Sentences with phrase «of additional cancers»

WEDNESDAY, April 12, 2017 (HealthDay News)-- Close to half of breast cancer patients who chose to have a double mastectomy after genetic testing didn't actually have the gene mutations known to raise the risk of additional cancers, a new survey found.

«If successful, these new treatments could also be applicable to a variety of additional cancers in which both genes are overexpressed.»

Not exact matches

HOUSTON, April 20, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)-- Bellicum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLCM) a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing cellular immunotherapies for cancers and orphan inherited blood disorders, today announced the closing of its previously announced underwritten public offering of 9,200,000 shares of its common stock, including 1,200,000 shares sold pursuant to the underwriters» full exercise of their option to purchase additional shares, at a public offering price of $ 7.50 per share.

Dan Chen, head of Roche / Genentech's cancer immunotherapy unit, told Fortune the data were particularly promising since they could lead to Tecentriq becoming a first response treatment and give additional credence to the company's argument that immunotherapies are more effective the earlier they're given to patients.

In December, SQZ partnered with global pharma firm and cancer treatment leader F. Hoffmann - La Roche in a deal that could be worth $ 500 million or more — a large undisclosed upfront payment, and additional sums when SQZ meets certain milestones — to speed up the development of its technology specifically to inject a person's immune cells with a protein to activate a «killer T» cell response to fight off cancer.

Buffett, 81, said his «condition is not remotely life - threatening or even debilitating in any meaningful way,» and that additional tests didn't reveal incidence of cancer anywhere else in his body.

In particular, sales of prostate cancer treatment Zytiga and anti-immune biologic Stelara grew the most in pure dollar terms, with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration having approved an additional indication for Zytiga to help boost its revenue.

Conducted at the MD Anderson Cancer Center, the study shows «additional insight into just how meaningful poziotinib may be in this area of high unmet need,» according to CEO Joe Turgeon.

Some experts predicted that the depletion of ozone in the stratosphere due to the exhausts from the SST would produce about 10,000 additional cases of skin cancer in the world.

It also promotes anti-angiogenesis, meaning it helps prevent the development of additional blood supply necessary for cancer cell growth.

We realize that children of cancer patients have additional needs - and we address them by giving them extra attention and support.

It doesn't hurt that they have great sales and I purchase their breast cancer card to get additional 25 % off on top of my purchase.

Cuomo said the law now requires insurance coverage of screening - associated costs, support services and breast cancer screening centers to be open an additional four hours a week, after 5 p.m. or on weekends.

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said: «Radiotherapy is one of the most clinically and cost - effective treatments for cancer and this funding will bring our additional investment in radiotherapy over the Spending Review period to # 165 million.»

Volunteer firefighters say they are at greater risk than the general population of contracting cancer due to toxins they encounter on calls, and they are pushing for additional medical coverage through state legislation.

Cuomo said the law now requires insurance coverage of screening - associated costs, support services and breast cancer screening centers to be open an additional four hours week, after 5 p.m. or on weekends.

In his proposed state budget, Cuomo also has proposed $ 11 million in funding to hire additional health care workers at cancer treatment facilities for outreach work, $ 15 million for public education campaigns targeting underserved communities, and $ 5 million to support commercialization of cancer - related technologies.

Because of this, it is necessary to offer additional benefits and protections to all firefighters so that if they do develop cancer, they are not left alone.

I hope that Governor Cuomo will sign this law as soon as possible to expand the Volunteer Firefighters» Benefits Law to include additional forms of cancer that are connected to the hazardous materials that volunteers come in contact with while on duty.

While the combination therapies block off the principal pathway that cancer cells use to fuel their growth, the cells come to bypass this blockade and, like vehicles on a detour route, make use of additional pathways to continue growing and spreading.

After an hour - long informational session, a follow - up questionnaire found that nearly all attendees were able to correctly answer questions about the rationale for screening, the difference between the need for additional testing and a cancer diagnosis, the benefit of negative screenings as a baseline for future comparisons, and the continued importance of physical examinations.

Study authors intend to perform additional research in the future to follow up on their estimate of how well the current vaccines protect against HPV - associated cancers.

«Considering the marked prevalence of both prostate cancer and depression, additional efforts are needed to better understand and ameliorate the decreased survival following prostate cancer diagnosis in the depressed male patient.

Although mutations can occur anywhere in the human intestine, certain types of colorectal cancer tend to develop in particular locations, suggesting that additional, nongenetic factors contribute to tumor growth and dictate where polyps appear.

NRG Oncology / RTOG 0232 is a phase III, multi-institutional trial conducted at 68 cancer centers throughout the U.S. and Canada from 2003 to 2012 to assess whether adding EBT to transperineal interstitial permanent brachytherapy conveyed an additional benefit in progression free survival (PFS), or control of the cancer growth, at five years following treatment.

Additional U.S. institutions that participated in the trial include University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Stanford Cancer Institute, University of Chicago, University of Michigan, and Dana - Farber Cancer Institute.

