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05/20

Endocrine Surgeon at Jersey Shore University Medical Center Presents ... - Newswise (press release)

Endocrine Surgeon at Jersey Shore University Medical Center Presents ...Newswise (press release)
05/18

Lincoln police chief maintained strong ties to community - Tribune-Review

Lincoln police chief maintained strong ties to communityTribune-Review
05/17

Novartis Says BOLERO-3 Study On Afinitor Meets Main Goal - NASDAQ.com - NASDAQ

Novartis Says BOLERO-3 Study On Afinitor Meets Main Goal - NASDAQ.comNASDAQ
05/16

Research Identifies Potential Drug Targets for Incurable Cancer of Small Bowel - HealthCanal.com

Research Identifies Potential Drug Targets for Incurable Cancer of Small BowelHealthCanal.com
05/16

Belinostat abstracts at ASCO 2013 - GlobeNewswire (press release)

Belinostat abstracts at ASCO 2013GlobeNewswire (press release)

NET Peer-Reviewed Publications

05/22

Management of adverse events in patients with hormone receptor-positive breast cancer treated with everolimus: observations from a phase III clinical trial.

Support Care Cancer. 2013 May 19;
05/22

Neuroendocrine tumours--challenges in the diagnosis and classification of pulmonary neuroendocrine tumours.

J Clin Pathol. 2013 May 17;
05/22

Stemness and inducing differentiation of small cell lung cancer NCI-H446 cells.

Cell Death Dis. 2013; 4: e633
05/17

Clinical usefulness of plasma chromogranin a in pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasm.

J Korean Med Sci. 2013 May; 28(5): 750-4
05/17

Large-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of prostate. Case report.

Arch Esp Urol. 2013 May; 66(4): 368-371Moratalla Charcos LM, Pastor Navarro T, Cortes Vizcaino V, Osca Garcia JM, Gil Salom M OBJECTIVE: To report a case of a neuroendocrine differentiation in a prostate cancer patient, a rare subtype. METHODS: We describe the case of a patient diagnosed with adenocarcinoma of the prostate initially, who presented hematuria due to disease progression with neuroendocrine...

Carcinoid Articles

05/21

Simultaneous resection reduced repeat intervention - The Oncology Report

Simultaneous resection reduced repeat interventionThe Oncology Report
05/21

Carlisle family's mission to build lasting legacy - in-cumbria

Carlisle family's mission to build lasting legacyin-cumbria
05/16

Lexicon's Management Presents at Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2013 Health ... - Seeking Alpha

Lexicon's Management Presents at Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2013 Health ...Seeking Alpha
05/15

Tekmira Provides Corporate Update and Announces First Quarter 2013 Results - PharmaLive (press release) (subscription)

Tekmira Provides Corporate Update and Announces First Quarter 2013 ResultsPharmaLive (press release) (subscription)
05/14

Tekmira Provides Corporate Update and Announces First Quarter 2013 Results - MarketWatch (press release)

Tekmira Provides Corporate Update and Announces First Quarter 2013 ResultsMarketWatch (press release)

Carcinoid Peer Review

05/21

Squamous cell lung carcinoma presenting with erythema annulare centrifugum.

Acta Dermatovenerol Croat. 2013 May; 21(1): 52-8
05/20

[Pathological characteristic and clinical management of pulmonary carcinoid].

Zhongguo Fei Ai Za Zhi. 2013 May 20; 16(5): 246-51
05/17

Endoscopic mucosal resection for rectal carcinoids under micro-probe ultrasound guidance.

World J Gastroenterol. 2013 Apr 28; 19(16): 2555-9
05/17

eComment. Surgical management of carcinoid tumours of the lung: sublobar resection versus lobectomy.

Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2013 Jun; 16(6): 864Wurtz AJ, Hysi I, Benhamed L
05/17

An unusual case of a calcified carcinoid tumour.

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2013 May 14; Meda S, Pernazza F, Di Stasio M

American Cancer Society

06/20

Tobacco Bill Anniversary Brings Tougher Restrictions on Big Tobacco

On the first year anniversary of the signing of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, new restrictions on the marketing and sale of tobacco will go into effect.
05/26

Study Links Tanning Bed Use to Increased Risk of Melanoma

People who use tanning beds are more likely to develop melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, than never users, according to a new study from the University of Minnesota
05/17

Major Study Complicates Debate Over Cell Phone Use and Cancer Risk

Results from a major international study do not establish a definitive link between cell phone use and cancer, but they don't rule one out, either.
04/28

FDA Approves Prostate Cancer Vaccine

The FDA has just approved Provenge, a "vaccine" that uses a patient's own immune system to fight advanced prostate cancer that is no longer responding to hormone therapy.
04/13

Report: African Americans Disproportionately Affected by Lung Cancer

Despite similar smoking rates, African Americans are more likely to develop and die from lung cancer than white Americans, according to the American Lung Association (ALA). A new report looks at some of the reasons why.

