Tuesday, March 24, 2009

New clinical trial hopes to improve breast cancer outcomes

http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20090323/HEALTH/903230333/-1/newsfront

Researchers at The cancer Institute of New Jersey, or CINJ, in New Brunswick have opened a clinical trial to evaluate a new treatment for breast cancer in ...

Keywords:     "cancer","treatment"        Mar-24 2009 07:37  (Scarlet Scuttlebutt) 

New data on cancer survival in Europe show more patients are cured

http://www.genengnews.com/news/bnitem.aspx?name=51700978

This proportion is, therefore, also an indicator of Europe-wide variations in cancer control, because it reflects progress in diagnosis and treatment, ...

Keywords:     "cancer","treatment"        Mar 24 2009 11:38  (Science Daily (press release)) 

CHILEAN SCIENTIST CLAIMS TO FIND SKIN cancer treatment

http://www.santiagotimes.cl/santiagotimes/index.php/2009032315874/news/health-science-news/chilean-scientist-claims-to-find-skin-cancer-treatment.html

CHILEAN SCIENTIST CLAIMS TO FIND SKIN cancer treatment
A Chilean Immunologist claims to have developed a treatment for melanoma, the most aggressive form of skin cancer. Flavio Salazar says his next step is to ...

Keywords:     「cancer」,「treatment」        Mar 24 2009 12:37  (Santiago Times) 

 

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Monday, March 23, 2009

Roche seeks the approval of Tarceva for the treatment of ... (and more about cancer treatment)

 

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L‘électrochimiothérapie pourrait révolutionner le traitement du cancer     [ Web Page Translate ]
La chimiothérapie figure aujourd’hui parmi les traitements les plus courants pour combattre le cancer. Mais bien souvent, cette thérapie s’accompagne ...

 

The électrochimiothérapie could revolutionize cancer treatment
Chemotherapy is one of the most common treatment to combat cancer. But often, this treatment is ...

Keywords:     「cancer」,「traitement」        Mar 19 2009 02:33  (euronews) 

 

 

[Articles about cancer treatment]

Research model aids in the development of a potential treatment ...
http://www.healthjockey.com/2009/03/21/research-model-aids-in-the-development-of-a-potential-treatment-for-bladder-cancer/
Mar 22 2009 01:37:39.0
HealthJockey.com
A new investigational therapy has been detected for the treatment of bladder cancer. This discovery was made by a team of researchers led by the Columbia ...

 

British reality TV star Jade Goody dies
http://www.financialpost.com/scripts/story.html?id=1416495
Mar 22 2009 06:38:06.0
Financial Post
She dropped out of the show to return to Britain for treatment and later learned the cancer was terminal. Goody's decision to die in the public gaze, ...

 

Prostate Cancer Solutions Without Surgery ? A New Patient Guide ...
http://pr-usa.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=189071&Itemid=95
Mar 22 2009 20:33:18.0
PR-USA.net (press release)
... or with any other current prostate cancer treatment options -- and with far less risk of complications such as erectile dysfunction and incontinence. ...

Thursday, March 19, 2009

Biopsy Of Recurrent Breast Cancer Can Alter Treatment (and more about cancer treatment)

 

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Biopsy Of Recurrent Breast Cancer Can Alter Treatment
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090318211238.htm
2009-03-19 11:38:09.0
Science Daily (press release)
18, 2009) ― For women with recurrent breast cancer, the treatment the doctor chooses is usually based on the properties of their original breast cancer. ...

 

[Articles about cancer treatment]

Studies raise doubts about prostate cancer test
http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/health/41467212.html?elr=KArks7PYDiaK7DUvDE7aL_V_BD77:DiiUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU
2009-03-19 10:09:47.0
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Prostate cancer treatment can result in impotence and incontinence following surgery, and, at times, painful defecation or chronic diarrhea following ...

 

PSA - the results are in
http://www.6minutes.com.au/articles/z1/view.asp?id=473814
2009-03-19 12:38:09.0
6minutes
However the study authors said benefits of screening may have been masked by recent improvements in prostate cancer treatment, or may be more evident after ...

