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In the News 2008

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August

Gold Seeds to Fight Prostate Cancer – Portsmouth (N.H.) Herald News

July

Proton Power to Blast Cancer - South Florida Business Journal

Proton Therapy Debated - Detroit News

Researchers Copyleft a Better DNA Scissor - WiredScience

Choose Your Own Splicer - Science News

Cervical Cancer Vaccine Raising Concerns - WBZ-TV, Ch. 4

Tiny Gold Seeds Help Fight Prostate Cancer - Portsmouth Herald

Tanning Beds and Cancer - Washington Post

Coast To Coast Ride Changes The Lives Of Four Locals - Newburyport Daily News

Local Woman Working To Help Find Cure For Cancer (Scroll Down) - Portsmouth (N.H.) Herald

MGH And Emerson Team Up On Clinic - Boston Globe

Doctors Warn Of Spike In Skin Cancer Among Women - NECN

America's Top Hospitals List by US News and World Report - Enews 2.0 (UK)

Partners Near Top In US News Rankings  - Boston Globe

Ted Kennedy Casts His Vote - Boston Herald

Circulating Tumor Cells

Test Can Find Tiny Tumor Level In Blood - Boston Globe
Doctors Extract Cancer Cells From Blood Sample - Reuters
New Test Could Track Tumors In 'Real Time' - USA Today
Circulating Tumor Cells Reveal Insights Into Lung Cancers - HealthDay News
Blood Test May Replace Surgical Biopsies - WCVB-TV, Ch. 5
Test Could Lead To Better Cancer Treatment - White Coat Notes/Boston.com
New Device Provides Real-Time Assessment of Lung Cancer Status - Reuters Health
Trapped Circulating Tumor Cells Track NSCLC Treatment - Med Page Today
Teaspoon of Blood May Show Cancer Severity, Harvard Test Shows - Bloomberg News
Promising New Tool to Monitor Lung Cancer Treatment Progress - American Cancer Society News

HER-2 Improves Survival in Patients with Breast Cancer Brain Metastasis - Reuters Health

Breast Cancer Researchers Look For Clues To Disease Development - White Coat Notes/Boston.com

Mom Witholds Chemo for Autistic Son - ABC News

DA: Mom Kept Cancer Medication From 8-Year-Old Son - The Salem News

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June

Cediranib Prolongs Survival in Recurrent Glioblastoma - CancerConsultants.com

CT Screens for Lung Cancer Not a Cure-All - HealthDay News

Adamonis' Father Picture OF Perseverance - Hartford Courant

Family Biggest Payoff For Adamonis - Hartford Courant

Tanning Myths: What's True, What's Hype? - WebMD

Local Man Gives Back to Cancer Center - Danvers Herald

NSMC Cancer Walk this Sunday - Danvers Herald

Professor Appointed Academic And Clinical Dean - Harvard Focus

The Doctor Factor - Newsweek

Brain Tumor Team Offers Message of Hope - Miami Herald

Swayze Plans to Act Through His Cancer - ABC News

CT Lung Cancer Screening No Cure-all For Smokers - CancerFacts.com

Benefit Small From Lung Cancer Screening Method - Reuters

Breast Imaging Has Long History (scroll down) - Boston Globe

ASCO: Little Support Seen for CT Lung Cancer Screening - MedPage Today

Prostate Cancer Foundation Announces Grant Winners - Genome Web News

Boston Groups Score Prostate Cancer Research Funds - White Coat Notes/Boston.com

Coverage of Senator Kennedy’s Diagnosis and Care - June 2008 | May 2008 | July 2008

The Story Behind Kennedy’s Surgery - New York Times
Kennedy Completes Cancer Treatment - WCVB-TV, Ch. 5
Kennedy Completes Last Day Of Chemo, Radiation - WBZ-TV, Ch. 4
Wife Reports Sen. Ted Kennedy Completes Chemo Treatment - Boston Herald
Kennedy to be Released from NC Hospital, Son Says - Associated Press
Why Did Sen. Kennedy Get Treated at Duke? - HealthBlog/Wall Street Journal.org
Duke Decision Not Hub Snub - Boston Herald
Kennedy Brain Surgery 'Successful' - CNN.com
Kennedy's Brain Tumor Surgery Deemed a Success - Boston.com
Kennedy, Surgeon Statements on Surgery - Associated Press
Doctor Says Kennedy Brain Surgery Was Successful - Associated Press
Kennedy's Brain Surgeon Leads Duke's `Aggressive' Cancer Center - Bloomberg News
Kennedy Hand-Picked a Surgeon Who Takes on Tough Operations - Boston.com
Ted After Surgery: ‘I feel like a million bucks’ - Boston Herald
Sen. Kennedy's Cancer Surgery Deemed Successful - Reuters
Kennedy's Surgery May Give Doctors Option to Try New Medicines - Bloomberg News
Next Up for Sen. Kennedy: Chemo, Radiation Treatments - Associated Press
Kennedy's Surgery Called 'Successful' - Baltimore Sun
Doctor Says Kennedy’s Brain Surgery Is Successful - New York Times
Rapport with Pioneer Surgeon Leads to the Senator's Choice - Boston Globe
Kennedy Has 'Successful' Surgery - Boston Globe

