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Margie Gelber's story of survival
Sun SentinelIt’s been over 12 years since my cancer diagnosis. I prefer to think of myself as a “thriver” instead of a survivor. During my annual GYN check-up in March 2000, my physician felt a tiny lump in my left breast. Even though both of my...Tags: Health Treatments, Breast Cancer, Lymphatic System, Human Interest, Mastectomy
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Teacher says Susan G. Komen helped save her life
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsPleasant Valley Middle School teacher, Kelli Frazier, loves history. She even documents her own. "This was going from the chemo to the radiation treatments,” Kelli said. Kelli's scrapbook tells the story of her fight with breast cancer. It...Tags: Health Treatments, Breast Cancer, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Food and Drug Administration, Bones and Joints
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Senate bill aims to increase drug import safety
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators would inspect more drug manufacturing facilities in China, India and other foreign countries as part of legislation approved Thursday that aims to step up oversight of the nation's imported pharmaceutical supply....Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Prescription Drugs, Washington, DC, Punishment, China
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New Avastin tests add to confusion over use in breast cancer
In November, following an emotional public hearing some months earlier, the Food and Drug Administration withdrew approval for the cancer drug Avastin for patients with metastatic breast cancer — the late-stage, incurable form of the disease. The...Tags: Genentech Inc., Germany, Medical Procedures and Tests, Chemotherapy, Cancer
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Harsher penalties for counterfeit drug traffickers
U.S. Sen. Michael Bennett released the following statement today:
"The U.S. Senate today passed with broad bipartisan support a bill cosponsored by Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet, along with senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA), to crack...Tags: Drug Trafficking, Patrick Leahy, Food and Drug Administration, Prescription Drugs, Science and Technology
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Big promise is seen in 2 new breast cancer drugs
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Breast cancer experts are cheering what could be some of the biggest advances in more than a decade: two new medicines that significantly delay the time until women with very advanced cases get worse.
In a large international...Tags: Genentech Inc., Breast Cancer, Food and Drug Administration, Human Body, Washington Hospital Center
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Avastin shown to slow ovarian cancer
A new international study shows that treating ovarian cancer with Avastin delays the disease progression and may improve survival. The drug, generically called bevacizumab, seemed to keep the disease from returning for two months. It was delayed five...Tags: Medical Research, Chemotherapy, Cancer, Drugs and Medicines, Oncology
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Health Notes: FDA revokes approval of Avastin for breast cancer treatment
Here's the reaction of the National Breast Cancer Coalition (NBCC) to the news that the FDA has pulled approval of Avastin for breast cancer treatment.
"The coalition applauds the FDA and Commissioner Margaret Hamburg for the decision to revoke the...Tags: Health Treatments, Breast Cancer, Food and Drug Administration, Drugs and Medicines, Margaret Hamburg
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FDA: Breast Cancer Drug Avastin Doesn't Work
The 33 NewsIt's been a roller coaster ride for the breast cancer drug Avastin--the FDA gave accelerated approval just three years ago but now an advisory panel had ruled that it's not safe or effective in treating breast cancer. Dr. Hania Alaidroos of Arbor Green...Tags: Insurance, Breast Cancer, Dallas, Colon, Food and Drug Administration
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Caughlin fire: 20 structures destroyed, thousands evacuated in Reno
Nation NowCaughlin Fire: The out-of-control Caughlin Fire in Reno has destroyed 20 homes and forced 9,500 people to evacuate.... -
New drilling could bring highway money, GOP leaders say
Nation NowCongressional Republican leaders are drafting legislation that would steer money from new offshore energy production into highway construction.... -
Killer Paul Rhoades executed by lethal injection in Idaho
Nation NowConvicted killer Paul Ezra Rhoades executed in Idaho...
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