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Martin Shkreli (/ ˈ ʃ k r ɛ l i /; born March 17, 1983) is an American investor and businessman.Shkreli is the co-founder of the hedge funds Elea Capital, MSMB Capital Management, and MSMB Healthcare, the co-founder and former CEO of pharmaceutical firms Retrophin and Turing Pharmaceuticals, and the former CEO of start-up software company Gödel Systems, which he founded in August 2016.
Patrick Soon-Shiong (born July 29, 1952) is a South African and American businessman, investor, medical researcher, and transplant surgeon. He is the inventor of the drug Abraxane, which is used for lung, breast, and pancreatic cancer.
Former First Lady of the United States, Nancy Reagan (1921–2016) was a long-term breast cancer survivor.. This list of notable breast cancer patients includes people who made significant contributions to their respective fields and who were diagnosed with breast cancer at some point in their lives, as confirmed by public information.
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Whether you're a movie star or not, breast cancer affects hundreds of thousands people a year.
Image credits: Eric McCandless/Getty Images #4 Dave Coulier. Full House actor Dave Coulier revealed on November 13 that he had been diagnosed with a very aggressive form of cancer just a month before.
Metformin inhibits cyclic AMP production, blocking the action of glucagon, and thereby reducing fasting glucose levels. [117] Metformin also induces a profound shift in the faecal microbial community profile in diabetic mice, and this may contribute to its mode of action possibly through an effect on glucagon-like peptide-1 secretion. [108]
Komen works on patient navigation and advocacy, providing resources for breast-cancer patients to understand the American medical system. [5] They have funded research into the causes and treatment of breast cancer. [6] However, the organization has been mired by controversy over pinkwashing, allocation of research funding, and CEO pay. The ...