Better Genetic Tests Fine Tune Cancer Treatments - Reuters

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May

New Article Makes Case for EGFR Testing Before Using Iressa for NSCLC Treatment - Pharmacogenetics Reporter

How to Plant a Green Roof? - Boston.com

Kennedy Home in Hyannisport; Son Thanks Public for Support - Boston.com

Laser Therapy a New Option for Vocal-Cord Cancers - HealthDay News

Matching Tumors to Drugs - Technology Review

A "Senior" Prom with a Cause - Gloucester Daily Times

Brain Cancer Patients Share Sympathy - Boston Globe

Personalized Cancer Therapy Found Valuable - United Press International

Clinical Trial Suggests Genetic Signatures Could Guide Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Drug Response - GenomeWeb News

Coverage of Senator Kennedy’s Diagnosis and Care - May 2008

Liberal Lion Kennedy Says Outpouring ‘Uplifting’ - Boston Herald
Kennedy Speaks Publicly About Diagnosis - Associated Press
Growing Arsenal May Serve Kennedy - Boston Globe
After Cancer Diagnosis, Kennedy Leaves Boston Hospital - New York Times
Kennedy leaves hospital after diagnosis of malignant tumor - Boston.com
Ted Kennedy Released From Hospital - HealthDay News
Kennedy Has Malignant Brain Tumor - WCVB-TV, Ch. 5
Sen. Kennedy Diagnosed with Brain Tumor - Boston Herald.com
Kennedy Being Released From Hospital, Returning To Cape Cod - Associated Press
Kennedy Has Malignant Tumor; Prognosis Is Uncertain At Best - Boston Globe
Doctors Point To Difficult Road Ahead - Boston Globe
A Malignant Glioma In The Left Parietal Lobe - Boston Globe
Nation In Shock As Teddy Faces The Fight Of His Life - Boston Herald
Ted Kennedy’s Condition - Boston Herald
Grim Prognosis For Fast-Moving Cancer - Boston Herald
Kennedy Supporters, Detractors Agree On Significance Of Illness - Boston Herald
Kennedy Cancer Called 'Worst Kind' - WCVB-TV, Ch. 5
Ted Kennedy's Family Deals With 'A Real Curveball' - Associated Press
Glioma Diagnosis Is Grave News For Sen. Kennedy - Reuters
A Grim Diagnosis: Kennedy's Brain Cancer Is Worst Kind - Associated Press
Surprise In This Stealth Kennedy Threat - Boston.com
Doctors Say Sen. Kennedy Has Malignant Brain Tumor - Associated Press
Sen. Kennedy Has Brain Tumor, Hospital Says - Reuters
Sen. Edward Kennedy Diagnosed With Brain Tumor; Prognosis Seen As Poor - Boston.com
Sen. Kennedy Diagnosed With Brain Tumor - Boston Herald.com
Senator Kennedy Has Malignant Brain Tumor - New York Times
What Kind Of Brain Tumor Does Kennedy Have? - White Coat Notes/Boston.com
Ted Kennedy Has A Brain Tumor - Healthday News
Kennedy Diagnosed With Malignant Brain Tumor - Washington Post
Senator Kennedy Diagnosed With Malignant Brain Tumor - Bloomberg News
Doctors: Ted Kennedy Has Malignant Brain Tumor - CNN
What Kennedy's Diagnosis Could Mean - CNN

Proton Power Coming To Blast Cancer - South Florida Business Journal

Sutent, Tykerb May Curb Liver Cancer - Web MD

Lasers May Treat Cancers of the Larynx - New York Times

Leave Cancer In The Dust: Coming Together - Newburyport Current

Jazz Quintet Taps Healing Power Of Music - Metrowest Daily News

Even If She’s Gone...Honor Mom - Boston Herald

NSMC Cancer Walk - Hamilton-Wenham Chronicle

Pulsed Angiolytic Laser Therapy Effective for Laryngeal Cancer - CancerConsultants.com

The Good Goes Around - Lewiston (Me.) Sun-Journal

Breakthrough Treatment Saves Vocal Cords and Lives - ABC World News Tonight

You Asked, We Answered: Speaking Out on Vocal Cord Cancer - ABC News.com

Wanted: Cyclists for Cancer Benefit (scroll down) - Portsmouth (N.H.) Herald News

Drug Resistance in Fungi - JAMA

Discovery Shows How Fungi Pump Up Defense - HMS Focus

Lasers May Treat Cancers of the Larynx - New York Times

Breakthrough Treatment Saves Vocal Cords and Lives (click on photo for video link) - ABC World News Tonight

