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Synthetic Trachea Implanted

Artificial Trachea
Two months ago, a clinical team at Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm implanted a synthetic trachea in a [MORE]

Fox Chase’s Cancer Genome Institute

Life Technologies, Inc. (Carlsbad, CA)-formed from a 2008 merger of Invitrogen Corporation and Applied Biosystems-has reached an agreement with [MORE]

Surviving Cancer, Facing Bankruptcy

Not long ago, opponents of healthcare reform asserted that the US had the best healthcare system in the world [MORE]

General Medicine Links

The Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance providing educational resources for patients and families.

Testing Breast Cancer Tests

Breast Cancer Research
In 1955, the National Cancer Institute began organizing oncologists into regional study groups to address specific interests [MORE]

Robot for IV Cancer Therapy

i.v. Station ONCO
Getting the right mix of chemotherapy drugs, properly diluted, in a sterile IV bag, without contamination, can [MORE]

A Catch-22 for Cancer Survivors

Surviving cancer can have adverse effects-e.g. cardiovascular complications, obesity, diabetes, osteopenia and osteoporosis, et al. For those reasons, cancer [MORE]

Cancer Markers In Toenail Tissue

Nicotine accumulates in toenail tissue whether or not the toes belong to a smoker or a nonsmoker who had [MORE]

Internal Device for Navigating Cancer Treatments

Adept Robot
By implanting a tracking sensor inside a surgical patient’s body, robotics manufacturer Adept Technology, Inc. (Pleasanton, CA) is [MORE]

Insight on DNA Repair

Near the end of chromosome 9’s long arm, the SET oncogene plays several roles in cellular function, including apoptosis, [MORE]

News and Views About Sleep

Sleep.com bills itself as “your online resource for sleep,” offering tips, products, and articles about this intriguing phenomena. While [MORE]

Microfluidics Chip for Cancer Diagnosis

Cancer Chip Caputers Cancer Cell (yellow)
Microfluidic chips that can capture cancer cells circulating in the blood have existed for [MORE]

Nanostructures for Drug Delivery

Nano Carriers for Drugs
One of the great unknowns about cancer is how metastasized cells, sometimes, can develop drug resistance, [MORE]

Oncotype DX Soaring

Oncotype DX is a “companion diagnostic” for women with early stage breast cancer who might be treated with hormone [MORE]