Cancer News

Discover the latest advancements in prevention, early detection, research, treatment, products and services for those affected by cancer and involved in treatment. This section includes organizations raising awareness and funds for cancer research, companies developing technology and medications for cancer treatment and legal and public policy announcements related to carcinogens and cancer care.

Global Circulating Tumor Cells Prognostic Technologies Market Analysis: Technologies, Applications and Forecast to 2020, New Research Study by iHealthcareAnalyst, Inc.

Circulating Tumor Cells Prognostic Technologies Market by Technology (Tumor Cell Enrichment, Centrifugation, Filtration, Immunological Methods, Tumor Cell Detection, Molecular Methods, Optical Methods), and Application (Breast Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Lung Cancer, Ovarian Cancer and Pancreatic Cancer) 2016-2020 - January 27, 2017 - iHealthcareAnalyst, Inc.

Military Combat Veteran Serves Again in the Fight Against Breast Cancer After Losing Mom

A Night of Fashion is an incredible charity event held at the exquisite Callanwolde Fine Arts Center on Thursday, April 6, 2017 from 7:00pm to 9:30pm to support the programs of I Will Survive, Inc. Save the date by getting tickets today. - January 26, 2017 - I Will Survive, Inc.

New Study Derives Prostate Cancer Heat Map & Analysis Along with Clinical Benchmarks for Therapies During 2016-2022

Report has been prepared based on an in-depth market analysis with inputs from industry experts. The report covers the market landscape and its growth prospects over the coming years. The report also includes a discussion of the key vendors operating in this market. - January 20, 2017 - Market Research Hub

Global Cancer Diagnostics Market Analysis: Diagnostics Methods, Applications and Forecast to 2020, Reports iHealthcareAnalyst, Inc.

Cancer Diagnostics Market by Diagnostic Method such as Biopsy Test (Bone Marrow, Endoscopic, Needle Biopsy), Endoscopy Test (Bronchoscopy, Colonoscopy, Colposcopy, Sigmoidoscopy), Diagnostic Imaging (CT, MRI, PET, Mammography, Ultrasound), and Detection of Cancer-Specific Tumor Biomarkers, and by Application (Organ or Cell-Specific Cancer Types such as Blood, Breast, Colorectal, Kidney, Liver, Lung, Ovarian, Pancreatic, Prostate Cancer) 2016-2020. - January 20, 2017 - iHealthcareAnalyst, Inc.

Big Pharma Perspective on Adaptive Clinical Trial Designs

Boehringer-Ingelheim, Grünenthal and AstraZeneca to discuss company approach to applied clinical trials. - January 19, 2017 - SAE Media Group

G&L Scientific Inc. Announces Opening of New Offices in Cambridge, Massachusetts

G&L Scientific Inc, the leading provider of clinical and scientific consulting and resource to the healthcare industry (http://www.gandlscientific.com), has announced the opening of new offices in Cambridge, Massachusetts, strengthening and improving access to its expanding team of clinical and scientific consultants and contractors. This is the latest step in G&L’s expansion of its global clinical consulting services throughout the United States. - January 19, 2017 - G&L Scientific Inc

New Radiotherapy Center in Ebersberg Partners with humediQ to Enhance Patient Safety and Efficiency

On December 12th, 2016, a new radiotherapy center has opened its doors in Ebersberg, Germany. The center is working closely with humediQ in offering the highest standard of patient safety during cancer treatment. Radiotherapy center Ebersberg is a representative office of the renowned clinic in... - January 11, 2017 - HUMEDIQ global GmbH

Radon Exposure is Leading Cause of Lung Cancer Among Non-Smokers

January is National Radon Action Month and Waukesha County health officials are encouraging homeowners to check their home's radon levels. Exposure to radioactive radon gas is the leading cause of lung cancer among non-smokers nationwide. “Radon is an easily mitigated heath risk. The small... - January 05, 2017 - Waukesha County Recycling

Leah A. Rivera Recognized as a Professional of the Year by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication

