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.

Hayes B, Gladstone, MD, Prominent Dermatologic Surgeon Joins California Skin Institute

Dr Hayes B. Gladstone, a nationally prominent dermatologic surgeon joins the California Skin Institute. He will be seeing patients at CSI's Mountain View office. Dr Gladstone specializes in skin cancer, mohs surgery, reconstruction, laser and cosemtic surgery. - October 20, 2014 - California Skin Institute

Prostate Cancer Learning Hub Supports Doctors with Online Education

Designed with busy doctors in mind, the Prostate Cancer Learning Hub from epgonline.org, has been designed to support medical professionals in achieving optimum care for individual patients. - October 18, 2014 - EPG Health Media

A Focused Guide from the World's Experts on Metastatic Spine Tumors

This first volume in the AOSpine Masters Series, recently published by Thieme, integrates the expertise of oncologists and radiology interventionalists with that of master spine surgeons, all of whom are actively involved in the care of patients with metastatic spine tumors. The book provides... - October 15, 2014 - Thieme Publishers

South Nassau Communities Hospital's Gamma Knife Treats Brain Metastses in one Session

Despite its name, the Gamma Knife is not an actual knife, but a stereotactic radiosurgery device that has become a well-accepted standard of care for the minimally invasive treatment of inaccessible or inoperable brain abnormalities. - October 11, 2014 - Mount Sinai South Nassau

LDC Enters First Collaboration with the Helmholtz Association

New cancer therapy approach from the German Cancer Consortium (DKTK). - October 11, 2014 - Lead Discovery Center GmbH

Golf Cart Pink Pad Promotes Play-For-P.I.N.K Fund Raising for Breast Cancer

Michelle Schena, the owner of Elite Seats, a woman owned company in Plaistow NH, that manufactures golf cart seat pads, today introduced the Play-For-P.I.N.K KartMate. KartMate golf cart seat pads are used mostly by women golfers. In August, when Michelle Schena, helped raise $15,000 for breast... - October 09, 2014 - Elite Seats

Voicebrook Announces Participation at 2014 Southeast Chairs and Administrators Conference

Company to demonstrate how its solutions address pathologist needs in a complex academic reporting environment. - September 26, 2014 - Voicebrook, Inc.

Smith Center for Healing and the Arts Announces Expanded Cancer Support Programs

Local health, education and arts nonprofit expands programs to provide healing experiences for those living with cancer - September 25, 2014 - Smith Center for Healing and the Arts

The Cassata Family Foundation Donates $15,000 to Sunrise Day Camp

Rosario S. Cassata, Trustee and Nicole Cassata of "The Frank Cassata Family Foundation" donated $15,000 to Sunrise Day Camp of Wheatley Heights, NY. The Cassata Family Foundation hosted a charity Casino Night event at Westbury Manor. - September 21, 2014 - The Cassata Foundation

Polaris Among Sponsors for Mercy Health Golf Cancer Fundraiser

Polaris was thrilled to attend this year's Mercy Golf Classic in support of the health system's cancer treatment programs. - September 19, 2014 - Polaris Health Directions

Saks Fifth Avenue and Saturday Night Live Partner to Celebrate SNL’s 40th Season and Key To The Cure

Saks Fifth Avenue Tysons Galleria teams up with Tigerlily Foundation for the 2014 Key To The Cure Charity Shopping Weekend. - September 18, 2014 - Tigerlily Foundation

Global Oncology Ablation Market to Reach $801.3 Million by 2020

Increasing ageing population across the globe, technological advancements, rising adoption of these technologies, increasing demand for minimally invasive procedures, and rising risk factors including lifestyle disorders are the major factors which are driving global oncology ablation market. However, high cost of the treatment and various pharmaceutical advancements restrains the market to a certain extent. - September 18, 2014 - Meticulous Research

Lung Cancer Screenings Offer Hope of Early Detection

Heavy smokers in the Triangle will soon have greater access to lung cancer screenings that can significantly reduce death rates. The cancer screenings have been available for years, but will be covered by private insurers beginning in January 2015. Wake Radiology recently became the first NC healthcare provider to earn distinction as a Lung Cancer Screening Center by the American College of Radiology. It currently offers lung cancer screenings at six accredited locations in the Triangle. - September 12, 2014 - Wake Radiology

South Nassau's Radiation Oncology Department Awarded Prestigious Accreditation

The prestigious ACR accreditation is awarded only to facilities that prove during a rigorous peer-review evaluation that they meet specific Practice Guidelines and Technical Standards developed by the ACR. - September 05, 2014 - Mount Sinai South Nassau

Voicebrook to Exhibit at CAP ‘14 -- THE Pathologists’ Meeting

Voicebrook to demonstrate advanced reporting workflows and new product features. - September 03, 2014 - Voicebrook, Inc.

