Sat, 27 Dec 2008 15:38:03 +0000
This discovery will help in developing new types of drugs, which will definitely be more effective than the currently used chemotherapy.
Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:59:02 +0000
Bee pollen has been recommended for treatment of just about everything, including nausea, insomnia, all types of infection, suppressed immune system following chemotherapy, low libido, low blood pressure, anemia, heart disease, cancer, and constipation, to name a few. It is also sometimes used to improve athletic performance and mental function.
Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:49:36 +0000
The Traditional treatments for mesothelioma are surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy. Mesothelioma cannot be cured completely in reality even using these treatments. More and more research has being carried on various types of treatments and it is advancing. New therapies are being studied for mesothelioma.
Wed, 01 Oct 2008 03:37:49 +0000
: ()- Philips is developing an ultrasound-based drug delivery technology that is designed to increase the effectiveness and reduce the side effects of chemotherapy treatment for certain types of cancer.
Sat, 27 Sep 2008 16:17:49 +0000
Once you get breast cancer (particularly the type that is aggressive) your long term survival depends on it NEVER coming back. Once it comes back, recurs, shows up in other parts of the body- the rest of your life will be spent fighting it, and then you will die from it. The only test for whether your chemotherapy was really necessary.
Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:38:46 +0000
Cisplatin, cisplatinum or cis-diamminedichloridoplatinum(II) (CDDP) is a platinum-based chemotherapy drug used to treat various types of cancers, including sarcomas, some carcinomas (e.g. small cell lung cancer, and ovarian cancer), lymphomas and germ cell tumors. It was the first member of its class.
Tue, 05 Aug 2008 01:19:28 +0000
On September 20, 2007, Postrel (former editor of Reason) wrote on her blog, "I have breast cancer and start chemotherapy next Friday. Despite an aggressive type of cancer, my prognosis is good, thanks largely to the monoclonal antibody drug Herceptin. She checks in to her blog today to tell her readers that she is doing well and cancer free.
Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:15:47 +0000
Most of the medical personnel know Hodgkin?s disease as Hodgkin?s lymphoma. It has been named after Thomas Hodgkin, who studied this particular type of lymphoma. The disease spreads over from one lymph node to the other. If detected in the early stages, the disease is curable through chemotherapy. The disease takes an incurable form in the later st
Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:08:09 +0000
Nausea is often caused by a number of factors, including headaches such as migraine, stress, motion sickness, morning sickness for pregnant women, medical treatment like chemotherapy, and eating the wrong types of food.
Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:30:19 +0000
at Duke University Medical Center for his cancerous brain tumor and then faces chemotherapy and radiation treatment, his office said. The 76-year-old senator was diagnosed last month with a malignant glioma, an especially lethal type of brain tumor. A statement from the Massachusetts Democrat?s office said he would be operated on Monday morning.
Fri, 30 May 2008 21:50:26 +0000
Breast cancer patients with a mutation in both copies of the NQO1 gene have a 20% lower survival rate 5 years after treatment than do patients without the mutation, according to a new study of more than 2000 Finnish women. Those with the mutation were also four times less likely to respond to a common type of chemotherapy.
Fri, 25 Jan 2008 19:41:52 +0000
Cancer treatment is mainly administered by two methods, chemotherapy and radiation. Unlike chemotherapy that uses a chemical to circulate the body and kill cancer cells, radiation uses concentrated beams on specific areas of the body to destroy these types of cells.
Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:42:33 +0000
Gayarti Ramesh,aged 28 years, a mother of two children, aged 7 and 5, has been diagnosed with ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA (Pro B Cell), type of BLOOD CANCER. She is presently undergoing Chemotherapy in the Christian Medical College, Vellore, India. She needs your help.
Mon, 24 Dec 2007 05:56:04 +0000
Cisplatin is commonly used as a chemotherapy for cancer. It is derived from platinum. Researchers have found a new type of platinum that responds to light and are hoping it would allow treatment for cancers (photo therapy) that would be much more effective than Cisplatin.
