Oncology News

A 26-year-old woman disfigured by a tumor has received a new face in Poland's second such transplant.

The report stresses, however, that recent budget cuts and years-long flat funding can only delay efforts to translate research into effective treatments for millions of individuals with cancer.

Scancell, a company which grew out of research carried out by a team at the University of Nottingham, reports that results from trials of a vaccine which targets a serious skin cancer have exceeded their highest expectations.

Women with aggressive breast cancer who receive combination targeted therapy with chemotherapy prior to surgery have a slightly improved chance of staying cancer-free, researchers say.

After chemotherapy, surgery and radiation to treat the original tumor might not benefit women with advanced breast cancer, a new study shows.

Leading provider of comprehensive, integrated cancer care is the newest member of a growing network of world-renowned cancer centers and groups By participating in the Strategic Alliance Partnership program, 21st Century Oncology will be able to leverage OncLive's extensive portfolio of print and online channels to raise awareness of the ... (more)

Gaithersburg-based MedImmune and Johns Hopkins University have entered into a five-year, $6.5 million research partnership, the company announced Wednesday.

Champions Oncology , a company engaged in the development of advanced technology solutions and services to personalize the development and use of oncology drugs, in conjunction with Barnabas Health, successfully enrolled the first patient in a groundbreaking breast cancer research trial.

Expected and actual patient enrollment differs by an average 7.1% among the Phase 3 oncology trials examined in a recent Cutting Edge Information study.

With husband Bill Klein by her side, Jen Arnold, star of TLC's The Little Couple is opening up about her fight to get well after her shocking cancer diagnosis exclusively with PEOPLE.

Dear Dr. Roach: For several years, when I have had blood drawn it has shown an elevation in the alkaline phosphatase.

Top left - Jan Van Voorst, top right - Mark Goldstein, bottom left - Cecelia Izzo, bottom right - Hyla Dobaj.

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Champions Oncology , a company engaged in the development of advanced technology solutions and services to personalize the development and use of oncology drugs, announced today that it will announce its financial and operational results for the second quarter ended October 31, 2013 after the market closes on Thursday, December 12. In connection, ... (more)

ProNai Therapeutics Inc. reported promising new results Sunday from an ongoing Phase II study of its lead drug candidate at the 55th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Hematology in New Orleans, La.

"In view of the consistency of the observed levels of miR200 family expression by EMT status, more sensitive EMT-capturing technologies and larger CUP cohorts should be studied for further validation of these data," commented George Pentheroudakis, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Oncology at the University of "Metastasis constitutes the most ... (more)

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The Ethics Institute at Kent Place School, in collaboration with Overlook Medical Center, both in Summit, presented "Having the Conversation: Making Important Health Care Decisions," a community workshop about end-of-life issues.

A first-of-its-kind medical option for patients not able to receive existing treatments, with an emphasis on quality of life Care Oncology Clinic , an independent, private organisation providing oncology treatments, announces today the launch of its first clinic on .

It's a long time holiday tradition in Albany. Phoebe Putney Hospital hosted its Lights of Love tree lighting ceremony tonight.