Wed, 08 Apr 2009 20:38:11 +0000
"Early exercise after mastectomy has also been shown to have a positive benefit in those patients who require chemotherapy." ~Gregory Smith, MD
Tue, 07 Apr 2009 23:37:36 +0000
many patients suffer from side effects such as anemia, constipation, fatigue, and hair loss. Everyone is familiar with the balding head that is associated with chemotherapy. If a cancer patient did not wish to suffer this and other side effects,
Tue, 07 Apr 2009 13:34:06 +0000
Yoga is part of the alternative treatment group that patients use during Mesothelioma. The physical and mental exercise practiced during Yoga is said to help with pain and side effects of chemotherapy drugs. Some patients were very happy towards it, saying that it helped them greatly.
Mon, 06 Apr 2009 21:11:44 +0000
Palliative Care is part of the alternative treatment group, and looks towards curing some symptoms caused by mesothelioma, or side effects caused by some chemotherapy drugs used to treat mesothelioma. It also provides psychological comfort for patients.
Sat, 04 Apr 2009 12:48:44 +0000
Chemotherapy can be administred in many ways, one of the easiest and safest methods is with the help of pills. This allows the patient to travel to the doctors' office to receive the treatment pills and than he or she can return to the comfort of his or her home.
Sat, 04 Apr 2009 12:42:57 +0000
In order for the treatment to be as effective as possible, doctors and experts recommend for the patient to follow a diet and avoid certain categories. All these are discussed together with a professional nutritionist.
Sat, 04 Apr 2009 12:33:27 +0000
Carboplatin is a mesothelioma chemotherapy drug part of the platinum containing drugs. It is used together with other chemotherapy drugs and agents, and tests have shown that it has positive effect on the treatment of the patient.
Fri, 03 Apr 2009 23:22:01 +0000
Asbestos related diseases can be treated using methods like chemotherapy, surgery or radiation therapy. Also alternative methods of treatment were tried by some patients in order to reduce symptoms and relieve pain associated with asbestos diseases.
Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:14:05 +0000
People with cancer of the larynx who received a three-drug chemotherapy combination were more likely to keep their larynx than those who received a two-drug treatment, French researchers report.
Thu, 26 Mar 2009 07:01:47 +0000
A "miracle" fruit may be one possible answer to appetite loss in chemotherapy patients. It turns sour things sweet!
Thu, 26 Mar 2009 02:34:36 +0000
Synsepalum dulcificum, a small, flavorless berry, is being touted as a "miracle fruit" because of its ability to make sour foods taste sweet. This holds promise for cancer patients. Chemotherapy alters their taste buds, making food unpalatable and leading to diminished weight and health. A clinical study is investigating the fruit's benefits.
Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:17:26 +0000
Alternative medicine is a holistic approach to health and sickness for the maximum benefit of the patient. Presently, most conventional treatments for malignant diseases involve invasive surgery and chemotherapy which are a traumatizing experience for the patient causing hair loss, loss of appetite and psychological suffering.
Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:35:43 +0000
Modern cancer involves chemotherapy, radiation, immunotherapy and bacterial treatments that are quite expensive. Nowadays, homeopathic herbal cancer treatment and cures are becoming acceptable forms for treating cancer patients. The said cures do not involve the use of chemical drugs or any other form of treatment that can have harmful side effects
Mon, 23 Mar 2009 20:06:20 +0000
This is crazy! Got to be a better way!
Sun, 22 Mar 2009 13:31:18 +0000
Treatment methods of mesothelioma diverge due to a number of factors, such as the location of the cancer cell, the stage of the disease, and a patient's personal choices. In general, traditional mesothelioma treatment includes surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
Sat, 21 Mar 2009 04:08:22 +0000
A lot of tumor sufferers after operation or put, the chemotherapy all wants to take a Chinese herbal medicine to carry on adjusting a reason before or after, so the Chinese herbal medicine have behind to the tumor sufferer's preparing what help,
Thu, 19 Mar 2009 02:45:32 +0000
As Nancy Powell prepared to leave her Evanston apartment for her final chemotherapy appointment in early March, she joked about the "peach fuzz" of hair she had managed to grow back despite the months of treatment for breast cancer.
Sat, 14 Mar 2009 15:07:37 +0000
Breast cancer patients face many horrors, including those that arise when fighting the cancer itself. Medications given during chemotherapy can have wicked side effects, including vomiting, dizziness, anemia and hair loss. These side effects occur because medications released into the body target healthy cells as well as tumor cellsThe trick beco
Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:23:22 +0000
The FDA granted approval to panitumumab for the treatment of patients with EGFR-expressing, metastatic colorectal carcinoma with disease progression on or following fluoropyrimidine, oxaliplatin, & irrinotecan- containing chemotherapy regimens. Panitumumab is a human IgG2 monoclonal antibody that binds to EGFR and inhibits its phosphorylation &.
Mon, 09 Mar 2009 22:30:58 +0000
The compound ADH-1 eliminated advanced melanoma in 8 of 16 Phase I volunteer patients who were given it intravenously in conjunction with chemotherapy. A Phase II trial is ready to begin.
Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:43:24 +0000
A recent study published in Cancer Research (2008; 68:8031-8038) warned that high doses of vitamin C could harm cancer patients by making chemotherapy drugs ineffective. But now a detailed report in the current issue of the journal Alternative and Complementary Therapies explains that the anti-vitamin C study was not only flawed but didn't.
Fri, 20 Feb 2009 19:17:16 +0000
How effective is green tea at preventing, reversing or treating breast cancer? And can green tea help improve the outcome of chemotherapy for patients who choose chemical poisons as their treatment of choice?
Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:01:22 +0000
Genta, a biopharmaceutical company, has submitted a proposal to the FDA for a randomized clinical trial of tesetaxel, an oral taxane chemotherapy compound, for special protocol assessment. The protocol will assess tesetaxel in patients with advanced gastric cancer who have had unsuccessful first-line chemotherapy.
Sat, 14 Feb 2009 11:01:42 +0000
Chemotherapy is used to control, if not cure, the further growth of cancer cells that affect some people. Hair loss is the side effect of this treatment for cancer patients. In severe cases, hair loss may occur on all the body parts of the patient. There are some tips you need to know in order to reduce hair loss brought about by chemotherapy.
Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:44:40 +0000
LONDON (Reuters)- Lymphoma patients who continue regular infusions of Genentech Inc and Biogen Idec's Rituxan after chemotherapy may live longer than patients who stop, Israeli researchers said on Tuesday. They found patients who stayed on.
Tue, 10 Feb 2009 06:34:57 +0000
Surgery is an important step in confirming and knowing the nature of the cancer. It can be conducted on patients with the combination of adjuvant chemotherapies and radiations, before and after the surgery.
Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:41:19 +0000
According to a new Dutch study, using Avastin and Erbitux to increase the effectiveness of chemotherapy is a complete failure, and could actually cut the survival time of patients by as much as a month.
Sat, 31 Jan 2009 14:45:03 +0000
British researchers recently performed a study of the effects of chemotherapy on patients suffering from terminal pleural mesothelioma.
Sat, 31 Jan 2009 14:42:17 +0000
New research from Italy found that Laparoscopic Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy, or HIPEC, may be successful in treating patients with peritoneal mesothelioma. The results showed that a 49-year old female suffering from peritoneal mesothelioma felt significant comfort after undergoing HIPEC treatments.
Thu, 29 Jan 2009 03:00:03 +0000
One of cancer's cleverest tricks is its ability to hide from the immune system. A new approach to cancer treatment called immunotherapy could spare patients at least some of the grueling battery of chemotherapy treatments by retraining the body's own defenders
Sat, 24 Jan 2009 20:04:09 +0000
Pictures of PET scans before and after chemotherapy. Hodgkins Lymphoma patient.
Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:08:39 +0000
Actually many cancer patients going through chemotherapy have reported impressive results from natural herbal medicine in addressing the side of chemotherapy.
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:50:55 +0000
As usual, a huge medical breakthrough which could help millions has a big price tag. In this case, I'm talking about the lung cancer treatment called Iressa? a new pill that targets specific growth receptors on cancer cells, and it's less harmful to patients than a regular course of chemotherapy. Currently, there are very few treatments
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 04:48:14 +0000
PU/CINJ team has identified a long-sought gene that is fatefully switched on in 30 to 40 percent of all breast cancer patients, spreading the disease, resisting traditional chemotherapies and eventually leading to death.
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:43:14 +0000
HIV and AIDS often causes severe pain, loss of appetite and the wasting syndrome (among other things). Researchers are finding that marijuana medication (natural and synthetic) provided patients pain relief and a desire for food that is often lost due to chemotherapy and radiation.
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:39:26 +0000
A team of researchers at Princeton University and The Cancer Institute of New Jersey has identified a long-sought gene that is fatefully switched on in 30 to 40 percent of all breast cancer patients, spreading the disease, resisting traditional chemotherapies and eventually leading to death.
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:39:55 +0000
"Marijuana has been proven to relieve the suffering of the chronically ill, as well as disabled patients undergoing chemotherapy, and other forms of medical treatments, yet using it for medical purposes continues to be a crime in most of the country. We should make it legal not only in medical cases, but for recreational use as well."
Sun, 04 Jan 2009 16:30:09 +0000
Perfusion CT can predict the response to radiation and chemotherapy treatment in patients with pancreatic cancer, say researchers from South Korea. The group is hopeful that the results can be used to develop therapies tailored to individual patients, potentially improving survival times while minimizing the toxic side effects of therapy.
Sun, 04 Jan 2009 04:58:04 +0000
Health Correspondent Joshua Levine writes a brilliant article demystifying the truth about marijuana. In his article he reaffirms once again that marijuana can: manifest creative thoughts, help cancer patients subdue nausea and relieve symptoms of chemotherapy, helps treat some forms of epilepsy and spasticity caused by multiple sclerosis, more.
Sat, 20 Dec 2008 04:39:46 +0000
Legalize the Medicinal and Recreational Use of Marijuana."Marijuana has been proven to relieve the suffering of the chronically ill, as well as disabled patients undergoing chemotherapy, and other forms of medical treatments, yet using it for medical purposes continues to be a crime in most of the country." VOTE NOW to get your opinions heard!
Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:25:48 +0000
A combination of Genentech Inc's cancer drug Rituxan and chemotherapy reduces by 41 percent the risk of death or cancer progression, compared with chemotherapy alone, for patients with a common form of leukemia, the company said on Saturday.
Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:58:01 +0000
Cytotoxic drugs, hormones, antihormones, and biologic agents have become increasingly effective means of treating cancer. Many patients are treated on protocols to provide optimal therapy for refractory or poorly responsive malignancies. Treatment may be inadequate or ineffective because of drug resistance of the tumor cells.
Sun, 14 Dec 2008 12:32:58 +0000
Expression of the microtubule-binding protein Tau is not a reliable means of selecting breast cancer patients for adjuvant paclitaxel chemotherapy, according to research led by The University of Texas.
Fri, 12 Dec 2008 02:57:50 +0000
Recent study by The National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death (NCEPOD) shows that chemotherapy can often do more harm than good. This is the main reason why doctors are now being advised to be more careful in offering chemo as treatment, particularly to cancer patients.