Prostate News Archive
30-Apr-2008
Health department offers free prostate exams (SaukValley.com)
The Whiteside County Health Department is offering free prostate cancer screenings for men 40 and older who either have no health insurance or high insurance deductibles. The screenings include free PSA blood tests and prostate education. Prostate Cancer Startup CivaTech Oncology Reaches Funding Goal (PRWeb)
CivaTech Oncology, Inc., an early stage company developing a novel medical device for the treatment of prostate cancer, has raised $1,000,000 in a Series B private financing round. The Company was founded in 2006 by Robert and Claudia Black (two of the founders of Sicel Technologies) and Suzanne Babcock (former VP of Troxler Electronics) and is headquartered in the Park Research Center in RTP. ... The Hartford Is First To Offer Life Insurance At Standard Rates To Prostate Cancer Survivors With The Most Common Form ... (Medical News Today)
Almost 186,000 American men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer this year. While it's a diagnosis no one wants to hear, the chances of surviving prostate cancer and living a full life are far better than they used to be. Thanks to early detection and improved treatment options, 93 percent of men diagnosed with prostate cancer today will live at least ten years. Cougar initiates Phase III prostate cancer trial (Pharmaceutical Business Review)
Cougar Biotechnology has started enrolling patients in its Phase III clinical trial of the companys lead drug candidate CB7630. Prostate Cancer Startup CivaTech Oncology Reaches Funding Goal (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.----CivaTech Oncology, Inc., an early stage company developing a novel medical device for the treatment of prostate cancer, has raised $1,000,000 in a Series B private financing round.
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