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Cervical Cancer Vaccine - For Boys? (CBS News) Drugmaker Merck & Co. has asked federal regulators to approve use in males for its vaccine against the human papillomavirus, which causes cervical and other sexually transmitted cancers. us.rd.yahoo.com
Event raises awareness, money for canine cancer research (The Post and Courier) Many people are aware of cancer in humans, but most aren't familiar with cancer in dogs. Five years ago, Charleston native Jane Hirsch decided to change that by starting Trot for the Cure, an event that raises awareness and money for canine cancer. us.rd.yahoo.com
Does Herpes Cause a Form of Sen. Edward Kennedy's Brain Cancer? (Scientific American) More and more in recent years, cancer biologists are pointing their fingers at viruses. Human papillomavirus, they found, causes cervical cancer; hepatitis B induces liver cancer; and Epstein-Barr virus has been implicated in lymphoma. Most recently, scientists discovered that malignant brain tumors called glioblastoma multiforme, the late-stage version of the cancer that has afflicted Senator ... us.rd.yahoo.com
Cervical cancer researchers see links in manatees (Louisville Courier-Journal) Two University of Louisville researchers acclaimed for helping invent the world's first cervical-cancer vaccine are now being honored for research that could help save endangered manatees. us.rd.yahoo.com
Six Things Women Should Know About The Pap Test (Medical News Today) January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month and The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center shares important information about the cervical cancer screening exam, the Pap test. For many women, their annual Pap test is not something to look forward to; however, this test has the potential to make a huge difference in the lives of women everywhere. us.rd.yahoo.com
Pap test procedure facts (News-Medical-Net) January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month and The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center shares important information about the cervical cancer screening exam, the Pap test. us.rd.yahoo.com
Siteman Cancer Center Adds Second TomoTherapy® Hi·Art® Treatment System (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) MADISON, Wis.----TomoTherapy Incorporated announced today that the Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Mo., has commenced treating patients on its second TomoTherapy® Hi·Art® treatment system. us.rd.yahoo.com
Advaxis' Phase II Clinical Trial "HOLD" Lifted (Medical News Today) Advaxis Inc (OTCBB: ADXS), a biotechnology company, received permission from the U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to test its lead drug candidate, Lovaxin C, in patients with grade 2/3 cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN). With this approval of the Investigational New Drug (IND) application for Lovaxin C, the FDA "HOLD" on Advaxis' clinical program has been lifted. us.rd.yahoo.com
Vitamins get F in cancer prevention (WTSP-TV Tampa) A flotilla of recent studies — including two papers published today — has sunk the notion that individual vitamin supplements prevent cancer. us.rd.yahoo.com
Cancer rates exceed funding for research (Temple Daily Telegram) AUSTIN - Cancer accounts for one out of every four deaths in the United States and as cancer rates increase globally, financial support is falling behind. The funding environment has never been bleaker and this restraint is coming at a time when science is at its most exciting, said Jimmy Mansour, chairman of the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas. us.rd.yahoo.com
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