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Cancer drug access 'among worst'
09/25/2008
The survey revealed that last year Oxfordshire turned down 12 out of 13 requests for one of the drugs (once recommended by a doctor) called Sutent.
Levine makes BSO comeback after cancer surgery
09/24/2008
The Boston Symphony Orchestra kicks off its 2008-09 season this week. Music Director James Levine will offer audiences an extraordinary spectrum of some of the cornerstone works of the classical music repertoire this year, while also highlighting some of the most important composers of our time.
Big Ten Network feature on PSU Uplifting Athletes, benefitting the Kidney Cancer Association
09/22/2008
The Big Ten Network feature of Uplifting Athletes and the Penn State Lift For Life Event (benefitting the Kidney Cancer Association).
SurvivorÂ’s Hummus and Baba Ghanosh raises money
09/22/2008
In July 2008, Ashraf Khalil sold Hummus and Baba Ghanosh for two weeks...
DOR BioPharma Forms orBec® European Medical Advisory Board
09/19/2008
Clinical trials are also underway testing allogeneic HSCT for treatment of some metastatic solid tumors such as breast cancer, renal cell carcinoma, melanoma and ovarian cancer.
Active Biotech to Present at the UBS 2008 Global Life Sciences Conference
09/18/2008
The presentation will include the Phase III projects laquinimod, a novel oral immunomodulatory drug for the treatment of Multiple Sclerosis, which is licensed to Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. and ANYARA, Active Biotech's novel concept for tumor therapy in a Phase III study for renal cell cancer.
In loving memory of Colleen Sigman
09/18/2008
I decided after several months of crying and not leaving my house that I needed to find a way to keep my mom's memory alive.
RAD001 Shows Promise In Renal Cell Cancer Patients Who Have Failed Targeted Therapies
09/17/2008
The phase III trial, known as REnal Cell Cancer Treatment with Oral RAD001, was halted early to allow patients assigned to placebo to switch to the active drug because it had proven so effective.
Cancer victims: Nice condemning patients to early death
09/17/2008
Cancer sufferers have accused the Government's drugs watchdog of condemning patients to an "early death" by denying them new treatments.
Parties roll out funding promises
09/17/2008
The Liberals said the average drug treatment for kidney cancer costs $6,000 to $7,000 per month.
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