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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:38:00 GMT

Reportlinker Adds Oncology Roadmap: Brand Spending Benchmarks and Market Forecast to 2013

NEW YORK, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market re report is available in its catalogue.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:38:00 GMT

Breast cancer study identifies tumor-causing enzyme

Scientists have identified an enzyme that is crucial for turning breast tissue into tumors, according to a study published in the journal Cell. The Institute of Cancer Research says blocking the enzyme lysyl oxidase (LOX) reduced the size and frequency
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:37:00 GMT

Laser Therapy Can Aggravate Skin Cancer

High irradiances of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) should not be used over melanomas. Reers writing in the open access journal BMC Cancer studied the pain relieving, anti-inflammatory 'cold laser', finding that it caused increased tumor growth in a mouse
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:37:00 GMT

Rare Pancreatic Cancer Patients May Live Longer When Treated With Radiation Therapy

Radiation therapy is effective in achieving local control and palliation in patients with pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNTs), despite such tumors being commonly considered resistant to radiation therapy, according to a largest of its kind study in
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:37:00 GMT

Radiology Procedure May Help Increase Long-Term Survival In Patients With Severe Liver Cancer

In patients with unresectable (unable to be removed by surgery) liver cancer, an interventional radiology procedure called triple-drug transcatheter arterial chemoemobolization (TACE) followed by a liver transplant may significantly increase a patient's
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:37:00 GMT

The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas Moves One Step Closer To Funding First Round of Research Awards

AUSTIN, Texas - (Business Wire) The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) announced today that 403 of the nearly 900 proposals submitted are still in contention for CPRITs inaugural cancer research funding awards. The applications for
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:36:00 GMT

The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas Moves One Step Closer To Funding First Round of Research Awards

More Than 400 Grant Proposals Move Forward to Second Phase of Peer Review The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) announced today that 403 of the nearly 900 proposals submitted are still in contention for CPRIT's inaugural cancer
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:31:00 GMT

Quick Fact: Palin links nonbinding mammogram guidelines to "death panels"

On Laura Ingraham's radio show, Sarah Palin linked a task force's recent recommendations on breast cancer screenings to the widely debunked smear -- propagated by Palin -- that health care reform will include "death panels." Palin fearmongered about
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:30:00 GMT

The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas Moves One Step Closer To Funding First Round of Research Awards

More Than 400 Grant Proposals Move Forward to Second Phase of Peer Review AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) announced today that 403 of the nearly 900 proposals submitted are still in
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:30:00 GMT

Susan G. Komen for the Cure's Nancy Brinker to Grapple with New Guidelines for Breast Cancer Screening, Mon., Nov. 23

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Ambassador Nancy G. Brinker, founding chair of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, will address the controversy over new federal breast cancer screening recommendations at a Speakers Newsmakers press conference in
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:29:00 GMT

Let's stick with mammograms

On Monday, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force took a step backward in the fight against breast cancer. The task force announced that it would no longer recommend routine mammograms for women between the ages of 40 and 49, a group that accounts for
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:29:00 GMT

No Immediate Changes Expected in Mammogram Coverage

FRIDAY, Nov. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Women can rest assured, at least for now, that their health plan will continue to pay for an annual mammogram beginning at age 40. A firestorm set off this week by a federal task force recommendation against 'routine
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:08:00 GMT

Women should undergo fewer Pap tests for cervical cancer, medical group says

Just days after the release of controversial new guidelines recommending against routine mammograms for most women under 50, a different group of medical professionals has announced that the frequency of Pap tests for cervical cancer detection should
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:07:00 GMT

Susan G. Komen for the Cure's Nancy Brinker to Grapple with New Guidelines for Breast Cancer Screening, Mon., Nov. 23

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 /PRwire-USwire/ -- Ambassador Nancy G. Brinker, founding chair of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, will address the controversy over new federal breast cancer screening recommendations at a Speakers makers press conference in the Holeman
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:06:00 GMT

Susan G. Komen for the Cure's Nancy Brinker to Grapple with New Guidelines for Breast Cancer Screening, Mon., Nov. 23

