Suffering well: a young pastor, incurable cancer, and a trial of faith
Matt Chandler doesn’t feel anything when the radiation penetrates his brain. It could start to burn later in treatment.
Boy with cancer treated for TB for two years
An eight-year old boy in Uttar Pradesh was treated for tuberculosis for two years when he was actually suffering from cancer, a senior doctor at the Balrampur Hospital said.
Breakthrough Cancer Pain is Top Challenge for Cancer Patients, Even When Using Pain Treatments, A New Survey Reveals
American Pain Foundation Launches New Resources to Help
BALTIMORE, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Pain is one of the most common, yet misunderstood and feared symptoms of cancer.
Dubai opens plant to produce drug for cancer patients
A high-tech facility was inaugurated here in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to manufacture a drug required in PET (Positron Emission Tomography) scan for cancer patients.
Overcoming Taxane Resistance In Cancer
Proteomics study reveals a protein that, when suppressed, makes cancers more susceptible to chemotherapyTaxanes, a group of cancer drugs that includes paclitaxel (Taxol®) and docetaxel (Taxotere®), have become front-line therapy for a variety of meta…
Cancer Metabolism Therapeutics Innovator, Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals, Announces Completion of More Than $6MM in Private Equity Financing
CRANBURY, N.J., Jan. 26 /PRNewswire/ — Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals Inc., a privately held, clinical stage oncology-focused pharmaceutical company, has announced the closing of its Series B-4 private equity financing of $6,175,000.
Physical Activity Associated With Healthier Aging
Studies in Archives of Internal Medicine detail associations between exercise and cognitive function, bone density and overall healthPhysical activity appears to be associated with a reduced risk or slower progression of several age-related conditions …
Engineering A New Way To Study Hepatitis C
Advance that could allow scientists to develop and test new treatments for the diseaseResearchers at MIT and Rockefeller University have successfully grown hepatitis C virus in otherwise healthy liver cells in the laboratory, an advance that could allo…
INSYS Therapeutics, Inc. Announces Completion of Efficacy Trial for Fentanyl Sublingual Spray
PHOENIX, Jan. 25 /PRNewswire/ — INSYS Therapeutics, Inc. announced today the successful completion of the Phase III efficacy clinical trial for its fentanyl sublingual spray product candidate. The product is being developed for the treatment of …
Project seeks genetic basis of childhood cancer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Researchers announced a new project on Monday to sequence all the genes in childhood tumors to try to discover previously unknown causes of cancer.