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.
Prostate Cancer Solutions Without Surgery – A New Patient Guide for Surviving Prostate Cancer from the Dattoli Cancer Foundation
A new ‘Blue Ribbon’ prostate cancer solutions guidebook what surgeons don’t tell their patients: More men are now choosing high tech radiation therapies for prostate cancer treatment rather than surgery. The most up-to-date and comprehensive book on the subject examines all currently available prostate cancer solutions and explains how radioactive "seeds" and IMRT "smart beams" have made the scalpel and all other prostate cancer treatments increasingly obsolete. - March 21, 2009 - Dattoli Cancer Treatment Center
LegalView Updates Its Mesothelioma Information Portal with Information of Treatment Toxicity Level Testing Among Patients
LegalView recently added updated information to its mesothelioma cancer portal regarding the study of treatment toxicity levels on patients. Several physicians out of Boston are attempting to determine the highest level of medicinal treatments that can be administered without a mesothelioma patient developing toxic levels of the drugs. - March 16, 2009 - LegalView
World's Longest Prostate Cancer Cure Rates Published at Clinical Oncology Meeting
A long-term study revealing the longest reported Prostate Cancer Cure Rates in the world has been presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology in Orlando, last week. - March 08, 2009 - Dattoli Cancer Treatment Center
Lover's Lane Helps in the Fight Against Breast Cancer
Lover’s Lane donated $2,000 to the National Breast Cancer Foundation and $1,596.50 to Susan G. Komen for the Cure for the year 2008. - February 28, 2009 - Lover's Lane & Co.
April 2009 Declared National Safe Handling Awareness Month
National Campaign Aims to Protect Healthcare Workers from Hazardous Drug Exposure. - February 26, 2009 - Carmel Pharma
Free CE Webinar Offered for First-Ever National Safe Handling Awareness Day (April 20, 2009)
Healthcare professionals are invited to participate in a free, one-hour safe handling CE webinar addressing the proper handling of hazardous drugs on April 20, 2009, the inaugural Safe Handling Awareness Day. - February 24, 2009 - Carmel Pharma
Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation Boosts Research Funding by $8 Million
The Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation (PBTF) increased its medical research funding commitments by $8.35 million in 2008. The grants consist of an additional $6 million to the PBTF Institute at Duke University; $1 million to the PBTF Institute at the University of California San Francisco and $1... - February 08, 2009 - Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation
The Roby Institute Offers Research Data Suggesting Hormone Imbalance Like Steve Jobs' Can be Successfully Treated in Less Than 6 Months
The Roby Institute is a clinical and research entity headquartered in Austin, Texas. Other research centers and researchers are in San Antonio, Texas, Boston, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Mumbai, India. The research deals with hormone imbalance disorders which include hormone allergy, weight disorders, fatigue, pain, shortness of breath and sexual dysfunction. It is the view of these researchers that many serious disorders may have a simple hormone imbalance at their root. - February 07, 2009 - The Roby Institute
Hundreds of Bake Sales to be Held Nationwide the Week Before Mother’s Day Supporting Women with Breast Cancer
The Bake for Hope project is hosting the first ever national-wide, 100% volunteer run, series of hundreds of bake sales to run across the country.This event will run the week before Mother's Day in honor of mothers and women everywhere and 100% of the proceeds will go to local Susan G. Komen for the Cure affiliates. Bake for Hope makes it easy for everyone to participate. Volunteers can sign up as bakers and organizers and businesses can host sales at their locations, and anyone can attend. - February 07, 2009 - Cause Good
LegalView Updates Mesothelioma Information Portal with Details of New Treatment for Victims Utilizing Cholesterol Drug
LegalView recently updated its mesothelioma practice area to include details of several new treatment trials for victims of the fatal lung cancer. One such treatment option is the use of a cholesterol drug known as Lovastatin. - February 03, 2009 - LegalView
Rabbit Healthcare Systems’ Rabbit EMR Receives Certification for Their E-Prescribing System
Rabbit Healthcare Systems is pleased to announce that Rabbit EMR received certification as a qualified E-Prescribing system and went live at Lone Star Oncology on January 26, 2009. Medicare defines E-Prescribing as: “The transmission, using electronic media, of prescription or... - January 30, 2009 - Rabbit Healthcare Systems
Rabbit Healthcare Systems of Austin, Texas Selected to Participate in ASCO’s Electronic Health Record Pilot
www.rabbitrecords.com Rabbit Healthcare Systems is pleased to announce it has been selected to participate in the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s EHR Pilot Program to determine whether clinical decision support tools can be effectively utilized by oncologists through the incorporation... - January 28, 2009 - Rabbit Healthcare Systems
