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American Cancer Society

Annual Cancer Screening Tests Urged Less And Less

Oct 19 2011 | News

Annual cancer tests are becoming a thing of the past. New guidelines out Wednesday for cervical cancer screening have experts at odds over some things, but they are united in the view that the common practice of getting a Pap test every year is too often and probably doing more harm than good.

Cancer Death Rate Gap Widens Based on Education

Jun 17 2011 | News

ATLANTA (AP) — The gap in cancer death rates between college graduates and those who only went to high school is widening, the American Cancer Society reported Friday.

Weighing Cancer Risks, from Cellphones to Coffee

Jun 16 2011 | News

You're sitting in a freshly drywalled house, drinking coffee from a plastic foam cup and talking on a cellphone. Which of these is most likely to be a cancer risk?

What's in a Cigarette? FDA to Study Ingredients

Jan 19 2010 | News

MICHAEL FELBERBAUM AP Tobacco Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration is working to lift the smokescreen clouding the ingredients used in cigarettes and other tobacco products.

FDA Debates Tougher Cancer Warning on Tanning Beds

Jan 19 2010 | News

LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Just as millions head to tanning beds to prepare for spring break, the Food and Drug Administration will be debating how to toughen warnings that those sunlamps pose a cancer risk. Yes, sunburns are particularly dangerous.


Radient Pharmaceuticals Signs Research Collaboration Agreement With CeTeCancer

Oct 15 2009 | News

Radient Pharmaceuticals Corporation, a US-based pharmaceutical company, announced today it has entered into a collaboration agreement through its wholly owned subsidiary AMDL Diagnostics, Inc.

NJ Lawmaker Seeks to Limit Electronic Cigarettes

Oct 7 2009 | News

VICTOR EPSTEIN Associated Press Writer PARAMUS, N.J. (AP) — A northern New Jersey lawmaker wants to extend current limits on the availability of tobacco cigarettes to apply to electronic cigarettes to prevent them from being embraced by children.

Study: Lung Cancer Drug Iressa Works For Some

Aug 20 2009 | News

MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Four years after the government severely restricted its use, the lung cancer drug Iressa may be poised to make a comeback: A study concludes it can slow the deadly disease better than standard chemotherapy in certain patients.

FDA Approves Avastin Plus Interferon-Alfa for Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma

Aug 3 2009 | News

Genentech, Inc., a wholly-owned member of the Roche Group, today announced that the FDA approved Avastin(R) (bevacizumab) plus interferon-alfa for people with metastatic renal cell carcinoma, the most common type of kidney cancer.

Prostate Cancer Vaccine Extends Survival in Study

Apr 28 2009 | News

MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Medical Writer CHICAGO (AP) — An experimental treatment added four months to the lives of men with advanced prostate cancer in a study that tested an entirely new approach to fighting the disease, doctors reported Tuesday. Dendreon Corp.

Blogs

When Is Software The Answer To Regulatory Concerns About Your Investigations?

When Is Software The Answer To Regulatory Concerns About Your Investigations?

Jan 30 | John Ager, Technical Consultant, Life Science, Kepner-Tregoe, Inc

Document management software enables investigators to present the information used to reach conclusions clearly and concisely and it helps reviewers to track and approve investigations.

The Benefits of Professional Project Management

The Benefits of Professional Project Management

Jan 13 | Thorsten Vammen, Director at GEA Liquid Processing in Skanderborg, Denmark

Some companies feel that they can project manage new processing facilities themselves, bringing in sub-contracted help only when it’s needed. Self-managing is possible, but there may be a better way.

Multimedia

Battle over Birth Control

Battle over Birth Control

Feb 9 | Video

CNN’s The Situation Room discusses the current dispute over health care coverage for contraception. Will there be a contraception compromise?

Government Seeking $1T Campaign Against Alzheimer's

Government Seeking $1T Campaign Against Alzheimer's

Jan 18 | Video

Government advisors tried to set priorities for a national campaign to treat and manage Alzheimer's disease, which is projected to cost more than a trillion dollars in care by 2050. But as Dr. Jon LaPook reports, the plan does not include any funding.

ADHD Drugs in Short Supply

ADHD Drugs in Short Supply

Jan 11 | Video

Parents of children with attention deficit disorders are forced to travel from pharmacy to pharmacy in search of prescription medicines with no guarantees they will be available.

Study: Link Between Statins And Diabetes

Study: Link Between Statins And Diabetes

Jan 10 | Video

A recent study reveals that women who take statins may have a greate chance of developing diabetes.

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