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Deer On The Move - Chronic Wasting Disease (inactive link)
Published: November 26, 2003
While local deer hunters need not give up their hobby for fear of bagging a buck infected with chronic
wasting disease, they should take precautions when dressing their kill, said officials this fall at the
National Prion Research Program.
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Establishing Thermal Thresholds for Cryosurgery (inactive link)
Published: October 30, 2003
Currently, most breast cancer tumors can be easily diagnosed and removed with breast preservation therapy.
Early detection and small tumor size have fostered a trend by doctors to perform minimally invasive surgery
techniques as an alternative to conventional surgical removal of tumors.
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New Genetic Susceptibility for Breast Cancer (inactive link)
Published: November 20, 2003
A study led by scientists at The Wistar Institute defines a functional role for the tumor suppressor
proteins BRCA1 and BRCA2 in breast cancer.
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The Ernest Gallo Clinic Identifies Molecular Step that Causes Intoxication.
Published: December 11, 2003
Scientists at UCSF's Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center have identified a single brain protein that can
account for most of the intoxicating effects of alcohol.
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Two Women, On Goal (inactive link)
Published: October 16, 2003
Survivor, researcher joined in quest for breast cancer cure
- University of Texas Southwestern researchers learn certain enzyme inhibitors may help in cancer therapy following initial procedures
Published: September 15, 2003
Certain enzyme inhibitors may slow tumor formation within weeks and could lead to treatments that retard or prevent recurrences of
cancers, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas have discovered.
- Wake Forest Researchers Find Genetic Link to Prostate Cancer.
Published: October 15, 2003
Some men may be more prone to prostate cancer because a variation in a specific gene makes them more susceptible
to the harmful effects of cancer-causing agents, a new study shows. The results of the study led by Wake Forest University
School of Medicine researcher Jianfeng Xu, Ph.D. are published in the British Journal of Cancer.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/10/031015025657.htm - UAMS Laser Scientist "Tags' Gold Particle Targets to Kill Breast Cancer Cells (inactive link)
Published: September 10, 2003
Vladimir P. Zharov, Ph.D., a biomedical laser research pioneer at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS),
has won a prestigious grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to investigate a new way to kill breast cancer cells using
laser radiation and gold nanoparticles.
- UAMS Scientise Receives $272.000 Grant for Tailoring Cancer Treatments with Laser Test. (inactive link)
Published: June 19, 2003
A biomedical engineer at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received $272,000 from the
National Cancer Institute (NCI) for his work on a unique laser test that could lead to custom chemotherapy for patients with cancer.
- Selenium's Value to Prostate Health
Published: May 3, 2003
Though few studies have offered much insight into what triggers this disease, a growing number of researchers have
found evidence suggesting that dietary selenium protects men against this cancer.
http://www.gpmcf.org/selenium.html - Defense Dollars Helping To Fund Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia Cure (inactive link)
Published: September 18, 2003
A $5 million Congressional appropriation to the Department of Defense in 2002 may help Cranmer and others with
CML reach their golden years. As the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs' newest program, the
Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia Research Program's aim is clear: to eradicate CML.
- University of Texas at Brownsville's Dr. Gerson Peltz, receives a million dollar award to study of low incidence of breast cancer among Hispanic women (inactive link)
Published: May 2003
A $1 million grant from the Department of Defense will fund a unique collaborative study of the low incidence of breast cancer in Hispanic women.
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Awarded More Than $25 Million Since 1993 from U.S. Department of Defense for Cancer Research
Published: June 30, 2003
Fox Chase Cancer Center, designated as a comprehensive cancer center by the National Cancer Institute, has received more
than $2 million in grant funding from the Department of Defense in 2003, bringing its 10-year grant total to more than $25 million.
http://www.fccc.edu/news/2003/DOD-Grants-06-30-2003.html - Georgetown University announces the $7M Breast Cancer Research Program, Center Excellence Award
Published: July 7, 2003
Washington, D.C. - The Lombardi Cancer Center at Georgetown University will establish a multi-institution
Breast Cancer Center of Excellence to study the link between alcohol consumption and breast cancer.
http://cdmrp.army.mil/pubs/pdf/030723BCShields.pdf - Purdue's Dr. David Waters publishes results on Prostate Cancer research stimulating news articles.
