http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//elizabethwhittington elizabethwhittington Blog en-us Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:19:59 -0600 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:59:00 -0600 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/2012/2/9/Why-regulation-matters--but-how-much Margaret Hamburg, MD, the Commissioner of the FDA released the statement below marking the 50 years from when thalidomide became a headline in the U.S. It's an interesting history lesson, although I'm a little disappointed she didn't mention that tha... News Treatment Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:59:00 -0600 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/elizabethwhittington/2012/2/9/Why-regulation-matters--but-how-much http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//elizabethwhittington/2012/2/7/Making-every-breath-matter As the nation prepared for Super Bowl Sunday, many were introduced to the story of Keasha Draft, the newlywed wife of retired NFL linebacker Chris Draft. A beautiful love story, except that Keasha was diagnosed with lung cancer last year. She was ... Lung cancer Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:19:00 -0600 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/elizabethwhittington/2012/2/7/Making-every-breath-matter http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//elizabethwhittington/2012/2/6/Make-a-difference Today, the breast cancer talk wasn't of Komen or Planned Parenthood or pink handguns. Feb. 6 was the day that Rachel Moro and Susan Niebur, breast cancer survivors in every sense of the word, died. Rachel had been living with metastatic breast... Breast cancer Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:52:00 -0600 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/elizabethwhittington/2012/2/6/Make-a-difference http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//elizabethwhittington/2012/2/1/After-a-dry-spell-metastatic-prostate-cancer-sees-dramatic-improvement-with-new-therapies Prostate cancer has seen its share of progress over the past few years, including several new drugs that have been approved for patients with metastatic disease. On Tuesday, results of two clinical studies were announced that foreshadow additional th... Prostate cancer Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:11:00 -0600 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/elizabethwhittington/2012/2/1/After-a-dry-spell-metastatic-prostate-cancer-sees-dramatic-improvement-with-new-therapies http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//elizabethwhittington/2012/1/30/A-gutsy-phase-3-clinical-trial-in-colorectal-cancer I'm finalizing one of our stories from the ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium this week - that of regorafenib, a multi-targeted drug that showed a slight median survival advantage in metastatic colorectal cancer patients who had progressed on th... Colorectal cancer Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:21:00 -0600 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/elizabethwhittington/2012/1/30/A-gutsy-phase-3-clinical-trial-in-colorectal-cancer http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//elizabethwhittington/2012/1/25/A-call-for-more-pancreatic-cancer-research This past weekend I attended the ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium in San Francisco. In addition to learning about advancements (and setbacks) and talking with researchers on colorectal, pancreatic, liver and gastric cancers, I also had the cha... General Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:28:00 -0600 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/elizabethwhittington/2012/1/25/A-call-for-more-pancreatic-cancer-research http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//elizabethwhittington/2012/1/2/The-big-news-from-the-American-Society-of-Hematology There were several big studies that were presented at the 2011 annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology, including many early phase studies in lymphoma, leukemia and myeloma. One of the surprising studies that came out included a phase... Featured Treatment Mon, 02 Jan 2012 23:04:00 -0600 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/elizabethwhittington/2012/1/2/The-big-news-from-the-American-Society-of-Hematology http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//elizabethwhittington/2011/12/8/Afinitor-impresses-in-advanced-hormonepositive-breast-cancers One of the most highly anticipated presentations at this year's SABCS is BOLERO-2 (Breast Cancer Trials of Oral Everolimus-2), a phase 3 study examining whether adding Afinitor (everolimus) to Aromasin (exemestane) in postmenopausal women with advanc... SABCS2011 Breast cancer Thu, 08 Dec 2011 09:57:00 -0600 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/elizabethwhittington/2011/12/8/Afinitor-impresses-in-advanced-hormonepositive-breast-cancers http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//elizabethwhittington/2011/12/7/Blogroll-for-San-Antonios-breast-cancer-meeting It's hard to follow all the great stories and commentaries coming out of SABCS while also taking in the sessions. I started keeping up with a list of bloggers I wanted to go back and read for later and thought I would share it with you, too. Some are... SABCS2011 Breast cancer Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:22:00 -0600 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/elizabethwhittington/2011/12/7/Blogroll-for-San-Antonios-breast-cancer-meeting http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//elizabethwhittington/2011/12/7/Breast-Cancer-and-the-Environment-Report-offers-research-roadmap The release of the Institute of Medicine's Breast Cancer and the Environment: A Life Course Approach report has generated quite a bit of interest. Many are expecting information on BPA, pollution and cosmetics; what we get is that there needs to be m... SABCS2011 Breast cancer Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:00:00 -0600 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/elizabethwhittington/2011/12/7/Breast-Cancer-and-the-Environment-Report-offers-research-roadmap http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//elizabethwhittington/2011/12/7/Saving-Your-Oocytes One of the last educational sessions on Tuesday night went into detail about oncofertility. I was expecting a talk I've heard before: doctors should inform patients of fertility options and what those options are. Instead, Teresa Woodruff, PhD, of th... SABCS2011 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 08:29:00 -0600 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/elizabethwhittington/2011/12/7/Saving-Your-Oocytes http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//elizabethwhittington/2011/12/6/Arriving-at-the-San-Antonio-Breast-Cancer-Symposium After a long flight from Memphis to San Antonio by way of Atlanta, I arrived at the San Antonio Convention Center near the Riverwalk. This year is shaping up to be an exciting program regarding breast cancer research, with about 8,000 attendees expec... SABCS2011 Breast cancer Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:54:00 -0600 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/elizabethwhittington/2011/12/6/Arriving-at-the-San-Antonio-Breast-Cancer-Symposium http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//elizabethwhittington/2011/11/28/Aspirin-delivers-on-colorectal-cancer-prevention-for-some For years, aspirin has been touted as a way to prevent colorectal cancer, but medical groups have stopped short of recommending it because of potential side effects. However, a study published in The Lancet in October shows that at least one group co... Colorectal cancer Mon, 28 Nov 2011 22:49:00 -0600 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/elizabethwhittington/2011/11/28/Aspirin-delivers-on-colorectal-cancer-prevention-for-some http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//elizabethwhittington/2011/11/17/The-Great-American-Smokeout Today is the American Cancer Society's Great American Smokeout - a day smokers can circle on their calendars as the day they quit smoking. While smoking has been most recognizably linked to lung cancer, quitting can also reduce your risk of bladde... Lung cancer Treatment General Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:40:00 -0600 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/elizabethwhittington/2011/11/17/The-Great-American-Smokeout http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//elizabethwhittington/2011/11/16/Cancer-Coach-on-your-mobile-phone Another cancer-related smart phone application launched in late October – this one specifically for colon cancer and breast cancer patients. The free app was created by Genomic Health, which markets Oncotype DX, tests that provide genetic inform... Reviews Colorectal cancer Breast cancer Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:41:00 -0600 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/elizabethwhittington/2011/11/16/Cancer-Coach-on-your-mobile-phone