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Wednesday, February 02, 2011 9:57 AM PST
Your Health News Alert for [cancer]
matched the following stories:
WKRN Nashville, Wed, 02 Feb 2011 09:54 AM PST
Trained labrador can sniff out colon cancer, researchers say http://www.wkrn.com/Global/story.asp?S=13945733
With powers of smell far superior to those of humans, dogs can detect colorectal cancer, Japanese researchers suggest.
Marketwire, Wed, 02 Feb 2011 09:52 AM PST
New York Prostate Cancer Treatment Expert Dr. David Samadi of RoboticOncology.com Discusses the Safety and Cost ... http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=1389495&sourceType=3
NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - February 2, 2011) - According to researchers at Jewish General Hospital in Montreal, robotic surgery is not only safer for patients, but also cost-effective for hospitals as opposed to conventional surgery. "Researchers found there was no difference in the outcomes between elderly and younger patients after robotic surgery," said Dr. David Samadi, a prostate cancer ...
Asheville Citizen-Times, Wed, 02 Feb 2011 09:51 AM PST
Mission Hospital in Asheville consolidating pediatric units http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20110202/NEWS01/110202004/1010/news01
ASHEVILLE â€Â" Mission Hospital is moving its pediatric and adolescent specialty unit for children undergoing treatment for cancer and recovering from surgery.
The Huffington Post, Wed, 02 Feb 2011 09:49 AM PST
Study Finds Way To Predict When Cancer Will Spread http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/02/cancer-spread-study-finds-way_n_817521.html
Researchers have found a compound that tumors make when they are likely to spread, and said they hope to use to it predict which patients are most at risk of dying from their cancers.
PhysOrg, Wed, 02 Feb 2011 09:37 AM PST
Generic drug may improve the effectiveness of cancer nanotherapies http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-02-drug-effectiveness-cancer-nanotherapies.html
Low doses of an inexpensive, FDA-approved hypertension medication may improve the results of nanotherapeutic approaches to cancer treatment. In a report in the early edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators describe experiments showing that the generic drug losartan, by modifying the network of collagen fibers that ...
Time Magazine, Wed, 02 Feb 2011 09:34 AM PST
Pet Detective: A Dog that Sniffs Out Colon Cancer http://healthland.time.com/2011/02/01/pet-detective-a-dog-that-sniffs-out-colon-cancer/?xid=rss-health
Your pet pooch already lowers your blood pressure and provides emotional support. What if it could also identify your early-stage colon cancer?
TV Guide, Wed, 02 Feb 2011 09:32 AM PST
Today's News: Our Take - Susan Flannery Talks The Bold and the Beautiful's Scary Cancer Plot and Her Future http://www.tvguide.com/News/Susan-Flannery-Bold-1028801.aspx?rss=keywords
The Bold and the Beautiful can be wildly goofy and trash-tastic â€Â" and we do love that! â€Â" but the CBS soap turns deadly serious for its 6,000 th episode on February 7. That's when stage 4 lung-cancer patient Stephanie Forrester, played by Susan Flannery , and several actual lung-cancer survivors â€Â" including Desperate Housewives star Kathryn Joosten and Chinese opera diva Zheng Cao â€Â" will attempt ...
NewsInferno, Wed, 02 Feb 2011 09:26 AM PST
Avastin Study Finds Increased Death Risk http://www.newsinferno.com/pharmaceuticals/avastin/avastin-study-finds-increased-death-risk/
Cancer patients treated with Avastin are 50 percent more likely to die than those treated with chemotherapy alone, according to a new study. The same study found that when patients are treated with Avastin and certain chemotherapy drugs â€Â" taxanes or platinum medications â€Â" risks for fatal Avastin side effects like bleeding, blood clots, [...]
PharmiWeb, Wed, 02 Feb 2011 09:19 AM PST
Press Release http://www.pharmiweb.com/PressReleases/pressrel.asp?ROW_ID=35121
Decision Resources, one of the world’s leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that, for the treatment of metastatic castrate resistant prostate cancer (MCRPC), surveyed oncologists and surveyed managed care organizations’ (MCOs) pharmacy directors are highly satisfied with the safety and tolerability of Dendreon’s Provenge when compared to other ...
EurekAlert!, Wed, 02 Feb 2011 09:18 AM PST
Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovation Awards granted for pioneering ideas in cancer research http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-02/drcr-dri020211.php
( Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation ) The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation announced that five scientists with novel approaches to fighting cancer have been named 2011 recipients of the Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovation Award. The grant of $450,000 over three years is awarded each year to early career scientists whose projects have the potential to significantly impact the prevention ...
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