America’s First Therapeutic Cancer Vaccine

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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PMH cancer researchers link ovarian hormone to breast stem cells growth

PMH cancer researchers link ovarian hormone to breast stem cells growth
( University Health Network ) Cancer researchers at Princess Margaret Hospital have discovered that the ovarian hormone progesterone plays a pivotal role in altering breast stem cells, a finding that has important implications for breast cancer risk.

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Foods to Fight Cancer: Essential foods to help prevent cancer

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