Leah A. Rivera of Duarte, California has been recognized as a Professional of the Year for 2016 by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Edition for her outstanding contributions and achievements for almost 20 years in the field of healthcare. About Leah A. Rivera Ms. Rivera is the Lead... - December 21, 2016 - Strathmore Worldwide

Bioprognos Obtains the CE Marking for Its Algorithm to Support the Diagnostic of Lung Cancer

Bioprognos obtains the CE Declaration of Conformity for its algorithm to support the diagnostic of lung cancer after complying with the requirements of the European directive on medical devices and implementing a quality management system according to the standard UNE-EN ISO 13485:2016. - December 19, 2016 - Bioprognos SL

Phi Life Sciences Launches Licensed Prostate Mitomic Test (PMT™) for Prostate Cancer Risk

Phi Life Sciences (Phi), a molecular diagnostic and laboratory service company that empowers physicians to deliver precision treatments and diagnostics to improve patient care and health, announced today that it has launched the Prostate Mitomic Test (PMT™) that is licensed from MDNA Life... - December 19, 2016 - Phi Life Sciences

Susan J. Littman, M.D. Honored as a Strathmore’s Who’s Who Lifetime VIP Member

Susan J. Littman, of Maple Glen, Pennsylvania, has been recognized as a Lifetime VIP Member by Strathmore’s Who’s Who for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of Oncology. - December 17, 2016 - Strathmore Who's Who

Fierce Innovation Awards: Life Sciences Edition Announce Finalists, Innovative Biochips Recognized

Innovative Biochips LLC has been selected as a finalist in Fierce Innovation Awards 2016 for its innovative product, Automated Yeast Aging Analysis System. - December 15, 2016 - Innovative Biochips

New Study Explores Market Pipeline Analysis of Salivary Gland Cancer in H2 2016

The report provides comprehensive information on the therapeutics under development for Salivary Gland Cancer, complete with analysis by stage of development, drug target, mechanism of action (MoA), route of administration (RoA) and molecule type. - December 04, 2016 - Market Research Hub

Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia Drug Pipeline Analysis and Therapeutic Assessment, H2 2016

Report Provides provides broad information on the therapeutics under development for Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (Oncology), with the complete analysis by stage of development, drug target, route of administration (RoA), mechanism of action (MoA) and molecule type. - November 30, 2016 - Market Research Hub

A Rare Transition of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Into Classical Hodgkin Disease Reported in PiscoMed's Journal AMOR

Researchers document first reported case of an intermediate stage of lymphoma transformation - November 26, 2016 - PiscoMed Publishing Pte Ltd

Global Cancer Technology, Inc. Signs Licensing Agreement with the University of California San Diego

Announcing an agreement to purchase patent and IP technology from UCSD for a novel way to track medical instruments using Nano Quantum Dots - November 25, 2016 - Global Cancer Technology, Inc

The Children's Security Blanket to Ensure Families of Children Battling Cancer Experience More Joy and Less Worry for the Holidays

Anonymous donors enable nonprofit to provide an early Christmas for many families. - November 14, 2016 - Children's Security Blanket

South Nassau Communities Hospital Surgeon Named to "America's Best Physicians"

The NCAB is a private research organization dedicated to providing consumers information about the finest professionals across the nation. - November 06, 2016 - Mount Sinai South Nassau

The Gateway Family YMCA Offers LIVESTRONG® at the YMCA

A physical activity and well-being intitative for cancer survivors. - November 01, 2016 - The Gateway Family YMCA

Mary’s Center Receives Grant from the American Cancer Society and the National Football League to Fight Breast Cancer in Washington DC

The American Cancer Society and NFL have awarded Mary’s Center a grant to provide breast cancer education, outreach and navigation, and help individuals access screenings in Washington, DC. - October 21, 2016 - Mary's Center

Nerviano Medical Sciences Presents Data Regarding a Potent New Cytotoxic Molecule for ADC Generation

NMS-P945 is a potent, innovative and proprietary cytotoxic molecule in the nms pipeline, hbighly suited to conjugation with targeted antibodies. - October 20, 2016 - NMS Group

