Lawmakers Seek Inquiry on F.D.A. Rejection of Cancer Drug
Zoo’s chaotic response to tiger attack
San Francisco Gate – As a volunteer for the American Cancer Society, I am all too familiar with the economic and human toll that our state’s broken health care system has had. Millions of uninsured Californians are currently unable to get routine cancer screenings that
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HRT Raises Risk of Lobular Breast Cancer
Atlanta Journal Constitution – WEDNESDAY, Jan. 16 (HealthDay News) — Not only does hormone replacement therapy raise the risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women, it really raises the risk of a specific type of malignancy: lobular breast cancer. The authors of a new study
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Synta Pharmaceuticals Initiates Second Phase 1 Clinical Trial of STA
Forbes – In in vivo models, STA-9090 has shown strong efficacy in a wide range of cancer types, including cancers resistant to Gleevec, Tarceva, and Sutent. “Initiating this second Phase 1 trial for STA-9090 will allow us to explore different dosing regimens
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Armstrong to run in Boston Marathon
Sports Illustrated – Armstrong was diagnosed in 1996 with testicular cancer that spread to his lungs and brain. But he recovered to win the world’s premiere cycling event from 1999 to 2005. The Lance Armstrong Foundation supports cancer research, prevention and better
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Lawyer: Jailed Oil Exec Denied Treatment
Philadelphia Inquirer – She said her client has developed tuberculosis and cancer, conditions often found among people with advanced cases of AIDS. A spokesman for the Investigative Committee declined comment, and a deputy spokesman for the Federal Prison Service said he
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Newark city workers accused of misconduct, 5 for stealing gas
Newsday – Brown remains at large, as does a man charged with stealing breast cancer donations that his office was collecting, Wright said. Others charged include a woman accused of identity theft who allegedly got loans in the names of other people, and a man
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