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.
Tue, 30 Dec 2008 12:56:01 +0000
An algorithm developed by optics researchers to balance competing constraints has been used to predict how proteins fold, improve cancer radiation treatment, and even solve Sudoku puzzles. Until a mathematician and a physicist caught wind of it, though, no one realized it might apply to anything much beyond manufacturing telescopes and microscopes.
Mon, 22 Dec 2008 05:16:41 +0000
How to manage oral side effects caused from chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
Sat, 20 Dec 2008 16:03:26 +0000
. Lititz, Pa, named Hannah Garman, who is five years old and was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer. Visit Joan?s blog post here for more info. Little Hannah?s prognosis is not good. Doctors have given her 11 months with radiation treatment. But one thing that makes her happy is receiving Christmas cards.
Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:01:35 +0000
An eastern Ontario man whose skin cancer returned after he got the wrong dose of radiation during treatment is leading a $30-million proposed class-action lawsuit against the Ottawa Hospital.
Tue, 16 Dec 2008 06:52:31 +0000
Treating advanced prostate cancer with radiation and hormone-blocking drugs cut the death rate in half in a study of Scandinavian men, researchers report.
Tue, 16 Dec 2008 03:44:55 +0000
AP- Treating advanced prostate cancer with radiation and hormone-blocking drugs cut the death rate in half in a study of Scandinavian men, researchers report. In the United States, the combination has been standard care since the 1990s.
Mon, 15 Dec 2008 02:17:39 +0000
HealthDay- FRIDAY, Dec. 12 (HealthDay News)- Removal of the pelvic lymph nodes, as well as external beam radiation, should not be part of routine care for women with early endometrial cancer, two new studies show.
Sat, 13 Dec 2008 19:06:13 +0000
HealthDay- FRIDAY, Dec. 12 (HealthDay News)- Removal of the pelvic lymph nodes, as well as external beam radiation, should not be part of routine care for women with early endometrial cancer, two new studies show.
Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:44:42 +0000
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Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:38:11 +0000
Karen is 33 and just not ready to have a child right now, but she is convinced she wants to have a biological child in the next five to ten years. Cori has cancer and at 24, is expected to make a full recovery. She may well lose ovarian function either surgically, through chemotherapy or radiation exposure.
Sat, 06 Dec 2008 23:50:47 +0000
CHICAGO- Is a two-day dose of accelerated partial-breast irradiation (APBI) effective in the long term for patients with early-stage breast cancer? Does it represent a radical treatment improvement as well as offering the potential to slash radiation treatment costs?
Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:09:22 +0000
Women who have had their breasts augmented with implants and are later diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer may be treated successfully with a partial-breast radiation treatment known as brachytherapy, according to an Arizona physician and researcher.
Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:40:41 +0000
The problem of hair loss among both men and women is a finicky problem. Some of the common reasons for male hair loss patterns are high stress levels, stressful lifestyle such as anxiety, depression, and diseases such as diabetes and cancer. Hair loss can occur due to harmful radiation.
Sat, 22 Nov 2008 20:28:55 +0000
Cancer treatments have hit a wall? says chemist Michael J. Sailor of the University of California at San Diego. Today?s chemotherapy drugs leave the body too quickly, and both chemo and radiation kill healthy cells indiscriminately, he explains.
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:37:35 +0000
Pericardial mesothelioma develops in most cases due to asbestos exposure. Symptoms of pericardial mesothelioma are often confused with a common cold, flu or virus. Treatment for pericardial mesothelioma includes chemotherapy, radiation and surgery. Contact asbestos attorneys and get monetary compensation for your losses!
Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:10:42 +0000
Shorter courses of treatment are as effective as longer courses for early-stage breast cancer, a new study shows.
Tue, 28 Oct 2008 04:00:52 +0000
Good story on the MammoSite, but again there?s not enough real clinical information available simply due to time and the short amount of time the product has been on the market. Radiation treatment through a catheter for breast certainly offers a much shorter treatment time by comparison, but each case is it?s own
Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:28:32 +0000
After a months-long inquiry into why dozens of prostate cancer treatment patients at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Philadelphia received lower-than-prescribed radiation doses, VA has suspended similar treatment programs at three other hospitals.
Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:11:56 +0000
Fear of death and lack of readiness to surrender to God leads to near unlimited readiness to undergo surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy until all body destroyed. Surrendering to God leads to peaceful healing in one way or another.
Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:01:45 +0000
North Shore Radiation Therapy Treats Cancer Using Rapid Arc(TM) Radiotherapy Technology, a Fast, Precise Cancer TreatmentRadiation Therapy Technology from Varian Medical Systems has potential to improve cancer care while reducing the cost of treatment
Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:27:30 +0000
BOSTON- Cancer patients who receive stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT) for the treatment of metastatic brain tumors have more than twice the risk of developing learning and memory problems than those treated with SRS alone, according to new research from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:28:29 +0000
Pancreatic carcinoma is an obstinate disease that is difficult to deal with, the five-year survival rate is 4%. Conventional, the main treatments for pancreatic cancer are surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy. Despite advances in surgical and medical therapy, little effect has been made on the mortality rate of this disease.
Wed, 24 Sep 2008 06:48:12 +0000
Brief and intensive radiation therapy for early stage breast cancer is equally as effective as the current five-to-seven week treatments, according to medical research presented on Monday.
Tue, 23 Sep 2008 04:41:51 +0000
WASHINGTON (Reuters)- Shorter, more intense courses of radiation treatment work just as well as more drawn-out therapy for early-stage breast cancer patients, researchers reported on Monday. The treatments took only one to three weeks, as opposed.
Tue, 23 Sep 2008 04:23:00 +0000
Two years ago, almost to the day, we had the privilege of holding a benefit celebration for my one of the best wine tourist in the world, Charlie. Charlie had been diagnosed with inoperable cancer and was undergoing chemotherapy and radiation treatments to help reduce the tumor he had in his neck to an operable size.
Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:26:16 +0000
Shorter courses of treatment are as effective as longer courses for early-stage breast cancer, a new study shows.
Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:20:22 +0000
Cancer patients who receive stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT) for the treatment of metastatic brain tumors have more than twice the risk of developing learning and memory problems than those treated with SRS alone, according to new research from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.
Sun, 21 Sep 2008 21:36:57 +0000
Researchers discuss the benefits of accelerated hypofractionated whole breast irradiation. This new approach is 2/3 the cost of the standard whole breast radiation, less expensive then other new approaches such as partial breast irradiation and is just, if not more effective. Learn more about tis approac and oter treatments at
Mon, 15 Sep 2008 11:08:04 +0000
There are a number of treatments of breast cancer options for women such as radiation therapy, surgery, chemotherapy, biological therapy and hormone therapy. Treatments of breast cancer are decided by first determining the stage of cancer.
Sun, 14 Sep 2008 01:55:05 +0000
A study completed in 1993 by a German biostatistician named Ulrich Abel found that the overall success rate for most cancers treated with standard allopathic treatment (chemo, radiation, surgery) was just 4%. That is a ridiculous number compared to t
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 07:30:32 +0000
Perhaps one of the most visible symptoms that an individual has cancer is hair loss. Many patients are very aware and concerned about the loss of their hair. Hair thinning and hair loss is a common side effect of some chemotherapy drugs and radiation therapy. Read More @ http://women-
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 06:54:52 +0000
There are more healing possibilities for Mesothelioma melanoma than surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy: the clinical trials.
Sun, 10 Aug 2008 05:00:08 +0000
Breast cancer is a cancer in the breast. This cancer is generally happen to women. Men are able to attack by this cancer even though its chance is very small, up to 1 in 1000. Generally treatment use to kill this cancer cell is using the surgical operation and moreover done with chemotherapy or even breast cancer radiation.
Sun, 03 Aug 2008 14:29:10 +0000
Helpful insights as to what's it like to go through cancer surgeries and radiation treatments while maintaining an active lifestyle. Hopefully, this will help others who are struggling with cancer.
Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:43:20 +0000
Patients are being recruited for a clinical trial of a new targeted radiation and chemotherapy protocol for pleural mesothelioma, a cancer of the lung?s lining that?s almost always caused by exposure to rently, the standard treatment is to remove the affected lung.
Fri, 11 Jul 2008 01:45:20 +0000
Treatment for mesothelioma is dependent on where the cancer is located, how long it has been growing and patients general health. Surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy are the most common treatments, often being combined if doctors believe it will best benefit the patient.
Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:59:35 +0000
Dysregulation of normal apoptotic mechanisms provides a growth advantage to cancer cells [1]. In breast cancer, dysregulated apoptotic pathways include down-regulated death receptor pathway function,mutations, and abnormal bcl-2 pathway function [2-4] Furthermore, breast cancer treatments including chemotherapy, radiation therapy and hormonet
Thu, 10 Jul 2008 02:11:10 +0000
Patients with radiation retinopathy who were destined to go blind within five years now can keep their sight longer through localized treatment with Avastin, a well-known cancer drug, according to a two-year study published in the June, 2007 Archives of Ophthalmology.
Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:59:49 +0000
BOSTON (AP)- Sen. Edward Kennedy, midway through six weeks of radiation and chemotherapy treatments for brain cancer, is doing well aside from some fatigue, his wife says.