Ipsogen SA (Alternext: ALIPS) today announced that a new study confirming the pivotal role of tumor grade in chemotherapy prescription has been presented at the 32nd Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS), December 9-13, 2009.

A condition that affects the memory and concentration of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy is sustained in a subgroup of patients, compromising their ability to function and long-term quality of life, according to research presented on wednesday at a major cancer conference.

Modern high-quality cancer care involves a succession of different treatments (surgery, radiotherapy, drug treatments), delivered by multi-disciplinary teams of professionals over a period of time. Yet, from a patient perspective, the involvement of a large number of medical staff may have a negative impact on the continuity of care that patients receive.

A new experimental treatment for multiple sclerosis (MS) completely reverses the devastating autoimmune disorder in mice, and might work exactly the same way in humans, say researchers at the Jewish General Hospital Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research and McGill University in Montreal.

Oncothyreon Inc. (Nasdaq: ONTY) (TSX:ONY) (the “Company”) announced that clinical data relating to long-term treatment with Stimuvax were presented at the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer’s 13th World Conference on Lung Cancer in San Francisco on August 1, 2009. The presentation by Dr. Glenwood Goss from the Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre, Ottawa, [...]