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Fate of frail patients hinges on Supreme Court

20 mins ago | wkow.com

Fate of some patients hinges on Supreme Court Cancer patient Kathy Watson voted Republican in 2008 and believes the government has no right telling Americans to get health insurance. Nonetheless, she says she'd be dead if it... Read more...
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CDC lowers lead-poisoning threshold for kids

46 mins ago | kfvs12.com

Many primary care docs don't know long-term effects of chemo Many primary care docs don't know long-term effects of chemo Many primary care doctors don't know the long-term side effects of the chemotherapy treatments. Many... Read more...

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CDC lowers lead-poisoning threshold for kids

46 mins ago | 14wfie.com

Many primary care docs don't know long-term effects of chemo Many primary care docs don't know long-term effects of chemo Many primary care doctors don't know the long-term side effects of the chemotherapy treatments that... Read more...
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J&J's Zytiga may be useful in early prostate cancer, too

48 mins ago | fiercepharma.com

Johnson & Johnson's ( $JNJ ) Zytiga is FDA-approved for men with advanced prostate cancer . But a new study suggests it may be effective in early-stage disease, too. The small trial--it involved only 58 patients with localized,... Read more...

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Genetic testing may not trigger more use of health services

49 mins ago | eurekalert.org

Receiving results of genetic testing doesn't appreciably drive up -- or diminish -- test recipients' demand for potentially costly follow-up health services, according to a new study in the May 17, 2012, early online issue of... Read more...

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Education is key to health

52 mins ago | 14wfie.com

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Dendreon In Trouble

53 mins ago | 247wallst.com

Dendreon Corporation (NASDAQ: DNDN) is in trouble. That is what the performance is telling investors. The maker of Provenge as a late-stage prostate cancer treatment has three issues working against it. The company has some... Read more...

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Critical Success Factors For The Immunotherapy Race

1 hr ago | seekingalpha.com

By Andrew J. Norris : Previously we covered differing approaches taken by emerging and innovative publicly traded companies in the cancer vaccine space. This article will probe another aspect of performance that is more... Read more...

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'It's so great to have my breasts back': Suzanne Somers on the experimental surgery that restored...

1 hr ago | dailymail.co.uk

Suzanne Somers has opened up about the experimental procedure that helped restore her figure after breast cancer surgery. The 65-year-old actress, who found fame as the bombshell-next door in Three's Company, struggled with her... Read more...

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Niagara's breast, lung cancer survival rate is a killer

2 hrs ago | niagarafallsreview.ca

In Niagara we’re older, fatter, drink more, smoke more and seek out screenings less — and as a result, we’re more likely than anyone else in the province to die of breast or lung cancer five years after diagnosis. Read more...

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Being obese may make job search tougher

2 hrs ago | wthr.com

It was the small square photo clipped to an applicant's resume that most influenced whether a woman would be hired. But there was a hidden catch: The pictures showed the same six women both before and after weight-loss. Read more...

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Pick your poison

2 hrs ago | foxnews.com

I have knocked down two of the four chemotherapy treatments I need to complete in the month of May. Today will be chemo #3, and after next week (chemo #4), we will scan my liver and see where we stand Read more...

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Ruga Corporation Acquires a Novel B-RAF Paradox Breaker Program from Selexagen Therapeutics, Inc.

2 hrs ago | prnewswire.com

PALO ALTO, Calif., May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Ruga Corporation, a privately held oncology company focused on the discovery and development of personalized therapeutics targeting tumor-selective adaptive responses, announced... Read more...

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A Sitting NY Supreme Court Judge With Cancer Makes a Plea for Medical Marijuana

2 hrs ago | firedoglake.com

After being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, New York Supreme Court justice Gustin L. Reichbach found himself immersed in a world of pain and misery, brought on by months of surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. He's spent 40... Read more...

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man has chest rebuilt with concrete after massive melon-sized tumour removed

2 hrs ago | dailymail.co.uk

Surgeons had to reconstruct patient's diaphragm as well as his chest wall using acrylic cement A church worker who had a melon-sized tumour removed from his ribs has had his chest rebuilt using concrete. Marek Barden was... Read more...

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EDAP to Showcase New Data at 2012 American Urological Association Annual Meeting

3 hrs ago | finance.yahoo.com

LYON, France -- EDAP TMS SA , a global leader in therapeutic ultrasound, announced today that its Ablatherm(R) High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) will be featured in two presentations supporting ... Read more...

