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May 2, 2010
BioSante to re-initiate prostate cancer vaccine program

Drug maker BioSante Pharmaceuticals has restarted a development program for a prostate cancer vaccine, the...

May 2, 2010
Mayo Clinic research finds older diabetic women have increased risk of colon cancer

Researchers at the Mayo Clinic may have found a link between colorectal cancer and diabetes...

April 18, 2010
Vitamins, calcium supplements may cut women's breast cancer risk

Vitamins and calcium supplements appear to reduce the risk of breast cancer, according to findings...

March 25, 2010
Study: Experimental vaccine may prevent IBD, colon cancer

An experimental vaccine against an abnormal protein found in some tumors has the potential to...

March 14, 2010
Kinney Drugs announces partnership with Cancer Service Program

Kinney Drugs has put together an educational program to teach uninsured patients how to get...

March 11, 2010
Late-stage clinical trial of Avastin fails to meet expectations, Genentech says

A late-stage clinical trial of a Genentech drug for men with late-stage prostate cancer has...

March 2, 2010
Insulin may be linked to increased cancer risk

Commonly used therapies for the treatment of diabetes may increase a patient's risk of cancer,...

February 24, 2010
Genentech reports positive clinical results in Avastin trial

A late-stage clinical trial of a drug by Genentech indicates that combining it with chemotherapy...

February 23, 2010
Report projects breast cancer drug sales to exceed $1 billion

An investigational drug for treating breast cancer will garner sales of more than $1 billion...

February 18, 2010
FDA approved more than 50 cancer drugs in two years, study says

The Office of Oncology Drug Products at the Food and Drug Administration approved more than...

February 17, 2010
Decision Resources projects growth in targeted cancer drug market

The market for drugs that fight cancer by focusing on specific molecules, proteins and enzymes...

February 17, 2010
Merck: Gardasil may prevent anal warts, cancer in men

A vaccine made by Merck for preventing human papillomavirus works for preventing anal warts and...

February 8, 2010
Amgen's prostate cancer drug more effective than competitor, study concludes

An investigational drug made by Amgen for treating prostate cancer that had spread to the...

January 26, 2010
Study finds vitamin D may cut risk of colorectal cancer

Vitamin D may improve bone health, but it also may lower one's risk of colorectal...

January 12, 2010
Researchers find key to chemotherapy resistance in lung cancer patients

Researchers in Arizona have found a way to predict which patients might be resistant to...

January 6, 2010
Pfizer to develop cancer drug with Debiopharm

Two drug makers have entered an agreement to develop a drug designed to treat melanoma....

January 5, 2010
Study: NSAID may reduce skin cancer

A new study found that a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug may reduce a patient's risk of...

November 22, 2009
CRN challenges folic acid/lung cancer link

For all the good that associations like the Council for Responsible Nutrition and the Natural...

March 9, 2008
Desperate Housewives star to promote skin cancer prevention campaign

In recognition of Skin Cancer Awareness Month in May, Procter & Gamble’s Olay and the...

February 5, 2008
L’Oreal USA to donate $1 million-plus to sun-safety campaign

Beauty company L’Oreal USA has announced that it will support the Women’s Dermatologic Society Foundation...

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