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Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Name: Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Despite new recommendations, women in 40s continue to get routine mammograms at same rate

NCI Cancer Center News Women in their 40s continue to undergo routine breast cancer screenings despite national guidelines recommending otherwise, according to new research from Johns Hopkins (home of the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center). In ... [Published National Cancer Institute - May 19 2013]

Entities: Mammography, Cancer, Breast Cancer, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Franklin commissioner announces treatment for rare blood disorder

CHAMBERSBURG - Franklin County Commissioner Robert Thomas said he remains upbeat as he battles a rare blood disorder.Thomas, 58, said Friday he has been diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome, a group of diseases that affects the bone marrow and blood ... [Published Chambersburg Public Opinion - May 18 2013]

Entities: Robert Thomas, blood disorder, Myelodysplastic Syndromes, bone marrow

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

New Drug May Help Immune System Fight Cancer

Font SizeAAA Early study found tumor reduction in several forms of the diseaseWebMD News from HealthDayBy Brenda GoodmanHealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental drug that taps the power of the body's immune system to fight ... [Published WebMD - May 16 2013]

Entities: Immune System, Drugs, Cancer, Tumor

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

Fins for a Cure

Location: Bay Hills Swim Club580 Bay Hills Dr, Arnold, MD When:June 30, 2013Time: 8:00 am–11:00 amPlease join the Bay Hills Barracudas for the second annual "Fins For a Cure." We invite swimmers of all ages & abilities to a fundraising pool swim for ... [Published Broadneck Patch - May 09 2013]

Entities: Cancer Research, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Fundraising, Donations

First reported May 05 2013 - Updated May 05 2013 - 1 reports

Johns Hopkins study finds blocking a single gene renders tumors less aggressive

NCI Cancer Center News Researchers at Johns Hopkins (home of the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center) have identified a gene that, when repressed in tumor cells, puts a halt to cell growth and a range of processes needed for tumors to enlarge and ... [Published National Cancer Institute - May 05 2013]

Entities: Tumor, Cancer, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Cell Growth

First reported May 04 2013 - Updated May 04 2013 - 1 reports

New AACR Leadership

The newly elected American Association for Cancer Research leaders officially began their terms at the AACR Annual Meeting last month:Charles L. Sawyers, MD, is President for the 2013-2014 term. He is Chair of the Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program ... [Published Oncology Times - May 04 2013]

Entities: Cancer, Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

Promise amp; Progress 1.0

Promise amp; Progress is the free yearly magazine of the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins. It is a complete resource for everything related to cancer from one of the world s leading medical institutions. It features understandable ... [Published Addict3d.org - May 02 2013]

Entities: Cancer, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Cancer Research

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

Jef Boeke Elected to National Academy of Sciences

Jef Boeke, Ph.D., a professor in the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine's Institute for Basic Biomedical Sciences, is one of the 84 new members elected this year to the National Academy of Sciences. Membership in the academy, which advises the ... [Published Citybizlist - May 01 2013]

Entities: Molecular Biology, Genome, Genetics, Doctor of Philosophy

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 1 reports

Assistant Professor of Oncology

The Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center/ Department of Oncology is seeking applicants for an Assistant Professor in Thoracic Oncology with a particular focus in esophageal cancer, thymic malignancies and lung cancer. The successful ... [Published Molecular Systems Biology - May 01 2013]

Entities: Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Clinical trials, marital status

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 1 reports

Aduro BioTech announces collaboration with Johns Hopkins Cancer Center

3 minutes ago, 2:32am (ET) 05/01/2013 DatamonitorAduro BioTech, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, has announced collaboration with the Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center to evaluate the therapeutic approach of anti-PD-1 in combination ... [Published Zecco - May 01 2013]

Entities: Aduro BioTech, Cancer, Skin Cancer, collaboration, Vaccine

First reported Apr 22 2013 - Updated Apr 23 2013 - 2 reports

New collaboration to expand vaccine approaches for melanoma

Aduro BioTech, Inc. announces a collaboration with Charles G. Drake, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Oncology, Immunology and Urology at the Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center to evaluate the therapeutic approach of anti-PD-1 ... [Published News-Medical.Net - Apr 23 2013]

Entities: Skin Cancer, Vaccine, Aduro BioTech, collaboration

First reported Apr 16 2013 - Updated Apr 16 2013 - 1 reports

Cancer in Elders

Cancer is a disease affecting people of all ages, genders and races. But it does target older adults with increasing frequency. And, unfortunately, it is often just one of several conditions and issues older adults experience at once.To address the complex ... [Published Advance for Physical Therapists and PT Assistants - Apr 16 2013]

