This paper was designed to estimate the rates of late genitourinary GU and rectal toxicity after magnetic resonance image MRI-guided prostate brachytherapy exclusively or in conjunction with external beam radiation therapy EBRT. In the current paper, rectal bleeding after MRI-guided prostate brachymonotherapy was infrequent, and urethral and bladder toxicity is...
Updated findings from an analysis of existing research continue to suggest that the oft-touted monthly breast self-exam may actually do more harm than good. There is no evidence that the practice actually decreases deaths from breast cancer while it may actually double the number of unnecessary biopsies in women who...
Highest Quit Rate for Employer-Based Programs in the Nation ANCHORAGE -- To help its members regain control of their health, Premera Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alaska is partnering with the American Cancer Society ACS to provide Premera members with their best opportunity to break nicotine's addictive grip...
Proceeds will Benefit Local Relay For Life Team GRANTS PASS, Ore. -- Dutch Bros. Coffee, the spirited private coffee company founded by two Southern Oregon dairy farming brothers, will donate all proceeds from sales on Wednesday, July 23 to the Relay For Life team in each local market....
NEW YORK -- IRX Therapeutics, a privately-held company dedicated to the discovery and development of proprietary therapies for the treatment of cancer and viral diseases, today announced that a symposium on findings from its Phase 2 clinical trial of IRX-2 will be held on July 22, 2008 at 6:30 am...
Highest Quit Rate for Employer-Based Programs in the Nation MOUNTLAKE TERRACE, Wash. -- To help its members regain control of their health, Premera Blue Cross is partnering with the American Cancer Society ACS to provide Premera members with their best opportunity to break nicotine's addictive grip - the...
Combining Aspirin Use with Other Preventive Measures, They Say, Would Reduce Heart Attacks by 36 Percent over Next 30 Years MORRISTOWN, N.J., July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Greater, appropriate utilization of aspirin and other preventive measures, such as quitting smoking, losing weight and lowering cholesterol, would reduce heart...
The Oklahoma State Medical Association has been named to the 2008 Associations Advance America Honor Roll, a national awards competition sponsored by the American Society of Association Executives and the Center for Association Leadership. OSMA received the award for its cancer information service. ...
BOSTON -- pSivida Corp. (NASDAQ:PSDV)(ASX:PVA)(FF:PSI), a global drug delivery company today announced that a Phase IIb clinical trial has commenced with BrachySil[TM] (P32 BioSilicon[TM]) as a potential new brachytherapy treatment for inoperable pancreatic cancer. The first patient has received treatment at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust in London....
GPC Biotech AG (Frankfurt Stock Exchange: GPC, NASDAQ: GPCB) has announced the presentation of the overall survival results from the double-blind, randomized satraplatin Phase 3 registrational trial, the SPARC trial Satraplatin and Prednisone Against Refractory Cancer. The data were presented at the 44th Annual Meeting of the American Society for...
Horizon of Hope Products Available at 20 Percent Off for Limited Time NEWARK, Ohio -- The Longaberger Company is kicking off its 2008 Horizon of Hope campaign with a special offer that will enable customers to buy Horizon of Hope products at a 20 percent discount while also...
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- MedPredict has published a new report in its oncology series entitled "Thought Leader Insight & Analysis: Lung Cancer," designed to provide critical strategic insight for pharma and biotech companies with a stake in the market for diagnostics and treatments in non-small cell and...
Multi-Disciplinary Oversight Panel Includes American Brachytherapy Society, American Society of Breast Surgeons and American College of Radiation Oncology SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Xoft, Inc. today announced the launch and of the EXIBT Study Electronic Xoft Intersociety Brachytherapy Trial, a national Electronic Brachytherapy patient registry under...
CLEVELAND -- The North American Menopause Society NAMS has just released a supplement to its official journal Menopause to meet the need for current clinical recommendations for managing breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women. Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women, except for nonmelanoma skin cancers,...
A breast cancer vaccine currently being tested in a Phase II trial has demonstrated to be safe and well tolerated in patients according to a paper to be published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. The therapeutic breast cancer vaccine AE37 uses a peptide antigen (immune-stimulating fragment) of...
HOUSTON -- Oncolin Therapeutics, Inc., (OTCBB:OCOL) is very pleased to announce that Dr. Daniel Von Hoff has joined the company's Scientific Advisory Board SAB. Dr. Von Hoff is generally considered to be one of the world's leading experts in oncology drug development and is an advisor in some capacity to...
Luminaria being sold for Saturday night candlelight ceremony in Newark NEWARK, N.J., June 20 /PRNewswire/ -- People from all over New Jersey will come together Saturday night to celebrate cancer survivors and remember those who lost their battle with the disease at an overnight event in Newark....
Smokers, snackers report a decreased likelihood to engage in their respective vices SEATTLE, June 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Billboards, TV ads and other campaigns seemingly bombard consumers throughout the year, calling out bad habits and suggesting various methods by which to quit. With smoking-related diseases claiming an...
Researchers have identified a new group of compounds that might one day be added to the armamentarium of therapies designed to fight estrogen-fueled breast cancer. "This is a potential new approach to treating hormonally sensitive tumors," said Dr. Len Lichtenfeld, deputy chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society. "If...
The Capital-Journal The Relay for Life in Meriden in Jefferson County was scheduled to be held at the Jefferson West High School track from 6 p.m. today to 6 a.m. Saturday. Because of water standing on the track and football field, however, the relay...
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