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Probable link between packaging coating and cancer, say scientists
05/12/2012
A chemical used to make oil and grease-repellent coatings for food packaging by DuPont has a probable link to kidney and testicular cancer, according to an independent science panel.
What is CureHunter.com?
05/11/2012
CureHunter Patient-Physician Summary Reports collect in one document all the medications ever reported in the US National Library of Medicine1949 to the presentto be effective against your target disease. Analytic charts allow you and your physicians to see at a glance the treatment optionsincluding new, promising, off-label and experimental.
WSJ: ObamaCare's Killer Device Tax
05/11/2012
This tax is especially pernicious because it is assessed on sales, not profits. To put this in perspective, imagine that you've manufactured medical devices and had sales of $1 million, after all your costs and expenseseverything from materials and labor to research and developmentyour profit was $100,000. The excise tax would be $23,000, wiping out almost 25% of your profits.
Galena Biopharma Announces Expansion of Scientific Advisory Board
05/11/2012
Galena Biopharma (Nasdaq:GALE - News), a biotechnology company focused on developing innovative, targeted oncology treatments addressing major unmet medical needs to advance cancer care, today announced the appointment of Robert Figlin, M.D., F.A.C.P. to the Company's Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). [Ed. note: Dr. Figlin is an adviser to the Kidney Cancer Association]
More Canadians beating cancer
05/10/2012
The statistics do show an increase in rare cancers liver, thyroid and kidney, but that doesnt mean more people are dying from these cancers, said Luba Slatskova, a researcher with the society.
Study In Patients With Kidney Cancer Treated With Sutent
05/10/2012
Objective of this study is to increase knowledge about safety, tolerability, quality of life and efficacy under conditions of routine use of sunitinib.
Incidence projections for selected cancers
05/10/2012
For males,there are a number of cancer sites which have an age-standardised incidence rate that is projected to increase at a rate of 1% or more per year.
FREE Book: 'We Have Kidney Cancer'
05/09/2012
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Sorafenib: A tale of moves and counter-moves
05/08/2012
Three drug companies and three prices on their respective versions of Sorafenib, a medicine used to treat advanced kidney cancer.
Perifosine for Patients With Carcinoma of the Kidney
05/08/2012
This is a Phase II study. Patients with kidney carcinoma will be considered in two groups.