ABRAXANE® (generic name: nab-paclitaxel) was approved by the FDA as first-line therapy for the metastatic adenocarcinoma of the pancreas when used in combination with gemcitabine. The approval of ABRAXANE is a major development in pancreatic cancer care and is expected to replace gemcitabine alone as a new standard of care for pancreatic cancer.
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Showing posts with label pancreatic cancer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pancreatic cancer. Show all posts
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Monday, December 19, 2011
Top Cancer News Stories of 2011
(posted Dec 23rd, 2011)
Today's is the 40th anniversary of Pres. Nixon's War on Cancer (pbs, wsj). It must be one of the longest running battles in the US history. But, now Harold Varmus, Director of the National Cancer Institute, thinks that it is time to change the metaphor: Cancer is neither a single enemy nor a war (wsjblog). While this "war" has consumed trillions of dollars and changed the face of cancer into a "chronic" and manageable condition, somehow, the word "cancer" did not make it to the top ten searched terms this year. Google Zeitgeist (US) 2011 lists Steve Jobs and two of Apple's creations, iPhone5 and iPad2 among the top ten. The rest is showbiz. Just five years ago, "cancer" was number three on the Google News top searches (see here).
For those who think about cancer, here are the top cancer news stories of the year 2011
Today's is the 40th anniversary of Pres. Nixon's War on Cancer (pbs, wsj). It must be one of the longest running battles in the US history. But, now Harold Varmus, Director of the National Cancer Institute, thinks that it is time to change the metaphor: Cancer is neither a single enemy nor a war (wsjblog). While this "war" has consumed trillions of dollars and changed the face of cancer into a "chronic" and manageable condition, somehow, the word "cancer" did not make it to the top ten searched terms this year. Google Zeitgeist (US) 2011 lists Steve Jobs and two of Apple's creations, iPhone5 and iPad2 among the top ten. The rest is showbiz. Just five years ago, "cancer" was number three on the Google News top searches (see here).
For those who think about cancer, here are the top cancer news stories of the year 2011
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Helping Win Steve Jobs' Pancreatic Cancer Fight For All of US Because iPads Are Not the Only Things That Matter
Yesterday, Steve Jobs once again returned to the world stage to introduce Apple's new iPad2 and once again the spotlight was also put on his ongoing battle with pancreatic cancer.
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