Beautorium Embraces Active Sustainable Science in Skincare
beautorium has added active sustainable science brands suki and Sophyto to its growing repertoire of the best in organic and natural beauty. Both offer the latest in organic skincare, and combine cutting edge science with pure, natural actives to deliver breakthrough results. - January 27, 2009 - Beautorium
LegalView Reports Development of a Breakthrough Study Explaining How Asbestos Causes Mesothelioma Cancer
LegalView recently reported of a study by scientists at Ohio State University who are attempting to determine the molecular details of how asbestos fibers bind to human cancer cells. The scientists hope that with the study, they will eventually be able to produce more adequate mesothelioma treatments. - January 01, 2009 - LegalView
LegalView Reports That Skin Cancer Drug May Offer Treatment to Mesothelioma Patients
LegalView recently discovered that scientists in Australia were using a skin cancer cream on mesothelioma-infected mice to determine if the cream could provide any benefits to mesothelioma patients. In a majority of the mice, scientists found the cream "curing" the mesothelioma patients. - December 12, 2008 - LegalView
NuU Medspa Donate to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society® While Spreading Holiday Cheer in the Western Suburbs
NuU Medspa will help raise funds for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society® (LLS) at a local bar, America’s Bar & Grill, Thursday, December 11, 2008. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society fight blood related cancers by conducting research, education and patient services. The mission of... - December 11, 2008 - NuU Unlimited
North American Seminars, Inc. Expands Its Community Outreach Program
North American Seminars, Inc. has donated over $60,000 in cancer related medical supplies to patients across the U.S. In December 2008, North American Seminars expanded its Community Outreach Program. - December 11, 2008 - North American Seminars
NuU Medspa Makes a Difference in Their Hometown of Arizona, Donating to Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center
NuU Medspa support the Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center, Scottsdale Healthcare Shea, by donating to the Scottsdale Healthcare Foundation’s annual Playing for T.I.ME. The proceeds from their 14th annual 2008, Playing for T.I.M.E (Technology/Imaging/Management/Education), event will support the... - December 10, 2008 - NuU Unlimited
Carmel Pharma/PhaSeal Exhibiting at Booth #1127 at ASHP MCM
Offerings Include Live Leakproof Integrity Test w/ Industry Thought Leaders, New Product Demos, Nintendo Wii Raffle and More. - December 05, 2008 - Carmel Pharma
LegalView Informs Mesothelioma Blog Readers of Predisposing Genes Identified by Scientists When Developing Lung Cancer
LegalView recently reported on the discovery of two genes that increase an individual's chances of developing specific types of lung cancer such as mesothelioma. Researchers found that the genes identified in certain individuals may increase their chance of developing certain lung cancers by up to 60 percent. - December 02, 2008 - LegalView
LegalView Informs Small Towns Surrounding a Closed Asbestos Mine of Mesothelioma Risks
LegalView recently alerted residents of several small towns in the state of Vermont to alarming reports that asbestos waste from a closed mine may have been used in road and driveway construction across the area. Asbestos has been linked to the development of an incurable form of cancer known as mesothelioma. - November 21, 2008 - LegalView
Premier Biosoft International and Veridiam Form Strategic Marketing Partnership to Provide Integrated Tissue Microarray Analysis Solution
Powerful software analysis complements a unique product line of novel medical devices designed to enable researchers to assemble and analyze multiple tissue specimens on a single glass slide. - November 21, 2008 - Veridiam Medical
Samir Hanash, Program Head at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center to Give Keynote Speech at GTCbio’s 2nd Oncology Biomarkers Conference on Jan. 19-20 in Miami, FL
Dr. Samir Hanash, Program Head at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, WA will give the keynote address on the discovery and development of biomarkers at the 2nd annual Oncology Biomarkers Conference on January 19-20 in Miami, Florida. Dr. Hanash will present on findings from... - November 19, 2008 - GTCbio
The Breast Cancer Site’s Eighth Anniversary a Success, Money Raised for Free Mammograms
The Breast Cancer Site celebrated its Eighth Anniversary in October by funding 1,488 free mammograms for women in need, the highest total for any one month in 2008. The Breast Cancer Site’s visitors clicked more than 10 million times on the big pink button to pay for 742.8 free mammograms... - November 16, 2008 - GreaterGood
LegalView Informs Readers of Fake Documents for Asbestos Removal Workers Increasing Risks of Mesothelioma Among Americans