Fri, 14 Dec 2007 22:42:58 +0000
It takes a certain gene test to determine if your type of breast cancer is the kind that will benefit from chemo or not. The problem is that the test costs over $3000 and a lot of times the insurance does not pay for it and the person has chemo anyway even though it won't really help them!
Mon, 26 Nov 2007 23:41:09 +0000
Researchers reported that they can use a specific type of antibody to clear away old marrow stem cells in mice, allowing fresh ones to take their place. The discovery could allow patients to receive bone marrow without undergoing chemotherapy and other toxic procedures.
Sun, 25 Nov 2007 13:31:54 +0000
* Immune system responses in patients given honey while undergoing chemotherapy* Honey?s effectiveness in promoting restorative sleep* Honey?s role in reducing insulin resistance, obesity and diabetes* Honey?s effect on blood sugar and glycohemoglobin (HA1C) levels in type II diabetes* Honey and its effect on cognitive performance and memor
Wed, 31 Oct 2007 04:45:26 +0000
Cancer information such as therapy, prognosis and treatments. Survival studies and treatment results for chemotherapy and other resources about cancer
Fri, 19 Oct 2007 04:11:17 +0000
WASHINGTON- Genentech Inc colon and lung cancer drug Avastin, along with standard chemotherapy, increases survival rates of patients with a very deadly type of brain tumor, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.
Mon, 24 Sep 2007 23:46:20 +0000
Treatment of breast cancer often involves local therapy, such as surgery and radiation, as well as systemic (whole-body) therapy such as chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, and targeted isions about the need for systemic therapy, and about the most appropriate types of systemic therapy, depend on many factors, including tumor size, wheth
Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:51:17 +0000
According to the results of a study published in the journal Lancet Oncology, post-surgery treatment with chemotherapy can delay or eliminate the need for radiation therapy in many young children with a type of brain tumor known as an er than leukemia and lymphoma, brain tumors are the most common type of cancer in children. An ep
Sat, 22 Sep 2007 13:24:44 +0000
According to the results of a study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, osteosarcoma patients treated with the chemotherapy drugs cisplatin and doxorubicin every two weeks did not have better survival than patients who received the same drugs every three eosarcoma is a type of cancer that originates in the bone.
Wed, 06 Jun 2007 08:18:13 +0000
Doctors at a major medical meeting reported this week that they are closer to predicting which cancer patients will be able to skip chemotherapy and avoid the brutal side effects of that type of cancer care.
Sun, 03 Jun 2007 10:20:48 +0000
July 26, 2006- Children and adults newly diagnosed with a certain type of leukemia may now use the drug Oncaspar as part of a multidrug chemotherapy FDA yesterday approved Oncaspar's use in treating newly diagnosed acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in combination with other chemo drugs. Previously, Oncaspar was only an approved t
Tue, 24 Apr 2007 03:06:32 +0000
Why do east Asian lung cancer patients respond better to chemotherapy than other ethnic groups? The answer could be useful in tailoring cancer treatments to individual patients. The researchers focused on a protein called the EGFR. Excessive amounts of EGFR are known to be involved in several types of cancer, including over half of lung cancers.
Mon, 04 Dec 2006 03:42:51 +0000
The article describes the common types of cancer therapy. These include surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
Thu, 09 Nov 2006 15:40:06 +0000
Consuming two cans of fizzy drinks a day can double your risk of developing one of the most fatal types of cancer, say researchers. Only two per cent of patients are alive five years after first being treated, although surgery followed by chemotherapy can increase survival rates.
Mon, 23 Oct 2006 02:22:51 +0000
Duke U. has announced a ground shaking method for determining which type of chemotherapy will most aggressively attack a particular type of cancer using genetic tests to identify unique molecular traits of tumors. Patients will soon receive carefully concocted cocktails of cancer killing chemicals to combat their cancer w/increasing effectiveness.
Sun, 22 Oct 2006 18:04:43 +0000
A newly developed test could dramatically improve doctors? ability to recommend the right type of cancer treatment for their patients.
Sun, 20 Aug 2006 01:17:13 +0000
A new type of breast cancer test that could ultimately save some women from unnecessary chemotherapy is reliable, Swiss scientists say.