American Association for Cancer Research

05/20

ZEISS Lightsheet Z.1 Awarded with Best New Life Science Product of 2012 - ThomasNet Industrial News Room (press release)

ZEISS Lightsheet Z.1 Awarded with Best New Life Science Product of 2012ThomasNet Industrial News Room (press release)
05/20

Nano-vehicles for Cancer Drugs - Scientist

Nano-vehicles for Cancer DrugsScientistThe results, presented last month at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), showed that BIND-014 inhibited tumor growth, and in one patient, completely resolved the disease. The data also showed that...
05/19

Beverly Brownstein, an enterprising entrepreneur - Philly.com

Philly.com Beverly Brownstein, an...
05/19

People in business - The Tennessean

People in businessThe TennesseanDr. Carlos Arteaga, professor of medicine and cancer biology, has been chosen as president-elect of the American Association for Cancer Research. Jill Kinch, advanced practice nurse team manager for preoperative and procedural services at Monroe Carell ...
05/17

Significant Percentage of Melanoma Survivors Do Not Protect Themselves From ... - Pharmacy Times

Significant Percentage of Melanoma Survivors Do Not Protect Themselves From ...Pharmacy Times

National Cancer Institute

05/21

ONC, National Cancer Institute Launch Cancer Application Challenge - iHealthBeat

ONC, National Cancer Institute Launch Cancer Application ChallengeiHealthBeat
05/21

Study Supports Using Low-Dose CT Scans to Spot Early Lung Cancer - U.S. News & World Report

Study Supports Using Low-Dose CT Scans to Spot Early Lung CancerU.S. News & World Report
05/21

Dana-Farber Nutritionist Offers Tips to Reduce Cancer Risk While Grilling - Newswise (press release)

Dana-Farber Nutritionist Offers Tips to Reduce Cancer Risk While GrillingNewswise...
05/21

Winning the War against Cervical Cancer - Scientific American (blog)

Scientific American (blog) Winning the War against...
05/21

AstraZeneca Provides Update on Oncology Pipeline - Pharmaceutical Technology Magazine

AstraZeneca Provides Update on Oncology PipelinePharmaceutical Technology Magazine

National Institutes of Health

05/21

Sequester's 5% Cut Rolls Through Biomedical Labs - Science AAAS

Sequester's 5% Cut Rolls Through Biomedical LabsScience AAAS
05/21

A molecular explanation for age-related fertility decline in women - National Institutes of Health (press release)

The Denver Channel A molecular explanation for age-related fertility decline in women
05/20

Bionimbus Protected Data Cloud to Enable Researchers to Analyze Cancer Data - Science Daily (press release)

Bionimbus Protected Data Cloud to Enable Researchers to Analyze Cancer DataScience Daily (press release)
05/18

How To Fix Health Problems With Food - Huffington Post - Huffington Post

How To Fix Health Problems With Food - Huffington PostHuffington PostOne French study found that women who regularly ate garlic had nih.gov/pubmed/9928867">a significantly reduced risk of breast cancer. Garlic's mild cousin, onions also had a protective effect, according to the...
05/17

What the NIH Age-Related Eye Disease Studies Mean for You - HealthCanal.com

What the NIH Age-Related Eye Disease Studies Mean for YouHealthCanal.com

Exercise

05/21

New way for breast cancer survivors to exercise - CTV News

CTV News New way for breast cancer survivors to exercise
05/21

Exercise can reduce risk of certain cancers: Relay for Life team captain - Stephenville Georgian

Stephenville Georgian
05/20

Exercising to Fight Cancer - WJTV

Exercising to Fight CancerWJTVWe all know exercise has it's many benefits, but according to the findings of a new study it also may help ward off cancer and boost survival rates if you are diagnosed. Researchers from the University of Vermont studied more than 17,000 men for close ...
05/17

Exercise program for cancer survivors is first of its kind in the area - Purdue Exponent

Exercise program for cancer survivors is first of its kind in the areaPurdue Exponent
05/17

Study: Exercising helps ward off cancer in men - KHOU

Press-Enterprise Study: Exercising helps ward off cancer in men

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