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• New Drug Slows Thyroid Cancer (HealthDay)

  Posted on 2 Jul 2008 at 11:47 pm
  HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental drug that inhibits tumor blood vessel formation slows the progression of metastatic thyroid cancer in some patients, an international study finds.
  

• Circulating Tumor Cells Reveal Insights Into Lung Cancers (HealthDay)

  Posted on 2 Jul 2008 at 11:47 pm
  HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) -- A new technique for finding and analyzing stray cancer cells in the blood of lung cancer patients may make it possible for doctors to one day not only determine the genetic "signature" of particular tumors but to monitor changes in those cells and adjust treatments accordingly.
  

• Tumor-starving pill helps thyroid cancer: study (Reuters)

  Posted on 2 Jul 2008 at 5:07 pm
  Reuters - Amgen's once-a-day pill to starve tumors can help many patients with hard-to-treat thyroid cancer, either by shrinking tumors or slowing their growth, researchers reported on Wednesday.
  

• New targeted treatment promising in breast cancer (Reuters)

  Posted on 1 Jul 2008 at 12:19 pm
  Reuters - An novel investigational chemotherapy regimen targeting both a mutated protein called p53 and tumor blood vessels "has complementary and potent antitumor activity and could define a new strategy for suppression of advanced breast cancers," Dr. Yayun Liang reported at the Department of Defense's annual Era of Hope breast cancer meeting that just wrapped in Baltimore, Maryland.
  

• Cuba unveils lung cancer vaccine (AFP)

  Posted on 24 Jun 2008 at 6:43 pm
  AFP - Cuban scientists on Tuesday unveiled a therapeutic lung cancer vaccine which they say is the first in the world and extends the lives of victims by up to five months.
  

• Cuba approves, makes available lung cancer vaccine (Reuters)

  Posted on 24 Jun 2008 at 4:16 pm
  Reuters - Cuban scientists said on Tuesday the first vaccine to extend lives of lung cancer patients has been approved by Cuban authorities for use and is available in the island's hospitals.
  

• Poorer Patients Have Poorer Survival After Cancer Diagnosis (HealthDay)

  Posted on 23 Jun 2008 at 11:47 pm
  HealthDay - MONDAY, June 23 (HealthDay News) -- Low socioeconomic status increases a cancer patient's risk of dying, say U.S. researchers who analyzed data on almost 14,000 breast, prostate and colorectal patients in seven states.
  

• Vitamin D May Promote Colon Cancer Survival (HealthDay)

  Posted on 19 Jun 2008 at 11:46 pm
  HealthDay - THURSDAY, June 19 (HealthDay News) -- Colon cancer patients with high blood levels of vitamin D boost their survival odds by 48 percent, a new study suggests.
  

• Non-Surgical Approach Can Treat Lung Cancers (HealthDay)

  Posted on 18 Jun 2008 at 11:47 pm
  HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, June 18 (HealthDay News) -- A minimally invasive procedure normally used to treat liver cancer also holds promise for lung cancer patients, according to a new study.
  

• Man with deadly skin cancer saved by new treatment (AP)

  Posted on 18 Jun 2008 at 9:14 pm
  AP - An Oregon man, given less than a year to live, had a complete remission of advanced deadly skin cancer after an experimental treatment that revved up his immune system to fight the tumors.