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  • June 2008

    • Brain Cancer Vaccine Doubles Survival Time

      Reuters  |  Jun 3, 08 11:41 AM CDT

      Brain Cancer Vaccine Doubles Survival Time

      (Newser) - A new vaccine more than doubles the expected survival time of patients with the most common form of brain cancer, Reuters reports. Although the test group was small, patients lived an average of 33 months—"almost unheard of" compared to the average of 14 months, says one doctor. The drug also boosts the body's immune response. More »

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      brain cancer  • tumor  • Edward Kennedy  • cancer vaccine  • glioma  • survival rates

  • August 2007

    • Breast Cancer Vaccine Passes Safety Test

      Reuters  |  Aug 19, 07 12:05 PM CDT

      Breast Cancer Vaccine Passes Safety Test

      (Newser) - A breast cancer vaccine is one step closer to FDA approval after a study found it produced no harmful effects in 18 women treated, and showed some signs of slowing tumors, Reuters reports. Neuvenge is meant to treat people who already have cancer by triggering the immune system to fight the disease; it must be tailored for each patient. More »

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      cancer  • breast cancer  • cancer research  • vaccine  • cancer treatment  • cancer vaccine

  • July 2007

    • Tobacco Used in Cancer Vaccine

      USA Today  |  Jul 30, 07 11:21 AM CDT

      Tobacco Used in Cancer Vaccine

      (Newser) - The same researchers who developed Gardasil—the vaccine that can prevent cervical cancer—have genetically engineered tobacco plants to produce a cheaper version of the vaccine. The new drug, designed for distribution in India and other poor countries, would cost $3 for three doses, as opposed to $360 for Gardasil, reports USA Today. More »

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      cancer  • vaccine  • tobacco  • cervical cancer  • HPV  • cancer vaccine  • Gardasil

  • May 2007

    • Conservatives Wield FDA Data on HPV Vaccine

      Wall Street Journal  |  May 24, 07 3:31 PM CDT

      Conservatives Wield FDA Data on HPV Vaccine

      (Newser) - A group of religious conservatives has marshalled unreleased FDA data as a weapon in the battle against  Gardasil, the new cervical cancer vaccine. The data indicates health problems in women taking the vaccine, but  drugmaker Merck and the FDA both insist that the negative effects are probably unrelated to the vaccine. Critics oppose legislation to require administering the vaccine in schools. More »

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      health  • cancer  • women  • FDA  • women's health  • vaccine  • Merck  • vaccination  • cervical cancer  • HPV  • teen health  • cancer vaccine  • Gardasil

  • April 2007

    • Vaccine May Not Prevent Cervical Cancer

      Wall Street Journal  |  Apr 16, 07 8:43 AM CDT

      Vaccine May Not Prevent Cervical Cancer

      (Newser) - Pharma behemoth Merck is defending what it touted as a miracle cervical-cancer vaccine against charges of ineffectiveness. Merck lobbied states to mandate Gardasil for young girls—Texas and Virginia did—and got a glowing endorsement from the CDC. But new studies show that it works only to prevent sexually-transmitted HPV, a cause of cancerous cervical growths, not the cancer itself. More »

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      health  • cancer  • pharmaceutical companies  • vaccine  • Merck  • CDC  • cervical cancer  • HPV  • STD  • pharma  • cancer vaccine  • Gardasil

  • March 2007

    • FDA Panel Passes First Cancer Vaccine

      New York Times  |  Mar 30, 07 11:20 AM CDT

      FDA Panel Passes First Cancer Vaccine

      (Newser) - A cancer drug that's the first to harness the body's immune system to destroy tumors got a thumbs-up from  the FDA's advisory panel, the New York Times reports. If approved, Provenge, a prostate cancer treatment, would be the first of the "cancer vaccines"—experimental therapies that commandeer a patient's own white blood cells to fight tumors—to hit the market. More »

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      health  • cancer  • FDA  • vaccine  • prostate cancer  • cancer vaccine

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