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New home, same focus
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- The Northern Indiana Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Foundation hopes the annual Race for the Cure has found a permanent home at Potawatomi Park. After years of snow, rain and sleet, the organizers think moving the event, which raises money...Tags: Breast Cancer, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Planned Parenthood, Event Planning, Services and Shopping
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Angelina Jolie made right choice
I was truly horrified to read the "Dear Pharmacist" column, "Why I disagree with Angelina Jolie's mastectomy decision." Suzy Cohen may be a pharmacist, but she is not a medical or surgical oncologist, nor is she a certified genetics counselor. Therefore,...Tags: Breast Cancer, Health Treatments, Angelina Jolie, Chemotherapy, Health and Medical Professionals
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New service matches patients with clinical-research trials in Orlando
In Orlando, more than 550 clinical trials are looking for participants to help find better treatments and cures for such chronic diseases as cancer, AIDS and diabetes. Across Florida, nearly 2,500 studies are looking for subjects. "We have a lot of...
Tags: Trials, Diseases and Illnesses, Medical Research, Marketing, Leukemia
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Clovis shares double on positive early data for lung cancer drug
ReutersJune 3 (Reuters) - Clovis Oncology said initial results of an early-stage trial of its experimental lung cancer drug showed a reduction in tumor size, prompting investors to more than double the company's market value on Monday. The experimental therapy,...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Ovarian Cancer, Lung Cancer
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Synta drug shown to extend lives of certain lung cancer patients
ReutersCHICAGO, June 3 (Reuters) - A drug designed to block a protein known to help cancer cells grow was shown in a mid-stage trial to lengthen survival in patients with advanced lung cancer that worsened after initial treatment, researchers said on Monday....Tags: Health Treatments, Trials, Biotechnology, Medical Research, Science and Technology
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Roche's Avastin extends life in advanced cervical cancer
ReutersBy Bill Berkrot June 3 (Reuters) - Roche Holding AG's drug Avastin helped prolong the lives of women with advanced cervical cancer when added to chemotherapy in a late-stage clinical trial, likely paving the way to another major use for the multibillion-...Tags: Breast Cancer, Roche Holding AG, Bevacizumab (drug), Trials, Health Treatments
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Longer tamoxifen use reduces breast cancer recurrence
ReutersBy Deena Beasley CHICAGO, June 3 (Reuters) - Breast cancer is less likely to recur if women previously treated for the disease take the drug tamoxifen for 10 years, instead of the recommended five years, according to a British study. The study was a...Tags: Science and Technology, Medical Research, Tamoxifen (drug), New York University, Chemotherapy
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BioMarin's cancer drug success prompts launch of pivotal trial
ReutersJune 3 (Reuters) - An experimental cancer drug from BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc has proven to be effective in treating patients with breast or ovarian cancers caused by mutation in the BRCA gene that repairs damaged DNA, early data show. The drug,...Tags: Biotechnology Industry, Breast Cancer, Chemical Industry, Ovarian Cancer, Science and Technology
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Bayer's Nexavar shown to delay thyroid cancer by 5 months
ReutersFRANKFURT, June 2 (Reuters) - Bayer said on Sunday its cancer drug Nexavar was shown to delay progression of a difficult-to-treat type of thyroid cancer by about five months, as the German drugmaker seeks to widen the use of the pill. The indication,...Tags: Litigation, Breast Cancer, Trials, Prescription Drugs, Placebo
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Roche's Avastin fails to prolong survival in brain cancer study
ReutersBy Bill Berkrot June 2 (Reuters) - The widely used Roche Holding AG cancer drug Avastin failed to prolong survival when added to chemo-radiation therapy for glioblastoma - a fast-growing type of brain tumor - according to data presented on Sunday....Tags: Medical Research, Science and Technology, Chemotherapy, Bevacizumab (drug), Breast Cancer
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Examining which cancer screenings you may not need
Early detection of cancer is the best chance of cure, right? Maybe not. A growing body of counterintuitive evidence suggests that some cancer-screening tests — including those for breast, prostate, colon, lung and cervical cancer — may be...
Tags: Medical Research, General Practitioners, Colonoscopy, Mammogram, Diseases and Illnesses
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Glaxo anti-cancer cocktail gets regulatory approval
The Baltimore SunAfter her melanoma, Cheryl Stratos is mostly back to a normal life, running a business and driving her teenage son to weekend events, but there are reminders that it could all come back: The sores all over her body, the high fevers, the hair loss --...Tags: Rockville (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Health Organizations, GlaxoSmithKline PLC, Human Genome Sciences Inc., American Cancer Society
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