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Breast cancer sufferer aged 23 becomes one of the UK's youngest patients to have a double mastectomy

3 hrs ago | dailymail.co.uk

After being told there was a 38% chance the cancer would return Emma Neville underwent a double mastectomy three months ago Procedure has given her the best protection against the cancer coming back, and doctors now believe she... Read more...

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Generex Announces New Members of Antigen Express Scientific Advisory Board for the AE37 Breast...

3 hrs ago | finanznachrichten.de

WORCESTER, Mass. and TORONTO, May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Generex Biotechnology Corporation (OTCBB: GNBT.OB) is pleased to announce today that new members have joined the Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) of its wholly-owned... Read more...

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Accelerated chemotherapy given before surgery benefits patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer

3 hrs ago | eurekalert.org

For some patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer, treatment may begin before they undergo cystectomy, or surgical removal of the bladder. They may be advised by oncologists to receive chemotherapy before surgery. A large... Read more...

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Fox Chase researchers find no disparities in imaging before breast cancer surgery

3 hrs ago | eurekalert.org

If racial and ethnic disparities in breast cancer exist, they are not due to differences in the use of imaging to assess the extent of tumors before surgery, according to new findings that will be presented by Fox Chase Cancer... Read more...

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Fighting Pompe Disease - Research Summary

3 hrs ago | theeagle.com

BACKGROUND: Pompe disease is an inherited, neuromuscular disorder that causes progressive muscle weakness. It is a rare disease, affecting about 1 in every 40,000 births. Pompe disease is caused by a defective gene that results... Read more...

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UK Cancer Center Receives $6 Million to Study Deadly Disease

3 hrs ago | wbko.com

The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center is receiving more than $6 million to study a deadly disease that can be caused by exposure to chemotherapy or radiation treatments. LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- The University of... Read more...

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With UI treatment, dog defies odds of cancer

3 hrs ago | news-gazette.com

URBANA — There are few things more grim for a dog than prostate cancer. And when a little scrap of a dog named Bear was diagnosed with this disease in November 2010, nobody figured he'd live longer than six to nine months. But... Read more...

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Drug Beats Early Prostate Cancer

4 hrs ago | newsmaxhealth.com

Johnson & Johnson's Zytiga, approved last year to treat metastatic prostate cancer, helped eliminate tumors in high-risk patients whose malignancy hadn’t yet spread, a small study found. The pill was given as an initial therapy... Read more...
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Schoolgirl diagnosed with rare form of cancer after she recognised symptoms while watching film...

4 hrs ago | dailymail.co.uk

Schoolgirl, 17, diagnosed with rare form of cancer after she recognised symptoms while watching film starring Cameron Diaz Alex Copper realised she had the same symptoms as a character from My Sister's Keeper who is dying from... Read more...

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Access Pharmaceuticals To Host Investor Call On Wednesday, May 23, 2012

4 hrs ago | finanznachrichten.de

Access Pharmaceuticals To Host Investor Call On Wednesday, May 23, 2012 DALLASand NEW YORK, May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --ACCESS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.(OTCBB: ACCP), a biopharmaceutical company leveraging its proprietary... Read more...

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Northwest Bio Provides Update On DCVax®-L Brain Cancer Trial

4 hrs ago | finanznachrichten.de

BETHESDA, Md., May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Northwest Biotherapeutics (OTC.BB: NWBO) (NW Bio) announced today that it now has 41 clinical trial sites open and recruiting across the United States in its ongoing clinical trial of... Read more...

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Accuray Appoints Richard Pettingill, LFACHE to Board of Directors

4 hrs ago | finanznachrichten.de

SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Accuray Incorporated (Nasdaq: ARAY), the premier radiation oncology company, announced today the appointment of Richard Pettingill, LFACHE as a member of the company's Board of... Read more...

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US HIFU to Showcase High Intensity Focused Ultrasound for the Treatment of Prostate Cancer at AUA

4 hrs ago | streetinsider.com

FREE Breaking News Alerts from StreetInsider.com! Multiple Studies Relating to HIFU and Focal Therapy Being Presented at AUA Demonstrate Growing Interest in the Potential of the Minimally Invasive Treatment to Balance... Read more...

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Northwest Bio Provides Update On DCVax®-L Brain Cancer Trial

4 hrs ago | streetinsider.com

FREE Breaking News Alerts from StreetInsider.com! Amendment Accepted By FDA, Enhancing and Upgrading the Trial 41 US Clinical Trial Sites Now In Operation May 17, 2012 8:30 AM EDT BETHESDA, Md., May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --... Read more...

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