America’s First Therapeutic Cancer Vaccine
Last Thursday the Food and Drug Administration approved Provenge for the treatment of advanced prostate cancer. Provenge is the first therapeutic vaccine to be approved in the U.S. for cancer treatment, ushering in what may be a new era in immune-based cancer treatments. Approval marks the successful conclusion of a 20-year odyssey with some remarkable twists and turns. My part of the story …
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Every year in the U.S, over 21,000 women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer and around 15,000 women die of the disease. Those are staggering statistics and yet the numbers seem to be rising from year to year, sadly, because women are not properly educated on how to diagnose ovarian cancer warning signs.
The rest of this article is taken from a post I wrote recently for my blog. I received positive feedback on the content because the facts are taken primarily from Mayo Clinic and a study done by the American Cancer Society – both of which are very credible sources of information. So I decided I wanted to share it with the EzineArticles readers.
» Read more: When Ovarian Cancer Warning Signs Mimic Common Medical Conditions
Plaster cancer device to save lives
Doctors in the UK look set to unveil the world’s first sticking plaster that can cure cancer.
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