Category: Cancer

As Congress struggles to pass the 9/11 health care bill designed to bring financial relief from the medical bills owed by first responders and New Yorkers exposed to the noxious dust cloud from the terrorist attacks, first responder and New York police detective Kevin Czartyoryski died of lung cancer.  The NY Police Department medical board presumed …

The International Union Against Cancer (UICC) initiated the World Cancer Campaign in 2005 to raise awareness of cancer prevention, and has once again declared February 4, 2010 as a global World Cancer Day. The purpose is to “help raise people’s awareness of cancer and how to prevent, detect or treat it. ” Mesothelioma affects close …

The National Lung Cancer Partnership announced today that they will host the 3rd Lung Cancer Advocacy Summit: Tools for Change from April 22 – 25, 2010 in Tampa, FL. According to the summit flyer, the goal of the Lung Cancer Advocacy Summit is to empower advocates by providing them with training, resources, knowledge and courage …

Sanofi-Aventis, a global drug manufacturer, has given a $2 million gift to the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center in recognition of the center’s strong research. UNC Lineberger is the only public comprehensive cancer center in North Carolina, and works towards their mission to reduce cancer occurrence and death in North Carolina …

In September the National Institutes of Health announced the winners of their awards designated to encourage high-risk research and innovation. They have awarded $348 million to “encourage investigators to explore bold ideas that have the potential to catapult fields forward and speed the translation of research into improved health.” The awards fall under three research …

Six oncologists from across the country have joined together to form a band with a mission to “enhance knowledge about gynecologic cancers and bring hope through rhythm for women undergoing treatment.” Their first CD eponymously titled, “N.E.D. No Evidence of Disease,” was released yesterday with all proceeds going to benefit research into gynecological cancers. The …

Lance Armstrong and the LIVESTRONG Foundation just closed a three-day international conference dedicated to fighting cancer. Using the theme “Imagine a World Without Cancer” the attendees focused on collaboration and commitment to eradicating cancer. The conference was held August 24-26, 2009, in Dublin, Ireland. 500 attendees from over 65 countries agreed that now is the …

Researchers at Stanford University are developing a set of tests for diagnosing cancer that could lead to less invasive diagnostic methods, as well as more accurate results. Cancer is traditionally diagnosed with a tissue biopsy, where a doctor removes a selection of tissue and searches through the sample for evidence of cancerous cells. Biopsies are …

Source: New York Times The New York Times is running an article on Medicare’s announcement that it has expanded its coverage policy to pay for off-label use of cancer drugs. The decision has been welcomed by most oncologists around the country, but there is concern among other physicians, as well as consumer advocates, that the …

Source: New Scientist New Scientist is running a story on an investigational cancer treatment that cured 90% of the mice who received the therapy. The treatment involved “reprogramming” the mice’s immune system to identify the cancer as an antigen and then attack it as such. The study’s authors claim that variations on the therapy could …