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UPDATE 1-Japan panel backs Glaxo cervical cancer vaccine
29 Sep 2009 03:41:07 PST
* Glaxo's set to be first cervical cancer vaccine in Japan * Final decision on approval should come within a month * Merck also applied for approval of vaccine Gardasil TOKYO, Sept 29 - GlaxoSmithKline...
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Caribou Coffee supports cancer patients
27 Sep 2009 19:30:13 PST
The Arabian Company for Coffee, the master franchisee for the popular coffee chain, Caribou Coffee, is donating 10 per cent proceeds from the sale of 'Amy's Blend', a special coffee beans product, to breast cancer patients.
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ANALYSIS-Unequal access to cancer drugs breeds frustration
24 Sep 2009 06:27:31 PST
* Access to pricey cancer drugs depends on where you live * Costs of 4,000 euros a month put some drugs out of reach * Doctors say disparity is "unbearable" BERLIN, Sept 24 - The...
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Bayer, Onyx pill beats hopes in breast cancer test
23 Sep 2009 02:32:21 PST
* Time without disease worsening increased by 74 percent * Bayer, Onyx say committed to Nexavar for breast cancer * Results boost drug's long-term sales potential BERLIN, Sept 23 - Women with breast cancer lived...
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WHO slashes radon limit in homes, cites lung cancer
22 Sep 2009 16:25:30 PST
* New WHO maximum is one-tenth previous level * Radon "major and growing public health threat in homes" * Radon exposure causes 3-14 percent of lung cancers GENEVA, Sept 22 - The World Health Organisation...
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INTERVIEW-Amgen bone drug a "no brainer" in breast cancer
22 Sep 2009 02:18:56 PST
* Denosumab is easier, less toxic and works better -expert * Can also ease emotional impact of devastating disease * High price likely, but fewer ancillary costs BERLIN, Sept 22 - Patients with breast cancer...
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Roche drug helps neurocognition in brain cancer
22 Sep 2009 01:31:05 PST
* Avastin improves patients daily lives, study finds * Patients may have better memory, less need for steroids BERLIN, Sept 22 - Roche's Avastin, which has already been shown to help patients with brain cancer...
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UPDATE 1-OncoMethylome, German group see new cancer tests
21 Sep 2009 00:06:10 PST
* Two tests offer cheap and simple detection * Results boost shares in Belgian biotech OncoMethylome * German team says its test may help predict cancer spread * OncoMethylone shares jump more than 20 percent...
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New blood tests promise simple cancer detection
20 Sep 2009 17:54:15 PST
* Two tests offer cheap and simple detection * Results a boost for Belgian biotech OncoMethylome * German team says its test may help predict cancer spread BERLIN, Sept 21 - Two new blood tests...
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FACTBOX-Prostate cancer is scourge among men
17 Sep 2009 21:28:43 PST
CHICAGO, Sept 18 - Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in men. In the United States alone, more than 190,000 men are diagnosed every year, but only a small percentage will die...
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