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Researchers find link between vitamin D and bladder cancer

Posted on November 2nd, 2012 No Comments

Researchers from Spain’s National Cancer Research Center have discovered what they believe to be a relationship between bladder cancer and vitamin D. Their research indicates that high levels of vitamin D can lead to a decreased risk of bladder cancer while a deficiency in the vitamin can actually increase a person’ s risk of the [...]

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Woman accused of faking bladder cancer for personal gain

Posted on October 5th, 2012 No Comments

A New Jersey woman has allegedly faked bladder cancer, scamming friends and relatives out of more than $10,000. She is now being charged with theft by deception. Last February, the woman told her friends and family that she had Stage III bladder cancer and would be beginning chemotherapy and radiation treatment. Two months later, she [...]

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Drug shows reduction in tumors related to multiple cancers

Posted on April 2nd, 2012 No Comments

New research has shown that a single drug can help to reduce tumors related to bladder, breast, colon, ovary, liver, prostate and brain cancer after the tumors shrank when it was transplanted into mice. According to researchers, cancerous cells usually send a signal to the body to not “eat,” but this antibody blocks this signal [...]

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Three couples file Actos lawsuits against Takeda

Posted on February 2nd, 2012 No Comments

Three Illinois couples have filed Actos lawsuits against the drugmaker, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company. The lawsuits claims that the company knew of side effects associated with the drug and failed to warn patients. According to the lawsuit, the three men stated that they took Actos everyday in in order to treat their type 2 diabetes and [...]

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Paula Deen reveals she has Type 2 diabetes

Posted on January 27th, 2012 No Comments

Paula Deen, the Food Network chef who is known for cooking fattening, Southern meals, has revealed to the public that she is suffering from Type 2 diabetes. She stated that she was diagnosed with the condition over three years ago, but decided to keep it to herself so that it would not get in the [...]

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Man files lawsuit against Takeda

Posted on January 20th, 2012 No Comments

A man who was regularly taking Actos between 2007 and 2011 to treat his Type -2 Diabetes has developed bladder cancer as a result. On January 4, 2012 he filed a lawsuit against Takeda Pharmaceuticals, the manufacturer of Actos, for not releasing important studies and research related to the increased risk of bladder cancer for [...]

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Europe drug regulators keep Actos on shelves

Posted on January 12th, 2012 No Comments

The European Commission has announced that Takeda Pharamceutical’s diabetes medication, Actos, can still be prescribed in the country after safety reviews were done. Although the medication will still be able to be prescribed, the warning label on it will be updated with information that the use of the product for long periods of time may [...]

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FDA: Actos must provide warning label

Posted on December 19th, 2011 No Comments

The Food and Drug Administration has stated that Actos bottles must now have a warning label on it that states that the use of the product for over a year may increase the risk of a person developing bladder cancer. The manufacturer of the drug, Takeda Pharmaceuticals, failed to warn consumers of the increased risk [...]

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Forum for bladder cancer patients to be held in Houston, TX

Posted on December 8th, 2011 No Comments

A forum for bladder cancer patients and their families is being held at the Houston Marriott at the Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas.  The Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network is hosting the event on December 10. At the event, Fellowship Director of Urologic Oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center Dr. Ashish Kamat, Chair of Urologic [...]

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