Published: July 10, 2003
David J. Waters, DVM, PhD, Director of the Gerald P. Murphy Cancer Foundation and Professor of
Comparative Oncology at Purdue University, is leading a research team in the investigation oh how
selenium, a nutrient essential to the functioning of several metabolically important enzymes.
http://cdmrp.army.mil/pubs/pdf/030725PCwaters.pdf - Weitzman, Gary and Ward, Sherry, Program awards $40 million for military health research, Fort Detrick Standard (inactive link)
Published: May 15, 2003
Recognizing this, the Office of Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs at Fort Detrick recently announced
its fiscal year 2002 biomedical research awards.
- McDonald, Vin "Helping Direct Prostate Cancer Research", WRAMC US TOO, Inc. Newsletter.
Published: May 2003
Last year prostate cancer advocate Bill Stierman of Vienna, Virginia, participated in the evaluation of
prostate cancer research proposals submitted to the Prostate Cancer Research Program sponsored by the Department of Defense.
http://cdmrp.army.mil/pubs/pdf/030711wramcpcrp.pdf - Oubre, Michael "La Jolla Institute for Molecular Medicine Scientist Receives $505,983 Award from Department of Defense", Press Release of the La Jolla Institute for Molecular Medicine.
Published: May 22, 2003
SAN DIEGO - Carole L. Banka, Ph.D., an Associate Professor and Director of Women’s Health Research at the La Jolla Institute for Molecular Medicine (LJIMM), has been selected to receive a Concept Award from the Department of Defense, Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP), for her innovative proposal for studying the role of sex steroids in tumor metastasis.
http://www.freshnews.com/news/45996/la-jolla-la-jolla-institute-molecular-medicine-scientist-receives-500000-award-dod - Carlson, Emily "UW gets more than $5.2 million to study CWD", University of Wisconsin University News Release.
Published: June 11, 2003
With the help of three grants from the Department of Defense (DOD), researchers from the UW-Madison will
delve deeper into a molecular and environmental understanding of chronic wasting disease (CWD).
http://www.news.wisc.edu/8723.html - Baker, Lois "Having more than two alcoholic drinks at a time increases younger women's breast-cancer risk by 80 percent", University at Buffalo Reporter
Published: June 12, 2003
Results from a case-control study on alcohol consumption and breast-cancer risk conducted by UB epidemiologists indicate that premenopausal women who usually have more than two drinks per occasion have an 80 percent greater risk of developing breast cancer than women who drink less on each occasion.
http://www.buffalo.edu/reporter/vol34/vol34n29/articles/BreastCancer.html - Boyd, Jade "Halas Wins Innovator Award in Fight Against Breast Cancer"
Published: July 31, 2003
The Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program has chosen Rice’s Naomi Halas
to receive the prestigious Innovator Award for ongoing research of novel ways to use nanotechnology to
diagnose and treat breast cancer.
http://www.media.rice.edu/media/NewsBot.asp?MODE=VIEW&ID=1675&SnID=579034492 - Fleming-Michael, Karen "Searching for answers: Army program largest funding source for NF", Fort Detrick Standard. (inactive link)
Published: May 1, 2003
Learning your child has neurofibromatosis, an as yet incurable genetic disorder that can lead to disfigurement, deafness,
blindness, bone deformities, learning disabilities or death, is often terrifying.
- O'Connor, Tom "UNMC researchers land $5.6 million grant from U.S. Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program", Press Release of the University of Nebraska Medical Center. (inactive link)
Published: April 7, 2003
A UNMC cancer researcher, Ercole Cavalieri, D.Sc., is heading a $5.6 million multi-institutional research study to investigate the role estrogen plays in causing breast cancer and look for new approaches to detecting and preventing the disease.
- Dollard, Vincent "Emory's Winship Cancer Institute to Lead $10 Million Prostate Cancer "Manhattan Project", Emory University.
Published: March 24, 2003
Atlanta, GA--The Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University announced today that it has been awarded a $10 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Prostate Cancer Research Program.
http://www.whsc.emory.edu/_releases/2003march/dod.html - Fleming-Michael, Karen "Consortium gets $10 million got prostate cancer research", Fort Detrick Standard. (inactive link)
Published: March 20, 2003
Prostate cancer researchers formed their own dream team March 10 to make strides toward a cure, thanks to
a $10 million, three-year grant from a program based at Fort Detrick.