Entities: Cancer, Kit Klein, Sidney Kimmel

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"I have witnessed and know the power of prayer. I appreciate the prayers for my healing and support for my wife and family as we endure this treatment. I am also grateful for the many who will pick me up during my absence" Thomas said

Franklin commissioner announces treatment for rare blood disorder [Published Chambersburg Public Opinion - May 18 2013]

...Parveen Bhatti, an epidemiology researcher at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, wrote in the study. "However, there was suggestive evidence of a decreased risk of ovarian cancer among women reporting a preference for activity during evenings rather than mornings."

Late-night shifts may raise womens risk for ovarian cancer [Published Daily Local News - May 17 2013]

"That [the protein] allows the tumor cell to grow unchecked and cause harm to the patient" said study author Dr. Roy Herbst, chief of medical oncology at Yale University

New Drug May Help Immune System Fight Cancer [Published WebMD - May 16 2013]

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Despite new recommendations, women in 40s conti... [Published National Cancer Institute - May 19 2013]
Franklin commissioner announces treatment for r... [Published Chambersburg Public Opinion - May 18 2013]
Franklin County (Pa.) Commissioner continues to... [Published HERALD-MAIL Online - May 18 2013]
Late-night shifts may raise womens risk for ova... [Published Daily Local News - May 17 2013]
New Drug May Help Immune System Fight Cancer [Published WebMD - May 16 2013]
Fins for a Cure [Published Broadneck Patch - May 09 2013]
Johns Hopkins study finds blocking a single gen... [Published National Cancer Institute - May 05 2013]
New AACR Leadership [Published Oncology Times - May 04 2013]
Five Johns Hopkins Physicians Inducted into Ame... [Published Johns Hopkins Medicine - May 04 2013]
Aduro Announces Collaboration with Johns Hopkin... [Published NewsRX - May 03 2013]
Promise amp; Progress 1.0 [Published Addict3d.org - May 02 2013]
JOHNS HOPKINS -JEF BOEKE ELECTED TO NATIONAL AC... [Published Equities.com - May 02 2013]
Assistant Professor of Oncology [Published Molecular Systems Biology - May 01 2013]
Jef Boeke Elected to National Academy of Sciences [Published Citybizlist - May 01 2013]
Aduro BioTech announces collaboration with John... [Published Zecco - May 01 2013]
Active Biotech and Ipsen update the analysis pl... [Published Live-PR.com - Apr 25 2013]
Aduro Teams with Johns Hopkins University to Ev... [Published Individual.com - Apr 25 2013]
DNA methylation alterations exhibit intraindivi... [Published UroToday - Apr 23 2013]
New collaboration to expand vaccine approaches ... [Published News-Medical.Net - Apr 23 2013]
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Cancer in Elders [Published Advance for Physical Therapists and PT Assistants - Apr 16 2013]

Blogs

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Cancer Dream Teams: Road to a Cure? [Published 3quarksdaily - Mar 28 2013] From Time: Scientists used to think they knew a lot about how cancer works, and they do. But only over the last couple of years, led by major advances in genomics, have they been able to truly understand the biological workings of this leading killer. ...
With $3M Breakthrough Prize in life sciences, t... [Published GigaOM - Feb 20 2013] If you’re like most Americans, you’re probably familiar with the actors up for an Oscar this weekend, the athletes who competed in the Super Bowl or even (sadly) the latest stars of reality television. But what about the scientists behind the flu shot ...
With $3M Breakthrough Prize in life sciences, t... [Published GigaOM Network - Feb 20 2013] If you’re like most Americans, you’re probably familiar with the actors up for an Oscar this weekend, the athletes who competed in the Super Bowl or even (sadly) the latest stars of reality television. But what about the scientists behind the flu shot ...
With $3M Breakthrough Prize in life sciences, t... [Published GigaOM Network - Feb 20 2013] If you’re like most Americans, you’re probably familiar with the actors up for an Oscar this weekend, the athletes who competed in the Super Bowl or even (sadly) the latest stars of reality television. But what about the scientists behind the flu shot ...

Press Releases

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Aduro Announces Collaboration with Johns Hopkin... [Published Business Wire Education News - Apr 22 2013]
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John Greene, Senior Director of Customer Centri... [Published CisionWire - English - Mar 06 2013]
Advanced Cell Diagnostics Initiates Agreement t... [Published PR Newswire: General Business - Mar 04 2013]