Professor Ali Tavassoli, who led the study with colleague Dr. Ishna Mistry, explains: «In an effort to better understand the role of HIF - 1 in cancer, and to demonstrate the potential for inhibiting this protein in cancer therapy, we engineered a human cell line with an additional genetic circuit that produces the HIF - 1 inhibiting molecule when placed in a hypoxic environment.

An international team of researchers has identified eight additional types of cancer linked to excess weight and obesity: stomach, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, ovary, meningioma (a type of brain tumor), thyroid cancer and the blood cancer multiple myeloma.

WHO noted that females have a 0.75 % lifetime risk of developing thyroid cancer; it estimated that the highest exposures in the Fukushima area raised that risk by an additional 0.5 %.

For additional ways to protect your skin from the sun and reduce your risk of skin cancer, visit the Academy's SpotSkinCancer.org.

However, additional research, including more formal mediation analyses, on the underlying mechanisms for the recreational physical activity - cancer association should be pursued vigorously,» writes Marilie D. Gammon, Ph.D., of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Gillings School of Public Health, and coauthors in a related commentary.

«However, patients eventually experience progression of cancer on this treatment, highlighting the need for additional therapies.

The findings of this study may be useful for planning future support programs for cancer patients, and can provide additional information to guide programs for people with specific cancer types.

The results of this trial are encouraging and deserve additional testing prior to becoming a standard of care for patients with advanced pancreatic cancer.

Raquel Oliveira, first author of this study, explains: «Many cancer cells have these type of chromosomal abnormalities and we now show that this can bring additional problems every time a cell divides.»

«In upcoming decades, an increasing proportion of breast cancer patients will be elderly and, therefore, the additional costs of treating over-diagnosed tumors could result in a tremendous increase in health expenditure, while no actual health benefits are being obtained.

It includes numerous policy recommendations and a laundry list of projects by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and other federal agencies that would require additional funding.

«However, additional research is needed to further evaluate the therapy for this type of ovarian cancer.»

The report, drafted by a panel of international experts in radiation risks and public health, concluded that there was no additional cancer risk for the population in most of Japan — even most parts of Fukushima Prefecture — or in neighboring countries.

«The increased risk is such that if Canada was to switch over to a system of private, for - profit hospitals, we would expect an additional 2200 Canadians to die each year,» says the cardiologist, adding that this number is comparable to that of Canadians dying each year in motor vehicle accidents or from colorectal cancer.

Women who have a genetic mutation face a higher risk of developing a second breast cancer and may wish to consider more aggressive treatment, preventive measures or additional screening.

Based on the pioneering work of Dr. Claire Lugassy and Dr. Raymond Barnhill at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, a new study provides additional support for a process by which melanoma cells, a deadly form of skin cancer, can spread throughout the body by creeping like tiny spiders along the outside of blood vessels without ever entering the blood stream, and that this process is exacerbated by exposure to ultraviolet (UV) Cancer Center, a new study provides additional support for a process by which melanoma cells, a deadly form of skin cancer, can spread throughout the body by creeping like tiny spiders along the outside of blood vessels without ever entering the blood stream, and that this process is exacerbated by exposure to ultraviolet (UV) cancer, can spread throughout the body by creeping like tiny spiders along the outside of blood vessels without ever entering the blood stream, and that this process is exacerbated by exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light.

«The promising safety results of these early trials set the stage for additional HCQ trials in different cancers, and trials involving new autophagy inhibitors that are being developed by pharmaceutical companies,» said Amaravadi.

Specifically, they found that chemotherapy alone leads to two types of dormant cancer cells that are not killed outright and become resistant to additional chemotherapy, but when combined with immunotherapy, a majority of dormant cells also is destroyed.

«Additional studies are needed to see if these nanoparticles could also effectively deliver other antitumor genes for the treatment of brain tumors as well as systemic cancers.»

«Recent studies have reported supplemental cancer detection rates of 1.9 per 1,000 women screened with automated whole breast ultrasound and 1.2 to 2.8 per 1,000 women screened with digital breast tomosynthesis, so our finding of an additional 8.8 cancers per 1,000 women makes MBI a very compelling option for women who elect supplemental screening,» says Dr. Rhodes.

Additional experiments using a combination of maraviroc and a drug that blocks the VEGF protein suggest that the treatment duo could be an effective way to prevent metastatic disease in human breast cancer patients, according to the researchers.

miR - 34a could have an additional therapeutic application, offering protection from bone metastases in a variety of cancers, Dr. Wan noted.

«These findings suggest that MBI has a more favorable balance of additional invasive cancers detected versus additional biopsies incurred relative to other supplemental screening options.»

They also estimate that a population - wide 1 kg / m ² increase in average BMI (roughly an extra 3 to 4 kg, or 8 to 10 pounds, per adult), which would occur every 12 years or so based on recent trends, would result in an additional 3790 cases of these 10 cancers in the UK each year.