Cancer Weekly

Cervical Cancer - HPV test is a better predictor of cervical cell abnormalities than pap smears in older women

Cancer Gene Therapy - Data from University of Oxford, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine provide new insights into cancer gene therapy

Cancer Gene Therapy - Data on cancer gene therapy described by researchers at Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences

Cancer Gene Therapy - Data on cancer gene therapy detailed by investigators at University of Queensland, Center for Immunology and Cancer Research

Cancer Gene Therapy - Data on cancer gene therapy published by investigators at Center for Cancer Research

Cancer Gene Therapy - Data on cancer gene therapy reported by researchers at Colorado State University, Department of Microbiology

Cancer Gene Therapy - Research data from University of Helsinki update understanding of cancer gene therapy

Cancer Gene Therapy - Research from Malmo University, Department of Laboratory Medicine reveals new findings on cancer gene therapy

Cancer Gene Therapy - Researchers at University of Oslo target cancer gene therapy

Cancer Gene Therapy - Researchers from German Cancer Research Center detail findings in cancer gene therapy

Cancer Gene Therapy - Researchers from Institute for Cancer Research publish findings in cancer gene therapy

Cancer Gene Therapy - Researchers from Mary Crowley Medical Research Center describe findings in cancer gene therapy

Cancer Vaccines - Scientists at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Department of Medicine discuss research in cancer vaccines

Acute Myeloid Leukemia - Lorus presents GTI-2040 pharmacokinetic and metabolic data in acute myeloid leukemia

Awards - Frost & Sullivan honors GeneNews approach to identifying biomarkers

Awards - Gold Coast IVF executive receives first prize for new tumor surgery technique video

Awards - Highmark Foundation awards grants to support cancer, bird flu and patient care programs

Awards - School of medicine receives $5 million grant to study impact of palliative care programs

Awards - Varian Medical Systems' cancer treatment imaging device wins R&D 100 Award

Breast Cancer - Allos Therapeutics completes second analysis of data from ENRICH trial

Breast Cancer - Analysis of independent studies finds race affects African-American breast cancer survival

Breast Cancer - M. D. Anderson establishes clinic, research program for inflammatory breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Optimata's virtual cancer patient engine predicts patient response to breast cancer treatment

Breast Cancer - Oral contraceptive use prior to pregnancy increases risk of breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Orion Genomics announces collaboration to validate clinical utility of breast cancer screening test

Breast Cancer - Report shows fewer women having inpatient breast cancer surgery

Breast Cancer - Unique estrogen receptor is linked to metastatic breast cancer

Business & Finance - Cytokinetics reports third quarter 2006 financial results and clinical highlights

Business & Finance - Dynavax announces third quarter 2006 financial results and updates 2006 financial guidance

Business & Finance - Pharmacyclics reports first quarter net loss of $6.5 million

Business Update - Eisai announces completion of acquisition of four oncology-related products from Ligand

Business Update - Millennium and Ortho Biotech enter U.S. agreement to promote bortezomib for injection

Business Update - Misonix reports expansion of visually directed HIFU for prostate cancer treatment into Spain

Business Update - Mitsui expands investment in proteomics company Correlogic and enters research collaboration

Business Update - Mundipharma acquires development and marketing rights for anticancer compound bendamustine

Business Update - Neose's GlycoPEG-GCSF cleared for human clinical trials in Western Europe

Business Update - Oncologix signs oncosphere development agreement

Business Update - Takeda and BioNumerik terminate strategic alliance agreement for Tavocept for U.S., Canada

Business Update - UTEK Corporation and GammaCan International sign strategic alliance agreement

Cancer Research - Microwave pre-cooking of french fries reduces cancer chemicals

Cancer Therapy - AnorMED completes enrollment in phase III trial for Mozobil on schedule

Cancer Therapy - Bacteria could make new library of cancer drugs that are too complex to create artificially

Cancer Therapy - Breast cancer treatment device by BSD Medical receives favorable review

Cancer Therapy - Chemo drugs for treating breast cancer may cause changes in cognitive function

Cancer Therapy - Childhood cancer survivors treated with radiation face increased risk of tumors later in life

Cancer Therapy - Early stage breast cancer patients may benefit from a new, accelerated treatment

Cancer Therapy - New cancer-fighting virus kills invasive brain cells

Cancer Therapy - New clinical research initiative underway at New York cancer center

Cancer Therapy - Pioneering experiment looks at antiprotons' effectiveness for cell irradiation

Cancer Therapy - Promising target for new atherosclerosis therapies is linked to leukemia

Cancer Therapy - Reata receives orphan drug status for RTA 744 in treatment of malignant glioma

Cancer Therapy - Researchers harnessing the measles virus to attack cancer