LegalView recently alerted readers to a disturbing report from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding thousands of asbestos removal workers who had falsified documents in order to obtain employment. Individuals who remove asbestos must receive authentic certification in order to correctly remove asbestos and decrease the risk of asbestos exposure among citizens. - November 14, 2008 - LegalView
Cigarette Smoking Increases the Risk of Breast Cancer in Some Women
Smoking increases the risk of breast cancer for women who carry mutations in the ataxia-telangiectasia gene. These carriers had the greatest excess cancer risk from age 65 through 80. - November 08, 2008 - Disease Insight Research Foundation
Detroit to Fight Cancer During American Cancer Society Relay For Life Event
Detroit is ready to Relay! Teams are forming for this year’s American Cancer Society 7th Annual Relay For Life of Detroit. The event will again be held on the campus of Marygrove College Saturday, June 20 – Sunday, June 21, 2009. All local churches, businesses, organizations, friends... - November 07, 2008 - Relay For Life Detroit - American Cancer Society
Prostate Cancer Treatment Option Facts
“Prostate Cancer Treatment Options – The Facts” is a comprehensive factual description of 17 mainstream prostate cancer treatment options that was premiered at the Prostate Cancer Research Institute’s annual international conference in Los Angeles on September 6th, 2008. - November 06, 2008 - Dattoli Cancer Treatment Center
The Tigerlily Foundation Founder Maimah Karmo Appeared on the "Oprah Winfrey" Show on Tuesday, September 30, 2008
On the Oprah Winfrey Show, Maimah Karmo, Founder of Tigerlily Foundation shares her experience with breast cancer and discuss how it changed her life at the age of 32. - November 04, 2008 - Tigerlily Foundation
LegalView Informs Americans of Potential Asbestos Dangers Lurking During Home Efficiency Remodels
LegalView reminded readers of the potential asbestos risks that exist when remodeling homes this winter season for more energy efficiency. Lurking in millions of American homes across the country is a potentially deadly contaminant known as asbestos that can be found in home insulation. - October 31, 2008 - LegalView
Ads Running Throughout the City Are Alerting New Yorkers That a Major Cancer is Now Preventable
“So Disfiguring, So Preventable,” the Message about Oral Cancer that is Dominating the City. - October 30, 2008 - OralCDx Laboratories
4th Annual Focus on Leukemia, Lymphoma & Myeloma Conference
This conference is for those whose lives have been affected by blood cancers. - October 20, 2008 - Sun Threadz
Local San Diego Man Fighting Cancer, with a Kayak? Devoted Kayaker Pledges to Paddle for Six-Weeks to Raise Money for Cancer
With October officially Breast Cancer Awareness Month, one man decided to take action to raise money to end cancer, by kayaking for six weeks straight. - October 12, 2008 - Fitness Together
Cameron, MO - Tumor Cluster Town Hall Meeting
Kansas City based law firm Peterson & Associates, P.C. (www.petersonlawfirm.com) is announcing a town hall meeting concerning the outbreak of brain tumors and various cancers in and around Cameron, Missouri being held Saturday, October 11 at 2:00 p.m. at the Countryside Hall, 11411 NE Highway... - October 11, 2008 - Peterson & Associates, P.C.
LegalView Reports Family's Loss of Father Who Died of Asbestos Diseases
LegalView informed readers of a former Exxon Mobil employee who recently died from asbestos-related conditions. The man's family has filed a lawsuit in the 136th District Court against the company alleging his employers knew of the dangers associated with the man's job, but did little to protect his health. - October 10, 2008 - LegalView
LegalView Reports Cancer Risk for St. Louis Residents After Unapproved Asbestos Removal
LegalView recently informed mesothelioma blog readers of improper removal of asbestos in St. Louis that may have left thousands of residents at risk for developing mesothelioma cancer. - October 03, 2008 - LegalView
Forbes Billionaire Naguib Sawiris, Pioneering Philanthropist Ola Ghabbour Honored by Egyptian Diaspora at New York Event
Naguib Sawiris, international entrepreneur from the Middle East who recently was the first private investor to enter North Korea, and Ola Ghabbour, wife of the steel magnate and the catalyst behind the recent building of the first state-of-the-art children’s cancer hospital in the Middle East, are being honored by leaders from the Egyptian diaspora at a NY event on October 18th. - October 02, 2008 - Coptic Orphans
Protein Kinase CK2: New Perspectives of an Old Kinase
Novel, efficient at low micromolar concentrations, and selective CK2 inhibitors [1-7] has been recently designed by OTAVA Ltd., a leading Ukrainian company. To discover new inhibitors, company’s researchers spanned computer-based molecular modeling with chemical synthesis of compounds which were further tested in vitro to investigate their ability to bind to and affect the activity of CK2. The binding modes of inhibitors that target the ATP-binding site of CK2 were also studied. - September 26, 2008 - OTAVA Chemicals Ltd.
