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• Stand Up to Cancer funds high-risk/high-reward cancer research by 13 young scientists

  
  emedist.com — Authority: 163
  (American Association for Cancer Research) Stand Up To Cancer announced today that it is awarding $9.68 million to support high-risk/high-reward cancer research conducted by 13 young scientists. Over a three-year [...]
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• Einstein receives high-risk/high-reward cancer research funding

  
  emedist.com — Authority: 163
  (Albert Einstein College of Medicine) Matthew Levy, Ph.D., assistant professor of biochemistry at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, has been awarded more than $700,000 by Stand Up [...]
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• Supercharged Herceptin Nears Pivot Point, as ImmunoGen, Roche Await Data on Breast Cancer “Smart Bomb”

  
  Xconomy — Authority: 651
  Biotech , cancer , Drugs Luke Timmerman wrote: ImmunoGen has been in business for 28 years without developing a single FDA approved drug. This week, after all those lean years, the Waltham, MA-based biotech (NASDAQ: IMGN ) and its partner, Roche, are getting ready to show the world they have something ...
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• Bortezomib shows promise in reducing GVHD and reconstituting immune system in some patients

  
  emedist.com — Authority: 163
  (Dana-Farber Cancer Institute) A drug that has become a mainstay of multiple myeloma treatment may outperform alternative therapies in re-establishing the immune system of patients who have received stem cell [...]
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• ‘Live’ imaging reveals breast cancer cells’ transition to metastasis

  
  emedist.com — Authority: 163
  (American Society for Cell Biology) The spread, or metastasis, of individual breast cancer cells from the main tumor into the blood circulation to the lungs and other body tissues and [...]
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• Vitamin D level affects lymphoma course, survival

  
  iHealthBulletin News — Authority: 134
  A new study has found that the vitamin D level in patients being treated for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma was strongly associated with cancer progression and overall survival. The results are being presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology.“These are some of the strongest findings yet ...
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• New findings may help in treatment of Leukemia in infants

  
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  Researchers have identified the specific genes that fuse with another gene to drive an often-fatal form of leukemia in infants. By more accurately defining specific partner genes, the Pediatric Oncologists expect to better predict which infants may benefit from particular treatments. Oncologists also aim to use this ...
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• New gene findings may help treat infant leukemia

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 727
  Washington, Dec 6 (ANI): Researchers from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, in collaboration with the Children’s Oncology Group, have identified specific genes, dubbed partner genes, which fuse with another gene to drive an often-fatal form of leukemia in infants. By more accurately defining specific ...
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• University Of Florida Scientists Use Virus To Kill Cancer Cells While Leaving Normal Cells Intact

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 698
  A virus that in nature infects only rabbits could become a cancer-fighting tool for humans. Myxoma virus kills cancerous blood-precursor cells in human bone marrow while sparing normal blood stem cells, a multidisciplinary team at the University of Florida College of Medicine has found. The findings are now online and ...
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• No Change In Brain Tumor Incidence During A Time When Cell Phone Usage Increased

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 698
  There was no substantial change in brain tumor incidence among adults 5 to 10 years after cell phone usage sharply increased, according to a new brief communication published online December 3 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Although cell phone use has been proposed as a risk factor for brain tumors, ...
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• Mayo Clinic and collaborators find vitamin D levels associated with survival in lymphoma patients

  
  emedist.com — Authority: 163
  (Mayo Clinic) A new study has found that the amount of vitamin D in patients being treated for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma was strongly associated with cancer progression and overall [...]
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• Multiple myeloma patients experience high response rate with new 3-drug combination

  
  emedist.com — Authority: 163
  (Dana-Farber Cancer Institute) A new three-drug combination has shown in a phase 1/2 clinical trial that it is a “highly effective regimen” in the treatment of patients newly diagnosed [...]
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• "Pink Glove Dance" Video Generates Breast Cancer Awareness - and 4 Million Views

  
  Clinical Cases and Images - Blog — Authority: 429
  Pink Glove Dance video by the workers in a Portland, Oregon, hospital. I think everybody agrees that the elderly janitor that you see at the beginning and the end is simply the best! CNN video . Posted at Clinical Cases and Images . Stay updated and subscribe , or follow me on Twitter .
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• No change in brain tumor incidence during a time when cell phone usage increased

  
  emedist.com — Authority: 163
  (Journal of the National Cancer Institute) There was no substantial change in brain tumor incidence among adults 5 to 10 years after cell phone usage sharply increased, according to a [...]
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• New gene findings will help guide treatment in infant leukemia

  
  emedist.com — Authority: 163
  (Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia) Pediatric oncologists have identified specific genes, dubbed partner genes, that fuse with another gene to drive an often-fatal form of leukemia in infants. By more accurately [...]
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• Another Petri Dish Study Touted By Media As Miracle Cure For Cancer

  
  Better Health — Authority: 485
  Earlier this week, I saw one of the best treatments of a misinterpreted story that has me thinking about how all news outlets should report in vitro laboratory studies. Only thing is that it didn’t come from a news outlet. It came a brainwashing site run by those medical socialist types - I am, of course, ...
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• New gene findings will help guide treatment in infant leukemia

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 649
  Pediatric oncologists have identified specific genes, dubbed partner genes, that fuse with another gene to drive an often-fatal form of leukemia in infants. By more accurately defining specific partner genes, researchers expect to better predict which infants may benefit from particular treatments. ...
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• Allos Therapeutics Reports New Analyses of Data from Pivotal PROPEL Trial of FOLOTYN™ at 51st ASH Annual Meeting

  
  Your Story — Authority: 594
  NEW ORLEANS, La. & WESTMINSTER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Allos Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALTH) today reported new analyses of data from the Company’s pivotal PROPEL trial of FOLO
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• Diffusion Tensor Imaging Increases Ability To Remove Benign Tumors In Children Minimizes Postoperative Neurological Problems

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 698
  A new study published this week in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics finds that operative plans for removing Juvenile Pilocytic Astrocytoma, or JPA, tumors in the thalamus of the brain can be augmented with Diffusion Tensor Imaging, or DTI. The sensitivity of DTI imaging allows for the visualization of nerve ...
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• Understanding DNA Repair And Cancer

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 698
  A protein that plays a key role in copying DNA also plays a vital role in repairing breaks in it, UC Davis scientists have found. The work is helping researchers understand how cancer cells can resist radiation and chemotherapy, as well as how cells become cancerous in the first place. The protein, known as ...
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