December 13, 2007 – 2:45 pm
British drug company GlaxoSmithKline has signed an incentive-laden financing deal worth as much as $1.4 billion to private Redwood City biotechnology company OncoMed Pharmaceuticals, which is developing drugs against cancer stem cells.
OncoMed is trying to make the benefits of cancer treatment more lasting by designing antibodies to help destroy cancer stem cells, a small subset […]
December 11, 2007 – 2:47 pm
Ashley Wilk is a secret Santa who gives all year long.
While the recipients don’t know her and the 17-year-old gift-giver doesn’t know them, they already have a bond. They’ve battled cancer.
“I was once in their shoes. I wish I could do even more to help them. Even to know I can help them out a […]
December 11, 2007 – 2:45 pm
Ovarian cancer — often an aggressive, silent killer of women — could soon be diagnosed much faster with new technology developed at the University of South Florida.
GeoPharma, a Florida-based firm, has acquired worldwide patent rights from the university’s research foundation for a test for early detection of ovarian cancer using a patient’s urine sample.
Right now, […]
December 9, 2007 – 8:53 am
(The Politico) Chronically ill Democratic Rep. Julia Carson of Indiana told the Indianapolis Star over the weekend that she has terminal lung cancer but did not say if she intended to run for reelection or resign early as a result of the illness.
Carson’s detoriating health has been apparent on Capitol Hill, with a rotating series […]
December 7, 2007 – 8:52 am
LONDON: A new research has revealed that having two portions of whole grains such as wholemeal bread and brown rice on a daily basis may almost halve the risk of developing pancreatic cancer.
According to the research, carried out by the University of California, San Francisco, a diet rich in these ingredients and other whole […]
December 5, 2007 – 8:52 am
CTV.ca News Staff
Women who live in cities have denser breasts than those who live in suburban and rural areas, making them more likely to develop breast cancer, according to a study presented Monday at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America.
Breast tissue in women may be fatty or glandular or a mixture […]