NAPBC Accredits South Nassau Communities Hospital's Center for Breast Health

To achieve the re-accreditation, South Nassau demonstrated its compliance with standards established by the NAPBC to provide the best possible care to patients with diseases of the breast. - October 19, 2016 - Mount Sinai South Nassau

Gastric Cancer Foundation Event Promotes Research Funding to Improve Treatments and Save Lives - "A Cause for Hope" on November 18 in the San Francisco Bay Area

Stomach Cancer is the third leading cause of cancer deaths in the world, and is increasingly affecting young people. Yet only a tiny fraction of the nearly 1M gastric cancer sufferers worldwide have well-defined tumor mutations that can be addressed with current treatment options. To increase funding for the disease and encourage more researchers to focus on stomach cancer treatment, the Gastric Cancer Foundation will hold its Annual Event, A Cause for Hope, November 18 in the SF Bay Area. - October 17, 2016 - Gastric Cancer Foundation

FlexPrint Hosts Annual Golf Tournament to Support Children Touched by a Parent's Cancer

National Managed Print Provider Hosts 11th Annual Golf Invitational Benefiting Camp Kesem. - October 16, 2016 - Flex Technology Group

Details on Shocking Fundraiser for Children with Cancer

Company Raises Thousands for 3, 11 and 13-Year-Old’s While Playing Golf - October 14, 2016 - Residential Home Funding Corp.

Proton Partners International and humediQ GmbH Partner to Deliver Safe Radiotherapy

Proton Partners International has partnered with humediQ GmbH to achieve its goal of creating centres of excellence for advanced cancer treatment in the UK and beyond by providing the latest, most advanced technology in radiotherapy patient monitoring. Proton Partners International will operate... - October 03, 2016 - HUMEDIQ global GmbH

Tigerlily Foundation President and Breast Cancer Advocate, Maimah Karmo, Featured by Oprah Winfrey on OWN TV

Tigerlily Foundation is excited that its President and Breast Cancer Advocate, Maimah Karmo, was featured by Oprah Winfrey on OWN TV's "Where Are They Now," highlighting the organization's work supporting young women - before, during and after breast cancer. - October 01, 2016 - Tigerlily Foundation

New Breast Cancer Knowledge Centre Launches on epgonline.org, the Website for Healthcare Professionals

A new clinical resource has launched on epgonline.org this week. The Breast Cancer Knowledge Centre is intended for oncologists and other healthcare professionals involved in the treatment and care of patients with this condition. Breast cancer is the second most common cancer worldwide. It has... - October 01, 2016 - EPG Health Media

Children with High Grade Brain Tumors Will Soon be Able to Receive Cutting Edge Oncolytic Virus Therapy

Re-engineered Polio Virus with Dramatic Response in Adults to be Made Available to Children in a Phase 1 Clinical Trial Jointly Funded by The Andrew McDonough B+ Foundation and Solving Kids’ Cancer. - September 30, 2016 - Solving Kids' Cancer

Aspiria Partners with Gilda’s Club Simcoe Muskoka to Bring You OnCallogic

Mental health assistance provider Aspiria Corp. has partnered with Gilda's Club Simcoe Muskoka to launch OnCallogic, a service designed to educate and support employees dealing with cancer in the workplace. - September 30, 2016 - Aspiria Corp.

IDI Consulting Supports Blood Cancer Research Through Light The Night Walk

The Pittsburgh-based IT company is lending its support to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society to create a better outlook for children with cancer. - September 29, 2016 - IDI Consulting

Katherine E. Paton Has Recently Been Recognized by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Publication

Katherine E. Paton, of Vancouver, British Columbia, has been honored as a Top Female Executive of Strathmore’s Who’s Who and Woman of the Month for October, 2016. This honor has been bestowed for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of Education. - September 27, 2016 - Strathmore Who's Who

Voicebrook to Display Fast and Accurate Reporting Solution at the College of American Pathologists Annual Meeting

Voicebrook will attend the CAP annual meeting for the 11th year in a row and demonstrate the only speech recognition based reporting solution tailored specifically to Pathology - September 23, 2016 - Voicebrook, Inc.

