Celsion Corporation's Breast Cancer Treatment to be Featured in Television Segment, 'Medical Breakthroughs'.Business Editors and Health/Medical Writers COLUMBIA, Md.--(BW HealthWire)--April 20, 2000 The Celsion Segment Will be Distributed to 130 Local Network and Cable News Stations Celsion Corporation (OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). BB:CELN) announced that a medical news production company will distribute a feature news segment on April 26, 2000 regarding Celsion's breast cancer treatment This article or section recently underwent a major revision or rewrite and needs further review. You can help! The mainstay of breast cancer treatment is surgery when the tumor is localized, with possible adjuvant hormonal therapy (with tamoxifen or an aromatase technology. The treatment uses focused microwaves to ablate (kill) tumors without surgery using heat alone. This technology was exclusively licensed from Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology, at Cambridge; coeducational; chartered 1861, opened 1865 in Boston, moved 1916. It has long been recognized as an outstanding technological institute and its Sloan School of Management has notable programs in business, ("MIT") and was originally developed for the "Star Wars" defense initiative. The news segment will be distributed throughout the month of May to at least 130 local network and cable news stations. Dr. Robert Gardner at the Center for Breast Surgery, which is a member of Columbia Health Care in Florida, and a breast cancer patient, were interviewed. Dr. Gardner discussed the benefits of microwave technology, as well as the preliminary results of the study. About Celsion: Celsion Corporation is a research and development company dedicated to commercializing medical treatment systems for cancer and other diseases using focused heat technology delivered by patented microwave technology. Celsion has research or commercial associations with leading institutions such as Duke University Medical Center, Harbor UCLA Medical Center UCLA Medical Center is a hospital located on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California. It is rated as one of the top three hospitals in the United States and is the top hospital on the West Coast according to US News & World Report. , Columbia Hospital (a Columbia/HCA Healthcare member), Montefiore Medical Center Montefiore Medical Center, in the Bronx, New York, is the university hospital of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. The hospital, named after Moses Montefiore, is one of the 50 largest employers in New York State [1]. , Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of California The University of California has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and a combined systemwide and campus endowment of just over $7.3 billion (8th largest in the United States). at San Francisco, and Duke University. Forward-looking statements in this release are made pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, possible changes in cost of materials, expense items, capital expenditures, capital structure, and other financial items; introduction of new products and possible acquisitions of assets or businesses; possible actions by customers, suppliers, competitors, regulatory authorities; and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Celsion Corporation 10220-I Old Columbia Road, Columbia MD 21046-1705 T 410.290-5390 F 410.290.5394 |
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