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| Study ties drug shortage to poorer cancer survival Thu, 27 Dec, 2012 09:57 AM PST Young cancer patients who couldn't get a key medicine because of a national drug shortage were more likely to suffer a relapse than others who were able to get the preferred treatment, doctors report. Clipboard: Researchers document more cancer relapse following drug shortage Thu, 27 Dec, 2012 09:54 AM PST A national group of researchers, including some from Boston, were tracking the toxicity and long-term effects of a specific chemotherapy regimen in children and adolescents treated for Hodgkin’s lymphoma when one of the drugs became unavailable. The researchers replaced it with what they thought was a comparable drug. When they looked at their data later, they discovered that those who were ... Former prosecutor Riederer dies after cancer battle Thu, 27 Dec, 2012 09:50 AM PST A fixture in Jackson County and Kansas City politics, former Jackson County prosecutor Albert Riederer has died. Kathryn Guenter Nix Thu, 27 Dec, 2012 09:46 AM PST Kathryn Guenter Nix, 62, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Christmas Eve, surrounded by her family, after a valiant battle with cancer. Kathy was born August 15, 1950, in Minneapolis, MN, to a DuPont engineer and a nurse. The family moved to Niagara Falls, N.Y. shortly thereafter. Bristol-Myers sues Dr Reddy’s for patent infringement in US Thu, 27 Dec, 2012 09:41 AM PST Pharma major Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd has been sued by Bristol-Myers Squibb Company for patent infringement of cancer drug Ixempra. Md. company to study cancer medicine feasibility Thu, 27 Dec, 2012 09:39 AM PST A Rockville company will study the feasibility of a new cancer medicine with the large pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca. NGO donates Gamma probe to Mater Dei hospital Thu, 27 Dec, 2012 09:39 AM PST The Action for Breast Cancer Foundation (ABCF) presented a donation of a Gamma Probe to Mater Dei Hospital's Imaging Department. Blue Outa success! Thu, 27 Dec, 2012 09:30 AM PST HARLAN -- The annual Blue Out event held Friday night at Harlan Community High School raised more than $7,000 for cancer research. Daniels, Robert G. Bob Thu, 27 Dec, 2012 09:28 AM PST Rohnert Park- Robert Glen Daniels, age 63, passed away at home after a heroic 17 year battle with cancer. ... Mo. Republicans to tackle workers' compensation ap.org Thu, 27 Dec, 2012 09:25 AM PST Nearly two dozen years after Monroe Gunter retired from a long career at a Missouri power company, he was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer often caused by exposure to asbestos.Gunter sued his former ... | |
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