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A routine breast examination is advised for all women to identify any suspicious lumps so that breast cancer detection is made as early as possible. Mammography is the most common first line screening tool for breast cancer. But in some cases, mammography may miss some abnormalities, especially if the woman’s breast tissue is dense. Sometimes [...]

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Peregrine to Present Lung, Advanced Breast, and Brain Cancer Clinical Data at 2010 ASCO Annual Meeting TUSTIN, CA–(Marketwire – 05/20/10) – Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: PPHM – News ) today announced that it will present cancer data from four clinical trials, including its first-in-class phosphatidylserine (PS)-targeting monoclonal antibody bavituximab and novel brain cancer therapy Cotara, [...]

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Genentech Submits Supplemental Application to FDA for Herceptin in Advanced HER2-Positive Stomach Cancer SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—-Genentech, Inc., a wholly owned member of the Roche Group , announced today that the company submitted a supplemental Biologics License Application to the U.S. Read more on Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance Share and Enjoy:

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Research Reveals Cancer Drug Effectiveness Substantially Advanced Co-administered peptide directs medicines to tumors and deep into tumor tissue, increasing drug efficacy and reducing side effects (PRWeb Apr 9, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/cancer/drugs/prweb3853724.htm Read more on PRWeb Share and Enjoy:

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Cancer drug effectiveness substantially advanced Researchers have shown that a peptide (a chain of amino acids) called iRGD helps co-administered drugs penetrate deeply into tumor tissue. The peptide has been shown to substantially increase treatment efficacy against human breast, prostate and pancreatic cancers in mice, achieving the same therapeutic effect as a normal dose with [...]

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Zoledronic Acid Reduces Spread Of Cancer Cells In Women Undergoing Chemotherapy For Locally Advanced Breast Cancer An article published Online First in The Lancet Oncology reports that zoledronic acid, which is a bone strengthening drug, when given together with chemotherapy might decrease the spread of cancer in women with locally advanced breast cancer. It reduces [...]

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