Category: Cancer

NH medical marijuana program serving more than 2K

The Concord Monitor reports the state Health and Human Services Department reports the youngest qualifying patient is 2 years old; the oldest is 98. Administrative rules coordinator Mike Holt says there’s been a steady stream of applications. In addition to the 2-year-old, three other children are participating, ages 4, 5, and 11. The majority of New Hampshire’s qualifying patients use therapeutic cannabis to treat multiple injuries, including spinal cord injury and disease, and cancer.

UC President Janet Napolitano Undergoing Cancer Treatment

University of California President Janet Napolitano has been hospitalized for side effects related to treatment she is undergoing for cancer, the university system said Tuesday. Ms. Napolitano was diagnosed with cancer in late August, the school said, and is nearly done with her course of treatment.

University of California’s Napolitano in hospital for cancer

University of California President Janet Napolitano, a former U.S. Homeland Security secretary, has been undergoing cancer treatment for five months and has been hospitalized after suffering complications, the school system said Tuesday. The UC Office of the President said Napolitano, 59, was diagnosed last August but did not say what type of cancer she has or respond to inquiries seeking further details.

COPE seeks better policies for cancer treatment

M embers of the Breast Cancer Survivor Support group of Care Organisation Public Enlightenment, COPE, have appealed to the Federal Government to go back to the drawing board and make the nation’s health policy more robust with a view to improving cancer treatment. Making the call during its monthly Support Group meeting, they called for establishment of a compulsory comprehensive cancer centre in each of the 36 States.

COPE seeks better policies for cancer treatment

M embers of the Breast Cancer Survivor Support group of Care Organisation Public Enlightenment, COPE, have appealed to the Federal Government to go back to the drawing board and make the nation’s health policy more robust with a view to improving cancer treatment. Making the call during its monthly Support Group meeting, they called for establishment of a compulsory comprehensive cancer centre in each of the 36 States.

Cancer patientsa distress over drug access

Terminal breast cancer patients have spoken of their distress after learning that a life-extending drug they had been told would be available to them looks set to be withdrawn. Advisory body NICE is reviewing drugs made available through the old cancer drugs fund, and has rejected Kadcyla for use on the NHS in England.

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More than $200,000 was raised for local breast cancer support groups during the month-long “Partners of Hope” program at Big Y. Twenty-four support groups will split the $222,386 raised, including Survivor Journeys in Longmeadow, Cancer-Connection and Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton, Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, and the Baystate Health Foundation and Mercy Medical Center in Springfield. A portion of proceeds from the floral, produce, butcher and pharmacy departments were donated to the Partners of Hope program during the entire month of October.

MyGenetx Leadership Elected to Serve on the TBCC Board of Directors

It is an honor to represent an organization that greatly impacts the lives of so many Tennesseans undergoing treatment for breast cancer MyGenetx, a molecular laboratory headquartered in middle Tennessee is proud to announce that Kris Wiese, Director of Communications, and Sales Administration Specialist, Mary Taylor Smith, RD, LD, will serve on the 2017 TBCC Board. Kris Wiese was appointed as Board President after serving one year as a board member and one year as Vice President.

Brothers receive cancer diagnosis 11 months apart,a

Dealing with one child diagnoses with cancer can be a traumatic blow for any family, but what if 11 months later, another one of your children is also diagnosed? Brison Ricker, 15, was diagnosed with DIPG on Jan. 22, 2016. This is one of the the deadliest forms of childhood cancers.

For Merck, Keytruda Is ‘Extraordinarily Positive’ : More Squawk From Jim Cramer

Merck’s lung cancer treatment will get a speedy review by the FDA, but it ‘knows better than to go out and give false hope,’ TheStreet’s Jim Cramer said. Shares of Merck were higher in late morning trading Wednesday, after the company announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration would make a decision by May 10 on its lung cancer treatment that combines the immune system-boosting drug Keytruda with chemotherapy.

Innovative drug approved

A revolutionary anti-cancer drug that has been approved by the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration will give hope to Tasmanian patients. The drug will be marketed as Venclexta and has been approved for Australian patients with relapsed or refractory CLL with no other treatment options available, or with a mutation that makes the disease resistant to the usual treatment options.

