The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has completed its recommendations for three user fee programs that will help speed safe and effective drugs and lower-cost generic drug and biosimilar biological products to patients, FDA Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg, M.D. said today. The recommendations were transmitted to Congress today by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.…
HEALTH AFFAIRS STUDY
HEALTH AFFAIRS STUDY
WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct 28, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) – Susan G. Komen for the Cure(R) tonight paid tribute to global leaders in the fight against breast cancer, including the late Betty Ford, at a star-studded event at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for the second annual “Honoring the Promise” gala. Breast cancer…
Friends of Cancer Research Video Narrated by Oscar-Winning Actor and Cancer Survivor Michael Douglas
Friends of Cancer Research Video Narrated by Oscar-Winning Actor and Cancer Survivor Michael Douglas
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For Immediate Release – June 16,2011Contact: Ryan Hohman – 202.944.6708 or rhohman@focr.org New Study Shows that FDA Approves Cancer Drugs Faster Than its European Counterpart Contrary to Repeated Assertions New Oncology Medicines Are Consistently Available First in the United States WASHINGTON, DC- Friends of Cancer Research (Friends) today announced the release of a study, published…
Veteran Public Health Expert to Lead Patient-Focused Outcomes Research WASHINGTON, May 16, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) announced today the selection of Dr. Joe V. Selby, M.D., M.P.H., as its first executive director. PCORI is an independent, non-profit organization created to provide patients and those who care for them information they can use to…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Four of the nation’s leading oncology organizations will honor Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) on May 11, recognizing his longstanding commitment to biomedical research and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI) and Friends of…
