Archive for the 'Cancer' Category
First Radiation Oncologist Hired For BC Cancer Agency Centre For The North And Appointed To The Northern Medical Program
Dr. Robert Olson, a radiation oncologist, is the first physician to be hired for the BC Cancer Agency Centre for the North. He will be part of the provincial Radiation Therapy Program which will bring service to the North for the first time when the new centre is opened. The centre, now under construction, is expected to start treating patients by the end of 2012. Dr…Original post by Allergy News From Medical News Today
No commentsCSI Laboratories To Build New Cancer Diagnostics Laboratory In Atlanta, GA
CSI Laboratories®, a private national cancer diagnostic laboratory, announced the lease of a new 65,000 square foot facility in Alpharetta, GA, located north of the city of Atlanta. CSI Laboratories is committing $15 million to its strategic expansion project, and this newly leased space will house its next generation laboratory, with clinical operations beginning in mid-2011…Original post by Allergy News From Medical News Today
No commentsCelgene Officially Notified Of ANDA Filing For REVLIMID(R)
Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ: CELG) announced it has received a Paragraph IV Certification Letter advising that Natco Pharma Limited of Hyderabad, India, submitted an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…Original post by Allergy News From Medical News Today
No commentsIncreased Risk Of Second Cancers And Earlier Death For Childhood Cancer Survivors, Australia
Progress in childhood cancer is a good news story. Children treated for cancer have an overall 70-80 per cent cure rate. As the numbers of survivors of childhood cancer increases, studies of the long-term survivors allow research that can guide newer treatment protocols and further improve the outlook for newly diagnosed patients…Original post by Allergy News From Medical News Today
No commentsMore Work Needed To Implement Evidence Base In Psychooncology In Cancer Care, Australia
An integrated approach to cancer care needs to be developed in Australia that incorporates psychosocial and biological interventions, according to an article published in a Medical Journal of Australia supplement. The Anxiety, Depression and Cancer supplement is the product of a partnership between beyondblue and the Cancer Council Australia…Original post by Allergy News From Medical News Today
No commentsReducing Stem Cell Loss During Cancer Treatment
Biologists at the University of California, San Diego have discovered that a gene critical for programmed cell death is also important in the loss of adult stem cells, a finding that could help to improve the health and well-being of patients undergoing cancer treatment…Original post by Allergy News From Medical News Today
No commentsCancer Diagnosis And Treatment Move Another Step Forward
Cancer diagnosis and treatment planning took another major step forward with the release of the Request for Proposals (RFP) for the purchase and installation of a second positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) scanner at the BC Cancer Agency…Original post by Allergy News From Medical News Today
No commentsRexahn Pharmaceuticals Announces Publication Of New Preclinical Research Data For Novel Anticancer Compound RX-8243
Rexahn Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE Amex: RNN), a clinical stage pharmaceutical company developing and commercializing potential best in class oncology and CNS therapeutics, announced the publication of a research article in Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters on the anti-tumor activity of RX-8243 and its analogues…Original post by Allergy News From Medical News Today
No commentsNewly Developed Prediction Tool Helps Estimate Local Recurrence In Patients With Non-Invasive Breast Cancer
The decision regarding treatment following breast-conserving surgery for patients diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in-situ (DCIS) has long been an area of discussion and confusion for patients and physicians alike. While the mortality rates for DCIS remain low, the risk of local recurrence in the breast is high. Standard treatments following surgery include radiation therapy and hormone treatment…Original post by Allergy News From Medical News Today
No commentsAcupuncture Helps Ease Side Effects And Symptoms Of Some Cancers
Recent studies have shown that acupuncture can help control a number of symptoms and side effects — such as pain, fatigue, dry mouth, nausea, and vomiting — associated with a variety of cancers and their treatments…Original post by Allergy News From Medical News Today
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