Innovative drug approved

A revolutionary anti-cancer drug that has been approved by the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration will give hope to Tasmanian patients. The drug will be marketed as Venclexta and has been approved for Australian patients with relapsed or refractory CLL with no other treatment options available, or with a mutation that makes the disease resistant to the usual treatment options.

Innovative drug approved

A revolutionary anti-cancer drug that has been approved by the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration will give hope to Tasmanian patients. The drug will be marketed as Venclexta and has been approved for Australian patients with relapsed or refractory CLL with no other treatment options available, or with a mutation that makes the disease resistant to the usual treatment options.

Innovative drug approved

A revolutionary anti-cancer drug that has been approved by the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration will give hope to Tasmanian patients. The drug will be marketed as Venclexta and has been approved for Australian patients with relapsed or refractory CLL with no other treatment options available, or with a mutation that makes the disease resistant to the usual treatment options.

Tickets on sale for all-star gig in aid of Southampton rock star with cancer

Cavalry, which will take place at The 1865 in Southampton on Friday February 17, will feature acoustic sets from Southampton’s own in-demand guitar favourites Band of Skulls and indie rockers Mystery Jets. And Delays themselves will make a rare appearance on stage with Primal Scream bassist Simone Marie representing close friend Greg who is currently undergoing chemotherapy alongside the remainder of the band Aaron, Colin and Rowly.

Great support for pub fundraiser makes A 1k

The cash amount, raised by printed sweatshirt sponsorship, was due to great support from local businesses, said Elaine Cooper of the White Hart Inn at West Stockwith. Traders and local businesses paid to have their logos printed on the clothing, along with logos for the Haxey Hood that was played out in the Isle last weekend.

Researchers identify new potential treatment for cancer metastasis

Breast cancer metastasis, the process by which cancer spreads, may be prevented through the new use of a class of drugs already approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Mayo Clinic researchers have identified that a key drug target, CDK4/6, regulates a cancer metastasis protein, SNAIL, and drugs that inhibit CDK 4/6 could prevent the spread of triple-negative breast cancer .

Planned Parenthood Doesn’t Need Our Taxesby Ian TuttleWhat the…

The baby abattoir gets plenty of money from private sources, and Congress can redirect the public funds to other health-care centers. Planned Parenthood is an industrial-scale baby abattoir responsible for more than 300,000 American deaths annually and a degradation of human dignity on the order of Josef Mengele, and the urgent issue of the day is whether it should be privately or publicly funded.

New hope in pancreatic cancer fight

Perth researchers are to test whether medical cannabis can pave a breakthrough in the treatment of pancreatic cancer, one of the most lethal diseases on the planet. File image PERTH researchers are to test whether medical cannabis can pave a breakthrough in the treatment of pancreatic cancer, one of the most lethal diseases on the planet.

Shipping containers fill a niche

Clare O’Higgins of the Look Good Feel Better charity with the shipping container that proved a versatile workshop venue. Clare O’Higgins thought she would be travelling around New Zealand teaching beauty workshops to cancer patients in a ‘little caravan’ for her charity Look Good Feel Better.

Plans for new 10m cancer centre for North Yorkshire are unveiled

An artist’s impression of the planned cancer centre at the Friarage Hospital in Northallerton, the Sir Robert Ogden Macmillan Centre The multi-million pound development will expand cancer services at the Friarage Hospital in Northallerton and work could potentially begin on the development this summer if planning permission is granted. This is his third similar project in partnership with the charity and the building would be known as the Sir Robert Ogden Macmillan Centre.

Fosun Pharma unveils plan to battle cancer with early diagnosis and cost-effective treatment options

Fosun Pharmaceutical, a leading healthcare group on the mainland, plans to focus on early diagnosis and cost-effective treatment of cancer by using the world’s latest technologies such as robotic-assisted medical devices. Chen Qiyu, chairman of Shanghai-based Fosun Pharma, a subsidiary of the mainland’s largest non-state-owned investment conglomerate Fosun Group, said the company would introduce advanced technologies available in the United States to the Chinese market.