My Daily Scribbles

Grammys 2011: Aretha Franklin’s rumored cancer can’t keep her from appearing The legendary Aretha Franklin hasn’t disclosed the ailment that forced her to undergo surgery, though many reports say that she is suffering from pancreatic cancer Read more on Los Angeles Times

Mechanism of action for Bevacizumab (Avastin). EFP Website: www.efp-online.org. European Fellowship for Pharmacists

do you have to have cemo for all types of cancer or are there somethat doesn’t require it?? Also, what types of cancer are genetic and do both of your parents have to carry it for you to get it or does only one need to?? Please help me! My mom had 2 types of [...]

NY Bill Seeking Coverage for Cancer Susceptibility Testing Would Only Raise Premiums, Payors Say A bill introduced in the New York State Assembly would require insurance companies to cover genetic testing to gauge cancer susceptibility for those deemed by doctors to be at high risk of getting the disease based on family history. Read more [...]

Roche’s Tarceva Extends Time to Disease Progession in Lung Cancer Study Roche Holding AG’s Tarceva medicine extended the time patients with a certain kind of newly diagnosed lung cancer lived without their disease getting worse in a late-stage study. Read more on Bloomberg