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Accidental fungus leads to promising cancer drug
Reuters - Sun Jun 29, 6:29 PM ETWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A drug developed using nanotechnology and a fungus that contaminated a lab experiment may be broadly effective against a range of cancers, U.S. researchers reported on Sunday.
Off the Wires
- Risky HPV detected in human breast milk Reuters - Fri Jul 4, 11:20 AM ET
- Breast reconstruction can have lasting benefits Reuters - Fri Jul 4, 10:20 AM ET
- Kidney cancer vaccine falls short in clinical trial: study AFP - Thu Jul 3, 7:02 PM ET
- Doctors extract cancer cells from blood sample Reuters - Wed Jul 2, 5:33 PM ET
- Tumor-starving pill helps thyroid cancer: study Reuters - Wed Jul 2, 5:07 PM ET
News Stories
- Cuba approves first therapeutic vaccine for lung cancer at The Guardian (UK). - Thu, Jun 26, 2008
- Gene Therapy Helps Dogs Stricken With Cancer HealthDay via Yahoo! News - Mon, Jun 16, 2008
- Medicare Costs for Cancer Treatment Soar HealthDay via Yahoo! News - Tue, Jun 10, 2008
- New Treatment Combination Safe For Pancreatic Cancer Patients at ScienceDaily - Mon, Jun 02, 2008
- Antidepressants may help body fight HIV and cancer at The Independent (UK) - Tue, May 13, 2008
Feature Articles
- Bone drug Zometa helps women with early breast cancer at USATODAY.com - Mon, Jun 02, 2008
- Despite Doubts, Cancer Therapy Draws Patients at The New York Times - Fri, Jan 18, 2008
- Breast Cancer Risk Underestimated for Blacks, Study Says at The Washington Post - Wed, Nov 28, 2007
- Promising Therapies Are Cutting Cancer Mortality at NPR - Wed, Jan 17, 2007
- Cancer Rates In Focus at CBS News - Wed, Jan 17, 2007
- Daughters linked to prostate risk at BBC - Wed, Jan 03, 2007
Opinion & Editorials
- Cancer - Patients - Medicine and Health - For Cancer Patients, Empathy Goes a Long Way at The New York Times - Wed, Jan 09, 2008
- District's HPV Proposal Tinged With Ugly Assumptions at The Washington Post - Wed, Jan 10, 2007
- To pinpoint cancer, look at the genes at USATODAY.com - Tue, Dec 12, 2006
- Nasty smear campaigns at The Guardian (UK). - Wed, Sep 06, 2006
- A Tough Lesson That Softened the Heart at The Washington Post - Mon, Jul 10, 2006
- A Healthy Conclusion at The Washington Post - Fri, Jul 07, 2006
Related Web Sites
- Cancer.gov
- information for patients, professionals, and the public. From the National Cancer Institute.
- oncology.com
- Access the latest news and meet a cancer friend in online discussion and chat areas.
- American Cancer Society
- includes an overviews of different types of cancer, information on research, statistics, and more.
- Foods for Cancer Prevention
- a look at diet and nutrition, and how they may be related to cancer. From the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.
- OncoLink
- from the University of Pennsylvania.
- Cancer Treatment Studies - Clinical Trials
- Information about clinical trials, what they are, and how to find one.