Incredibly, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently approved a new drug for breast cancer patients. On Friday, the FDA gave its approval for Novartis’s new breast cancer drug, which will expand the available options for patients in …
A new landmark clinical study is taking place to determine the best ways to prevent cancer. St. Joseph’s Hospital, a cancer treatment center in Florida, is helping the ACS find “cancer fighters” living near Tampa Bay who wish to …
Between 1938 and the early 1970’s, up to six million women worldwide were prescribed Diethylstilbestrol (DES), a synthetic hormone meant to prevent a miscarriage. On January 19, 2012, fifty three woman were given the green light in a Boston …
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center just got a turbo boost! This week, Gov. Perry made public the creation of the Institute for Applied Cancer Science which is aimed at turning scientific discovery into actual therapies!
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Could we one day see a vaccine for certain types of cancer? Those at the Laboratory of Tumor Immunology and Biology, Center for Cancer Research at the National Cancer Institute are hoping so! Here’s the quick abstract:
Purpose: PANVAC …
What if there was a miracle vaccine that could program people’s immune systems to locate and obliterate malignant cells? What if there was a guarantee that after surgical removal of tumors, radiation and chemotherapy a person could get vaccinated …
Get out your Gold Ribbons! On September 1, 2011, Barack Obama proclaimed that September 2011 is National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.
The Facts About Childhood Cancer:
According to a recent ABC News story, a new experimental drug being tested in a number of clinical trials around the country have given both doctors and patients new optimism in the battle against certain types of cancer. The …
