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Health systems explore how to meet the needs of an increasing number of breast cancer survivors
Dec 30, 2014
More women are surviving breast cancer - and living longer - but the number of oncologists has remained steady, leaving a gap in care for many of the over 2. Read More
FDA approves pathogen reduction system to treat platelets
Dec 30, 2014
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the Intercept Blood System for platelets, the first pathogen reduction system to treat single donor apheresis platelets. Read More
FDA approves Lynparza to treat advanced ovarian cancer
Dec 30, 2014
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted accelerated approval to Lynparza (olaparib), a new drug treatment for women with advanced ovarian cancer associated with defective BRCA genes, as... Read More
Study shows how lung cancer cells 'come unstuck' and spread
Dec 29, 2014
A new study uncovers the mechanism that allows lung cancer cells to become unstuck from their neighbors, allowing them to spread to other parts of the body. Read More
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia: Jazz Pharmaceuticals receives FDA approval for intravenous administration of Erwinaze
Dec 29, 2014
Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the intravenous administration of Erwinaze® (asparaginase Erwinia chrysanthemi). Read More
Cyramza approved in EU for advanced gastric cancer
Dec 29, 2014
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Thousands more people get urgent lung cancer tests thanks to cough campaign, UK
Dec 29, 2014
Following a campaign urging people with a persistent cough to visit their doctor, there has been a surge of lung cancers diagnosed at an early enough stage for the patients to receive surgery which... Read More
Airline pilots can be exposed to cockpit radiation similar to tanning beds
Dec 28, 2014
Airline pilots can be exposed to the same amount of UV-A radiation as that from a tanning bed session because airplane windshields do not completely block UV-A radiation, according to a research... Read More
Machine learning reveals unexpected genetic roots of cancers, autism and other disorders
Dec 28, 2014
In the decade since the genome was sequenced in 2003, scientists and doctors have struggled to answer an all-consuming question: Which DNA mutations cause disease? Read More
FDA clears Olympus' Narrow Band Imaging® for effective targeting of bladder cancer biopsies and improved visualization of tumor margins
Dec 28, 2014
Studies show NBI visualizes Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer (NMIBC) lesions in additional 17 percent of patients and 24 percent additional tumors - a turning point for identifying the costly... Read More
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