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In the News 2008
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October
Extra copies of EGFR gene - Targeted treatment of gene-amplified tumors may improve outcomes
September
Stand Up 2 Cancer
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Monday, September 2, 2008
5 pm WCVB, Channel 5, featured Donald S. Kaufman, MD, clinical director, Claire and John Bertucci Center for Genitourinary Cancers. He discussed the option of "active surveillance" for prostate cancer and when it is appropriate.
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Friday, September 5, 2008 from 8:00 - 9:00 pm
WBZ TV, Channel 4, features a segment with Jeffrey Settleman, PhD, Director, Center for Molecular Therapeutics, which highlights research with the largest collection of tumor cell lines in the world and on Circulating Tumor Cell technology.
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Friday, September 5, 2008 | ABC, CBS, NBC at 8 - 9 pm
Stand Up to Cancer will highlight cancer research being conducted around the country that includes CTC chip technology from the Cancer Center. Daniel Haber, MD, PhD and Lecia Sequist, MD, MPH will discuss this new technology. Greg Vrettos, a lung cancer patient, will tell his story about being involved with a clinical trial that shows promise for treating cancer using the CTC chip. |
Cancer Fighter - New England Hockey Journal
Parenting During Cancer - Inquirer.net (Philippines)
Potent Promise: Essential Stemness - Science News
August
Flocking to Tin Can Sally Show – Gloucester Daily Times
New Heights for Proton Therapy Cancer Treatment – The Guardian (U.K.)
Obese Prostate Cancer Patients May Benefit More from Brachytherapy – e! Science News/Canada
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
Determining Genetic Signature Of Lung Tumors Can Help Guide Treatment - Journal of Clinical Oncology
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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