You Asked, We Answered: Speaking Out on Vocal Cord Cancer - ABC News.com

Siteman Center Looks to Revolutionize Proton Therapy - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

A Bruising Battle Over Lung Scans - Science


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April

The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Awards Pilot Grant to Nabeel Bardeesy, PhD - Pancreatic Cancer Action Network

HOPES Celebrates its 10th Anniversary - Channel 5 News

Cediranib Shows Promise For Recurrent Glioblastoma - Reuters

Sutent, Tykerb May Curb Liver Cancer - Web MD

The Promise of Proton-Beam Therapy - US News & World Report Online

Cancer Appeal Is Being Expanded - Express and Star (U.K.)

Sarcoma Fund Walk - Hudson Sun

Hats ‘on’ at Mason Rice - Newton Tab

Newton's Howard Weinstein Prepares For The Boston Marathon - Boston.com

Extra Drug Improves Rectal Cancer Treatment - HealthDay News

Avastin May Stop Rectal Cancer Spread - WebMD

Measuring Arm Edema in Breast Cancer Patients After Axillary Surgery Leads to Improved Lymphoedema Management - Doctor’s Guide

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March

Lessons From Multidisciplinary Translational Trials On Anti-Angiogenic Therapy Of Cancer - Nature Reviews

Estrogen Blocking Drug Good Later than Thought in Breast Cancer - eNews 2.0

Femara Cuts Cancer Recurrence Even If Started Late - ScientificAmerican

Letrozole (Femara) Prevents Late Recurrence of Breast Cancer - MedPage Today

More Women Can Cut Cancer Relapse Risk - Washington Post

Study: Drug Can Curb Breast Cancer Recurrence - NPR (audio link)

New DNA Test Can Reveal A Tumor's ID - Boston Globe

Cancer Fear Itself - Boston Globe

Loveland Residents Running In Boston Marathon - Community Press (KY)

Hospital Makes Its Case for Second Proton Cancer Treatment Site in County - Chicago Daily Herald

Cancer Drug: How Good is Good Enough? - Boston Globe

Prostate Cancer Deaths Tied to Obesity - CanWest News Service (Canada)

Stem Cells May Aid Treaments - Harvard Crimson

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February

The Connection Between Doctors and Their Patients...More Than Just a Medical Bond - Bostonchannel.com (streaming video)

Microchip Spots Rare Tumor Cells in Blood - JAMA

Taking Sharper Aim At Cancer - Chicago Tribune

Northeastern University Working on Breast Cancer Screening Technology - Boston Business Journal

Tissue-Sparing Radiation Dose Not Always as Prescribed - MedPage Today

Test for Cancer Cells in Blood - Technology Review

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January

Brain Tumors

High-Dose Chemo Helps Beat Rare Brain Cancer - HealthDay News

Living Longer With Brain Tumors - Ivanhoe Newswire

High-Dose Methotrexate Effective Treatment for Primary CNS Lymphoma - Reuters Health

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Building Stronger Bones with Stem Cells - Ivanhoe Newswire

Cancer Treatment May Also Help Osteoporosis - Reuters

Proton Beam Therapy, an Option Against Prostate Cancer - U.S. News online

Aspirin Prevents Colorectal Cancer but Risks Too High - MedPage Today

Tiniest Cure: Machine Using Protons Cures Cancers - WMAQ-TV., Ch. 5 (Chicago)

Hearing, Video Highlight Struggle To Recognize And Treat Depression - MetroWest Daily News

DVD Sheds Light On Depression Among Kids - WBZ-TV, Ch. 4

Walking for a Cure - Boston Globe (Globe North)

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Circulating Tumor Cells

Test for Cancer Cells in Blood - Technology Review

Microchip Detects Rare Circulating Cancer Cells - HMS Focus

Science: Boffin log
- Daily Telegraph (U.K.)

Chip Could Aid Cancer Detection - Boston Globe

Microchip-based Device Can Detect Rare Tumor Cells in the Bloodstream - Nanotechwire.com

Microchip Spots Tumor Cells in Bloodstream - Indianapolis Star

Device Can Spot Cancer Cells in Blood: U.S. Study - Reuters

Microchip Spots Stray Tumor Cells in the Bloodstream - HealthDay News

New Test for Cancer Cells in Blood - Technology Review

'Lab-On-a-Chip' May Improve Cancer Detection - MedPage Today

New Blood Test Finds Cancer Cells - WebMD

Microfluidic Chip Snags Cancer Cells - Chemical & Engineering News

Chip Performs Blood 'Biopsy' - Photonics.com

A Note on Nanotech and Cancer Diagnostics - InVivo Blog

Device Can Spot Cancer Cells in Blood - Basque News and Information Channel (Spain)

 

 

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