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Vaccines for Ovarian and Breast Cancer in Early Trials
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Page: << Prev | 1 | 2 | 3 Breast cancer is the most common cancer among American women, other than skin cancer, and is the second leading cause of cancer death in women, after lung cancer. About 178,480 U.S. women will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer this year, and about 40,460 will die from the disease, according to the American Cancer Society.
The Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy says it's the only public charity in the United States that is dedicated exclusively to cancer gene therapy research, with 100 percent of funds raised by the group going directly to research.
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For more on ovarian cancer, visit the U.S. National Cancer Institute.
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Last updated 1/12/2008
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SOURCES: George Coukos, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; Leisha A. Emens, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of oncology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore; Jan. 10, 2008, presentation, Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy, Greenwich, Conn.
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