Harbor BioSciences Wraps Up Phase I/IIa Prostate Cancer Study
SAN DIEGO — Harbor BioSciences, Inc. , a biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutics for the treatment of cancer, metabolic and inflammatory diseases, today announced it is closing the clinical sites of its U.S.-based Phase I/IIa clinical trial with Apoptone for castration resistant prostate cancer — also referred to as hormone resistant prostate cancer.
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American Cancer Society funds help Guernsey County cancer patients
American Cancer Society funds help Guernsey County cancer patients Relay For Life is the American Cancer Society’s signature fund-raiser. Funds raised by the Guernsey County Relay will be used to support research for a cure, for education about cancer and
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American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Medford-Somerville gets underway
The American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Medford-Somerville will officially get underway Wednesday, Feb. 2, at 6:30 p.m. as event volunteers and participants gather at the Medford Lodge of Elk’s at 19 Washington Street for a kickoff party to launch their fundraising efforts for the year.
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Colon Cancer Study Needs Latino Men
Researchers at Arizona State University are trying to reduce colon cancer deaths among Latinos but they are having trouble convincing Hispanic men to join the study. In Phoenix, KJZZ’s Nadine Arroyo Rogriquez Reports. For more information please call Socorro Gonzalez at (602) 496-0746.
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Pain common among cancer survivors
Surviving cancer may also mean surviving pain, according to a study by the University of Michigan Health System showing 20 percent of cancer survivors at least two years post diagnosis have current cancer-related chronic pain.
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Volunteers needed for American Cancer Society Daffodil Days
For more than 35 years, the American Cancer Society has marked the beginning of spring with Daffodil Days, coming to Pennsylvania on March 14-20.    The Society is looking for volunteers to assist in the packing, delivering, and selling of flowers.
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Cancer Survivors Likely To Experience Pain At Some Point In Care
It’s considered first study to show 43 percent of racially diverse cancer survivors experienced pain since diagnosis Surviving cancer may also mean surviving pain, according to a study by the University of Michigan Health System showing 20 percent of cancer survivors at least two years post diagnosis have current cancer-related chronic pain. The study, published online ahead of print in the …
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October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Baylor Regional Medical Center is excited to celebrate October as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and raise awareness of the importance of routine mammograms. According to the American Cancer Society, breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in women.
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Bid to widen bowel cancer tests
Cancer experts are stepping up their lobbying of the Federal Government to expand the country’s bowel cancer screening program, claiming people are dying while there is no long-term funding plan.
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Bowel cancer patients must do without life-extending drug, says Nice
Medicine that typically gives an extra six weeks of life is too expensive for NHS, watchdog rules Bowel cancer patients will not get access to a potentially life-extending drug, health watchdog Nice confirmed today. Bevacizumab, known as Avastin, can help patients with advanced bowel cancer that has spread to other organs, usually the liver and lungs. Nice (the National Institute for Health and …
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Eddie Montgomery Confirms Cancer Rumors
Eddie Montgomery, a country music star and native of Kentucky, has confirmed he has cancer. Montgomery released this statement Thursday: “Yes, rumors have started.  And the truth is I have recently been diagnosed with Prostate Cancer.  I will be undergoing surgery to remove the cancerous tumor in December.  I will be back in January ready to rock for all the fans!&nbsp …
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Breast Cancer Linked To Environmental Smoke Exposure Among Mexican Women
Mexican women who do not smoke but are exposed to smoking, known as environmental smoke exposure, are at three times higher risk for breast cancer than non-smoking women not exposed to passive smoking, according to findings presented at the Third AACR Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities, being held Sept. 30-Oct.3, 2010. “Everyone should avoid secondhand smoke,” said Lizbeth …
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Boston breast cancer walk expected to raise M
BOSTON – About 38,000 people are expected to take part in the American Cancer Society’s annual Making Strides…
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Cancer institute’s PKI system shows how it’s done
The National Cancer Institute and Bristol-Myers Squibb have developed a working example of public-key infrastructure that increases efficiency, saves money and eliminates paper at little cost to NCI.