 

Medivation Cleared to Begin Pivotal Prostate Cancer Trial
http://www.bioworld.com/servlet/com.accumedia.web.Dispatcher?next=bioWorldHeadlines_article&forceid=50369
2009-03-19 12:38:09.0
BioWorld Online
... patient enrollment this year, will involve about 1200 patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer who have failed docetaxel treatment. ...

 

Roche submits Tarceva for non-small cell lung cancer
http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssHealthcareNews/idUSLJ37763420090319
2009-03-19 15:38:26.0
Reuters
... showed that treatment with Tarceva, or Erlotinib, delays the progression of non-small cell lung cancer when given immediately following chemotherapy. ...

 

Research and Markets Adds Report: US Breast Cancer Therapeutics ...
http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/2229861/
2009-03-19 15:38:26.0
Trading Markets (press release)
With increasing public awareness about breast cancer and its treatment, the market for breast cancer therapeutics is primed for expansion. ...

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Frankincense oil 'could be alternative treatment for bladder cancer (and Etc.)

 

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Frankincense oil 'could be alternative treatment for bladder cancer'
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/5006543/Frankincense-oil-could-be-alternative-treatment-for-bladder-cancer.html
Mar 18 2009 09:38:03.0
Telegraph.co.uk
Frankincense could be used as an alternative treatment for bladder cancer after laboratory tests showed that it can kill diseased cells. by Kate Devlin, ...

 

 

[Articles about cancer treatment]

Study: Religious belief plays role in treatment of terminally ...
http://www.wral.com/lifestyles/healthteam/story/4757860/
Mar 18 2009 07:38:02.0
WRAL.com
... might have on these patients' medical care, researchers studied the treatment that 345 patients with advanced cancer received until their deaths. ...

 

Obesity Boosts Postoperative Pancreatic Cancer Risks Researchers ...
http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Obesity-Boosts-Postoperative-Pancreatic-Cancer-Ris/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/587720?contextCategoryId=40149
Mar 18 2009 09:38:03.0
Modern Medicine
... pancreatic cancer and suggest that obesity is a host factor affecting tumor biology independent of the difficulties (patient- and treatment-related) ...

 

Cancer treatment speeds up
http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/2272675/Cancer-treatment-speeds-up
Mar 18 2009 09:37:32.0
Manawatu Standard
The Palmerston North-based regional cancer treatment service had good news and bad news this week for patients needing radiotherapy. The service's new $7 ...

 

HALO Can Help Prevent Fatal Esophageal Cancer
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29745558/
Mar 18 2009 11:38:03.0
MSNBC
Oberhelman was recovering well just a few weeks after treatment. It had to be done. I wanted it taken care of. I obviously enjoy life and want to live it ...

 

Darth Vader actor David Prowse: I have prostate cancer
http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2009/03/18/darth-vader-actor-david-prowse-i-have-prostate-cancer-115875-21206535/
Mar 18 2009 10:38:03.0
Mirror.co.uk
... who was also the Green Cross Code Man, said: “I’m involved with the Royal Marsden Hospital appeal because I’m undergoing treatment for prostate cancer. ...

 

Roche's Herceptin Extends Life In Aggressive Stomach Cancer
http://www.easybourse.com/bourse-actualite/marches/roche-s-herceptin-extends-life-in-aggressive-stomach-cancer-635674
Mar 18 2009 16:06:05.0
EasyBourse.com
Herceptin was a breakthrough treatment for patients with HER2-positive breast cancer and has become the foundation of care across all stages of ...

 

DARTH VADER: I HAVE CANCER
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2009/03/18/darth-vader-i-have-cancer-115875-21206875/
Mar 18 2009 15:38:05.0
Mirror.co.uk
... who was also the Green Cross Code Man, said: I'm involved with the Royal Marsden Hospital appeal because I'm undergoing treatment for prostate cancer. ...

 

Jade Goody: A life led in front of cameras
http://www.hindustantimes.com/Redir.aspx?ID=502170ce-8182-46f3-8245-b228399e4a8c&SectionName=HomePage
Mar 18 2009 15:38:05.0
Hindustan Times
... was still in India when she received news that she has been diagnosed with cervical cancer. The star left the show to return to UK to begin treatment. ...

