New cancer drug Iressa shows tumor shrinkage in trials
AstraZeneca funded study presented at ASCO shows Iressa shrinking tumors in 12 percent of patients at a lower dose and improving symptoms in 43 percent. European and Japanese trials report 19 percent response and 39 percent symptom relief. researchers see potential for early use to ease lung cancer symptoms. Long-term survival effects are still unproven.
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On the Net Wn American Society Clinical Oncology
A notice points readers to the American Society of Clinical Oncology online hub at www.asco.org for cancer care resources research and professional guidance.
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Eisenhower at Hoover Library Center reopening and talks
President Eisenhower visited West Branch for the Hoover National Historic Site Visitor Center reopening and spoke at the Hoover Presidential Library Association banquet. He lauded the presidential library system and its archives urging expansion to include earlier presidents. He noted his Penn course supports students researching speeches with stipends and praised the renovated center. Andrew Hoover attended, praising the work. The center had been closed six months for renovations.
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