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Radiation Therapy To Chest In Childhood Cancer Found To Pose Similar Risk For Breast Cancer As BRCA Mutations
Jun 07, 2012
New data reveals that women treated with radiation to the chest for childhood cancer have a high risk of developing breast cancer similar to that of women with BRCA1/2 mutations. The study, led by Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center biostatistician Chaya Moskowitz, PhD, was presented today at the 2012 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting... Read More
Radiation Therapy To Chest In Childhood Cancer Found To Pose Similar Risk For Breast Cancer As BRCA Mutations
Jun 07, 2012
New data reveals that women treated with radiation to the chest for childhood cancer have a high risk of developing breast cancer similar to that of women with BRCA1/2 mutations. The study, led by Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center biostatistician Chaya Moskowitz, PhD, was presented today at the 2012 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting... Read More
Cellular Particles Fuse With Organs Establishing An Environment Ripe For The Spread Of Cancer
Jun 06, 2012
The fact that different types of tumors only spread to specific, preferred organs has been known to scientists for longer than a century. However, so far, research has not been able to shed light on the mechanisms of organ specific metastasis, i.e. the 1889 'soil and seed' theory... Read More
Cannabinoid Treatment For Pain In Cancer Patients
Jun 06, 2012
A new report, published in The Journal of Pain states that a multicenter trial has shown that a new cannabinoid treatment is effective in reducing pain in cancer patients who were not obtaining pain relief from opioids alone... Read More
New Drug Shows Promise For Improved Quality Of Life In Prostate Cancer Patients
Jun 06, 2012
Men with advanced prostate cancer could significantly benefit from a new type of hormone treatment called enzalutamide (formerly MDV3100), say researchers. Results from a Phase III clinical trial showed that the enzalutamide prolonged lives of prostate cancer patients and also improved their quality of life... Read More
Ginseng For Cancer Patients Says Mayo Clinic
Jun 06, 2012
In a trial led by the Mayo Clinic, the herb commonly known as American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius), showed good results in helping cancer patients with fatigue, when compared with a placebo. The findings, which will be presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology's annual meeting, looked at 340 patients who were either in the post treatment phase or under going cancer treatment... Read More
Advanced Prostate Cancer Patients Benefit From New Drug Zytiga
Jun 06, 2012
A new medication proved effective in slowing the spread of metastatic prostate cancer, while helping to maintain the quality of life, in patients with advanced disease. The phase 3 study was unblinded midway, allowing patients receiving the placebo to instead take the drug because of the favorable results... Read More
Newly Diagnosed Myeloma Patients Benefit From Drug Combination
Jun 06, 2012
A three-drug treatment for the blood cancer multiple myeloma provided rapid, deep and potentially durable responses, researchers report online in Blood, the Journal of the American Society of Hematology, and at the American Society of Clinical Oncology's Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL, USA. The researchers, led by Andrzej J. Jakubowiak, M.D., Ph.D... Read More
Immune Therapy For Cancer Ready For Wider Testing
Jun 06, 2012
Two clinical trials led by Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center researchers in collaboration with other medical centers, testing experimental drugs aimed at restoring the immune system's ability to spot and attack cancer, have shown promising early results in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer, melanoma, and kidney cancer... Read More
Metabolic Imaging For Esophageal Cancer Patients Can Increase Life Expectancy
Jun 06, 2012
For those with esophageal cancer, initial staging of the disease is of particular importance as it determines whether to opt for a curative treatment or palliative treatment... Read More
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