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FDA approves immune-boosting therapy for prostate cancer
The Food and Drug Administration approved a new immune-boosting therapy for prostate cancer on Thursday, the first therapeutic vaccine for cancer ever approved by the agency. The approval opens the door to a whole new approach to cancer therapy, adding...Tags: Oncology, Companies and Corporations, Biotechnology, Preventative Medicine, Science and Technology
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Seattle-Based 'Breakthrough' Cancer Treatment Helping Patients Survive Prostate Cancer
A new FDA approved treatment developed in Seattle is offering hope for men fighting prostate cancer. Many in the medical world are calling Dendreon's 'Provenge Vaccine-A' cancer treatment a true breakthrough.
The FDA approved Provenge vaccine, a first of...Tags: Chills, Breast Cancer, Vaccines, Preventative Medicine, Health Treatments
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Prostate cancer vaccine gives hope
The Associated PressAn experimental treatment added four months to the lives of men with advanced prostate cancer in a study that tested an entirely new approach to fighting the disease, doctors reported Tuesday. Dendreon Corp.'s Provenge vaccine trains the immune system to...Tags: Education, Preventative Medicine, Health, Diseases and Illnesses, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Is Washington Doing Enough to Retain Big Businesses and Jobs?
Web ReporterMoving out... More and more of Washington's businesses are packing up and heading out of state. The reason? Some say the state isn't doing what it needs to keep hometown companies happy. In a non-descript building on the outskirts of Auburn is the...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Seattle, Boeing Co., Business, King County
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New Cancer Vaccine Moves Forward
March 29, 2007 9:39 PM WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal health advisers are endorsing an experimental vaccine to treat prostate cancer. The Food and Drug Administration adviser voted unanimously to declare Provenge as safe. And in a 13-4 vote, the panel...Tags: Vaccines, Preventative Medicine, Pharmaceuticals, Cancer, Skin Cancer
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