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UPDATE 2-Bristol's Opdivo proves effective against second type of lung cancer
2015-04-18 15:28:57| Biotech - Topix.net
A large study of Bristol-Myers Squibb Co's Opdivo treatment has been halted after proving the drug is effective against the most common form of lung cancer, the company said, positioning the medicine for far wider use than its already approved lung cancer and melanoma indications. The U.S. drugmaker on Friday said the study, called Checkmate-057, was stopped early after an independent data monitoring committee concluded that Opdivo provided a survival advantage over docetaxel, a standard chemotherapy, among patients with previously treated non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer .
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Grandfather with cancer takes up Uber driving to pay off home for family
2015-04-18 05:17:18| Real Estate - Topix.net
A grandfather from Michigan who's been battling cancer for going on two years now was told 10 days ago that he has somewhere between 2-10 weeks to live. Although doctors recommended Kenneth Broskey look into hospice care, the 69-year-old is still working full-time as an Uber driver and real estate agent in the Detroit area.
Cardinal Francis George dies after long struggle with cancer
2015-04-17 22:17:08| Electronics - Topix.net
Cardinal Francis George, at his residence in Chicago in 2013, talks with Tribune reporter John Kass about choosing a new pope. Cardinal Francis George, at his residence in Chicago in 2013, talks with Tribune reporter John Kass about choosing a new pope.
Approved Pfizer breast cancer drug impresses in latest study
2015-04-16 12:55:11| Biotech - Topix.net
Pfizer Inc said on Wednesday the first formal late-stage trial of its approved treatment for advanced breast cancer, Ibrance, was stopped early after the medicine met its goal of delaying progression of the disease in previously treated patients. J.P.Morgan analyst Chris Schott said in a research note that the successful trial results should boost demand for the recently approved treatment, which works differently than approved medicines and has blockbuster sales potential.
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Toxic Smog Puts Cancer as Leading Cause Death in China
2015-04-15 15:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Beijings 21-million residents live in a toxic fog of particulate matter, ozone, sulphur dioxide, mercury, cadmium, lead and other contaminants, mainly caused by factories and coal burning. Schools and workplaces regularly shut down when pollution exceeds hazardous levels. People have exchanged paper and cotton masks for more elaborate, filtered respirators. Cancer has become the leading cause of death in the city and throughout the country. Chinese authorities, often reluctant to admit to the extent...
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