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• Opioid painkillers may stimulate cancer growth

  
  Mesothelioma News — Authority: 136
  Two studies were presented at “Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics” in Boston, Massachusetts that highlighted the mu opiate receptor as a potential therapeutic topic. This was a joint meeting of the National Cancer Institute, the American Association for Cancer Research and the European Organization for ...
  6 days ago

• Rare pancreatic cancer patients may live longer when treated with radiation therapy

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 649
  Radiation therapy is effective in achieving local control and palliation in patients with pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNTs), despite such tumors being commonly considered resistant to radiation therapy, according to a largest of its kind study in the November 15 issue of the International Journal of Radiation ...
  2 weeks ago

• Cancer pain drug Abstral filing accepted for review by FDA

  
  Mesothelioma News — Authority: 136
  ProStrakan Group has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted their New Drug Application (NDA) filing for review of Abstral . Abstral is a sublingual formulation of the opioid fentanyl that rapidly disintegrates for treatment of breakthrough cancer pain . If Abstral completes the U.S. ...
  5 weeks ago

• U.S. mesothelioma and other cancer patients can be prescribed Onsolis in mid-October

  
  Mesothelioma News — Authority: 136
  Meda Pharmaceuticals is launching BioDelivery Sciences International’s (BDSI) drug Onsolis in mid-October for use by patients in the United States who suffer from mesothelioma or other painful cancers.  Onsolis (fentanyl buccal soluble film) has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the ...
  5 weeks ago

• Virginia Cancer Pain Initiative hosted free conference

  
  Mesothelioma News — Authority: 136
  On October 2, the Virginia Cancer Pain Initiative hosted a free pain management conference for cancer patients and their families. The event was co-hosted by the Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine and the American Cancer Society. Dr. Tina Smusz is the Director of Palliative Care at Carilion New ...
  5 weeks ago

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