Oncology News

Dr. Tolga Tuncer , a native of the United States who was raised in Ankara, Turkey, has joined the center, which is a collaboration of Borgess Health and Bronson Healthcare Group Tuncer completed four medical fellowships, the most recent in hematology and oncology at the University of Arizona Cancer Center in Tucson.

Pfizer Inc, which has been on a hot streak with three recent approvals of cancer drugs, stumbled on Monday, saying it was halting a late-stage trial of a drug for aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma after independent monitors found it was not likely to improve survival.

Cancers of all types become most deadly when they metastasize and spread tumors throughout the body.

It is well known that HPV can lead to deadly cervical cancer in women, but the virus is causing cancer in men as well.

AstraZeneca announced that three of its cancer compounds - moxetumomab pasudotox, olaparib and selumetinib - will be moving forward to Phase III clinical development.

The costly form of radiation therapy that has become the norm for prostate cancer in the United States may be no better than the older, cheaper variety -- at least for some men, a new study suggests.

Ignyta, Inc. announced today that it has acquired Actagene Oncology, Inc., effective May 20, 2013.

Bendigo Health has been named as one of this year's Dry July beneficiaries, with money to go towards a revamp of its oncology unit.

Genome sequencing of head and neck cancers may quickly-and soon-spur new therapies.

Two-year-old Heaven Mesa of Victorville, was all smiles as Walter's Children's Charity Classic founders, Steve and Cathy Kienle, presented Loma Linda University Children's Hospital with a check for $172,500 on Tuesday, April 23, 2013.

It happened seven years ago, but Mary Hemrajani still tears up when she recounts her breast cancer ordeal.

Middle-aged men who stayed fit were less likely to die from three common cancers after being diagnosed than those who were out of shape, research found.

Charity Long said she underwent a double mastectomy in December 2009 months after she detected a lump on her right breast.

Journal of clinical oncology , Vol. 29, No. 3. , pp. 257-263, doi:10.1200/jco.2010.28.7078 Regular sunscreen use prevents cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma long term, but the effect on melanoma is highly controversial.

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Imaging scans following treatment for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma do little to help detect a relapse, a Mayo Clinic study has found.

A phase II study of neoadjuvant EndoTAG-1 - a composition of the cytostatic drug paclitaxel combined with neutral and positive lipids - has met its primary efficacy endpoint in patients with HER2-negative high-risk breast cancer.

Dr. Awtry of Beth Israel Deaconess & Lawrence General Hospital to Speak on Aging Women's Health and Cancer in North Andover May 20th On Monday, May 20 th at 7:30pm Dr.

A PERTH mother, who was diagnosed with cancer just after she lost her husband to the disease, has made a desperate plea to the Government to subsidise a $50,000 drug which will help to save her life.

Kelly Vanek, a runner, cyclist and triathlete, was listening to sports talk radio in the car when the conversation shifted to Angelina Jolie .