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Victory over patent for breast cancer gene
2015-10-16 03:23:36| Biotech - Topix.net
Queensland pensioner and grandmother, 69-year-old Yvonne D'Arcy, who has twice beaten breast cancer, won an important victory in the High Court on October 7. D'Arcy brought a landmark legal challenge against US-based biotech company Myriad Genetics after it was granted a patent over the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes. Mutations in the genes dramatically increase a woman's chance of developing breast and ovarian cancer.
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U.S. lawsuits build against Monsanto over alleged Roundup cancer link
2015-10-15 22:50:46| Chemicals - Topix.net
Personal injury law firms around the United States are lining up plaintiffs for what they say could be "mass tort" actions against agrichemical giant Monsanto Co that claim the company's Roundup herbicide has caused cancer in farm workers and others exposed to the chemical. The lawsuit is similar to others filed last month in New York and California accusing Monsanto of long knowing that the main ingredient in Roundup, glyphosate, was hazardous to human health.
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Bristol-Myers, Five Prime to Develop Cancer Treatments
2015-10-15 13:54:58| Biotech - Topix.net
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. said Thursday it has struck an exclusive licensing and collaboration deal to develop and market cancer treatments with Five Prime Therapeutics Inc. The partnership will center on Five Prime's antibody program, which includes FPA008, a product in early development in the drug company's pipeline.
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University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center Adopts BodyTomA for Brachytherapy Treatment
2015-10-15 08:09:21| Semiconductors - Topix.net
Samsung NeuroLogica Corporation, the healthcare subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and a leading provider of advanced imaging solutions, announced today that the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center in Madison acquired and is incorporating NeuroLogica's BodyTom technology into its radiation oncology brachytherapy planning process. UW Carbone Cancer Center is the first center in the world to use the BodyTom scanner for brachytherapy treatment.
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Worcester couple stand united in battle against breast cancer
2015-10-15 01:20:00| Biotech - Topix.net
Heidi and Anthony Scuderi wouldn't wish cancer on anybody, but the Worcester couple say their experience with Heidi's breast cancer has made them stronger as a couple and as a family. Heidi, 47, was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer six years ago.
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