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200 cancer victims left to die by NHS
03/16/2009
Almost 200 cancer patients have been left to die in Scotland in the last two years after their last-ditch attempts to get life- extending treatments were rejected by the NHS, campaigners claimed today.
Waxman's Bill Is Bad for Biotech
03/13/2009
As of now, there exists no path to approval for so called follow-on biologics as there is with small-molecule pharmaceutical products.
March is Kidney Cancer Month in Michigan
03/12/2009
Thanks to the hard work of Frank Friedman, long time supporter of the Kidney Cancer Association, the governor of Michigan has proclaimed March as Kidney Cancer Awareness month in the state for the fourth year in a row.
Health Care and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
03/12/2009
Comparative effectiveness studies that directly compare the risks and benefits of different treatments for a particular condition...have been controversial; the pharmaceutical and medical device industries may not fund them, and some are concerned that the government or insurers may use the results to mandate specific approaches to treatment or to deny coverage.
Podcast: Advances in Kidney Transplantation
03/12/2009
Dr. David Sachs of Harvard University talks with Joyce Graff about his team's new method for performing a kidney transplant and "training" the recipient's body to "tolerate" the transplanted organ, so that the recipient will not require anti-rejection medications.
Former New York Health Commissioner Picked to Lead F.D.A.
03/12/2009
President Obama intends to nominate Dr. Margaret A. Hamburg, a former New York City health commissioner, to lead the Food and Drug Administration, sidestepping a battle between drug safety advocates and the drug industry, according to people briefed on the decision.
New Cleveland Clinic Kidney Cancer Treatment Guide
03/11/2009
A new guide from Cleveland Clinic outlines the various approaches to kidney cancer treatment.
Identifying Therapeutic Targets in Renal Cell Cancer
03/11/2009
Presented by: Keith Skubitz, M.D., professor of Medicine, Hematology, Oncology and Transplantation, Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota Medical School; faculty candidate, James P. Wilmot Cancer Center, Thursday, March 19, 2009, University of Rochester.
Pfizer Made Case for Sutent by Giving it Away in U.K.
03/11/2009
Pfizer distributed free doses of the drug to build evidence that it was helping patients.
Can the fruit fly help save the world?
03/10/2009
When the researchers tested human cancer cells for SPOP, they found it in 85 percent of renal cell carcinomas, a common form of kidney cancer.
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