Bioscience Americas Announces New Cellular Immunotherapy Treatment

The treatment represents a breakthrough therapy that incorporates advanced stem cell protocols. - September 20, 2016 - Bioscience Americas

The SGC Releases Enabling Information to Accelerate Drug Discovery

Data packages provide a crucial link between human genetics and disease biology to accelerate drug discovery in cancer and malaria. - September 13, 2016 - The SGC

Stefan Gluck, VP, Celgene to Speak at GTCbio’s 2nd Cancer Diagnostics Conference (Nov. 2016)

Stefan Gluck, Vice President, Global Medical Affairs at Celgene, to speak at GTCbio’s 2nd Cancer Diagnostics Conference (Nov 7-8, 2016 in San Francisco, CA). - September 09, 2016 - GTCbio

Dr. Sergey Kalitenko Publishes New Book, "Fighting Cancer, Beating Cancer"

Holistic practitioner provides unique explanations and simple strategies for making the right decision - September 08, 2016 - Sergey Kalitenko Physician PC

New Children Book Launched

Chief Executive Officer, Gracie Bradford, of MBradford Management Associates LLC announces the addition of a new component of the employee training and development consulting business through the launch of a book just in time for September National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. The new addition reaches a wider audience benefiting from the company’s approach to learning. In addition to the healthcare sector, training now includes parents, education administrators, pet lovers, and teachers. - September 03, 2016 - MBradford Management Associates LLC

America’s Registry of Outstanding Professionals 2016 Professional of the Year, Dr. Susan J. Littman, is Now Slated to be the 2017 Professional of the Year

Dr. Susan J. Littman of Ambler, Pennsylvania was selected as Professional of the Year 2016 in Oncology by America’s Registry of Outstanding Professionals. America’s Registry is proud to honor her as Professional of the Year 2017 in Oncology. - August 25, 2016 - America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals

PBTF Unites with We Can to Form California Chapter

The We Can Pediatric Brain Tumor Network is now the California Chapter of the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation. - August 25, 2016 - Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation

Richard E. Greenberg, MD, FACS Recognized as a Professional of the Year by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication

Richard E. Greenberg, MD, FACS of Rockledge, Pennsylvania has been recognized as a Professional of the Year for 2016 by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Edition for his outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of healthcare. About Richard E. Greenberg, MD, FACS Dr. - August 20, 2016 - Strathmore Worldwide

The Becca Foundation Upgrades Website in 2016

Providing new and important resources for everyone touched by cancer. - August 16, 2016 - The Becca Foundation

Cancer Therapeutic Target Genes Identified on Chromosome 20q, According to Study Published by PiscoMed's Advances in Modern Oncology Research Journal

Research suggests that multiple genes contribute to cancer patients’ overall survival. - August 04, 2016 - PiscoMed Publishing Pte Ltd

World Record in RVA Honoring Those Affected by Cancer

Art on Wheels and VCU Massey Cancer Center Extend Collection Deadline and Host New Event at Diversity Thrift for Registration - July 20, 2016 - Art on Wheels

Targeting Cancer with 5 Key Spotlight Sessions on the Latest Therapy Breakthroughs

SMi's 5th annual Cancer Vaccines event will showcase 5 key spotlight sessions on the latest advances in vaccine development and cancer therapy breakthroughs when it returns to Central London this autumn. 1. Vaccine Design and Formulation Highlights will include two case studies presented by... - July 20, 2016 - SAE Media Group

Washington DC-Based Fairlington Dental Supports National Charity Addressing the Psychosocial Needs of Children with Cancer and Their Families

Fairlington Dental Raises Funds, Donates Items and Gives Their Time to The Mattie Miracle Cancer Foundation, which Makes It Possible for Mattie Miracle to Provide for the Psychological, Emotional and Social Needs of Children with Cancer. - July 06, 2016 - Mattie Miracle Cancer Foundation