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• Mechanism behind brain metastases of cancer identified

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 741
  London, Dec 21 (ANI): Scientists from LMU Munich have identified a mechanism behind brain metastases of cancer patients.Led by neurologist Dr. Frank Winkler, the research team followed, in real time, the steps that lead some tumour cells to establish metastases, while others fail to form new tumours. They discovered ...
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• Cancer Treatment: International Health Care Options

  
  3stepADS - Free Advertising Blog — Authority: 472
  With a new year almost upon us, many of us are thinking about health and wellness and that goes for preventive care against common cancers like breast cancer, prostate and colon cancer, among others. Unfortunately, many diagnosed with cancer are faced with staggering drug costs, even though some of those drugs, ...
  2 weeks ago

• Roche Scraps Partnership With Seattle Genetics on Lymphoma Drug

  
  Xconomy — Authority: 670
  Biotech , deals , cancer Luke Timmerman wrote: If Seattle Genetics is destined to emerge a leading maker of antibody drugs that specifically target diseased cells, it will get there without the help of the world’s dominant player in the market for antibody drugs. The Bothell, WA-based biotech company ...
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• Special Price: $30K A Month For A Cancer Drug

  
  Pharmalot — Authority: 548
  The price for Folotyn, which was was approved to treat relapsed or refractory peripheral T-cell lymphoma, a rare blood cancer that hits about 5,600 people in the US each year, seems certain to cause controversy as health care reform legislation is debated. As The New York Times notes, the drug shrink tumors, but has ...
  3 weeks ago

• Colorectal Cancer News In Brief: December 4

  
  C3: Colorectal Cancer Coalition — Authority: 124
  Written by Kate Murphy . Briefly: A video can help patients make personal decisions about end-of-life care.  Cancer death rates are falling in Europe, partly led by recent colorectal cancer declines. Avastin will now be covered for a longer time for people with advanced colorectal cancer in Ontario.  The ...
  3 weeks ago

• Avastin improves survival rates in patients affected by recurrent glioblastoma

  
  Anabolic Steroids Blog - iSteroids . com — Authority: 442
  The targeted therapy Avastin , in a combination or isolation, has the capability of considerably increasing response rates, survival rates, and progression-free survival times in patients suffering from recurrent glioblastoma , a deadly form of brain cancer . Dr. Timothy Cloughesy , director of the ...
  3 weeks ago

• Pharmalot… Pharmalittle… Good Morning

  
  Pharmalot — Authority: 548
  Welcome to the working week. Hope your long weekend - those of you who are stateside, at least - was a good one. Ours was quiet, thanks. So, no complaints. Now, though, the routine returns. And that means deadlines, projects and meetings. To help you along, here are a few interesting items to help you ease back in. So ...
  4 weeks ago

• Bowel cancer victims denied life-prolonging care thats free in Europe (UK rationing)

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 177
  Bowel cancer sufferers are to be denied a life-prolonging drug on the NHS which is available to patients across Europe and beyond. Trials show Avastin can extend life by almost two years. But the Governments rationing body, Nice, says it is not cost-effective. In what has been dubbed passport prescribing, Britain does ...
  5 weeks ago

• Combo Treatment Beneficial in Biliary-Tract Cancer Study

  
  EmpowHer.com - Site Activity Feed — Authority: 532
  MONDAY, Nov. 23 (HealthDay News) -- A new combination drug therapy shows promise in treating patients with advanced biliary-tract cancers, researchers say. read more
  5 weeks ago

• CMS Moves Up Avastin Pricing Changes

  
  Pharmalot — Authority: 548
  After pressure from Congress, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid has accelerated its recently announced changes to reimbursement coding for Avastin, which is used to treat wet macular degeneration, a leading cause of blindness among seniors. The drug, however, is controversial because it’s often used off-label in ...
  5 weeks ago

• Patients Win With Immediate Avastin Payment Reversal

  
  emedist.com — Authority: 161
  Following efforts by the American Academy of Ophthalmology with the help of the American Society of Retina Specialists, the Macula Society, the Retina Society and Congressional allies, the Center for [...]
  5 weeks ago

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