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Comments Requested Topical Cream Treats Precancerous Lesions Of Vulva (healthday)

Sunday, November 30th, 2008

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, April 2 (HealthDay News) — A topical cream appears tobe a highly effective treatment for precancerous lesions on the vulva,Dutch researchers report. (Link)

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New Psivida Corp: Brachysil™ Phase Iib Pancreatic Cancer Trials Commence

Sunday, November 30th, 2008

pSivida Corp. (NASDAQ:PSDV)(ASX:PVA)(FF:PSI), a global drug delivery company announced that a Phase IIb clinical trial has commenced with BrachySil™ (P32 BioSilicon™) as a potential new brachytherapy treatment for inoperable pancreatic cancer. The first patient has received treatment at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust in London. (Link)

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New Entry Proteins In Blood Predict Early Lung Cancer: Study (reuters)

Sunday, November 30th, 2008

Admin wrote: Reuters - Just three tumor proteins can indicate lung cancer as much as a year before symptoms emerge, U.S. researchers said on Monday in a finding that may lead to a blood test for lung cancer within five years. (Link)

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Comments Requested Clinical Trials For Colon Cancer Screening Technology

Saturday, November 29th, 2008

A Northwestern University biomedical engineer who has developed optical technology shown to be effective for the early detection of colon cancer has received a $7.5 million grant over five years from the National Cancer Institute to further study an instrument that potentially could become a routine colon cancer screening test and to launch large-scale clinical […]

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Subject Skin Cancer Prevention Update

Saturday, November 29th, 2008

It is estimated that more than 1 million new cases of skin cancer will be diagnosed in the United States in 2007. While most skin cancers have excellent cure rates if detected and treated early, dermatologists stress that prevention is still the best medicine. [click link for full article] (Link)

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Comments Requested Eribulin Mesylate Demonstrated Anti-tumor Activity In Patients With Advanced Breast Cancer

Saturday, November 29th, 2008

The investigational chemotherapeutic agent eribulin mesylate (E7389) demonstrated activity in a heavily pretreated population of women with locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer, according to results of a multi-center Phase II clinical trial. The study also suggests that eribulin mesylate has a manageable tolerability profile, with a low incidence of Grade 3 (severe) and no […]

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Topic Vitamin C Megadoses Hamper Cancer Treatments In Mice (healthday)

Friday, November 28th, 2008

Today,  HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Oct. 1 (HealthDay News) — Large doses of vitamin Ccould reduce the effectiveness of anticancer drugs, according to a newstudy that focused on laboratory cancer cells and mice. (Link)

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Your Comments? Researcher Using Computers To Hone Cancer Fighting Strategies

Friday, November 28th, 2008

A Florida State University faculty member who uses computational techniques to evaluate a new class of cancer-killing drugs is attracting worldwide attention from other researchers. Kevin C. (Link)

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Join The Fight Against Cancer Breaking Down Barriers To Cancer Care For All Canadians

Friday, November 28th, 2008

Admin wrote: Coping with cancer is difficult for even the strongest of us and it can be even more challenging for non-English speaking patients who face barriers in accessing cancer care. “Working to eradicate language barriers for Chinese-speaking patients, especially in cancer services, is one of the many ways we are working to improve access to […]

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Updated Many Women Unclear About Breast Cancer Treatments (healthday)

Thursday, November 27th, 2008

HealthDay - MONDAY, March 31 (HealthDay News) — Only half the women diagnosed withearly-stage breast cancer clearly understand the risks and benefits of amastectomy versus a breast-conserving lumpectomy plus radiation, evenafter they have one of the procedures, according to a new study. (Link)

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