Charity News from Monday, May. 10, 2004New Drugs Targeting Tumors Blood Vessels Demonstrate PotentialAmerican Cancer Society | A new class of anticancer drugs, called vascular disrupting agents, or VDAs, may offer a valuable new tool to improve patient survival. Research on this new drug class finds VDAs have been shown to lead to tumor reduction when used alone. Kaposi Sarcoma Declines Among HIV Positive Patients American Cancer Society | Kaposi Sarcoma (KS), a once-rare cancer whose mysterious appearance marked the beginning of the AIDS epidemic, has dropped nearly 40 percent a year in the last decade among HIV-positive patients in Europe, reports a new study. Summer Is Almost Here: Protect Your Skin City of Hope | Feeling pale? You may think that a golden tan looks healthy and attractive but sun worshippers beware: you could be causing skin cancer, the most common type of cancer in the United States.
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