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A Century Later: Progress and Next Steps ATLANTA, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- One hundred years ago today, the American Cancer Society was founded by 15 prominent physicians and business leaders in New York City. First known as the American Society for the Control of Cancer, the organization launched the fight against a disease that was feared as a death sentence at the time. A century later, the American Cancer Society, now the nation's largest voluntary health...
Novocure Inc. Launches Social Media Campaign to Help Elevate Awareness and Understanding of Deadly Disease PORTSMOUTH, N.H., May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Novocure Inc. launched the Tune-In to GBM campaign, a public call to action to "Tune-In" to glioblastoma (GBM) during National Brain Cancer Awareness Month. As part of the campaign, Novocure will provide donations to three non-profit organizations dedicated to supporting brain cancer patients and their families: the Musella...
Increasing, Unsustainable Prices for Leukemia Drugs Represent Larger Issue Across All Cancers WASHINGTON, April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The increasing cost of treatments for chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) in the United States has reached unsustainably high levels and may be leaving many patients under- or untreated because they cannot afford care, according to a Blood Forum article supported by nearly 120 CML experts from more than 15 countries on five continents and...
By the National Cancer Institute Editor's Note: The following article is part of the monthly Lifelines education and awareness print series that the National Cancer Institute provides to African American news and information outlets BETHESDA, Md., April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In communities of color, the words "clinical trial" or "research study" sometimes raise concerns that are rooted in memories of infamous studies of the past, such as the Tuskegee Syphilis Study....
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,...
$10.5 million funding for Department of Defense Lung Cancer Research Program Included Despite Threats of Sequestration WASHINGTON, March 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, Lung Cancer Alliance (LCA) commends the US Congress on the passage of a Continuing Resolution for the remainder of FY2013 that includes $10.5 million in funding for the Department of Defense (DOD) Lung Cancer Research Program. This would bring the total funding so far for this program, which was...
New cancer survival guide explains with scientific evidence-based cancer information how to improve cancer survival, quality of life, and cancer prevention from Jeannine Walston. Developed over the last 15 years since her brain tumor cancer diagnosis, Jeannine helps cancer patients discover and apply the best cancer therapies and strategies. San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) March 20, 2013 New cancer survival guide to improve quality of life, cancer survival, and cancer prevention has been...
SAN DIEGO, Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Organovo Holdings, Inc. (OTCQX: ONVO) ("Organovo"), a creator and manufacturer of functional, three-dimensional human tissues for medical research and therapeutic applications, and the Knight Cancer Institute at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), a national leader in translational oncology research, have formed a collaboration to develop more clinically predictive in vitro three dimensional cancer models which will ultimately...
Online resource provides for critical unmet need in growing survivor community WASHINGTON, Jan. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- LUNGevity Foundation, the nation's largest lung cancer-focused organization, announces the launch today of its Survivor Resource Center to fill a growing need in the lung cancer community. As investments in research lead to progress in early detection and lung cancer treatments, more people are living longer and better with lung cancer than ever before....
RYE, N.Y., Jan. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Colon Cancer Challenge Foundation (CCCF), a nonprofit organization dedicated to reducing colorectal cancer incidence and death throughout the United States, today announced that its 2013 Colon Cancer Challenge in Central Park, New York City, will be held Sunday, April 7, 2013. The Colon Cancer Challenge® is the tri-state's premier colorectal cancer fundraising event designed to raise awareness and support for colorectal cancer...
