Category: Cancer

New drug offers hope for patients with bladder cancer

A bladder cancer drug discovered and developed at The University of Kansas Cancer Center is set to become its first cancer drug to go from bench to bedside. KU Cancer Center’s nationally recognized proof-of-concept center and product development arm, the Institute for Advancing Medical Innovation , translates laboratory and bedside discoveries into new drugs, diagnostic tests and medical devices with the goal of advancing promising medical innovations to patients.

Communication in cancer care

Ask anyone about their experience with their own or a loved one’s cancer, and the response will likely include a story or remark about an oncologist, surgeon, nurse, or other health care provider. These are often positive stories: the oncologist who remembered a child’s birthday, the nurse who stayed after his shift to wait with an elderly patient until her daughter arrived to pick her up, or the surgeon who attended a husband’s funeral.

Franz Ferdinand auction drum kit to raise money for Delays singer’s cancer treatment

Franz Ferdinand are offering fans the chance to own a piece of Scottish music history while raising money for charity. The Scottish indie band are auctioning off one of their favourite touring drum kits, used between 2009 and 2013, and two limited edition vinyl records, ‘Franz Ferdinand Covers E.P.’ and ‘Late Night Tales’, as part of the Greg Gilbert charity auction.

First Cancer Patient Treated In Phase I/II Trial of ApoGrafta

Cellect Biotechnology Ltd. , a developer of stem cells selection technology, today announces that it has treated the first blood cancer patient in the recently initiated Phase I/II trial of its stem cell technology ApoGraftTM. The trial is intended to assess the Cellect ApoGraftTM process which is designed to prevent Graft-versus-Host Disease , a common complication associated with stem cell transplant in which the transplanted immune cells attack the recipient’s body cells and organs.

Breast cancer treatment to start within weeks

Radiotherapy treatment for breast cancer patients at the North West Cancer Centre will begin within weeks, it has been confirmed. Andrew Reilly, Head of Physics at the North West Cancer Services, said that the treatment of head and neck, bladder and rectum cancers and a range of palliative therapies are also expected to be fully operational by mid-summer.

NANOBIOTIX appoints senior executive from pharmaceutical industry, as Chief Operating Officer

Paris, France and Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, February 7, 2017 – NANOBIOTIX , a late clinical-stage nanomedicine company pioneering novel approaches for the local treatment of cancer, announced today the appointment of Alain Dostie, a senior executive from the pharmaceutical industry, as its Chief Operating Officer . Mr. Dostie will lead Nanobiotix’s operations, including development, manufacturing, market access and sales, for the Company’s lead product NBTXR3, which could obtain a CE Mark approval in 2017.

Terminally ill lung cancer patient given all clear after world first drug trial

Bob Berry is one of just three people to take part in the trial at the hospital – and one of just 12 across the globe A patient given 18 months to live has been left with no trace of the disease after being one of the first in the world to test a new wonder drug . Bob Berry is one of just three people to take part in the trial at the hospital – and one of just 12 across the globe.

Women encouraged to sign up for Cancer Research events

BASINGSTOKE women are being encouraged to banish the winter blues by signing up for this year’s Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life 2017. The charity is urging women of all ages, shapes and sizes to choose their event – be it the Race for Life 5k, 10k or Pretty Muddy – and pledge to take part in the event held at the Down Grange Sports Complex.

World Cancer Day marked with city events

The global initiative which takes place today aims to give people a better understanding of what cancer is and how it is fought. In Oxford, the Town Hall is open for a gathering of guest speakers from Macmillan, Sue Ryder, Oxfordshire Prostate Cancer Support Group, the Cochrane Centre and Oxfordshire County Council .

Pet pig owner crowd-funding for ‘best friend’ Fella’s cancer treatment

Fella last hit the headlines as an mascot for animal rights when he was saved from a sausage farm three years ago Wildboar cross Fella gained 14,000 Facebook followers when he was rescued by Emily Keates, of Soham, from an Essex sausage farm three years ago. Last month vets at the University of Cambridge’s Veterinary School discovered tumours all over his abdomen and biopsy results confirmed the worst, he has terminal cancer.

Saints will be playing the song Valentine at half-time to help Greg Gilbert’s campaign

Fans of the Southampton band are being urged to back a campaign and get the band’s song Valentine to number 1 in the charts by February 14. As many people as possible have been asked to download the tune between now and Thursday as part of the #Valentine2Number1 campaign. The campaign has been launched to give the Southampton band’s frontman Greg Gilbert a boost while he undergoes his chemotherapy, the only treatment available to him on the NHS.

Here’s what we can do to fight cancer

… – as a collective or as individuals – can do their part to reduce the global burden of cancer. According to World Health Organisation Report (2014), from 2000 to 2012, a total of 353,000 cancer deaths occurred in Uganda. This translates in 74 cancer …

Michael Buble says son’s cancer treatment is ‘progressing well’

Singer Michael Buble and Luisana Lopilato walk on the red carpet for “Tony Bennett Celebrates 90: The Best Is Yet to Come” at the legendary Radio City Music Hall in New York, U.S., September 15, 2016. The singer and his wife Luisana Lopilato told E! News Friday, “We are so grateful to report that our son Noah has been progressing well during his treatment and the doctors are very optimistic about the future for our little boy.

Japan’s Takeda committed to single-digit US drug price rises

Japan’s largest drugmaker, Takeda Pharmaceuticals Co, on Wednesday said it would maintain its pricing model in the U.S. market, brushing off demands by U.S. President Donald Trump for drugmakers to offer cheaper drugs. FILE PHOTO – Logos of Japanese Takeda Pharmaceutical Co are seen at an office building in Glattbrugg near Zurich March 7, 2012.

Ulster boy has ‘The Power’ on his side in cancer battle

A nine-year-old boy undergoing intense cancer treatment has been boosted by the support of a number of high-profile darts players. Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor is among those who have donated shirts which will be auctioned to raise funds for the respite care of Lurgan boy Jack Roycroft who faces a long period of chemotherapy and radiotherapy having had a tumour removed from his kidney before Christmas.

Pfizer Seeks Deals as Generic Versions Hurts Older Drugs’ Sales

Pfizer Inc. expects more generic competition for its established drugs in 2017, and the company’s deal-making to gain products may continue to thrive. After posting fourth-quarter earnings and a forecast that were short of analysts’ estimates, New York-based Pfizer said it would continue to pursue deals, regardless of their size, as long as they create shareholder value.

Ohio couple marry in hospital to include son with cancer

‘There was nothing sad about it. It was perfect’: Engaged couple rearranges their wedding to get married in the hospital so their two-year-old son with cancer can be a part of the ceremony Their son Logan was diagnosed with stage four medulloblastoma, a cancerous brain tumor, in February and was later cleared of cancer But after he relapsed his parents decided to bring their wedding forward and get married with their son at his hospital in Columbus, Ohio A couple brought their wedding forward and got married in hospital so that their two-year-old son who is undergoing cancer treatment could attend.

Pfizer’s 3 Fastest-Growing Drugs

After years of declining sales due to patent expiration on its megablockbuster cholesterol drug Lipitor, the company finally appears to be on a path back to reporting year-over-year growth. Investments in mergers and acquisitions deserve some credit for its improving fortune, but a lot of it also rests on fast-growing drugs churned out by its research and development team.