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There will be a tropical Palm Beach theme. Enjoy dinner and dancing with the “Headliners,” as well as silent and live auctions. For more information, to make a donation or to make a reservations, call the American Cancer Society at 842-5188 or e-mail nwellard@cancer.
Geron's developing cancer treatment meets midstage study goals
Top researchers at the American Cancer Society predict dramatic declines in colon and rectal cancer deaths in the coming decades, due in large part to better screening and treatments.
HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA--(Marketwire - Dec. 9, 2009) - Immunovaccine Inc. (TSX VENTURE:IMV) announced today that its Investigational New Drug (IND) application for its therapeutic cancer vaccine, DPX-0907, has been cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). DPX-0907 is Immunovaccine's lead therapeutic vaccine candidate. The vaccine uses the DepoVaxT platform to deliver tumor specific ...
U.S. cancer rates are declining and colon cancer deaths could drop dramatically in America during the next decade because of better screening and treatment.
HARRISBURG, Pa., Dec. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Ten-year-old Becky Boucher and several other pediatric cancer patients today joined Governor Edward G. Rendell and First Lady Judge Marjorie O. Rendell to light the Capitol Christmas Tree.
( JAMA and Archives Journals ) Although there is a concern regarding the safety of soy food consumption among breast cancer survivors, researchers have found that women in China who had breast cancer and a higher intake of soy food had an associated lower risk of death and breast cancer recurrence, according to a study in the Dec. 9 issue of JAMA.
Colon cancer deaths could drop dramatically in the next decade because of better screening and treatment, according to an optimistic new prediction by top researchers.
AUSTIN, Texas----The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas has awarded its initial grant for a First-Time, Tenure Track Faculty Member to the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.
Federal health researchers have tested nearly 2,200 people in northeastern Pennsylvania for a genetic mutation associated with a rare blood cancer.
PHA-848125ac tested by TGen Clinical Research Services at Scottsdale HealthcareThe Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and Scottsdale Healthcare are testing a new drug specifically for thymic cancer based on early promising results at Scottsdale Healthcare.PHA-848125ac is produced by Nerviano Medical Sciences of Milan, Italy's largest pharmaceutical research and development facility.
Bryant Gumbel shocked a TV audience with the news that he's recovering from cancer surgery and treatment.
Call to Action for a More Comprehensive Federal Strategy to Address Lung Cancer WASHINGTON, Dec.
Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Drinking coffee may lower the risk of developing the deadliest form of prostate cancer, according to a Harvard Medical School study.
Breast cancer survivors in China who ate tofu, soy milk and fresh beans as part of a diet rich in soy protein had a lower risk of dying and less chance their cancer would return, a study found.
For women suffering not only from the effects of cancer but also the treatments used to fight the disease, sometimes even the smallest details can be draining.
NCCN updates the NCCN Guidelines for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer to include guidance on maintenance therapy, several new therapeutic recommendations for specific patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, and a revised staging system.
The North Platte Telegraph Battling cancer can be scary no matter what form it comes in. Yet one group of cancer survivors has learned that they can fight cancer together with a canvas and a little color - more specifically, watercolor.
Bryant Gumbel shocked a television audience with the news that he's recovering from cancer surgery and treatment.
ALLENTOWN (AP) — Federal health researchers have tested nearly 2,200 people in northeastern Pennsylvania for a genetic mutation associated with a rare blood cancer.
Every day is precious, especially if you are battling cancer. That was the prevailing spirit at a gathering of cancer survivors, their families and caregivers at the Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne Tuesday evening.
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