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Peregrine Pharma agrees with FDA on lung cancer trial design
Reuters(Reuters) - Peregrine Pharmaceuticals said it reached an agreement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on the design of a late-stage trial for its experimental lung cancer drug. The late-stage trial will compare a combination of chemotherapy and...Tags: Science and Technology, Trials, Peregrine Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, Health Treatments, Biotechnology
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Beatles' guitar auctioned to the tune of $408,000
ReutersBy Alex Dobuzinskis LOS ANGELES, May 18 (Reuters) - A custom-made electric guitar played by the late John Lennon and George Harrison of the Beatles sold at a New York auction on Saturday for $408,000, said officials with the company behind the event....Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Music, Paul McCartney, Entertainment, Auction Service
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Alfred B. "Junior" Starliper, 71
Alfred B. "Junior" Starliper, 71, of Martinsburg, W.Va., died of lung cancer Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at his home. The family will receive friends Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Brown Funeral Home, Martinsburg. The service will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at the... -
New cancer tools allow patients to reconsider chemo
ReutersLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - After decades of using one-size-fits-all therapies to combat cancer, doctors are using new tools to help decide when their patients can skip chemotherapy or other harsh treatments. An approach to oncology that has been in place...Tags: Customs and Tradition, Washington Hospital Center, Testicular Cancer, Biotechnology, Leukemia
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Marcelyn J. 'Marcy' Henrikson, 1934-2013
Marcy Henrikson was a supporter of the civil rights movement in the 1960s and marched for women's rights in the 1970s. But she wasn't proud of her initial reaction 30 years ago when she learned her teenage daughter was lesbian, her family said. She...Tags: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Justice and Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Elgin, Civil Rights
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AstraZeneca accelerates cancer drug testing
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - AstraZeneca has enrolled the first patient into a final-stage clinical trial of a new drug for a rare type of leukemia as the group's new CEO delivers on a promise to accelerate its oncology programs. Britain's second-biggest drugmaker...Tags: Science and Technology, Oncology, Leukemia, Drugs and Medicines, Trials
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Cancer Institute provides new aid to locals
Staff WriterBRAWLEY — Local residents suffering from cancer no longer have to travel far for treatment, as the Cancer Institute at the Pioneers Memorial Hospital has begun accepting patients. The state-of-the-art center provides a full range of medical...Tags: Oncology, Breast Cancer, Hospitals and Clinics, Colon Cancer, Prostate Cancer
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Bristol melanoma drug combo marks new advance in immunotherapy
Reuters(For more stories on new cancer data, see ) By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO, May 15 (Reuters) - Melanoma patients treated with two Bristol-Myers Squibb drugs fared much better than those who received either of the medications individually, a new advance...Tags: Medical Research, Bristol Myers Squibb Company, Trials, Food and Drug Administration, Oncology
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Roche immunotherapy shows response over range of cancers
ReutersBy Bill Berkrot May 15 (Reuters) - An experimental Roche Holding AG drug that helps the immune system attack tumors was well tolerated and demonstrated an impressive effect against a variety of cancers, according to preliminary trial results released on...Tags: Science and Technology, Medical Research, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Deutsche Bank AG, Bristol Myers Squibb Company
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HPV-related throat cancers multiplying
It is well known that HPV (human papillomavirus) can lead to deadly cervical cancer in women, but the virus is causing cancer in men as well. Throat cancers caused by HPV are showing up typically in men with little or no history of smoking, said Dr. Kevin...
Tags: Science and Technology, Medical Research, Preventative Medicine, Human papillomavirus, Drugs and Medicines
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Angelina Jolie and me -- a family history of cancer
I didn’t realize until now that Angelina Jolie and I have something in common: cancer. Or at least risk factors for it. Jolie, of course, has made worldwide headlines with her dramatic op-ed Tuesday in the New York Times describing her decision to...
Tags: Breast Cancer, Angelina Jolie, Mastectomy, Prostate Cancer, The New York Times
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Jonathan Fielding, the public's MD
If you've got your health, the cliche goes, you've got just about everything. If you've got public health duties, you're responsible for just about everything from mosquitoes (West Nile carriers) to hygiene (wash your hands for as long as it takes to sing...
Tags: Measles, Preventative Medicine, Autism, Chemical Industry, Vaccines
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May 14, 2013
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May 15, 2013
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