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Some women with very advanced breast cancer may have a new treatment option. A combination of two drugs that more precisely target tumors significantly extended the lives of women who had stopped responding to other medicines, doctors reported Friday.
Some women with very advanced breast cancer may have a new treatment option. A combination of two drugs that more precisely target tumors significantly extended the lives of women who had stopped responding to other...
Some women with very advanced breast cancer may have a new treatment option. A combination of two drugs that more precisely target tumors significantly extended the lives of women who had stopped responding to other...
SAN ANTONIO — Some women with very advanced breast cancer may have a new treatment option. A combination of two drugs that more precisely target tumors significantly extended the lives of women who had stopped responding to other medicines, doctors reported Friday.
In a victory for people with cancer and other serious medical problems, the White House agreed Friday to help close a loophole in the Senate health care bill allowing annual dollar limits on their care.
In a victory for people with cancer and other serious medical problems, the White House agreed Friday to help close a loophole in the Senate health care bill allowing annual dollar limits on their care.
(AP:WASHINGTON) In a victory for people with cancer and other serious medical problems, the White House agreed Friday to help close a loophole in the Senate health care bill allowing annual dollar limits on their care.
Novel drug combo boosts survival of breast cancer patients with advanced disease, study finds
Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Roche Holding AG said U.S. regulators have allowed patient enrollment to resume in a study of Avastin on early-stage breast cancer.
Former President Kjell Eugenio Laugerud, who is credited with helping rebuild Guatemala after the devastating 1976 earthquake, has died from complications related to cancer. He was 79.
Cell-to-cell communicationThe Notch pathway is involved in cell-to-cell communication and is responsible for determining the fate of a cell when it divides. Mutations in the pathway can result in cancer."These breast cancer stem cells are dependent upon the Notch pathway for survival," said Chang. Shutting it off depletes the supplies of stem cells.In the study, the researchers used a drug that ...
But second study finds a subset of patients who may not benefitChemotherapy added to tamoxifen can improve outcomes for postmenopausal breast cancer patients, according to a landmark study by the Southwest Oncology Group.But a related study presented today at the 2009 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium finds that a multigene test on tumors can identify a subset of patients who may not benefit ...
WAYNE, N.J. and EMERYVILLE, Calif., Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals and Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
ROCKVILLE, Md., Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- EntreMed, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENMD), today announced the receipt of $1.7 million in royalty revenue from sales of Thalomid® during the third quarter compared to estimated royalty revenue of $3.3 million.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Senator Arlen Specter (D-PA) today proposed a new amendment to the current healthcare reform bill which will preserve access to care for millions of Medicare patients seen by a medical specialist.
This holiday season, the Tanger Outlet Center in Branson is giving the gift of hope to those in our community who are facing breast cancer.
COLUMBIA, S.C., Dec.
For the first time, a drug treatment has been shown to extend the lives of women with metastatic breast cancer after Herceptin alone failed.
Dr. Charles Truman Streeter, 88, of Wilson, N.C., died Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009.
The life of Ernie Davis was cut too short in a battle with leukemia.
The life of Ernie Davis was cut too short in a battle with leukemia.
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