Finally – Awareness Month Action For Realists October 28th, 2010
I believe in disease awareness months. I do. They raise a lot of attention and a lot of money. They may even save lives by encouraging screening and early detection. (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘oncology’
Searching for the Holy Grail of Prostate Cancer October 19th, 2010
Earlier this month, a study was released for Abiraterone, a new drug from J&J that it is one of four drugs to ever demonstrate a survival benefit for patients with advanced prostate cancer. The study claimed that in a sample of 1,195 patients given the drug plus a low-dose steroid lived 14.8 months while those given a low-dose steroid plus a placebo survived 10.9 months. (more…)
Lasting Expressions July 29th, 2010
Almost 40 years ago President Richard Nixon signed the National Cancer Act of 1971 and kicked off the nation’s “War on Cancer.” Since then great progress has been made in the prevention, detection and treatment of cancer: radio imaging can detect the smallest pre-cancerous conditions; tailored therapies target specific tumor types for improved outcomes; and the first cancer prevention vaccine (for cervical cancer) was approved, to name a few innovations. (more…)