October 30th, 2007
Thallion Pharmaceuticals’ novel anti-cancer drug which offers two modes of action – ECO-4601 – showed positive results from its Phase I/II clinical trial.
According to Pierre Falardeau, Ph.D., chief operating officer at Thallion Pharmaceuticals in Montreal, Canada:
”In 26 patients with advanced solid tumors, treatment with ECO-4601 is safe and well tolerated, including at doses yielding plasma […]
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October 30th, 2007
A possible biomarker for colon cancer in people aged 50 and younger have been identified by Mayo Clinic researchers.
Colon cancer, also called colorectal cancer or bowel cancer, includes cancerous growths in the colon, rectum and appendix.
It’s the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States, affecting nearly 145,000 people each year.
The first cases […]
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October 28th, 2007
This past week I received the book “Everyone’s Guide to Cancer Survivorship - A Road Map for Better Health” sent by a representative of the Andrews McMeel Publishing for my review.
The said book is authored by Ernest M. Rosenbaum, M.D. et al.
I’ve yet to finish reading, I just want the sender to know that I’ve […]
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October 24th, 2007
I am literally under a very bad weather. Meanwhile, I hope your enjoy and find informative, the following cancer links:
Heparanase Inhibitor, Potential Anti-Cancer Drug Candidate
Cancer Prevention, Diet and Functional Foods
Women Opting for Double Mastectomies
Breast Cancer Victims Subject to Hurtful Reactions
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October 23rd, 2007
Cancer is said to be metastatic once cancer in one body spreads to other body parts. In lay man’s term, the spreading of cancer to other locations.
When cancer becomes metastatic, it becomes an advanced stage cancer that is most often difficult to treat because the cancer becomes unresponsive to typical treatment.
Like metastatic breast cancer that […]
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October 22nd, 2007
If you buy an Etón FR400 Special Edition Pink Crank-Powered Emergency Radio with AM/FM, NOAA and TV-VHF, Etón will donate 5 percent of the purchase price to breast cancer research.
In lieu of this month’s Breast Cancer Awareness, you can buy this special pink emergency radio and help donate to breast cancer research.
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October 19th, 2007
I have a newly found cancer blog: Battling Cancer of the Hart-Empire-Network (H-E-N).
Battling Cancer is one of the many blogs in H-E-N’s Battling for Health section whose new blogger (Lesly Maranan) took over the blog recently (as i started blogging in HEN’s Battling Arthritis blog, Battling Arthritis).
It is great to know that even if some […]
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October 18th, 2007
Rain clouds seem to have made my part of the world its indefinite home. The skies over us haven’t been clear for a week now and looks like will stay that way for several more days that hopefully won’t make it to Christmas-time like it did last year.
The words low pressure area, monsoon rains sound […]
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October 17th, 2007
In an effort to reach young adults and teens with a smoking prevention message, the American Cancer Society is attempting a video contest on YouTube.
Join the Great American Smokeout Video Contest by creating a video telling in a minute or less why you shouldn’t smoke and then post it on YouTube.
Watch the promotional video.
First […]
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October 16th, 2007
We could go on and on about anti-cancer ingredients found in plants, vegetables and fruits but we all know that most anti-cancer ingredients found in plant extracts won’t have the beneficial effects unless we eat a daily truck-load of such plant of fruit.
It is in this situation that such ingredients needed to be extracted […]
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