3-D glasses may improve mammogram images
Monday, June 30th, 2008Remember peeking through a View-Master? Scientists are using the same concept behind the classic kids’ toy to try to see mammograms in 3-D.
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Archive for June, 2008
Lung cancer carers group launched
Monday, June 30th, 2008An information and support group for friends and families of lung cancer patients is launched.
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Orexo Report Abstral (Rapinyl) Approval In Europe
Monday, June 30th, 2008Orexo AB (OMX: ORX), the Swedish pharmaceutical company, announces that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) has issued a positive opinion recommending approval of Rapinyl, for breakthrough cancer pain. ProStrakan Group plc, the international speciality pharmaceutical is Orexo´s exclusive partner for sales and marketing of Abstral/Rapinyl […]
Bra dash in aid of cancer charity
Monday, June 30th, 2008A bra dash through the streets of Jersey raises more than £8,000 for a cancer charity on the island.
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Liver Phase I Results Presented At WCIO 2008 & Best Of ASCO(R)
Monday, June 30th, 2008Celsion Corporation (NASDAQ: CLN) announced that the interim results from its second Phase I liver cancer confirmation study of ThermoDox in combination with Radio Frequency Ablation (RFA) treating patients with primary and metastatic liver cancer were presented at both Oral and Poster presentation at the WCIO 2008 and Best of ASCO® conference.
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Efforts Seek To Raise Breast Cancer Awareness Among Black Women, Encourage Minority Students To Seek Health Care Careers, Reduce Racial Health Dispari
Monday, June 30th, 2008 The following summarizes articles related to addressing racial and ethnic health disparities. Clinton County, Ohio: Premier Community Health has created the “My Sister’s Keeper” program, which offers no-cost breast cancer education parties, the
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Massage For The Cure Day Only A Month Away
Monday, June 30th, 2008On Monday, July 28, all 18 Greater Atlanta-area Massage Envy clinics will provide free 1-hour therapeutic massage sessions to any man or woman to benefit the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Greater Atlanta Affiliate. “Anyone who makes an appointment for July 28 will receive a free, one-hour therapeutic massage from any of […]
The Future Of Urologic Oncology: Peril And Promise
Monday, June 30th, 2008ORLANDO, FL (UroToday.com) - Dr. Paul Lange presented the Ramon Guiteras lecture. Surgeon-scientists have made great contributions to medicine. However, we might be one generation from ignorance and two from obsolescence, he said. Dr. Linehan has been a great example of the surgeon-scientist, as he identified mechanisms that have advanced the […]
The Natural History Of Bladder Carcinoma In Situ After Initial Response To Bacillus Calmete-Gúerin Immunotherapy
Monday, June 30th, 2008ORLANDO, FL (UroToday.com) - The authors explored patterns of recurrence, muscle invasion, and disease specific mortality in patients with bladder carcinoma in situ (CIS) who responded to an induction course with intravesical BCG immunotherapy. Between June 1985 and December 2003, 104 patients (mean age of 67 years) were diagnosed with either […]
Caphosol Favorably Impacts Both The Rate And Severity Of Oral Mucositis In Cancer Patients
Monday, June 30th, 2008New data show that use of CAPHOSOL® (http://www.caphosol.com/), an advanced oral electrolyte solution, resulted in both favorable impact on rates and severity of oral mucositis (OM) in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
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