Lung Association to Ignite Movement in Fight Against #1 Cancer Killer of Women
May 13, 2014 10:00 ET | American Lung Association
CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwired - May 13, 2014) - It's a fact: every five minutes, a woman in the U.S. is told she has lung cancer. That's why the American Lung Association in Greater Chicago is proud...
Mesoblast, Intrexon and ZIOPHARM to Target Cancers
October 23, 2013 18:28 ET | Mesoblast
MELBOURNE, Australia and NEW YORK, Oct. 23, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mesoblast Limited (ASX: MSB), a world leader in the development of cell-based biologic products, Intrexon Corporation (NYSE: XON),...
StemPar Sciences Secures Initial Funding For Its Novel Cancer Metabolism Drugs
January 02, 2013 09:00 ET | Stempar Sciences
San Francisco, CA, Jan. 2, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Privately held StemPar Sciences, Inc. today announced an initial investment from Troika Venture Capital, a multi-profile international venture...
St. John's Hospital Performs First Robotic Surgery to Treat Lung Cancer
February 09, 2012 10:34 ET | HealthEast Care System
MAPLEWOOD, MN--(Marketwire - Feb 9, 2012) - Robotic surgery entered a new era as cardiothoracic surgeons Matthew Cooper, MD, and David Joyce, MD, performed the first robot-assisted thoracic surgery...
Insight Genetics Receives Contract From National Cancer Institute
October 05, 2011 14:04 ET | Insight Genetics, Inc.
NASHVILLE, TN--(Marketwire - Oct 5, 2011) - Cancer diagnostics firm Insight Genetics today announced that it has received a $193,000 Small Business Innovation Research contract from the National...
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Sirona Biochem Develops Cancer Vaccine Antigen
August 31, 2011 06:00 ET | Sirona Biochem Corp.
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Aug. 31, 2011) - Sirona Biochem Corp. (TSX VENTURE:SBM), a biotechnology company specializing in carbohydrate chemistry, announced today it has...
Diagnostic Advances in Cancer Research Utilizing Raman Molecular Imaging to be Presented at USCAP
February 15, 2011 11:32 ET | ChemImage
PITTSBURGH, Pa., Feb. 15, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Clinical researchers from Cornell Weil Medical School and University of Chicago Medical School will present research conducted on Raman Molecular...
Whether They Smoke or Not, Patients Say Lung Cancer Diagnosis Carries a Social Stigma
February 11, 2011 18:57 ET | Oncology Nursing Society
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 11, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Patients with lung cancer, whether they smoke or not, feel stigmatized because their disease is strongly associated with smoking, according to a study...
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CombiMatrix Announces Positive Preliminary Data on Non-Invasive, Cancer Screening Test
February 26, 2009 06:00 ET | CombiMatrix Corporation
MUKILTEO, Wash., Feb. 26, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CombiMatrix Corporation (Nasdaq:CBMX) today announced positive preliminary data on its investigational Comprehensive Cancer Array (CCA) test showing...