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US ONCOLOGY CENTER OFFERS AUSTCANCER'S REVISYS SUPPLEMENTS.


Through its US subsidiary ACT (USA), Australian Cancer Technology ("AustCancer" ASX ASX

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) has announced that its full range of revisys specialty nutritional supplements Nutritional Supplements Definition

Nutritional supplements include vitamins, minerals, herbs, meal supplements, sports nutrition products, natural food supplements, and other related products used to boost the nutritional content of the diet.
 are available at the new Center for integrative Health, founded by Dr. D. Barry Boyd at Greenwich Hospital - Yale Health. This new facility anticipates serving more than 1,000 patients annually.

The integrated, multi-level revisys products are designed to meet the complex nutritional needs that accompany aging or chronic health issues, such as for patients undergoing cancer treatment. ACT (USA) opened its U.S. headquarters in Rochester, New York This article is about the city of Rochester in Monroe County. For the town in Ulster County, see Rochester, Ulster County, New York.
Rochester, once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City or
 late last year.

ACT (USA) CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Dr Mary Maida welcomed the tie-up with the Center for Integrative Health. "This deal offers a significant opportunity to be a part of a team of medical professionals and top physicians dedicated to integrative medicine integrative medicine

combines conventional medicine with complementary and alternative therapies.

integrative medicine The 'new medicine' A term for the incorporation of alternative therapies into mainstream medical practice.
," she said.

A member of the Yale New Haven Health System, Greenwich Hospital is a community teaching hospital affiliated with the Yale University School of Medicine and representing all medical specialties. To meet the needs of the surrounding communities, the hospital has expanded services and developed new programs. The new Center for Integrative Health. will be a unique facility incorporating health and wellness initiatives as well as educational outlets for patients to learn more about improving and maintaining health.

ACT's Dr Maida said that the mission of revisys is to become the leading choice of medical professionals for scientifically credible, high quality nutritional supplements. "The U.S. offers an $18.7 billion nutritional supplement market that is expected to grow to five times its current size by 2010. In the U.S., more than 60% of doctors are referring patients for services that are complementary to, and seamlessly integrate with mainstream medical therapies," she said.

ACT announced in February that it had appointed Strong Value Group, a leading healthcare marketing group in the United States, to distribute the revisys range nationally in a non-exclusive agreement expected to generate sales in excess of US$1 million in its first full year of operation.

AustCancer is developing a portfolio of high quality oncology-related projects that are at various stages of commercialization. Cash generating businesses such as revisys will provide the funds to exploit the potential of the company's leading product, the Phase II Pentrix vaccine, and to introduce promising pre-clinical and Phase I projects into the development pipeline. The revisys business is expected to be cash positive in its first year of operation.

About Australian Cancer Technology

Australian Cancer Technology is a broadly based international oncology company developing a portfolio of high quality oncology-related projects that are at various stages of commercialization. Cash generating businesses will provide the funds to exploit the potential of its leading products and to introduce promising pre-clinical and Phase I projects into the development pipeline. Its leading edge Pentrix anti-cancer vaccine successfully completed Phase I and Phase Ib/IIa trials at St. Vincent's Hospital Hospital:
  • St. Vincent's Hospital, Birmingham, Alabama
  • St. Vincent's Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana
  • St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
  • St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, Australia
  • St. Vincent's Hospital, New York City
  • St.
 Sydney and will soon undergo a comprehensive Phase II trial with prostate cancer prostate cancer, cancer originating in the prostate gland. Prostate cancer is the leading malignancy in men in the United States and is second only to lung cancer as a cause of cancer death in men.  patients in Melbourne. AustCancer's US subsidiary, revisys, is launching a range of nutritional supplements designed by leading US scientists for people with special needs, including those undergoing cancer treatment. That business is expected to be cash positive in year one. The company is also broadening its cancer therapeutic development pipeline, which currently includes a new oncology drug (CHK CHK Check
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1 Kinase Inhibitor) to optimise the efficacy of chemotherapy and radiotherapy. AustCancer plans to list on NASDAQ NASDAQ
 in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations

U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on
 in the near future.

For information, call 585/419-9710 or visit http://www.austcancer.com.au or http://www.revisyshealth.com.
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