Cancer Therapy

                   

World first: Lasers used in keyhole surgery for brain cancer...

drudgereport.com     10 hrs ago   2 related          

In a ground-breaking advance, French neurosurgeons on Friday said they had successfully treated brain tumours through ultra-keyhole surgery, using a tiny fibre-optic laser to destroy cancerous cells. Alexandre Carpentier...                    

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Boise State research breakthrough may be 'magic bullet' for cancer treatment

idahostatesman.com     11 hrs ago          

Boise State researchers have made a breakthrough in cancer treatment that may provide the “magic bullet” for the debilitating effects of chemotherapy. This nanobiotechnology group is led by Boise State physics professor...                    

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Schaffer's wife recuperating after surgery

denverpost.com     7 hrs ago          

By Michael Riley The Denver Post Surgery on Thursday to remove a tumor from the auditory nerve of Maureen Schaffer — wife of Bob Schaffer, the Republican candidate for Colorado's open Senate seat — "went really, really...                    

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Boy's shoulder made from elbow

bbc.co.uk     12 hrs ago   2 related          

A teenage cancer patient has undergone successful surgery to rebuild his shoulder using his elbow. Tom Lemm, 15, from Pontefract, had his left arm amputated by surgeons at Leeds General Hospital because of a tumour at...                    

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Pain Therapeutics, King Pharma develop abuse-resistant pain medication

pharmiweb.co.uk     21 hrs ago   3 related          

San Mateo, California Pain Therapeutics, Inc. and King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced they are developing a new abuse-resistant prescription pain medication called PTI-721. Like Remoxy (controlled-release oxycodone),...                    

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Helping others after breast cancer trauma

jpress.co.uk     18 hrs ago          

Published Date: 29 August 2008 A HOLME Hale woman who went through the trauma of a double mastectomy after being diagnosed with breast cancer is holding a fundraiser tomorrow evening to help other patients. Dawn Westhorpe...                    

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CMS, Inc., an Elekta Company, Announces First Cancer Patients Treated with Monaco(TM) Radiation Tr..

euroinvestor.co.uk     16 hrs ago          

Regulatory News: CMS, Inc., an Elekta (STO:EKTAB) Company and worldwide leader in radiation treatment planning and workflow management solutions, announced that three sites have delivered clinical treatments utilizing...                    

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Cytokinetics Announces Clinical Trials Data Relating to Ispinesib to Be Presented at the 2008...

redorbit.com     15 hrs ago   4 related          

Cytokinetics, Incorporated (NASDAQ: CYTK) announced today that data from an ongoing Phase I/II clinical trial of ispinesib are scheduled to be presented as a poster presentation at the 2008 American Society of Clinical...                    

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Barrow researchers identify a new approach to detect the early progression of brain tumors

brightsurf.com     14 hrs ago   2 related          

Researchers at Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center recently participated in a pilot study with the Montreal Neurological Institute that suggests a certain type of MRI scanning can...                    

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Vitamin C infusions tested as cancer treatment

wbir.com     18 hrs ago   1 related          

New research from the National Institutes of Health has found that vitamin C may help to reduce the growth of cancerous tumors. Arlindo Olivera, 59, was told to go home and die after doctors felt there was nothing else...                    

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