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Fri, 9 May 2008 16:23:00 GMT

CGRB: To Present At Leerink Swann Cancer Conference @ 12:55 ET [delayed]

Expected Speaker(s): Alan Auerbach, President and Chief Executive Officer Misc Releated Info:** Original Confirmation** Conference Information:Leerink Swann Conquering Cancer with Novel Therapeutics Roundtable Conference Conference Dates:
Fri, 9 May 2008 16:23:00 GMT

Surgical staging improves cervical cancer survival

MedWire News: Surgical exclusion of para-aortic lymph nodes (PALNs) in patients with cervical cancer is associated with better prognoses and survival rates than radiographic exclusion, researchers report. The results, which are based on a retrospective
Fri, 9 May 2008 16:23:00 GMT

Optimal chemotherapy negates obesity effect on ovarian cancer survival

MedWire News: Provided that optimal doses of chemotherapy are provided, obese patients with epithelial ovarian cancer do not have a poorer prognosis than their leaner counterparts, UK study findings suggest. Sophie Barrett, from the Beatson West of
Fri, 9 May 2008 16:22:00 GMT

FDA Blesses Ziopharm Cancer Drug

Sometimes, not very often, companies do things that they know won't make them a lot of money, but that will be good for at least a small group of people. As long as the have the right incentives, that is. Ziopharm Oncology (nasdaq: ZIOP - news - people
Fri, 9 May 2008 16:20:00 GMT

Quit alcohol to reduce mouth cancer risk

Quit alcohol to reduce mouth cancer risk 9th May 2008 The Mouth Cancer Foundation is calling for a reduction in the current daily alcohol intake safety guidelines.It follows the worldwide report which concludes that men and women who drink just two
Fri, 9 May 2008 16:13:00 GMT

There are no Less than 280 Therapeutics Targeting Prostate Cancer Today

Cancer of the prostate is the second most frequently diagnosed cancer in men in the US. The prostate cancer market is reaching maturity, and major players' sales have been eroded by the launch of various LHRH agonist depot formulations. Safety concerns
Fri, 9 May 2008 16:12:00 GMT

Scientists Identify Two SNPs Linked to ER+ Breast Cancer

An international group of researchers discovered that two common SNPs on chromosome 5 are associated with risk of estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer. The team analyzed genotypic data from almost 40,000 patients and control subjects from five
Fri, 9 May 2008 15:55:00 GMT

CISD guidance counselor battles colon cancer

W HEN Imperial Oaks resident Erin Scott gave birth to her little girl Finley on Dec. 1, 2007, it ended up being a double miracle of sorts. First of all, most parents would agree, a new life is certainly a miracle. And second, if it wouldn't have been for
Fri, 9 May 2008 15:38:00 GMT

Bank of Cyprus denies government pressure to appoint First Lady to head Oncology Centre

By Marianna Pissa THE BANK of Cyprus yesterday denied suggestions it had come under pressure from the government to appoint the First Lady, Elsi Christofia, as the new President of the board of trustees of the Oncology Centre of the Bank of Cyprus. The
Fri, 9 May 2008 15:36:00 GMT

Vion initiates Phase I/II cancer trial for Cloretazine with cytarabine

Vion Pharmaceuticals has started an investigator-sponsored Phase I/II clinical trial of its lead anticancer agent Cloretazine in combination with cytarabine in elderly patients with previously untreated acute myelogenous leukemia and high-risk
Fri, 9 May 2008 14:56:00 GMT

Cancer society offers road to recovery

May 9--If the chemotherapy and radiation treatments weren't enough, cancer patients who don't have cars or can't drive have to worry about something else: a ride to the doctor. That's why the American Cancer Society offers Road to Recovery, a program
Fri, 9 May 2008 14:56:00 GMT

Magnetic nanoparticles show prostate cancer bone-sparing promise

MedWire News: Tumor proliferation in the bone, as well as bone destruction, is suppressed in prostate cancer patients with magnetite nanoparticles conjugated with cationic liposomes (MCLs) plus alternating magnetic field (AMF) exposure, Japanese study
Fri, 9 May 2008 14:53:00 GMT

ADT more often delayed or withheld in black men with metastatic prostate cancer

MedWire News: A substantial proportion of men with metastatic prostate cancer, particularly Black men, do not receive androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) or receive delayed therapy, although such treatment does not play a role in racial survival
Fri, 9 May 2008 14:53:00 GMT

