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'Fertilizing' Bone Marrow Helps Answer Why Some Cancers Spread to Bones - Science Daily (press release)



'Fertilizing' Bone Marrow Helps Answer Why Some Cancers Spread to Bones 
Science Daily (press release)
ScienceDaily (May 15, 2012) ? Researchers found that administering a common chemotherapy drug before bone tumors took root actually fertilized the bone marrow, enabling cancer cells, once introduced, to seed and grow more easily.

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Weedman's retrial is postponed - Philadelphia Inquirer (blog)



Philadelphia Inquirer (blog) 
Weedman's retrial is postponed 
Philadelphia Inquirer (blog)
His doctor testified that the former Pemberton man has bone tumors caused by giant cell cancer. After having one removed in his leg, a tumor recurred and another appeared in his shoulder, the doctor said. After his trial, the prosecutor told the judge ...
NJWeedman retrial to be moved to September phillyBurbs.com

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New Therapies for Prostate Cancer: The Practicalities - OncLive



OncLive 
New Therapies for Prostate Cancer: The Practicalities 
OncLive
Denosumab decreases bone resorption and increases bone mass and bone strength. It is FDA-approved for two indications: to increase bone mass in men receiving androgen-deprivation therapy for nonmetastatic prostate cancer who are at high risk for ...

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'NJWeedman' retrial moved to September - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com



The Star-Ledger - NJ.com 
'NJWeedman' retrial moved to September 
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
Forichon plans to return to California to receive treatment for bone tumors in his leg, the report said. He was convicted of marijuana possession last week, but the jury couldn't reach a verdict on a drug distribution charge.

 


Trentonian TV: NJWeedman goes to trial - The Trentonian



Trentonian TV: NJWeedman goes to trial 
The Trentonian
By JOEY KULKIN TRENTON ? Twenty-five months after he was arrested with a pound of high-grade pot in his car, his doctor will testify today that marijuana is the right presecription to alleviate the pain and shrink the bone tumors in NJWeedman's right ...

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Criminal trial begins for NJ Weedman - Philadelphia Inquirer



Criminal trial begins for NJ Weedman 
Philadelphia Inquirer
Then, Forchion lifted his shirt and a pant leg to display for the jury the scars he says came from recent surgeries to remove bone tumors. He said marijuana alleviated pain associated with the condition. ?I don't feel I did anything wrong,? Forchion, ...

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Amgen gets a no from the FDA on extended use of Xgeva - FiercePharma



Amgen gets a no from the FDA on extended use of Xgeva 
FiercePharma
Amgen was recommending that it be used to treat advanced prostate cancer patients to prevent or delay the disease's spread to the bone. The data: Patients who took Xgeva saw bone tumors crop up an average of 4.2 months later than those on placebo did.

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Cyclacel Announces Completion of Enrollment in Investigator-Initiated, Phase 2 ... - MarketWatch (press release)



Cyclacel Announces Completion of Enrollment in Investigator-Initiated, Phase 2 ... 
MarketWatch (press release)
(Burnett AK, et al, Cancer, 2007:109:1114-1124). MDS is a family of clonal myeloid neoplasms, or malignancies of the blood, caused by the failure of blood cells in the bone marrow to develop into mature cells. Patients with MDS typically suffer from ...

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Cape Fear third baseman Will Marsh not stopped by rare disease - Chicago Tribune



Cape Fear third baseman Will Marsh not stopped by rare disease 
Chicago Tribune
But surgery was scheduled to take the tumor out the following week. To repair the damage the tumor had done to the bone, Billy said the surgeon used cadaver bone, bone chips and marrow from Will's hip that was mixed into a putty.

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NJWeedman found guilty of possession; hung jury on distribution charge - phillyBurbs.com



NJWeedman found guilty of possession; hung jury on distribution charge 
phillyBurbs.com
Although Superior Court Judge Charles Delehey allowed Forchion to present a defense that he was a licensed medical marijuana patient in California and that the drug was for his medical use to control pain caused by bone tumors, the defendant was ...

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