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Event To Take Place On Monday, April 8th MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif., April 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers and advocates from the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network will join nearly 200 national organizations today in demonstrating their concern about the impact of sequestration on cancer research during the Rally for Medical Research at 11 AM on the steps of the Carnegie Library in Washington, D.C. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111004/LA79914LOGO) The Pancreatic...
The opportunity for local residents to enroll in CPS-3 is being made possible in partnership with Feather River Hospital, April 16 and 18. Enrollment dates are April 16, in the Fireside Lounge from 6:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. and April 18 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. also in the Fireside Lounge. Paradise, CA (PRWEB) April 06, 2013 Community Involvement Can Answer Critical Questions about Cancer Causes, Prevention Residents of Paradise, CA have an unprecedented opportunity to participate in a...
On Sunday, April 7 at 7:30 PM Eastern, art students in Interlochen, MI, will present a collection of music, acting, poetry and dance to benefit the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation. Visit the “I Perform For” Facebook page to both donate and stream the performance online. Interlochen, MI (PRWEB) April 05, 2013 Art students in Interlochen, MI, have come together to organize and present a cancer benefit concert, called “I Perform For,” taking place this Sunday, April 7. The...
National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR) honours Professor Alex Matter with esteemed award for groundbreaking cancer pill that gives leukaemia patients a new lease of life.Singapore, Apr 5, 2013 - (ACN Newswire) - Professor Alex Matter, Chief Executive Officer of A*STAR's Experimental Therapeutics Centre (ETC), has been awarded the 8th Annual Szent-Gyorgyi Prize for Progress in Cancer Research by the National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR) for his...
XF Technology Brings New Perspective to Cancer Metabolism BILLERICA, Mass., April 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Seahorse Bioscience, the world leader in instruments and assay kits for measuring cell metabolism announces travel award recipients who will present data generated using XF technology at the American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting, in Washington, DC, April 6-10, 2013. Kate M. Bailey, Ph.D., candidate in the lab of Robert J. Gillies, Ph.D., at the H. Lee...
Building Stronger Research Ties on Targeted Cancer Therapies at Top of Agenda WASHINGTON, April 4, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Former Chinese Minister of Health and current Chairman of the Chinese Medical Association, Dr. Zhu Chen and Dr. Alex Matter, CEO, Experimental Therapeutics Centre, Agency of Science, Technology & Research of Singapore will hold meetings tomorrow to discuss the need for developing a stronger platform and broader collaborations in cancer research,...
Gift to The Wistar Institute to Fund Triple Negative Breast Cancer Treatment Research WEST CHESTER, Pa., April 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- QVC and the Fashion Footwear Association of New York (FFANY), building on a 19 year philanthropic relationship supporting breast cancer research, have announced a $140,000 grant to fund research at The Wistar Institute on a specific and deadly form of breast cancer called triple negative. "The mission of the QVC-FFANY relationship is to support the...
Oncomine® Gene Browser: Cost-effective option for academic, biotech and smaller pharma researchers to search premier cancer genomics database for expression, copy number and mutation data CARLSBAD, Calif., April 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) announced today the introduction of two bioinformatics offerings - Oncomine(R) Gene Browser and Ion Reporter(TM) Oncomine(R) Workflow - that will allow cancer researchers new avenues of access to one of...
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Scientists have developed a new form of radiation therapy that successfully put cancer into remission in mice. The new treatment did not produce any harmful side effects typically seen with conventional chemo and radiation cancer therapies. The team says clinical trials in humans could begin as soon as funding is secured. “Since the 1930s, scientists have sought success with a cancer treatment known as boron neutron capture...
Singer and Voice Actress Rachael MacFarlane to Perform LOS ANGELES, April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Michael Sitrick, Chairman and CEO of Sitrick and Company, will be honored with the Special Service Award, "The Duke," at the 28(th) annual Odyssey Ball, the yearly fundraising event that benefits the John Wayne Cancer Institute (JWCI) at Saint John's Health Center. This year's gala will be held April 13 at the Four Seasons Beverly Wilshire Hotel and will feature a special performance by...
