Yahoo! News - FDA Sets Up Cancer Office to Speed Up New Drugs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration plans to speed up government approval of new cancer therapies by creating an office dedicated to medicines, the agency announced on Friday.

The new office will oversee a variety of different cancer drugs, including biotech drugs and related products like dyes used for imaging technologies.

Such "changes will make the review process stronger and more efficient," said Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson.

The new office will centralize all cancer-related drug efforts, allowing for better coordination among FDA reviewers, reduced costs and less duplication, officials said.

Happy news from the government, this one is for you MB. Hope that everything is OK- it was good to hear from you, but your sudden silence on your condition and disappearance is still scary. I realize that you are on a journey that the rest of us can't understand, and might need some alone time. Just know that my thoughts and prayers are with you.