Brain Tumor News!
Note: The comments under each article title are the opinion of our president, Al Musella, DPM,
and do not reflect official policy of the Musella Foundation!
07/18/01
Seniors will suffer as HMOs cut back
(Detroit Free Press)Joan Ellery has a failing heart and is partially paralyzed from a
brain tumor. Her husband, Bernard, a retired tool-and-die worker, has glaucoma and heart problems. He hasn't worked since his 1990 colon cancer surgery.
07/18/01
MGI PHARMA Reports 2001 Second Quarter Results
(Business Wire)... recurrent malignant glioma, the most common type of
brain cancer,...... Gemzar(R)in approximately 30 patients with advanced solid
tumors....... irofulven, as well as a summary of irofulven's anti-
tumor activity across Phase 1 and 2 trials....
07/17/01
Brain Tumor Medical Advice Nurse Only a Phone Call Away:
(PR Newswire)A vital free service for
brain tumor patients and their families is once again available through the National
Brain Tumor Foundation. The twenty-year-old agency's Medical Advice Nurse has again been funded by the Tim & Tom Gullikson Foundation.
07/17/01
Geron Reports Issuance of U.S. Patent for Human Telomerase Gene
(Business Wire)...It is also an excellent target for anti-
cancer therapeutics since inhibiting telomerase can result...... as a marker for early warnings of new or recurrent
cancers....... disease, neural cells to treat spinal cord injury and
brain diseases,...