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Herceptin (trastuzumab), Avastin (bevacizumab) and oral Xeloda (capecitabine) continue to offer new and better treatment options for breast cancer patients allowing women to live longer or disease free for longer if the medicines are given before and...
Campaigners welcome Herceptin announcement December 10, 2008, 12:13 pm Campaigners have welcomed news that a 12-month course of the drug Herceptin will now be available for breast cancer sufferers. Women who paid for Herceptin treatment privately between...
Tags: breast cancer, cancer, women, health, Herceptin
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Sunquest Information Systems , Inc., a market leader in laboratory and diagnostic information systems , today announced that it received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the Sunquest Transfusion Manager (TRM) software application.
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Chemotherapy immediately following initial surgery (adjuvant chemotherapy) is an important part of breast cancer treatment and has been proven to decrease the risk of cancer recurrence. Ixabepilone recently received FDA approval for treatment of advanced...
Tags: cancer, breast, research, tumors, health, breast cancer
According to a recently released report by the World Health Organization, the number of deaths secondary to cancer will be doubled by 2030. Health officials believe the increase in world population, better techniques in diagnosing cancer along with more...
Tags: cancer, heart disease, developing countries, The World Health Organization, U.N. World Health Organization
A recent study from the University of Minnesota , published in Cancer Prevention Research , found a broccoli compound may help protect against lung cancer in smokers. While it's safe to say that smoking should be avoided all together, the results suggest...
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Goody said she's concocted a story about her cancer to make it seem less alarming to her two young sons. Bobby and Freddie - so made up a tale to comfort the youngsters. Former Big Brother star Jade also told Phil Schofield and Holly Willoughby on This...
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It is time to end all of the “disease awareness” weeks, days and months. If you believe that form follows thought, these types of events are perpetuating the very things that people are trying to end. While noble...
Tags: HEALTH, DISEASE, AIDS, CANCER, LAW OF ATTRACTION