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MSN MoneyCentral - A symposium on platinum resistant ovarian cancer will be held at the European Society for Gynecological Oncology in Berlin on Sunday, 28 October. Leading cancer researchers will speak at the symposium which will focus on advances in platinum ...

Forbes - Adult stem cells are the subject of hundreds of clinical studies to develop novel therapies for such intractable diseases as cancer, heart disease, multiple sclerosis and many others. About American Stock Exchange The American Stock Exchange(R ...

Forbes - PARIS (Thomson Financial) - Sanofi-Aventis cancer-fighting Taxotere drug has received approval from a committee of the European Medicines Agency for use in combination with other drugs for treatment of patients with locally advanced head and neck ...

Bloomberg - Oct. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Roche Holding AG, the world's biggest maker of cancer medicines, won Japanese approval of its Tarceva drug as a treatment for the most common form of lung tumor. Regulators cleared the use of Tarceva in patients with non- small ...

Forbes - ZURICH (Thomson Financial) - Roche Holdings AG said its lung cancer drug Tarceva has been approved in Japan to treat a form of lung cancer which is aggravated following chemotherapy. The drug will be launched in Japan by early 2008. The approval was ...

Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The subtitle for this original telefilm from Lifetime Television is "The Irreverent Story of Searching for Mr. Right." If this sounds confusing, so is the story line. There's an often uncomfortable mix of emotions ...

Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - People who are depressed about their cancer are no more likely to die than people who keep a positive outlook, U.S. researchers reported on Monday. Cancer patients are often encouraged to stay as happy as possible and many ...

St. Petersburg Times - The FBI has shifted six agents and one supervisory position from Miami to West Palm Beach to help investigate public corruption cases, the office's top priority, authorities said. The West Palm Beach office now has 16 agents focused on white-collar ...

Chicago Tribune - Researchers have known for nearly 20 years that drinking alcoholic beverages can cause cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus and liver. But those diseases don't get much publicity. This year, the International Agency for Research on Cancer added ...

Boston Globe - NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Porter Wagoner has lung cancer and remains hospitalized in serious condition, a publicist for the country singer said Sunday. His Nashville publicist, Darlene Bieber, said she had no further information about his condition. The 80 ...