 

Biblical gift shows anti-cancer hope
http://newsok.com/biblical-gift-shows-anti-cancer-hope/article/3354293
Mar 18 2009 14:38:05.0
NewsOK.com
If effective, frankincense oil could be a cheap treatment for early stage bladder cancer. It’s been used in many Third World countries as alternative ...

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Nexavar Approved For treatment Of Liver cancer In New Zealand( and Etc.)

New ovarian cancer treatment trialled(and etc.)

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Nexavar Approved For Treatment Of Liver Cancer In New Zealand
http://www.voxy.co.nz/business/nexavar-approved-treatment-liver-cancer-new-zealand/5/10461
2009-03-17 09:38:06.0
Voxy
17 March 2009 - The cancer therapy Nexavar? (sorafenib), initially registered in New Zealand last year for treating advanced kidney cancer, ...

 

 

[Articles about cancer treatment]

Early Results Favorable for Five-Day Radiation Treatment of Early ...
http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/549927/
2009-03-16 13:14:50.0
Newswise (press release)
Newswise ― Preliminary results show that a shortened course of radiation therapy for prostate cancer called stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) ...

 

Hepatitis B Testing Urged for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Treatment ...
http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/852571020057CCF68525757B00779A66
2009-03-17 07:38:04.0
DG News
... especially if treatment will be with rituximab-based therapy, according to a presentation here at the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) 14th ...

 

Targeted Agents for Relapsed Kidney Cancer Among First-Line ...
http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/852571020057CCF68525757B007839D7
2009-03-17 09:38:06.0
DG News
By Ed Susman HOLLYWOOD, Fla -- March 16, 2009 -- New guidelines for treatment of relapsed kidney cancer feature use of targeted biologic agents as ...

 

New genomic test can personalise breast cancer treatment
http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news.asp?artid=13352&title=New-genomic-test-can-personalise-breast-cancer-treatment&odr=&page=
2009-03-17 09:38:06.0
The Virtual Medical Centre
Using this 50-gene set, oncologists can potentially predict the most effective therapy for each breast tumour type and thereby personalise breast cancer ...

 

Obesity associated with worse outcomes after pancreatic cancer surgery
http://sciencemode.com/2009/03/16/obesity-associated-with-worse-outcomes-after-pancreatic-cancer-surgery/
2009-03-17 08:38:06.0
ScienceMode
... pancreatic cancer and suggest that obesity is a host factor affecting tumor biology independent of the difficulties (patient- and treatment-related) ...

 

Trial of new combination treatment targeting hormone receptor ...
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=46956
2009-03-17 12:38:26.0
News-Medical.net
Researchers at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ) have opened a clinical trial, which aims to evaluate a new treatment for breast cancer in ...

 

Positive update of TopoTarget’s initial phase II study with ...
http://www.pipelinereview.com/content/view/25733/109/
2009-03-17 12:38:26.0
PipelineReview.com (press release)
... can become an important treatment,” says professor Peter Buhl Jensen, CEO of TopoTarget. “Combination therapy is used in order to attack the cancer cell ...

 

Study Finds Many Men with Prostate Cancer may be Fine without ...
http://www.naturalnews.com/025859.html
2009-03-17 11:38:26.0
Natural News.com
And new research shows that a diagnosis of prostate cancer also doesn't automatically mean all men even need treatment, such as often grueling chemotherapy, ...

 

Hope for building project
http://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/story/2009/03/17/hope-for-building-project/
2009-03-17 11:38:26.0
Rockhampton Morning Bulletin
... be provided to improve the services and treatment on offer at Rockhampton Hospital for cancer sufferers with the development of a new oncology unit. ...

 

Czech cancer researcher obtains Shai Shacknai Prize
http://praguemonitor.com/2009/03/17/czech-cancer-researcher-obtains-shai-shacknai-prize
2009-03-17 15:58:22.0
Prague Daily Monitor
Our project resolved these two questions, and because they are the key to improved cancer diagnosis and treatment, it attracted much attention among ...

 

EC145 now in clinical trials for ovarian cancer
http://www.jconline.com/article/20090317/LIFE03/903170306
2009-03-17 15:38:22.0
Journal and Courier
Umberger travels from her home in Sheboygan, Wis., to Lafayette every other week for a new type of treatment. She receives EC145, an investigational drug ...

 

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