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Carcinoma Defined
Cancers of the tissues covering body surfaces and lining most body cavities (epithelial tissue). Example of carcinomas include breast, lung, skin, and mouth cancer.
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Two local women participate in 5K Race for the Cure
Published October 12, 2008, 12:51 am, Sugar Land Sun
Two area Fort Bend County women, Rosemary Herron and Pat McWaters, joined thousands of racers and walkers in Downtown Houston on Oct. 4 for the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure.
Lilly Acquires ImClone Systems In $6.5B Transaction
Published October 10, 2008, 3:08 am, PharmaceuticalOnline
Eli Lilly and Company and ImClone Systems Inc. recently announced that the boards of directors of both companies have approved a definitive merger agreement under which Lilly will acquire ImClone through an all cash tender offer of $70.00 per share, or approximately $6.5B.
Etheridge: Knowledge Gave Her Courage
Published October 8, 2008, 11:30 am, CBS News
Rock star and breast cancer survivor Melissa Etheridge is singing out against the disease.
Less Tobacco Exposure Required In Women To Increase Colon Cancer Risk
Published October 7, 2008, 11:08 am, Medical News Today
While smoking poses a health threat to both men and women, women require less tobacco exposure than men to have a significant increased risk for colorectal cancer, according to new research presented at the 73rd Annual ACG Scientific Meeting in Orlando.
Endoscopic Therapy May Offer An Alternative To Surgery
Published October 7, 2008, 11:07 am, Medical News Today
Endoscopic therapy is emerging as an alternative to surgery in patients with esophageal cancer given the low likelihood of spread to the lymph nodes.
Advaxis Incorporated Collaborates on Groundbreaking Listeria Moncoytogenes Immunotherapy Research Discovery
Published October 7, 2008, 7:00 am, Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
NORTH BRUNSWICK, N.J.----Advaxis Incorporated , a developmental biotechnology company, and a team of investigators from the University of Pennsylvania and the Hilman Cancer Center in Pittsburgh recently published a research paper in the October 2008 edition of Cancer Research demonstrating the tumor eliminating properties of a live Listeria monocytogenes vaccine in a variety of different of ...
CeloNova BioSciences To Showcase The CE-Marked CATANIA(TM) Coronary Stent System Featuring NanoThin Polyzene(R)-F At ...
Published October 7, 2008, 4:10 am, Medical News Today
CeloNova BioSciences, Inc. today announced that it will showcase the technology behind the CATANIA(TM) Coronary Stent System featuring a NanoThin Polyzene(R)-F surface treatment during the 20th annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium sponsored by the Cardiovascular Research Foundation October 12-17.
Women Require Less Tobacco Exposure Than Men to Increase Colon Cancer Risk
Published October 6, 2008, 10:23 am, Newswise
While smoking poses a health threat to both men and women, women require less tobacco exposure than men to have a significant increased risk for colorectal cancer, according to new research presented at the 73rd Annual ACG Scientific Meeting in Orlando. In a separate analysis, researchers found smoking may increase the risk of pancreatic cancer precursor lesions, particularly in patients with a ...
Endoscopic Therapy May Offer an Alternative to Surgery
Published October 6, 2008, 10:21 am, Newswise
New research presented at the American College of Gastroenterology's 73rd Annual Scientific Meeting in Orlando evaluated the long-term efficacy of endoscopic mucosal resection, or EMR, in the treatment of patients with early stage esophageal cancer or Barrett's esophagus. Two separate studies suggest EMR is an effective treatment alternative to surgery and generally yields positive long-term ...
Women Require Less Tobacco Exposure Than Men To Increase Colon Cancer Risk
Published October 6, 2008, 8:23 am, Science Daily
While smoking poses a health threat to both men and women, women require less tobacco exposure than men to have a significant increased risk for colorectal cancer, according to new research. In a separate analysis, researchers found smoking may increase the risk of pancreatic cancer precursor lesions, particularly in patients with a strong family history of the disease.
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Sat Oct 11
- Asbestos, Diet, and Mesothelioma - Could Eating Right Prevent One of the Deadliest Cancers?: Probably no cancer is more difficult to treat than asbestoses-ind uced mesothelioma, but not everyone who is exposed to asbestos develops cancer. Could differences in diet explain why some people who have heavy exposure to asbestos do not dev...
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- Liver Cancer Symptoms, Causes, Risk Factors, Treatment, and Prevention on MedicineNet.co m
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma - My Child Has - Children's Hospital Boston
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- CANCER CERVIX: TREATMENT AND ITS PROBLEMS: down staging
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- What Is Mesothelioma: ere are a few basics of what this broad subject has to offer up to any individual who wants to know more about it. Mesothelioma (cancer of the mesothelium) is a disease in which cells of the mesothelium become abnormal and divide without cont...
Tue Sep 16
- Ideas to Get Mesothelioma Cancer Treated: Initially, you should understand how mesothelioma attacks the body. The principal cause of the cancer of mesothelioma is certain materials called "asbe stos" ; these materials have very dangerous effects on the body. Asbestos was emp...
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