Health News: [cancer]

Sponsored Link Special Offer - Free Trial of Blockbuster.com Rent Movies from Blockbuster.com. Delivered Direct To Your Mailbox. Click here to start today. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, January 03, 2012 9:04 PM PST Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: MedCity News, Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:56 AM PST Heat Biologics raising $4M, eyes more cancer immunotherapy clinical trials http://www.medcitynews.com/2012/01/heat-biologics-raising-4m-eyes-more-cancer-immunotherapy-clinical-trials/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=heat-biologics-raising-4m-eyes-more-cancer-immunotherapy-clinical-trials Heat Biologics, already in phase 2 clinical trials with an experimental treatment for non-small cell lung cancer, is readying to study its immunotherapy technology in additional cancers. The Chapel Hill, North Carolina company is more than halfway through a $4.1 million fundraising round to help that effort. Securities filings show that Heat Biologics has raised $2.8 [...] The Lingle Guide, Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:56 AM PST Former Sen. Chuck Townsend passes away at 68 from cancer http://www.lingleguide.com/v2_news_articles.php?heading=0&story_id=1764&page=72 NEWCASTLE, Wyo. â€" Former Wyoming State Sen. Charles “Chuck” Townsend, 68, passed away at Weston County Health Services in Newcastle on Wednesday, Dec. 28, following a lengthy battle with cancer. Anorak, Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:53 AM PST Chelsea and England captain John Terry is the face of lung cancer in Pakistan http://www.anorak.co.uk/307360/sports/chelsea-and-england-captain-john-terry-is-the-face-of-lung-cancer-in-pakistan.html/ John Terry is the face of lung cancer... Finanzen.net, Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:51 AM PST More Cannabis Science Brand Extracts Successful Cancer Treatments Confirmed As Self Medicating Squamous Cell Carcinoma ... http://www.finanzen.net/nachricht/More-Cannabis-Science-Brand-Extracts-Successful-Cancer-Treatments-Confirmed-As-Self-Medicating-Squamous-Cell-Carcinoma-Patient-Reports-Continued-Shrinking-of-Cancer-Tumor-1544104 Cannabis Science, Inc. (OTCBB:CBIS) a pioneering U.S. biotech company developing pharmaceutical cannabis ... The Berkeley Daily Planet, Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:51 AM PST BUSD Retired Board Member Terry Doran Passes after Battle with Cancer http://berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2011-12-30/article/39080?headline=BUSD-Retired-Board-Member-Terry-Doran-Passes-after-Battle-with-Cancer Terry Doran began teaching in the Berkeley Unified School District in 1966, serving Berkeley students as a classroom teacher until he retired and ran for the school board in 1998. A cancer survivor, he joined the Board with a sparkle in his eye and high hopes for the eight years he hoped to be on the Board. PhysOrg, Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:43 AM PST Smaller sibling protein calls the shots in cell division http://www.physorg.com/news244816380.html Scientists have found at least one instance when the smaller sibling gets to call the shots and cancer patients may one day benefit. PhysOrg, Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:43 AM PST Anti-sense might make sense for treating liver cancer http://www.physorg.com/news244816253.html A new study shows that it is possible to selectively target and block a particular microRNA that is important in liver cancer. The findings might offer a new therapy for this malignancy, which kills an estimated 549,000 people worldwide annually. Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune, Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:43 AM PST Appeals court: Parents of girl whose cancer went undiagnosed may sue doctor http://www.startribune.com/local/136599018.html The reversal of an earlier district court ruling means the case could proceed to trial. UCSF News Office, Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:42 AM PST UCSF Cancer-Drug Spinoff Acquired for $190 Million http://www.ucsf.edu/news/2011/12/11207/ucsf-cancer-drug-spinoff-acquired-190-million A cancer drug company founded by UCSF Professor Kevan Shokat, PhD, has been acquired by Japan-based Takeda Pharmaceuticals in an effort to add two novel drug projects to Takeda’s pipeline of potential oncology therapies. Birmingham News, Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:40 AM PST Blue ribbons support Birmingham area boy battling cancer http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2012/01/blue_ribbons_support_birmingha.html Ribbon sales boost spirits, raise funds for 11-year-old undergoing treatment in Houston. 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