Vitter likens FDA recommendation to death panels
Vitter likens FDA recommendation to death panels
TON (AP) — Reviving allegations of government death panels, Sen. David Vitter of Louisiana said Wednesday that an FDA…
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Categories: Breast Cancer Risks Tags: death, Likens, Panels, Recommendation, Vitter
Genentech disappointed with FDA ODAC’s recommendation against Avastin
Genentech disappointed with FDA ODAC’s recommendation against Avastin
Genentech, Inc., a member of the Roche Group, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC) voted 12 to one that use of Avastin® (bevacizumab) in combination with paclitaxel for previously untreated (first-line) advanced HER2-negative breast cancer be removed from Avastin’s U.S. label.
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Categories: High Risk Breast Cancer Tags: against, Avastin, disappointed, Genentech, ODAC's, Recommendation
New Federal Mammogram Recommendation Called “Dangerous”
The US Preventative Services Task Force says women should start getting mammograms at 50-years of age and repeat them every other year until age 70. That contradicts the current norm of starting annual exams at age 40.
Categories: Breast Cancer Mammogram Tags: called, Dangerous, federal, Mammogram, Recommendation