital research team receives $238,000 grant from InHealth to study prostate cancer

Androgen deprivation therapy may increase fracture risk in older men with localized prostate cancer: Research

Antigen Express awarded Therapeutic Discovery Project grants for cancer vaccine development

Younger patients unable to cope with pain and emotional issues of cancer

Long-term androgen deprivation therapy increases risk of fracture in older men with prostate cancer

GTx third quarter net loss decreases to $8.6 million

Research may help develop new therapies for aggressive prostate cancer

EUSA completes BLA filing for ERWINASE in treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia

New approach to treat castration resistant prostate cancer

Chemotherapy for breast cancer does more harm than good

CMS to review cancer vaccine, analysis shows high Medicare drug spending not correlated with better care

Denosumab superior to Zometa in preventing SREs in breast cancer patients with bone metastases: Study

Soy-based drug could prevent prostate cancer metastasis

CytRx reports $4.4 million net loss for third quarter 2010

Progenics third quarter net loss increases to $17.1 million

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