Genomic Nanosystems Announces Exclusive Licensing Agreement to Sequenom for the Right to Use Digital PCR in Prenatal Testing and Mass Spectrometry
Genomic Nanosystems, LLC, today announced that it has granted an exclusive license to Sequenom, Inc. (Nasdaq: SQNM) for the right to use Digital PCR in noninvasive prenatal research and diagnostics on a technology, platform and sample independent basis, and has granted the exclusive right to use... - September 22, 2008 - Genomic Nanosystems
Colorectal Cancer Patient to Hike a 160 Mile Long Stretch of the Appalachian Trail
Colorectal Cancer Patient to Hike a 160 Mile Long Stretch of the Appalachian Trail in support of the Colon Cancer Alliance. - September 20, 2008 - Colon Cancer Alliance
Stop Smoking Now
Smokers are being offered two group sessions with a Licensed Psychologist to kick the habit. Dr. Hart has 28 yrs experience in the US and UK using CBT and hypnosis with addictions. - September 15, 2008 - Barry B. Hart, Ph.D.
Cancer, Diabetes, Aids, Autism and Numerous Other Treatments Within Reach by Discovery of 24 Human DNAs, According to Bob Ainuu Afamasaga
New Discovered 24 DNA Sequences from Initial 64 DNA Is Foundation of New “Human Genetic Code Periodic Table” Which Will Make Research for Cures and Treatments of Cancer, Diabetes, AIDS, Autism… Easy According to Bob Ainuu Afamasaga - September 10, 2008 - ALIV LLC
LegalView Informs Americans of Potentially Dangerous Risk of Asbestos Exposure in Home Attic Insulation
LegalView reported alarming details of an increased risk of mesothelioma cancer for millions of Americans, whose homes may be contaminated with asbestos. Homes build between the 1920s and the 1980s have been reportedly likely to contain asbestos riddled-insulation. - September 09, 2008 - LegalView
LegalView Informs Mesothelioma Blog Readers of Asbestos Still in Use in America
LegalView reported on the details of several thousand tons of asbestos still being used in the United States, even though the material has been highly associated with an incurable form of lung cancer. The U.S. Geological Survey reported on the use of asbestos in a 2005 study and found that asbestos was being used in several everyday products. - September 02, 2008 - LegalView
LegalView Reports Results of a Breakthrough Study Investigating Link Between Genetic Predisposition and Developing Mesothelioma Cancer
LegalView informed readers to the results of a scientific investigation studying the potential link between genetic components and developing mesothelioma cancer. Scientists determined that genetic responses occurred after a specific type of asbestos was introduced to cells within the lining of the lungs. - September 01, 2008 - LegalView
BCI Aircraft Leasing and Its President, Brian Hollnagel Supports Susan G. Komen Foundation’s Race for the Cure
Chicago-based BCI Aircraft Leasing, Inc. (“BCI”) today announced it‘s partnership with the Chicagoland Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure® in its annual Race for the Cure. - August 25, 2008 - BCI Aircraft Leasing, Inc.
LegalView Recounts the Results of a Recent Mesothelioma Study That Reported High Survival Rates Among Patients Taking New Treatment
LegalView reported the results of an Italian study to its mesothelioma blog readers; the results detailed a positive outcome and increased survival rate for elderly pleural mesothelioma victims. The study, recently published in a British medical journal, used a combination of two medicinal treatments commonly prescribed separately. - August 16, 2008 - LegalView
The Center for Alternative Medicine is the Home of One of Phoenix’s Top Doctors
Dr. Micheal Leff has been recently recognized as one of Phoenix’s Top Doctors of 2008. The Center for Alternative Medicine is excited to welcome new patients who are seeking an alternative to traditional means of medicine. - August 06, 2008 - Center for Alternative Medicine
LegalView Offers Mesothelioma Blog Readers Details of Disconcerting Request to Decrease Asbestos Regulations from Industry
LegalView informed mesothelioma blog readers of an potentially troubling request by automotive, chemical and mining industries' paid researchers to "water down" asbestos regulations. The industry-hired scientists argued that asbestos is no longer as dangerous, even though several international health organizations have declared no safe level of the material. - August 03, 2008 - LegalView
Dr. Jamie J. LaViola, DMD, Introduces Innovative Oral Cancer Prevention Test to Lake Worth Dental Practice
OralCDx BrushTest™ is the Only Noninvasive Test of Oral Pre-cancer and Cancer. - August 01, 2008 - OralCDx Laboratories