Stand Up To Cancer

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared a new, simple blood test that helps monitor the recurrence or progression of ovarian cancer, the fifth-leading cause of cancer death among women in the United States. So far it has been approved for use in Europe and other countries in Asia Pacific and Latin America.
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/26616/20100603/abbott-cancer.htm

New studies from the Tenon Hospital in Paris have found a breed of dogs that may be able to use their sense of smell to detect chemicals in urine associated with prostate cancer. The dogs were 95% accurate in 66 trials, mistakenly identifying some false positives, but no false negatives.
http://www.torontosun.com/life/2010/06/03/14245911.html

The World Health Organization (WHO) released a report estimating more than 13 million cancer deaths and nearly 21 million cases diagnosed annually by the year 2030. Their study also shows a higher incidence of cancer and mortality among less developed regions, with lung cancer at the top of the list.
http://pagingdrgupta.blogs.cnn.com/2010/06/02/who-predicts-21-million-annual-cancer-cases-by-2030/

Life Technologies Corporation of Carlsbad, Calif. and the German Cancer Research Center have teamed up to create the first national sequencing center in Europe dedicated to systems biology. Their goal is to develop high-quality data that can be used in global experiments aimed at understanding the genetic nature of diseases such as cancer, diabetes, neurological disorders and more.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/life-technologies-partners-with-german-cancer-research-center-to-create-world-class-genome-sequencing-facility-2010-06-02?reflink=MW_news_stmp

A program focused on high-resolution imaging that can detect tumors in their early stages is being developed by the CERN European nuclear research organization. The program's goal is to ensure that doctors and physicists across Europe meet regularly in order to share their research and find new ways to fight cancer collectively.
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6523R220100603

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