Cancer News

Shares of Introgen Therapeutics Inc. rose more than 11 percent in early trading Monday on news that the company has applied with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market its newest cancer drug.

The BC Cancer Agency is reporting a breakthrough that may lead to better treatment for breast cancer patients.

Members of the Action for Breast Cancer Foundation with several other supporters during a walkathon in Sliema.

About a dozen Batavians gave up the opportunity to sleep in on Friday, opting instead to participate in their city's annual Fourth of July American Dialogue, hosted by Roger Breisch.

The Alberta government will be taking action to prevent the majority of cervical cancers .

Published Saturday, July 5, 2008 at 10:40 p.m. Last updated Saturday, July 5, 2008 at 10:40 p.m. It took only an instant for 58-year-old Gailanne Reeh to go from the picture of health to death's door.

According to the National Cancer Institute, chemotherapy and head/neck radiation therapy put individuals at risk for oral problems like mouth sores, infections and tooth decay.

Three months ago, Alice Morgan noticed a tiny spot just beneath her right eye. She didn't think much of it at the time, but four days later there was a little bleeding, so she decided to have it examined.

Turning Off Half of All Cancers EukekAlert! reports on a mechanism that may reverse half of all cancers - assuming that the cancer cells don't promptly evolve their way around it, that is.

When tumor cells acquire the capacity to move around and invade other tissues, there is a risk of metastases and cancer treatment becomes more difficult.

Editor's Choice Main Category: Depression Also Included In: Cancer / Oncology ; Clinical Trials / Drug Trials Article Date: 05 Jul 2008 - 0:00 PDT An article published in The Lancet finds that cancer patients ...

At least half of the women who are treated for gynaecological cancer often experience significant sexual difficulties.

The Kids Cancer Foundation of South Florida and ImClone Systems Inc., a national oncology pharmaceutical company, held a Family Fun Event on Friday, June 27 at Okeeheelee Park for local kids with cancer.

London, July 4 : Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Centre in Boston are developing a blood test that would help in monitoring lung cancer progression by detecting tumour cells circulating ...

Main Category: Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP Also Included In: Cancer / Oncology Article Date: 04 Jul 2008 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced additional updates to the information it uses in ...

Some Canadian patients are needlessly being sent to the United States to receive one of the world's most costly cancer drugs, largely because a test that can reveal whether the medicine would be futile is ...

As the population of the United States has gotten older, and more women are aware of breast cancer, the number of cases discovered is increasing.

American Association for Cancer Research Chief Executive Officer Margaret Foti, Ph.D., M.D. will receive a degree Honoris Causa in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Catania in Sicily on Friday, July ...

Main Category: Breast Cancer Also Included In: Cancer / Oncology Article Date: 03 Jul 2008 - 4:00 PDT Rising public awareness about breast cancer and the treatments available has greatly improved revenues in ...

July 1, 2008 -- An environmental research and advocacy group claims that four out of five brand-name sunscreens either provide inadequate sun protection or contain chemicals that may be unsafe, but industry ...