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"Walk for Cure" Empowers Autoimmune Disease Community DANVERS, Mass., April 4, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The "Walk for Cure" Video Awareness campaign launches today to support the Scleroderma Foundation and its signature fundraising and awareness event, "Stepping Out to Cure Scleroderma." This multichannel media campaign hopes to spread more awareness about scleroderma, a rare autoimmune disease. WALKFORCURE.ORG is a video sharing website featuring a wall of scleroderma...

BEDFORD, Mass., April 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hologic, Inc. (Hologic or the Company) (Nasdaq: HOLX), a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of premium diagnostics products, medical imaging systems and surgical products dedicated to serving the healthcare needs of women, announced today that Robert A. Cascella, President and Chief Executive Officer of Hologic, the women's health company, was honored last week by the American Cancer Society at the 7(th) annual Key Gala...

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital physician is the recipient of the 2012 Pediatric Oncology Award MEMPHIS, Tenn., March 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Ching-Hon Pui, M.D., a renowned leader in the research and treatment of childhood leukemia, is the recipient of the 2012 Pediatric Oncology Award from the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). The honor recognizes Pui's many contributions to better understanding the blood cancer's biology and treatment as well as his...

People are living longer with and after a cancer diagnosis, making survivorship clinics and programs—as well as official guidelines and practices governing the care of survivors—an important emerging component of modern cancer care. Many institutions are looking to gather these resources into an easily understandable plan for their survivors. "Cancer survivors face a lot of unique and very specific challenges," says Crystal S. Denlinger, M.D., a medical oncologist at Fox Chase Cancer...

HACKENSACK, N.J., March 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Champions Oncology, Inc. (OTC: CSBR) announced today that Joel Ackerman, Chief Executive Officer, is scheduled to present at Harris and Harris' "Meet the Portfolio" Day on Tuesday, March 13, 2012, at the NASDAQ MarketSite (Four Times Square, 43rd Street & Broadway) in New York City at 10:30am. For those who are unable to attend in person, live and archived webcasts of the presentations will be available on Harris and Harris...

UCLA Neuro-Oncology Program to host 12th Annual Brain Tumor Conference, March 23rd & 24th, 2012. This year’s free conference aims to connect brain cancer patients, survivors and family members with leading experts in the fields of Neuro-Oncology, Neurosurgery, Neurology, Radiation Oncology, Nutrition, Genetics, Psychiatry, Psychology, Radiology, Neuropathology and Medical Informatics. Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) February 17, 2012 UCLA Neuro-Oncology Program to host 12th Annual Brain...

ANDOVER, Mass., Feb. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Royal Philips Electronics (AEX: PHI, NYSE: PHG) today announced that it is teaming up with eHealth Global Technologies, Inc. (eHGT), a company that uses pioneering information technology to retrieve medical records and images and securely deliver them electronically to health care providers. eHGT's services are designed to reduce the time cancer patients spend waiting for their first oncology appointment by efficiently gathering...

PLEASANT HILL, Calif., Feb. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Diablo Valley Oncology (DVO) recently announced its endorsement of the California Cancer Research Act (CCRA)-Proposition 29, a statewide ballot initiative that, if passed, would generate funds for cancer research in the state as well as tobacco prevention and cessation programs through a new $1-per-pack state tax on cigarettes. DVO joins a coalition of groups -- co-chaired by LIVESTRONG founder Lance Armstrong and former State...

Dr. Soren Caffey, MD, FACP; NovaCure Consultants of Alexandria, VA, has been ranked among the top physicians in the nation based on patient reviews. ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A select few physicians were honored with the prestigious 2011 Patients' Choice Award, and this year they include Dr. Soren Caffey, MD, FACP; NovaCure Consultants. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120123/DC40184) Only doctors who have received top scores by their...

Quest to Cure, an organization founded to help families affected by sickle cell disease, received a free website update from Scottsdale web design company Zenuity. (PRWEB) December 28, 2011 In December, Scottsdale, Arizona website design firm Zenuity selected Quest to Cure as the recipient of a brand new website makeover, pro bono. Zenuity saw a great cause that wasn’t talked about regularly and a website that could benefit greatly from receiving a makeover. Zenuity stuck with the...