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Kittery Breast Cancer walk shirts ready Wednesday
KITTERY, Maine — The American Cancer Society, hosting the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk scheduled for Oct. 17 in Kittery, has announced that all walkers who are registered to pick up T-shirts for their teams will be able to do so from 5…
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October Cancer Support Offered
South Shore residents affected by cancer can take advantage of regularly scheduled, professionally led emotional support programs offered at The Wellness Community-Massachusetts South Shore http://www.thewellnesscommunitymass.org.TWC-MSS offers these programs in a homelike environment to people living with cancer, their loved ones and caregivers at no cost to …
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New lung cancer research finds half of advanced lung cancer patients receive chemotherapy
( International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer ) For the first time to date, research published in the October edition of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology sought to determine the use of chemotherapy in a contemporary, diverse non-small cell lung cancer population encompassing all patient ages. Prior population-based studies have shown that only 20 to 30 percent of advanced lung cancer …
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Nipomo cancer survivor to sign copies of book
Nipomo author Melinda Marchiano will sign copies of her recently released book, “Grace: A Child’s Intimate Journey Through Cancer and Recovery,” from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Jamba Juice, 890 Marsh St., San Luis Obispo.
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Cancer fighting mum gives illness the chop
A mother is kicking cancer and regaining the will to live by practicing karate.
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American Cancer Society Gets Car For ‘Road To Recovery’ Program
The American Cancer Society is holding an open house to show off its new 2009 Honda Accord LX from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday at its Lancaster office on Good Drive.
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Cancer-causing gas found in 600 homes
CHRISTINE Keaney’s home in Co Galway is one of almost 600 across the country found to have high levels of cancer-causing radon gas so far this year.
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Carolina Spotlight: Breast Cancer survivors needed
The American Cancer Society is looking for breast cancer survivors who can help others through their cancer journey by being a part of the “Reach to Recovery” program.
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Cops for Cancer
The Cops for Cancer pub night will be held September 9 at Stones Pub and Grill. There will be roast pork will all the trimmings. Cocktails are at 6 p.m., dinner at 6:30 p.m.. There will be a silent auction and 50-50 draw. Tickets are and are available at Integris Credit Union and the RCMP detachment. Come out and support your local rider Stephanie Hills.
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Cancer-causing gene crucial in stem cell development, study finds
A research team has shown for the first time that a gene called Myc, which is traditionally thought of as a cancer-causing gene, may be far more important in the development and persistence of stem cells than was known before.
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Breast Cancer Bracelets Cause Stir In SD
Bracelets aimed at raising awareness about breast cancer are raising eyebrows in some South Dakota cities.
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GROCERS FIGHT CANCER
Grocers Fight Cancer Day will mark its 20th anniversary this year, with the event taking place at the Indiana Giant Eagle on South Seventh Street on Oct. 7, with proceeds benefiting the American Cancer Society.
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Breast Cancer Gene May Raise Men’s Risk, Too
TUESDAY, July 6 (HealthDay News) — A faulty gene that greatly increases a woman’s risk of breast cancer also boosts a man’s risk for the disease, a new study finds.
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Leading Cancer Hospital Becomes First in India to Offer Stereotactic Lung Radiosurgery Treatments Using Varian’s …
HYDERABAD, India, July 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — A 65-year-old man with inoperable lung cancer has become the first lung cancer patient in India to receive stereotactic radiosurgery, a promising new approach for treating this disease. Doctors at Yashoda Hospital in Hyderabad were able to deliver the treatment using RapidArc technology from Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR). Several recent …
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Cancer survivor’s dinner
The American Cancer Society’s 2010 Relay For Life event will be held July 30-31 at NCHS Dick Cheney Alumni Field. The Relay For Life is the American Cancer Society’s signature event and is unlike any typical fundraising walk.
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