Skin Cancer Advice Blog

Israel’s Olmert says he has cancer, expects to recover
San Francisco Gate – Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced Monday that he has prostate cancer but will continue to govern and expects to be cured by surgery. The 62-year-old leader, looking fit and speaking calmly, told a news conference that a biopsy had detected
Source: www.sfgate.com

UV light may offer “double whammy” for cancer
Reuters UK – LONDON (Reuters) – Using ultraviolet light may one day offer a “double whammy” to kill cancer cells by better focusing antibody-based drugs and triggering the body’s own defenses to eliminate tumors, researchers said on Tuesday. In two studies with
Source: today.reuters.co.uk

Genentech “Sees The Light” On Avastin?
CNBC – [ DNA Loading ( %) ] is taking a step back from implementing its new restrictive policy over the use of the cancer drug Avastin in lieu of Lucentis for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of adult blindness. I
Source: www.cnbc.com

PHNS to Provide IT and HIM Services to POH Regional Medical Center
Forbes – Lapeer Regional Medical Center, McLaren Regional Medical Center, McLaren Health Plan, McLaren Medical Management, Inc., Mount Clemens Regional Medical Center, POH Regional Medical Center, Visiting Nurse Services of Michigan, and Great Lakes Cancer
Source: www.forbes.com

Enzon Initiates Second Phase 1 Study of Its HIF-1 Alpha Antagonist
Forbes – Hypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha (HIF-1 alpha) is a key regulator of a large number of genes important in cancer biology, such as angiogenesis, cell proliferation, apoptosis and cell invasion. HIF-1 alpha is low in normal cells, but elevated in a
Source: www.forbes.com

In ad, Rudy talks about surviving cancer
Newsday – WASHINGTON – Rudy Giuliani speaks frankly about surviving prostate cancer in a radio ad released yesterday in New Hampshire, just as the former New York City mayor launches a week of campaigning in the first primary state. “I had prostate cancer
Source: www.newsday.com