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BusinessWeek, 24.12.08 19:31 UTC

The Maker of a Miracle Drug

Dr. Brian Druker found a way to defeat a rare leukemia. The result was the miracle drug, Gleevec. Now, Druker hopes to build on his success
chemotherapy  cancers  leukemia  cancer  chronic myelogenous leukemia  Gleevec  +10 more

Nature, 03.12.08 18:04 UTC

Melanoma in mice casts doubt on scarcity of cancer stem cells

Tumour treatments may need a rethink.
Ann Arbor  Boston  cancer therapies  cancers  cancer  leukaemia  +10 more

guardian.co.uk, 30.11.08 01:04 UTC

Pregnant, two kids under five... and cancer. What would you do?

. Lizette Irvin after the birth of her daughter. Photograph: Jeff Wilson/The New York Times Lizette Irvin, heavily pregnant, reclined on a hospital bed, relaxed, considering the circumstances. A bag ...
Houston  Mexico City  Boston  chemo  chemotherapy  catheter  +33 more

CNN Top Stories, 21.11.08 23:06 UTC

Study: Lung cancer pill can be as good as chemo

(CNN) -- A cancer treatment that comes in a pill is as effective as the standard chemotherapy for lung patients who had previously been treated for their cancer, according to a study released Thursday.
Boston  Houston  chemo  chemotherapy  oral therapy  lung cancer  +17 more

Nature, 04.09.08 18:02 UTC

Cancer complexity slows quest for cure

Genomic analysis reveals multiple mutations in tumours.
Boston  Baltimore  cancers  cancer  brain cancer  pancreatic cancer  +13 more

guardian.co.uk, 21.08.08 12:03 UTC

Protein that aids fat burning found

. Photograph: Sipa Press/Rex Scientists have found a protein that can promote the burning of body fat – a discovery that could lead to new ways to tackle obesity. Mice injected with a protein ...
metabolic disorders  hypertension  Obesity  cancer  diabetes  hyperlipidemia  +13 more

USA Today, 13.08.08 17:02 UTC

NTSB begins probe at Mass. site of plane crash

EASTON, Mass. (AP) — Federal investigators are examining the burned wreckage of a small plane that crashed into a parking lot, killing all three on board.
Brookfield  Easton  Boston  Riverhead  New York  cancer  +13 more

New York Post, 13.08.08 08:33 UTC

'ANGEL' OF DEATH

LI PAIR IN 3RD FATAL CHARITY AIR CRASH
Easton  North Andover  TAMPA  Brookfield  Boston  Iowa City  +25 more

USA Today, 06.08.08 01:35 UTC

Prostate test advice for elderly won't stop debate

NEW YORK (AP) — New advice that men over 75 should not be screened for prostate cancer won't quell the long-standing controversy over the usefulness of the blood test for the disease, cancer experts said Tuesday.
DAYTON  SAN FRANCISCO  Boston  New York  cancer  tumors  +14 more

USA Today, 23.06.08 02:05 UTC

Online services let patients seek a second opinion from home

Last summer, Terri Harlow faced a decision between two types of follow-up treatments for breast cancer: the standard, six-week-long whole-breast radiation, or a newer, one-week option called MammoSite radiation.
WEST CHESTER  Boston  breast cancer  Pennsylvania  e-Cleveland Clinic  Cigna International  +19 more
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