Latest Cancer Research Stories
BOSTON, Nov. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The von Hippel-Lindau Family Alliance (VHLFA), the leading resource for von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) and related tumor conditions, is pleased to honor Joyce W. Graff, Founding Executive Director of the VHL Family Alliance and William G. Kaelin, Jr, MD of Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard School of Medicine. The Fundraising Dinner will take place on November 19(th) in Brookline, MA...
New insight into the aggressive behavior of certain adult B-acute lymphoblastic leukemias has provided researchers with a potential new prognostic biomarker and a promising new therapeutic target. The research, conducted by Ari Melnick, M.D., associate professor of medicine and director of the Raymond and Beverly Sackler Center for Biomedical and Physical Sciences at Weill Cornell Medical College and a hematologist-oncologist at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center,...
NORWALK, Conn., Oct. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF) joined forces with some of the biggest names in the music industry in its ongoing fight against cancer at the 15(th) Anniversary MMRF Fall Gala last night. All funds raised at this special event, which took place at the Hyatt Regency Greenwich in Old Greenwich, CT, will support the development of life-extending treatments for multiple myeloma, an incurable blood cancer. The event,...
MADISON, Wis., Oct. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Novelos Therapeutics, Inc. (OTCQX: NVLT), a pharmaceutical company developing novel drugs for the treatment and diagnosis of cancer, today announced that the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center (UWCCC), a leading oncology research institution, has enrolled the first patient in a Phase 1-2 positron emission tomography (PET) imaging trial of I-124-CLR1404 (LIGHT), a cancer-targeted PET imaging agent, in patients with nine solid...
CENTENNIAL, Colo., Oct. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- WHO: Pampered Passions Fine Lingerie- Founded in 2001, Pampered Passions Fine Lingerie is a Centennial, Colorado-based retailer that specializes in distinctive lingerie from around the world with the mission to help all women look and feel beautiful and confident. In addition to serving customers online at www.pamperedpassions.com and its retail stores, Pampered Passions specializes in fitting breast cancer patients during the...
Fat progenitor cells may contribute to cancer growth by fortifying the vessels that provide needed blood to tumors, according to preclinical research findings by investigators at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). The results were reported in Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. Studies of groups of people have demonstrated a link between obesity and certain cancers; however, the physiological causes have not been...
CARMEL, Ind., Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- HOPE (Health Opportunity through Partnership in Education) has gifted the American Cancer Society (ACS) $100,000 to support world-class cancer research. To date, HOPE has contributed $250,000 to the society's lifesaving mission. HOPE, incorporated in 1982, is a non-profit organization that works to promote good health, encourage scientific research and disseminate information concerning the prevention, detection and treatment of cancer and...
Mitch Vazquez, an active benefactor, now extends his support to the Advance Cancer Research philanthropy that makes effort to accelerate cure for the people suffering from Myeloma. As an active donator he helps this cause to conduct researches in bringing new treatments to patients. He offers substantial gifts to this cause that is dedicated to finding cures and treatments for certain types of cancer. New York, NY (PRWEB) October 15, 2012 Mitch Vazquez, an active benefactor, now extends...
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cumberland Emerging Technologies, Inc. (CET) today announced that three tenants at its Nashville Life Sciences Center have been awarded $3.2 million in federal small business grants. The grantees, which include Jericho Sciences LLC, and a research alliance comprised of Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Inc., CET, and the University of Virginia, will use the funding to support their work in developing new medical therapies. Jericho Sciences LLC...
Alan McStravick for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Aspirin has been getting a lot of press lately. Its virtues have been extolled in its defense against prostate cancer in men and cognitive health decline in the elderly. As a blood thinner, its risk has been largely offset by its potential benefit for heart health. More recently, a Danish study has indicated that aspirin may actually decrease the risk of aggressive forms of ovarian cancer. Dating back to Hippocrates, the...
