Fire Awards: Bexion Pharmaceuticals tackles cancer with innovative treatment
Bexion Pharmaceuticals is the Blazer winner in the Disruptors category for KY Inno's inaugural Fire Awards. To read more about the other Blazer winners, click here.
Bexion Pharmaceuticals has an overriding goal in the work it does: Tackling cancer.
Bexion, a startup that spun out of an accidental discovery at Cincinnati Children ’s Hospital, is based in Covington, Kentucky. It was founded in 2006 by Dr. Ray Takigiku, who was studying an inherited childhood disease and discovered a compound, comprised… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - November 28, 2022 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Laurel Deppen Source Type: news
A Gel Could Help Treat Cancers in Dogs, and Maybe Kids, Too
TUESDAY, Nov. 15, 2022 -- A new immunotherapy gel being tested in pet dogs could pave the way for gentler and more effective treatment of one of the most common childhood cancers, researchers say.
Sarcoma is one of the most common cancers in dogs,... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - November 15, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Boys Who Lose Excess Pounds by College May Still See Elevated Cancer Risk
(MedPage Today) -- SAN DIEGO -- Excess weight in childhood appears to boost the risk of obesity-related cancers for men later in life, even if they shed the extra pounds by adulthood, a researcher reported here.
Over more than 40 years of follow... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - November 4, 2022 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
November 2022 NNLM Reading Club: Caregiving
November is National Family Caregivers Month. Caregiving is an often overlooked, but important public health issue that affects many peoples’ quality of life. Caregivers aid with another person’s social and health needs. This may include help with one or more activities important for daily living such as bathing and dressing, paying bills, shopping, and providing transportation. Many caregiving activities also involve emotional support and help with managing another person’s chronic disease or disability. Caregiving responsibilities can increase and change as the recipient’s needs increase, which often results in a...
Source: The Cornflower - November 2, 2022 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Miles Dietz-Castel Tags: Consumer Health NNLM Reading Club Source Type: news
The USPSTF Process Is in Jeopardy
(MedPage Today) -- We now have very effective screening, counseling, and medications to improve the health of all Americans. These evidence-based practices include mammography to prevent breast cancer, behavioral counseling to prevent childhood... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - November 2, 2022 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Breast Cancer Rates Falling in Childhood Cancer Survivors Breast Cancer Rates Falling in Childhood Cancer Survivors
Invasive breast cancer rates among female childhood cancer survivors have modestly fallen over time, especially among survivors younger than 40.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - October 18, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
A comprehensive review on multifaceted mechanisms involved in the development of breast cancer following adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) - Pino O, Cadena RT, Poli D.
BACKGROUND AND AIM OF THE WORK: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) may give rise to harmful effects on health throughout life. Epigenetic changes explain how preexisting risk factors may contribute to produce altered biological responses and cancer risk.... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 18, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Meningioma Risk After Cranial Radiotherapy for Childhood Cancer Meningioma Risk After Cranial Radiotherapy for Childhood Cancer
An elevated risk of meningioma may persist for decades after children receive cranial radiotherapy, but an expert cautions not to forgo potentially life-saving radiotherapy.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Radiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Radiology Headlines - October 17, 2022 Category: Radiology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Invasive Breast Cancer Risk Down for Female Child Cancer Survivors
FRIDAY, Oct. 14, 2022 -- For childhood cancer survivors, the rates of invasive breast cancer have decreased over time, according to a study published online Oct. 13 in JAMA Oncology.
Tara O. Henderson, M.D., M.P.H., from the University of Chicago... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - October 14, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Risk of Secondary Breast Cancer After Childhood Cancer Is Declining, Study Suggests
(MedPage Today) -- Rates of breast cancer among female childhood cancer survivors have declined significantly since 1970, coinciding with changes in treatment for childhood cancers, a large retrospective cohort study showed.
Overall, women who... (Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology)
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - October 13, 2022 Category: Hematology Source Type: news
St. Jude forges $60M collaboration with Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Dana-Farber
“It can take decades in a research lab to understand mechanisms and develop new treatments. Through this project, we believe we can now leapfrog barriers to rapidly identify therapeutic vulnerabilities in childhood cancer and translate those into targeted therapies in the clinic much faster.” (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - October 13, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Jason Bolton Source Type: news
Dr. Audrey Evans, Cancer Specialist Who Gave Families a Home, Dies at 97
She was a prominent figure in the field of childhood cancer when, in 1974, she helped create the first Ronald McDonald House in Philadelphia. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - September 30, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Neil Genzlinger Tags: Evans, Audrey E (1925-2022) Deaths (Obituaries) Ronald McDonald House Children and Childhood Cancer Philanthropy ' s Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia Eagles s Corporation Source Type: news
Organizers say University of Pittsburgh, Department of Health pulled out of meeting
The organizers said it was being held to update community members on the progress of investigational studies of why there were six cases of Ewing's sarcoma, a rare childhood cancer, in the Canon-McMillan School District since 2008. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - September 30, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Paul J. Gough Source Type: news
Audrey Evans, pioneering researcher of childhood cancer, dies at 97
In 1974, she co-founded the first Ronald McDonald House, in Philadelphia, to provide affordable lodging for families of gravely ill children. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - September 29, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Margaret Foster Source Type: news
Consumer Health: What do you know about these 3 rare childhood cancers?
Childhood cancer rates have been rising slightly for the past few decades, and about 10,470 children in the U.S. under the age of 15 will be diagnosed with cancer in 2022, according to the American Cancer Society. September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about three rare types of cancers in children: retinoblastoma, rhabdomyosarcoma and Wilms' tumor. Retinoblastoma Retinoblastoma is a rare form of eye cancer that begins in the… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - September 26, 2022 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