LIVESTRONG at the YMCA Focus Group at The Gateway Family YMCA

The Gateway Family YMCA is organizing a focus group for cancer survivors. - September 01, 2014 - The Gateway Family YMCA

Global Facility Management & Construction Kicks Off Annual Charity Initiative: Global Gives Back

Global Facility Management & Construction has named “J.A.C.K.: Join A Cause for Kids” as the first recipient of their “Global Gives Back” initiative, an annual charitable program designed to give back to the community. Sean and Lauryn Blank will present the donation to... - August 19, 2014 - Global Facility Management & Construction

MMS Holdings and Oncology Trials Insights Form Strategic Partnership to Deliver Comprehensive Oncology Support Services

MMS Holdings Inc., a global clinical research organization that focuses on regulatory submission support for the pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device industries, and Oncology Trials Insights (OTI), an organization of oncology key opinion leaders that architect superior clinical trial... - August 18, 2014 - MMS Holdings Inc.

Polmacoxib Demonstrates Prevention and Treatment Effects in Colorectal Cancer

CrystalGenomics, Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Korea, has reported a positive outcome from an investigational preclinical research conducted, in part, at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center by Dr. Raymond N. DuBois’ laboratory where the... - August 15, 2014 - CrystalGenomics, Inc.

New Pancreatic Cell Antibodies from ALPCO Allow Researchers to Identify and Isolate Major Pancreatic Cell Types

A new menu of pancreatic cell antibodies for the identification and isolation of major human pancreatic cell types is now available from ALPCO. - August 07, 2014 - ALPCO

Announcing Orange Mattress Custom Bedding is Still Manufacturing Hand Crafted Custom Mattresses for Optimal Health and Sleep

Family business since 1902 still makes authentic hand crafted old fashioned natural mattresses and box springs in New Jersey. - August 05, 2014 - Orange Mattress - Custom Bedding

Expressive Writing May Help Breast Cancer Survivors

Asian-American Breast Cancer Survivors Focus of Study - August 03, 2014 - University of Houston

Strathmore’s Who’s Who Honors Darko Sulava with Special Times Square Appearance

Darko Sulava, of St. Albans, Victoria, Australia, has recently been recognized by Strathmore’s Who’s Who for his outstanding contributions and achievements in the Healthcare field. In honor of his accomplishments and professionalism, Dr. Sulava‘s image will be projected over Times Square, New York, on August 8th, 2014. - July 31, 2014 - Strathmore Who's Who

ALPCO Launches Antibodies Supporting Pancreatic Cancer Research

In response to recent reports that pancreatic cancer deaths are on the rise globally, ALPCO has released a line of pancreatic antibodies to provide the research community with reliable tools that can be used to better analyze and understand pancreatic cancer. - July 29, 2014 - ALPCO

Sandler-Kenner Foundation Announces Participation in North Texas Giving Day

Pancreatic cancer foundation will take part in annual charitable giving event. - July 23, 2014 - Sandler-Kenner Foundation

The Gateway Family YMCA Selected to Receive LIVESTRONG® at the YMCA Implementation Grant

Initiative designed to improve quality of life for cancer survivors and their families to launch this fall in Eastern Union County and Northern Middlesex County. - July 15, 2014 - The Gateway Family YMCA

Voicebrook to Exhibit at the 2014 Sunquest User Group Conference

Voicebrook to demonstrate advanced reporting workflows and new product features. - July 11, 2014 - Voicebrook, Inc.

Charles Stiefel is Inaugural Donor to Yale Cancer Center Discovery Fund

High-risk, high-reward fund aims to accelerate cancer research. - July 10, 2014 - Charles Stiefel Philanthropy

Strathmore’s Who’s Who Honors Darko Sulava as a Round Table Member

Darko Sulava, of St. Albans, Victoria, Australia, has recently been recognized as a member of the Strathmore’s Who’s Who Round Table for his outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of Healthcare. - July 09, 2014 - Strathmore Who's Who

Voicebrook to Exhibit at the Association of Pathology Chairs 2014 Annual Meeting

Voicebrook to demonstrate advanced reporting workflows and new product features. - June 26, 2014 - Voicebrook, Inc.

