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TOP STORY
New Subtype of Breast Cancer Responds to Targeted Drug
A newly identified cancer biomarker could define a new subtype of breast cancer as well as offer a potential way to treat it. [Press release from Washington University discussing online prepublication in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences]
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SCIENCE NEWS
How Does Estrogen Feed Breast Cancer Tumors?
Researchers found that estrogen inhibits a protein called MLK3 that causes normal cell death. Blocking MLK3 leads to uncontrolled growth of cancer cells and resistance to chemotherapy. [Press release from Loyola University discussing online prepublication in Cancer Research]
Gene Test Hope for Personalised Breast Cancer Treatment
Scientists have developed a system to identify faulty or missing genes that could prevent specific chemotherapy regimes from working. [Press release from Cancer Research UK discussing online prepublication in Lancet Oncology]
PINC Trial Launched to Test New Treatment for Pre-Invasive Breast Cancer
This three-year clinical trial will test the effectiveness of the anti-malarial drug chloroquine in treating 90 women with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), a type of breast cancer in which the cancer cells start in the milk ducts but have not yet become invasive and spread in the breast. [George Mason University Press Release]
Freezing Breast Tumors Helps Stop Cancer's Spread in Mice, University Of Michigan Study Finds
Freezing a cancer kills it in its place, and also appears to generate an immune response that helps stop the cancer's spread, leading to improved survival rates over surgery. [Press release from University Of Michigan discussing online prepublication in Annals of Surgical Oncology]
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POLICY NEWS
Study Finds Stem Cell Research in the State of Maryland Supports More than 500 Local Jobs and Facilitates $71.3 Million in Business Sales Annually
A recent third party economic development impact study conducted by Sage Policy Group, Inc., entitled "Economic Benefits of Maryland's Stem Cell Program Already Apparent," found that Maryland's Stem Cell Research Fund supports 514 local jobs, with an average salary of $64,000, and facilitates $71.3 million in business sales in the state. [Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund, United States]
Idaho Senate Votes 21-13 for 'Conscience' Bill
After a long and emotional debate, Senators voted 21-13 to allow pharmacists, nurses and other health-care workers to opt out of providing assistance for abortions, stem cell therapy, emergency contraception or end-of-life care, if they first tell their employers the procedures violate their conscience. [Idaho Senate, United States]
Indian Council of Medical Research to Set Up Apex Committee to Regulate Stem Cell Research
Indian Council of Medical Research said recently it would soon set up a body to regulate the scientific community on the crucial health research of stem cell therapy. [Indian Council of Medical Research, India]
Suit Possible Over Baby DNA Sent to Military Lab for National Database
An Austin lawyer threatened to pursue a new federal lawsuit after learning that some newborn blood samples in Texas went to the U.S. military for potential use in a database for law enforcement purposes. [The Statesman, United States]
2009 Biological License Application Supplement Noteworthy Approvals [Food and Drug Administration, United States]
2009 Biological New Drug Application (NDA) and Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) Approvals [Food and Drug Administration, United States]
MHRA Seeks Views On Making Information About Medicines Available Online - Your Last Chance to Input [Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, United Kingdom]
Information Sent to Healthcare Professionals in February 2010 About the Safety of Medicines [Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, United Kingdom]
Prescription Medicines Business Process Reform Project: Improved Access to Information (Updated) [Therapeutic Goods Administration]
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EVENTS
7th European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC)
March 24-27, 2010
Barcelona, Spain
34th Annual Symposium of the American Society of Breast Disease (ASBD)
April 16-17, 2010
New York City, United States
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) 101st Annual Meeting 2010
April 17-21, 2010
Washington, DC, United States
BIT's 3rd Annual World Cancer Congress 2010 - Breast Cancer Conference
April 25-27, 2010
Shanghai, China
IMPAKT Breast Cancer Conference
May 6-8, 2010
Brussels, Belgium
Breast Cancer Research 2010 Conference
May 18, 2010
London, United Kingdom
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting 2010
June 4-8, 2010
Chicago, United States
Gordon Research Conference: Mammary Gland Biology
June 6-11, 2010
Lucca (Barga), Italy
12th Milan Breast Cancer Conference
June 16-18, 2010
Milan, Italy
The 21st Meeting of the European Association for Cancer Research (EACR)
June 26-29, 2010
Oslo, Norway
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