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Ambassador Nancy G. Brinker, founding chair of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, will address the controversy over new federal breast cancer screening recommendations at a Speakers Newsmakers press conference in
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:59:00 GMT

Docetaxel, Trastuzumab Both Improve Survival in Early Breast Cancer

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:59:00 GMT

Serum Insulin Level Tied to Postmenopausal Breast Cancer Risk

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:59:00 GMT

Serum Insulin Level Tied to Postmenopausal Breast Cancer Risk

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:57:00 GMT

Maine breast cancer survivors, doctors question starting mammograms at age 50

(McClatchy-Tribune Informa) BANGOR, Maine -- Breast cancer survivor Jeni Lloyd was "quite astounded" by the news earlier this week that a powerful national health panel has recommended a significant reduction in the use of mammography to detect breast
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:52:00 GMT

ATA revised guidelines for management of patients with thyroid nodules, differentiated thyroid cancer

Volume 7 Issue 13 Welcome, Guest cancer -stimulating hormone nodules Posted on November 12, 2009 revised guidelines for management of patients with thyroid nodules, differentiated thyroid cancer New information since initial guideline publication in
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:50:00 GMT

Event advisory: Surrey skin cancer screening event, Saturday November 21, 2009, to be co-hosted by local federal M.P., Ms. Dona Cadman, who lost her husband to skin cancer.

Ms. Cadman lost her husband, Chuck, to melanoma skin cancer in 2005. Who: Dermatologists with the Canadian Dermatology Association, and M.P. for Surrey North, Ms. Dona Cadman. What: A public skin cancer screening and awareness event. When and where:
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:50:00 GMT

Liver cancer drug 'too expensive'

A drug that can prolong the lives of patients with advanced liver cancer has been rejected for use in the NHS in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) said the cost of Nexavar - about
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:49:00 GMT

Limited radiotherapy services add to cancer trauma

THE last straw for Angela Baines came when she arrived at school 45 minutes late and found the police had been called to collect her children. The Umina single mother of four had struggled to Royal North Shore Hospital on the train every day for five
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:48:00 GMT

Event advisory: Surrey skin cancer screening event, Saturday November 21, 2009, to be co-hosted by local federal M.P., Ms. Dona Cadman, who lost her husband to skin cancer.

SURREY, BC, Nov. 20 /CNW/ - The Canadian Dermatology Association and Surrey North M.P., Dona Cadman, are co-hosting a fully booked, public skin cancer screening and awareness event on Saturday November 21, 2009, 11 am to 2 pm, at the North Surrey
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:47:00 GMT

Essay winners say stick to current breast cancer detection guidelines

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:44:00 GMT

New diagnostic tool detects breast cancer much earlier

(McClatchy-Tribune Informa) After being diagnosed with breast cancer in October, Mary Waldrop was torn between having a mastectomy and a lumpectomy. A new diagnostic tool called breast-specific gamma imaging, or BSGI, helped make the difficult decision
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:41:00 GMT

Susan G. Komen for the Cure's Nancy Brinker to Grapple with New Guidelines for Breast Cancer Screening, Mon., Nov. 23

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Ambassador Nancy G. Brinker, founding chair of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, will address the controversy over new federal breast cancer screening recommendations at a Speakers Newsmakers press conference in
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:38:00 GMT

Learning About Financial Solutions for Cancer Patients

Understanding the many financial issues that accompany a cancer diagnosis is an important part of managing your cancer and experiencing the best outcomes—in terms of both health and general well-being. Learning how to effectively handle your medical
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:38:00 GMT

FISH Technology Preferred for Choosing HER-2-Positive Breast Cancer Treatments

Source: Abbott Molecular Newswise — The debate on how to select patients who will respond best to costly drug treatments for aggressive breast cancer now favors fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) to measure the HER-2 receptor found in human
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:37:00 GMT

Researchers Identify Role of Gene in Tumor Development

Newswise — Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center and VCU Institute of Molecular Medicine researchers have identified a gene that may play a pivotal role in two processes that are essential for tumor development, growth and progression
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:37:00 GMT