NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - Feb 27, 2012) - Advances in cancer screening and treatment has caused the death rate from cancer to drop in recent years. Cancer death rates dropped by 1.8 percent per year in men and 1.6 percent per year in women between 2004 and 2008, according to the American Cancer Society's annual report on cancer statistics. Five Star Equities examines the outlook for companies in the Biotechnology industry and provides equity research on Dendreon Corporation (NASDAQ: [ DNDN ]) and AEterna Zentaris, Inc. (NASDAQ: [ AEZS ]) (TSX: [ AEZ ]). Access to the full company reports can be found at:

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Death rates fell in all four of the most common cancers, lung, colon, breast and prostate, with lung cancer accounting for nearly 40 percent of the total drop in men and breast cancer account for 34 percent of the total decline in women, the American Cancer Society report finds.

The U.S. FDA has been approving cancer drugs at a faster rate than its European counterpart (the EMA), Friends of Cancer Research reports. Between 2003 and 2010, the FDA not only approved more new cancer drugs than did the EMA, it approved these drugs more quickly: of 23 drugs approved by both agencies, the median time from marketing submission to FDA approval was 182 days vs. EMA approval of 350 days according to the report.

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Aeterna Zentaris Inc. operates as a late-stage drug development company specialized in oncology and endocrine therapy. The company's lead oncology compounds include perifosine, which is in Phase 3 registration trial for refractory advanced colorectal cancer and multiple myeloma; and AEZS-108, a doxorubicin-targeted conjugate in Phase II for the treatment of ovarian, endometrial, castration refractory prostate, and refractory bladder cancer.

Dendreon Corporation, a biotechnology company, engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of therapeutics to enhance cancer treatment options for patients.

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