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Viruses May Play A Role In Lung Cancer Development
POSTED: May 9, 2008Papers presented at the 1st European Lung Cancer Conference, jointly organized by the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) and the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) in Geneva, Switzerland highlight emerging evidence that common viruses may contribute to the development of lung cancer. Experts agree that smoking is...
Women Who Give Up Smoking Can Reverse Health Hazards, Study Says
POSTED: May 9, 2008Women who stop smoking dramatically reduce their risk of heart disease and stroke by 20 percent within five years, and have a lung cancer risk similar to that of a non-smoker after 30 years, a new study shows. The findings support previous research that removing tobacco from the body is beneficial to health. Meanwhile, a U.S. panel headed by a Uni...
New Genetic Techniques To Combat Lung Cancer
POSTED: May 9, 2008New results on genetic techniques that are helping doctors diagnose and treat lung cancer were released at the 1st European Lung Cancer Conference jointly organized by the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) and the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) in Geneva, Switzerland. In one report (Abstract No. 81O; Friday ...
Data Show Preoperative Assessment Of Breast Cancer Patients Enables Early Diagnosis, Successful Treatment Of Lymphedema
POSTED: May 9, 2008The preoperative assessment of breast cancer patients for subclinical lymphedema enables clinicians to establish a baseline, which serves to enable the early diagnosis and successful treatment of the debilitating condition, according to data from a five-year study published this week in the online edition of the journal Cancer. In a study conducted b...
National Lung Cancer Partnership Launches Campaign To Raise Lung Cancer Awareness Among Women
POSTED: May 9, 2008MADISON, Wis. -- Let's face it, Americans are obsessed with breasts. Sometimes an obsession can prove positive, like when it promotes greater awareness and increased funding to fight breast cancer. Unfortunately, another kind of cancer, lung cancer, causes almost twice as many deaths among women. That's why National Lung Cancer Partnership today...
deCODE Discovers Fourth Major Set Of Common Genetic Variants Linked To Risk Of Estrogen Receptor-positive Breast Cancer
POSTED: May 9, 2008Scientists from deCODE genetics report the discovery of two common single-letter variants (SNPs) on chromosome 5 of the human genome that are associated with risk of estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer. More than 60% of the general population carry at least one copy of the risk variant of the most important SNP, called rs4415084, and women wh...
Peregrine Pharmaceuticals Completes Patient Enrollment In First Stage Of Bavituximab Phase II Breast Cancer Trial
POSTED: May 9, 2008Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing monoclonal antibodies for the treatment of cancer and hepatitis C virus infection (HCV), announced that it has completed enrollment in the first stage of its Phase II trial of bavituximab in combination with chemotherapy in patients with advanced breast cancer. The ma...
Bipar Sciences Expands Phase 2 Clinical Trials Of BSI-201, A Novel DNA Repair Inhibitor, In Ovarian Cancer
POSTED: May 9, 2008BRISBANE, Calif. -- BiPar Sciences, Inc. today announced the expansion of Phase 2 clinical trial programs for its lead product, BSI-201, in ovarian cancer. This is the third major clinical trial of BSI-201 that BiPar has launched in the past 6 months, expanding on on-going trials in breast and brain cancer. The company is evaluating BSI-201, ...
Defying Their Genes / Women Taking Aggressive, Pre-emptive Action Against Breast Cancer
POSTED: May 9, 2008Lisa Crawford thought she had it covered. By age 35, she'd had three mammograms, encouraged to be vigilant by her father and mother, a breast-cancer survivor. "I wasn't overly concerned," she said of her family history. "I was way ahead of the game, I thought." But when the third mammogram last July, on Friday the 13th, found a lump in one...
Cancer Battle Needs Change
POSTED: May 9, 2008Washington --- World cycling champion and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong called Thursday for a dramatic overhaul of the way the nation deals with a disease afflicting an estimated 12 million Americans. The suffering caused by cancer could be substantially reduced, he said, by cutting back on cigarette marketing that targets youth, expanding scre...
