http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//elizabethwhittington elizabethwhittington Blog en-us Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:34:05 -0700 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:11:00 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss moderator@curetoday.com (moderator) moderator@curetoday.com (moderator) moderator@curetoday.com http://www.curetoday.com/assets/images/placeholder.gif http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//elizabethwhittington no http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//elizabethwhittington/2009/11/10/Season-for-rare-lymphomas-new-drug-approved-for-CTCL This must be the season for drug approvals for rare lymphomas--an early Christmas gift to many patients suffering from a rare blood cancer. Folotyn (pralatrexate), which was approved in September for peripheral T-cell lymphoma came less than one ... Treatment Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:11:00 -0700 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/elizabethwhittington/2009/11/10/Season-for-rare-lymphomas-new-drug-approved-for-CTCL http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//elizabethwhittington/2009/11/4/Patients-want-honesty-compassion-from-their-doctor Not exactly news to cancer patients, but results released today found that what patients want most out of their oncologist is honesty and compassion. The study results were released at the annual meeting of ASTRO (American Society for Radiation On... General Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:41:00 -0700 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/elizabethwhittington/2009/11/4/Patients-want-honesty-compassion-from-their-doctor http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//elizabethwhittington/2009/10/21/New-smart-phone-application-tracks-cancer-meds-and-side-effects We do it when we drive, when we're at work, when we're suppose to be listening to something important ... I'm sure we do it when we're getting chemo or waiting for the oncologist--talking on the phone, texting, using those many smart phone apps that ... General Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:44:00 -0700 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/elizabethwhittington/2009/10/21/New-smart-phone-application-tracks-cancer-meds-and-side-effects http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//elizabethwhittington/2009/10/16/Second-vaccine-to-prevent-cervical-cancer-approved-by-FDA Today, Cervarix became the second cervical cancer vaccine approved in the U.S. The FDA decided the vaccine, which is administered in three injections for females age 10 to 25, was safe and effective. It is recommended women receive the vaccine before... News Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:59:00 -0700 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/elizabethwhittington/2009/10/16/Second-vaccine-to-prevent-cervical-cancer-approved-by-FDA http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//elizabethwhittington/2009/10/9/Should-you-be-concerned-about-the-H1N1-virus The H1N1 virus, or swine flu, has steadily swept across the country, and is considered widespread in 27 U.S. states now (view the CDC's interactive map). And while the virus has primarily stricken young adults, those individuals at high risk for ... News Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:42:00 -0700 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/elizabethwhittington/2009/10/9/Should-you-be-concerned-about-the-H1N1-virus http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//elizabethwhittington/2009/10/6/FDA-advisory-panel-unanimously-recommends-new-kidney-cancer-drug Update [Oct. 20]: Pazopanib gets FDA approval. Read more... There is probably no other cancer that has seen such breakthroughs in the past five years than kidney cancer. Less than a decade ago, patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma were trea... News Treatment Tue, 06 Oct 2009 09:22:00 -0700 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/elizabethwhittington/2009/10/6/FDA-advisory-panel-unanimously-recommends-new-kidney-cancer-drug http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//elizabethwhittington/2009/9/28/Rare-lymphoma-receives-drug-approval Folotyn (pralatrexate), a drug which made waves after results of a phase II trial were revealed at last year's American Society of Hematology meeting, was granted accelerated approval for peripheral T-cell lymphoma on Friday. (You can read more about... News Treatment Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:47:00 -0700 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/elizabethwhittington/2009/9/28/Rare-lymphoma-receives-drug-approval http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//elizabethwhittington/2009/9/23/Would-winning-a-pink-Vespa-help-you-raise-awareness-for-Breast-Cancer-Awareness-Month In addition to the ribbons, visors, golf bags, and chip clips raising awareness of National Breast Cancer Month, you may also see a few pink Vespas next month. More than a dozen organizations are offering limited edition pink Vespas to their Breas... General Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:23:00 -0700 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/elizabethwhittington/2009/9/23/Would-winning-a-pink-Vespa-help-you-raise-awareness-for-Breast-Cancer-Awareness-Month http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//elizabethwhittington/2009/9/16/Remembering-Patrick-Swayze The news of Patrick Swayze's death on Monday night was unexpected, but not shocking. Pancreatic cancer is such a horrible disease, with a five-year survival rate of only 5 percent. The fact that he was able to work throughout much of his treatment an... News Wed, 16 Sep 2009 08:12:00 -0700 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/elizabethwhittington/2009/9/16/Remembering-Patrick-Swayze http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//elizabethwhittington/2009/9/11/Another-news-headline-touting-a-possible-cure-for-cancer-Yawn Breaking news this morning ... another headline with "cure" and "cancer." With as much excitement as I could muster, I read the opening paragraph after first noting it was a press release passed along by a news agency. A company has developed a t... News Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:28:00 -0700 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/elizabethwhittington/2009/9/11/Another-news-headline-touting-a-possible-cure-for-cancer-Yawn http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//elizabethwhittington/2009/9/9/Tuning-in-for-tonights-health-care-speech-Do-your-homework I'll be the first to admit that I haven't exactly done all of my research with the health care reform debate; but let's face it, it's a pretty complicated issue. In doing my cram session, however, I did come across a couple of interesting finds ... News Wed, 09 Sep 2009 09:22:00 -0700 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/elizabethwhittington/2009/9/9/Tuning-in-for-tonights-health-care-speech-Do-your-homework http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//elizabethwhittington/2009/9/4/Zevalin-approved-as-firstline-nonHodgkin-lymphoma-therapy The approval of Zevalin (ibritumomab tiuxetan) as a first-line therapy for non-Hodgkin lymphoma was announced today. The drug was originally approved in 2002 for NHL patients whose cancer recurred or progressed after other therapies. The new appr... News Treatment Fri, 04 Sep 2009 12:36:00 -0700 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/elizabethwhittington/2009/9/4/Zevalin-approved-as-firstline-nonHodgkin-lymphoma-therapy http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//elizabethwhittington/2009/8/26/The-coming-out-of-palliative-care A very moving and informative article in The New York Times this past week focused on palliative care--a topic many people often don't think about until it's brought up in an end-of-life situation. "At the End, Offering Not a Cure but Comfort" ma... General Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:01:00 -0700 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/elizabethwhittington/2009/8/26/The-coming-out-of-palliative-care http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//elizabethwhittington/2009/7/30/The-future-of-brain-cancer-therapy UCLA researchers have found a way to predict which brain cancers will respond to Avastin (bevacizumab), a drug recently approved for the disease (see Drugs in the News). By examining imaging scans of the brain, before Avastin is even administered, re... Treatment Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:26:00 -0700 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/elizabethwhittington/2009/7/30/The-future-of-brain-cancer-therapy http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//elizabethwhittington/2009/7/24/So-You-Think-You-Can-Dance-shows-breast-cancer-struggle-through-art After hearing the buzz about Wednesday's show of "So You Think You Can Dance," a weekly dance competition on Fox, I had to see Melissa and Ade's contemporary dance for myself. And you're right, it moved me to tears. Knowing the background of the... General Fri, 24 Jul 2009 10:52:00 -0700 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/elizabethwhittington/2009/7/24/So-You-Think-You-Can-Dance-shows-breast-cancer-struggle-through-art