Ark. Court: Cancer Claim Against Poultry Firms Can Proceed

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Fri, 9 May 2008 14:51:00 GMT

Skin flaps deliver cancer-fighting therapy in animal model

Using gene therapy, plastic surgeons have delivered cancer fighting proteins through skin flaps placed on cancerous tumors on rats with a 79 percent reduction in tumor volume, according to a study in the May issue of Plastic and Reconstructive
Fri, 9 May 2008 14:39:00 GMT

Acrylamide Raises Kidney Cancer Risk

FRIDAY, May 9 (HealthDay News) -- Consuming large amounts of acrylamide, a chemical commonly found in French fries, cakes, snacks and even coffee, appears to raise the risk of kidney cancer, especially in smokers, Dutch researchers report. 'Ours is the
Fri, 9 May 2008 14:27:00 GMT

Martin Streef loses battle with cancer

Martin Streef loved nature. About five years ago, Mr. Streef, an avid hunter and fisherman, was diagnosed with terminal adrenal cancer, and soon after, he put several thousand rainbow trout in a deep-water pond at one of Streef Produce Ltd.'s farms,
Fri, 9 May 2008 14:23:00 GMT

[05/08] Armstrong urges Congress to renew war on cancer

WASHINGTON (AP) - Seven-time Tour de France winner and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong is calling on Congress to renew the nation's war on cancer. 'It's time for our country to refocus and relaunch a comprehensive war on this disease,' Armstrong said
Fri, 9 May 2008 14:02:00 GMT

Tory councillor forced to resign after he made up claims he suffered from testicular cancer

A newly elected Tory councillor has resigned after he allegedly made up claims that he had been suffering from cancer. Darren Gilbert, 22, was elected to represent Hatfield Central on Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council during the local elections last
Fri, 9 May 2008 14:01:00 GMT

Celebrate Mother's Day with Breast Cancer Research

Celebrate Mother?s Day with The Breast Cancer Research Trust Treat Mum to a special High Tea this Mother?s Day, Sunday 11 May. The Breast Cancer Research Trust invites all families to the Angela Daniel Jewellery Mother?s Day High Tea, being held at
Fri, 9 May 2008 14:01:00 GMT

Cancer test data errors should have been caught: official

Former chief civil servant Robert Thompson says he did not become aware of the contents of an August 2006 briefing note for another nine months. (CBC)Newfoundland and Labrador government officials should have realized that Eastern Health was not publicly
Fri, 9 May 2008 13:51:00 GMT

Acrylamide Raises Kidney Cancer Risk (HealthDay)

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Fri, 9 May 2008 13:49:00 GMT

Acrylamide Raises Kidney Cancer Risk

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Fri, 9 May 2008 13:42:00 GMT

There are no Less than 280 Therapeutics Targeting Prostate Cancer Today

DUBLIN, Ireland - (Business Wire) Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reportinfo.asp?report_id=367282) has announced the addition of Prostate Cancer: Drug Pipeline Update 2008 to their offering. Cancer of the prostate is the second
Fri, 9 May 2008 13:19:00 GMT

There are no Less than 280 Therapeutics Targeting Prostate Cancer Today

DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reportinfo.asp?report_id=367282) has announced the addition of ?Prostate Cancer: Drug Pipeline Update 2008? to their offering. Cancer of the prostate is the
Fri, 9 May 2008 13:17:00 GMT

Ex-engineer wants to make tool for cancer research use

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Fri, 9 May 2008 13:16:00 GMT

Skin flaps deliver cancer-fighting therapy

Cytopia Announces Novel Anti-Cancer Drug Development Collaboration

MELBOURNE, Australia, May 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cytopia Limited (ASX: CYT) today announced that it has entered into an anti-cancer drug discovery and development collaboration with Cancer Therapeutics CRC Pty Ltd. This agreement leverages Cytopia's
Fri, 9 May 2008 13:06:00 GMT

Armstrong, Edwards on Cancer

ARQL: To Present At Leerink Swann Cancer Conference @ 08:35 ET [delayed]

Expected Speaker(s): Thomas C. K. Chan, Ph.D., Senior Vice President, Discovery and Preclinical Development Misc Releated Info:** Original Confirmation** Conference Information:Leerink Swann Conquering Cancer with Novel Therapeutics Roundtable Conference
Fri, 9 May 2008 13:01:00 GMT

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