July, 2008
ArchivesSecond 2008 Supplemental Appropriations Bill Update
The Senate Appropriations Committee has released initial details on the second, domestic supplemental they are currently crafting. It appears the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will be provided with an additional $500 million under the legislation, the same amount C3 has been advocating for.
Posted by Joe Arite on July 31st, 2008
Posted in: Policy & Advocacy News | No Comments »
Tags: Congress, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill
Michelle’s Law Passes the House
Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed Michelle’s Law. C3 has been a strong supporter of this legislation, which would allow seriously ill or injured college students to take up to one year of medical leave without losing their health insurance.
Posted by Joe Arite on July 31st, 2008
Posted in: Policy & Advocacy News | No Comments »
Tags: Congress, Insurance
Randy Pausch Dies of Pancreatic Cancer
Randy Pausch died Saturday, July 28, 2008, from pancreatic cancer, eight months after he delivered his last lecture at Carnegie Mellon University. Since then his words have been heard online by millions, as well as turned into a bestselling book and several inspirational TV interviews.
He told an packed audience at Carnegie Mellon in September, 2007,
We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.
His lecture, Achieving Your Childhood Dreams, wasn’t about his cancer, but about his life — reaching his own dreams and helping others to find theirs. He talked about wanting to be Captain Kirk, winning stuffed animals, being weightless, playing for the Pittsburgh Steelers, and becoming a Disney Imagineer. He thanked his mentors and colleagues and students, and he brought out a big birthday cake for his wife Jai. Continue reading…
Posted by Kate Murphy on July 27th, 2008
Posted in: Research & Treatment News | 4 Comments »
MIT Team Uses New Imaging System to see Mutated Cells
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a new system that lets them see and count cells with a particular mutation.
Working with specially bred mice, the biological engineering team found clusters of cells in pancreas tissue that all contained the same mutation. Because more than 90 percent of the cells were clustered, the scientists concluded that they all came from one mutation, rather than from many individual changes. Continue reading…
Posted by Kate Murphy on July 27th, 2008
Posted in: Research & Treatment News | No Comments »
Tags: basic science
Clinical Trial Testing Ultrasound System for Painful Bone Mets
Cancer that has spread to the bone can be excruciatingly painful. Currently radiation treatment or opiate drugs are used to manage pain, but these are not always successful.
A system that combines magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with ultrasound treatment to destroy bone tumors and treat pain is being evaluated in a randomized Phase III clinical trial at a number of centers in the United States, Canada, and Israel.
BM004: A Pivotal Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness and Safety of ExAblate Treatment of Metastatic Bone Tumors for the Palliation of Pain in Patients Who are not Candidates for Radiation Therapy is sponsored by InSightec Ltd. Continue reading…
Posted by Kate Murphy on July 25th, 2008
Posted in: Research & Treatment News | No Comments »
Tags: bone metastases, clinical trials, pain
