The problem with skipping PSA screening tests
The problem with skipping PSA screening testsFox NewsProponents argue that this prevents the panel from being swayed by ideological or financial conflicts of interest. At the same time, the members of the panel are not experts in the field of prostate cancer and might not be as equipped to appreciate the ...Response to new prostate cancer guidelinesHouston Chronicle (blog)Panel Reccommends Against Routine Prostate Cancer PSA TestBrevard TimesPSA prostate screening test does more harm than good says government paneleMaxHealthEurekAlert (press release)all 170 news articles »
Celldex Releases Positive Breast Cancer Treatment Data
Celldex Releases Positive Breast Cancer Treatment DataWall Street JournalThe cancer treatment, CDX-011, targets and binds to the protein, aiming to deliver a potent, cell-killing drug only to cells that have the protein. Of patients with high levels of the protein, 32% responded to the treatment, compared to 13% for those ...Celldex stock rises on breast cancer dataMass High TechFinding a Pathway to ApprovalDailyFinanceall 38 news articles »
New Colon Cancer Regimen OK with Avastin History
New Colon Cancer Regimen OK with Avastin HistoryMedPage TodayA prespecified subgroup analysis of the VELOUR trial found that aflibercept had the same adverse effect profile whether or not the patients with metastatic colorectal cancer had previously received bevacizumab. Note that aflibercept combined with ...
California Tobacco Tax Pits Lance Armstrong Versus Altria
California Tobacco Tax Pits Lance Armstrong Versus AltriaBloombergLance Armstrong, the cycling champion and cancer survivor, is putting $1.5 million behind a ballot measure to add $1 a pack to California's cigarette tax, even as the tobacco industry has put up most of $40.7 million aimed at stopping it.Prop 29 support plummets, new poll findsNews10.netall 93 news articles »
Study: Simple scope exam cuts colon cancer deaths
Study: Simple scope exam cuts colon cancer deathsSan Francisco Chronicle(05-21) 08:26 PDT (AP) -- A simple, cheaper exam of just the lower part of the bowel can cut the risk of developing colon cancer or dying of the disease, a large federal study finds. Many doctors recommend a more complete test — colonoscopy — but ...and more »