Teen cancer survivor to host July 4 lemonade stand fundraiser in Brigantine
BRIGANTINE, N.J. — A 17-year-old leukemia survivor will host a July 4 fundraiser in Brigantine to support childhood cancer research, returning to the beach town where she spent summers during her treatment.…
CDC awards $215 million as part of Cancer Moonshot initiative revival
(Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said it was awarding $215 million in first-year funding as part of reviving the erstwhile Obama administration’s Cancer Moonshot initiative aimed…
Georgia Man Pleads Guilty To Fraud And Kickback Scheme Involving Covid-19 And Cancer Genetic Testing
NEWARK, N.J. – A Georgia man pleaded guilty today for his role in a conspiracy to commit health care fraud and receive kickbacks in connection with fraudulent testing claims for COVID-19 and…
Strong T-cell response for blood cancer patients after vaccine; COVID breakthrough often serious for cancer patients
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) – The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19 and cancer presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in…
US Navy Veterans Lung Cancer Advocate Now Urges a Navy Veteran-Person Who Now Has Lung Cancer to Call the Lawyers at Danziger & De Llano If They Had Navy-Workplace Exposure to Asbestos Before 1982-Compensation May Exceed $100,000
WASHINGTON, June 6, 2022 — The US Navy Veterans Lung Cancer Advocate is urging a Navy Veteran or person who has been diagnosed with lung cancer within the last 12 months and…
Novartis drug combo shows promise in childhood brain cancer
FRANKFURT – An oral drug combination by Swiss pharmaceuticals company Novartis showed promise in treating a subgroup of patients suffering from a common childhood brain cancer in a trial. In the mid-stage…
New data sets stage for broader use of AstraZeneca breast cancer drug
By Natalie Grover LONDON – AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo’s Enhertu extended survival by more than six months in patients with a form of advanced breast cancer compared to standard chemotherapy, according to…
Liquid biopsy identifies who can skip chemo after colon cancer surgery -study
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) – The following are summaries of some of the cancer research advances being presented the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Chicago. Liquid…
J&J, AbbVie cancer drug significantly slows progression of rare lymphoma: study
By Michael Erman (Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson and AbbVie’s big-selling leukemia drug Imbruvica in combination with standard treatment kept a rare type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in check for more than two…
Caris Life Sciences Pays over $2.8 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations from Delay in Submission of Genetic Cancer Screening Tests
Caris Life Sciences, Inc. (Caris) has agreed to pay $2,886,674.86 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act in an alleged nationwide scheme to improperly bill Medicare for laboratory tests…
FDA withdraws approval for TG Therapeutics cancer treatment
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday it has withdrawn its approval for TG Therapeutics Inc’s lymphatic cancer treatment Ukoniq over concerns of higher risk of death in patients…
Over 30 Shore Police Departments Join Together to Support Boy With Cancer, Honorary Office 500 Times Over
ABSECON, NJ (PRESS RELEASE) – On Friday May 27th, the Absecon Police Department and over 30 other Law Enforcement agencies from Atlantic and Cape May counties welcomed Devarjaye “DJ” Daniel at the…
Blow to Roche’s cancer immunotherapy prospects as 2nd trial fails
By Ludwig Burger FRANKFURT -Development of a new cancer treatment pioneered by Roche was thrown into doubt on Wednesday when the immunotherapy drug failed to slow progression of lung cancer in a…
Staten Island Man Created 23 Fake Cancer Charities and Stole Over $150,000
PRESS RELEASE by Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office NEW YORK, NY – Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, together with New York State Attorney General Letitia James, today announced that a Staten Island man…
Hackensack University Medical Center Offers an Innovative New Screening Option for Patients at High Risk for Pancreatic Cancer
Patients who are eligible will receive both an imaging test and a novel biomarker test that measures the immune system’s response to pancreatic disease in the blood. “The earlier cancer is detected,…
Nektar to cut over 500 jobs following cancer drug failure
(Reuters) – Nektar Therapeutics said on Monday it would lay off about 70% of its workforce, or more than 500 employees, after stopping the development of its key cancer drug earlier in…
Marathon Petroleum CEO Hennigan to remain on job during cancer treatment
HOUSTON -Marathon Petroleum Chief Executive Michael Hennigan said on Thursday he will continue leading the largest U.S. crude oil refiner while he undergoes treatment for throat cancer, according to a letter released…
Child With Cancer Sworn in as NYPD Officer, His 387th Department
NEW YORK CITY, NY – 10-year-old Devarjaye “DJ” Daniel has been sworn in as a police officer at his 387th agency, the New York City Police Department. In January, DJ broke his…
Freshly Named As Exclusive Meal Partner For Pink Ribbon Girls, In Fight Against Cancer
To kick off the partnership, Freshly and Pink Ribbon Girls have launched a one-for-one Mother’s Day gifting program. Consumers who give their moms the gift of Freshly this holiday will, in turn,…
Nektar stops clinical trials for key cancer drug, shares tumble
(Reuters) – Nektar Therapeutics said on Thursday it had stopped all trials involving its key cancer drug following its failure in multiple studies, dragging the drug developer’s shares down 23% in after-market trading.…
Chula Vista Woman Admits Faking Cancer While Attempting to Avoid Prison for Fraud Conviction
SAN DIEGO – Ashleigh Lynn Chavez pleaded guilty in federal court today to Obstruction of Justice, admitting that she repeatedly forged doctor’s notes falsely indicating she had been diagnosed with cancer, and…
John Theurer Cancer Center Treats First Patient in U.S. with Investigational New Treatment for Brain Cancer
DSP-0390, an investigational new agent developed by Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Oncology, is an inhibitor of emopamil-binding protein (EBP), a molecule in cholesterol biosynthesis. DSP-0390 has not been approved by the…
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Establishes the Susan S. and Stephen P. Kelly Center for Cancer Immunotherapy
“Cell and gene therapy is a major emphasis at CHOP. With this significant investment from Steve and Susan, CHOP is now positioned, unlike any other academic medical center, to leverage our clinical…
New Jersey gunmaker donates $32,000 in rifles to help pay for 4-year-old girl’s cancer treatment
BAYONNE, NJ – Henry Repeating Arms, with a production facility in Bayonne announced it has donated 55 of its rifles to raise money to help a 4-year-old girl’s family pay for her…
Olympian Wins Gold Medal Three Years After Being Diagnosed With Cancer
A Candian Olympian won a gold medal Monday three years after being diagnosed with cancer, the Associated Press reported Monday. Max Parrot, a 27-year old member of the Canadian slopestyle snowboard team,…
Special Report-Inside J&J’s secret plan to cap litigation payouts to cancer victims
By Mike Spector and Dan Levine NEW YORK – Johnson & Johnson created a plan last year to limit the financial bleeding from billions of dollars in jury awards to plaintiffs who…
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