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Reportlinker Adds Cancer Therapeutics: Market Insight & Pipeline Analysis...future global market for cancer therapeutics. This report analyzes in detail the markets for colorectal cancer, prostate cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer, leukemia and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Therapies for other types of cancer are... In this article: Cancer, National Institutes of Health, Leukemia, Breast cancer, Lung cancer, Hodgkin's lymphoma, US, and NEW YORK |
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Medical News Today | September 26, 2009
Funding Boost To Speed Up Cancer Detection For Canadian Research Network Led By University Of Toronto Chemist
...and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), giving them the green light to develop faster ways of detecting leukemia and lung cancer cells. "This funding will lead to healthier lives for Canadians," says Gilbert Walker, a professor...
In this article: Cancer, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, University of Toronto, Leukemia, Medical advice, and Physics
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Seeking Alpha | November 03, 2009
Cramer's Mad Money - Agnico Eagle's Golden Disappointment (11/2/09)
...patent in 2012. Currently Bristol Myers has a Phase III drug for metastic melanoma, Erbitux for colorectal, head and neck cancer, Sprycel for Leukemia, Ixempra for breast cancer and Taxol for breast, lung and ovarian cancer. Sprycel is the...
In this article: Jim Cramer, Pfizer, Bristol Myers, Jarden, Stanley Works, Black & Decker, BHP, 3M, Cancer, and Agnico Eagle Mines
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Sydney Morning Herald - World | July 07, 2009
Race a factor in cancer deaths gap: study
"Patients of all races had the same doctors and received the same state-of-the-art treatments," said the study's lead author, Kathy Albain, a breast and lung cancer specialist at Loyola University's Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center. "It...
In this article: Cancer, Breast cancer, Ovarian cancer, Leukemia, Multiple myeloma, Hormone, and Toxin
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Anticancer Compound Found In American Mayapple
...such as the anticancer drugs etoposide, teniposide, and etopophos, which are used in the treatment of small-cell lung cancer, lymphoblastic leukemia, testicular cancer, and brain tumors. Podophyllotixin derivatives are also used for the...
In this article: Podophyllotoxin, United States, Mayapple, Derivative, Etoposide, Cancer, Testicular cancer, and Mississippi State University
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USC Awarded New $16 Million Cancer Research Center
"We will be primarily describing therapeutic response of non-Hodgkins lymphoma to standard chemotherapy, but additionally ensuring the generality of our approach by investigating acute myelogenous leukemia and non-small-cell lung cancer."
In this article: Cancer, Santa Fe Institute, Stanford University, Applied Minds Inc., Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Medical advice, and Cadre
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Wired: Wired Science | May 13, 2009
The Lasting Fallout of a Nuclear Meltdown's Data Gaps
...of leukemia, lung cancer and all cancers. Where the Columbia study found a 30 percent average increase in lung cancer risk among one group of residents, for example, Wing found an 85 percent increase. And while the Columbia researchers found...
In this article: Three Mile Island, Nuclear power, Waste, Leukemia, Cancer, Columbia University, and Livermore
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Wikipedia | November 04, 2009
Lung cancer
...lung cancer in the United States each year. Because of the five-year survival rate, each year in the U.S. more never-smokers die of lung cancer than do patients of leukemia, ovarian cancer, or AIDS. Radon is a colorless and odorless gas...
In this article: Carcinoma, Cancer, Surgery, Tobacco, Radon, Adenocarcinoma, Small cell lung carcinoma, Gefitinib, and Lobectomy
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Texas Monthly - Texas Monthly | September 15, 2009
A Prayer (and a Recipe) for Cowgirls
Her only son Bruce got leukemia and died just after his 11th birthday. Uncle Bones smoked too many cigarettes, got lung cancer, and left her a widow in her early 50s. I don't know that there's any real lesson to learn from the life of the...
In this article: Praline
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Cell Genesys Halts VITAL-2 GVAX Trial In Advanced Prostate Cancer
...with cancer. The company's lead product platform is GVAX® immunotherapy for cancer, which holds the potential to treat multiple types of cancer including prostate cancer, leukemia, pancreatic cancer and lung cancer. Cell Genesys...
In this article: Cancer, Cell Genesys, Docetaxel, Prednisone, Business operations, Leukemia, and Pancreatic cancer
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Lung cancer is a disease of uncontrolled cell growth in tissues of the lung. This growth may lead to metastasis, invasion of adjacent tissue and infiltration beyond the lungs. The vast majority of primary lung cancers are carcinomas of the lung, derived from epithelial cells. Lung cancer, the most common cause of cancer-related death in men and the second most common in women, is responsible for 1.3 million deaths worldwide
annually. The most common symptoms are shortness of breath, coughing (including coughing up blood), and weight loss.
The main types of lung cancer are small cell lung carcinoma and non-small cell lung carcinoma. This distinction is important because the treatment varies; non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) is sometimes treated with surgery, while small cell lung carcinoma (SCLC) usually responds better to chemotherapy and radiation. The most common cause of lung cancer is long term exposure to tobacco smoke. The occurrence of lung cancer in non-smokers, who account for as many as 20% of cases, is often attributed to a combination of genetic factors, radon gas, asbestos, and air pollution, including second-hand smoke.
Lung cancer may be seen on chest x-ray and computed tomography (CT scan). The diagnosis is confirmed with a biopsy. This is usually performed via bronchoscopy or CT-guided biopsy. Treatment and prognosis depend upon the histological type of cancer, the stage (degree of spread), and the patient's performance status. Possible treatments include surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy. With treatment, the five-year survival rate is 14%.
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