Strathmore’s Who’s Who Honors Darko Sulava as Professional of the Year

Darko Sulava, of St. Albans, Victoria, Australia, has recently been recognized by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Registry for his outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of Healthcare-Skin Cancer and Surgery. - June 25, 2014 - Strathmore Who's Who

iPathwayGuide Now Available in Illumina’s BaseSpace Apps

Advaita Bioinformatics today announced the addition of its iPathwayGuide application to BaseSpace Apps, Illumina’s applications store and informatics community dedicated to advancing genomic analysis. iPathwayGuide is a web based pathway analysis tool that goes beyond the typical statistical... - June 25, 2014 - Advaita Corporation

Teamwork Solutions Wins Big at CajunCode Fest 3.0

Teamwork Solutions Group won the $10,000 Grand Prize at the 2014 CajunCodeFest 3.0 held by the Center for Business & Information Technologies (CBIT) at the University of Louisiana-Lafayette. The yearly two and a half day event showcases the best innovative solutions in coding to help transform... - June 24, 2014 - Teamwork Solutions Group

Choice Cancer Care Has the PD1 Inhibitor Available for Use in the Treatment for Their Cancer Patients

Choice Cancer Care has the Immunotherapy PD1 Inhibitor available for the treatment of cancer. "At Choice Cancer Care, it has been always our goal to change the way patients live with cancer. The new PD-1 Inhibitor treatment is a Breakthrough Therapy for treating patients with advanced... - June 21, 2014 - Choice Cancer Care

Popular Restaurants and Musicians Come Together in Support of Oregon Children's Cancer Awareness Day

The Soulful Giving Foundation is orchestrating the hottest event in East County by bringing together: 4 incredible bands, 14 of Portland’s finest restaurants, Duck Pond wines, premium draft beers, refreshing cocktails, vendor shopping galore, champagne/jewelry raffle, amazing silent auction items, VIP Pdx limousine, free shuttle service from MHCC, and 2 music-filled “Soul Buses” transporting guests from Portland to Troutdale. - June 18, 2014 - Soulful Giving Foundation

New Book Series, The Tales of Reese, Helps Children Coping with Life Threatening Illness, Delays and Setbacks

Penelope’s Wish: Dancing Through Leukemia first book published in series. - June 16, 2014 - Sparkly Ray

Photetica® Will do to the Medical Industry What Elon Musk and Tesla (TSLA) Did to the Automotive Industry

Photetica is now in the clinical trial phase with its game changing medical technology designed to prevent and reverse chemotherapy side effects during chemotherapy treatment at a Rochester, Minnesota based Oncology research and treatment center. - June 12, 2014 - Photetica

Each One, Tell One Receives a Pink-and-White Polka Dot Mini-Cooper to Help with Dense-Breast Tissue Awareness

The official Dangerous Boobs Tour vehicle hit the road last week at MINI of Reno, where the “Dangerous Boobs Tour” unveiled its latest tool, a Mini Countryman. Sandy Raffealli, owner of Bill Pearce Motors of Reno, graciously donated the Mini Countryman, which is wrapped in pink with... - June 12, 2014 - SonoCine, Inc

Solidea Medical Named a Semifinalist in LiveStrong’s Big C competition

Giving help & hope to all people who have lymphedema as a result of cancer treatments. - June 11, 2014 - Solidea Medical

Xecan Announces the World’s First Smart Cancer Care Wristband Wearable RFID Technology That is Seamlessly Integrated with Aria and Mosaiq R & V Systems

Xecan has developed the world’s first wearable RFID wristband that is capable of verifying patients and treatment devices, tracking locations, and providing wait-time notifications in radiation oncology departments. - June 05, 2014 - XECAN

ACT Enters Phase I Human Clinical Trials with First-in-Class Anti-Cancer Drug Candidate

Advanced Cancer Therapeutics (ACT), a privately held company dedicated to bringing new anti-cancer therapies to market, announced today that it has begun clinical trials of PFK-158, a small molecule therapeutic candidate that inactivates a novel cancer metabolism target never before examined in... - June 04, 2014 - Advanced Cancer Therapeutics

The Hero Games Announces The First Annual Hero Games Competition

The first annual Hero Games will take place on June 14, 2014 at the Berlin Fairgrounds in Berlin, CT from 10 am to 2 pm. The Hero Games is a competition with teams from local police and fire departments and the CT Department of Corrections taking part in a challenging a bootcamp-style event. Proceeds from the event benefit the Relay for Life. - May 31, 2014 - Hero Games

Celebrity Hosted Charity Event for Uninsured Cancer Patients

Guinness Book of World Records recipient, Matt Bostic, will be attempting to break current basketball records at the Eastmoreland Courts in Portland, OR. on June 1st, 2014. He will attempt to make 1000 NBA three pointers in one hour; this time shooting for a patient with a brain Tumor. "We... - May 30, 2014 - shootforlife.org