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Prostate Cancer And Radiation Therapies - The Need For Additional Treatments
Apr 18, 2012
In the April 18 issue of JAMA, a study comparing traditional radiation therapy to treat localized prostate cancer with intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and proton therapy reveals thats IMRT was linked to fewer gastrointestinal side effects, receipt of additional cancer treatments and hip fractures but to more erectile dysfunction, whilst those who received proton ... Read More
Treatment Of Gynecologic Cancers Reduced From 5 Weeks To 3 Days Using New Radiation Therapy
Apr 18, 2012
About 71,500 women in the United States are diagnosed with a gynecologic cancer every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Researchers from University Hospitals Case Medical Center have developed a more effective way to treat gynecologic cancers, shortening radiation treatment time from five weeks to three days... Read More
Balancing Trastuzumab's Survival Benefits And Heart Risks For Women With Breast Cancer
Apr 18, 2012
Adding trastuzumab (trade name Herceptin) to the treatment offered to women who have HER2-positive breast cancer, significantly increases the chance of life being prolonged, and reduces the chance of tumours reappearing once therapy stops... Read More
Study Finds Cancer Related Pain Often Under-Treated
Apr 18, 2012
More than one third of patients with invasive cancer are undertreated for their pain, with minorities twice as likely to not receive analgesics, according to research from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. The study, published in Journal of Clinical Oncology, is the largest prospective evaluation of cancer pain and related symptoms ever conducted in an outpatient setting... Read More
Cancer Gene MCL1 Targeted
Apr 18, 2012
A research team pursuing one of the most commonly altered genes in cancer has laid a critical foundation for understanding this gene that could point the way toward developing drugs against it. A recent study of cancer genetics pointed to the gene MCL1, which encodes a protein that helps keep cells alive... Read More
Deterioration In A Husband's Health Likely When Wife Suffers Breast Cancer
Apr 18, 2012
Caring for a wife with breast cancer can have a measurable negative effect on men's health, even years after the cancer diagnosis and completion of treatment, according to recent research. Men who reported the highest levels of stress in relation to their wives' cancer were at the highest risk for physical symptoms and weaker immune responses, the study showed... Read More
Bevacizumab Doesn't Improve Survival In Some Older Lung Cancer Patients
Apr 17, 2012
A study published in the April 18 issue of JAMA, reveals that Medicare insured non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients aged 65+, who received bevacizumab, in addition to the standard chemotherapy regimen carboplatin and paclitaxel, did not have improved survival compared to patients who received carboplatin and paclitaxel alone... Read More
Small-Bowel Obstruction Post-Surgery, Risk Factors Examined
Apr 17, 2012
A study in the April issue of Archives of Surgery, demonstrates that in comparison with laparoscopic surgery, open surgery seems to be linked to a higher risk of small-bowel obstruction (SBO). The researchers state in their study background that SBO is a common reason for emergency admission... Read More
Altering Tumor Microenvironment Shown To Boost Response To Cancer Drugs During Live Imaging
Apr 17, 2012
It should be possible to significantly improve the response of common cancers to existing "classical" chemotherapy drugs, say scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL), by introducing agents that alter the interaction of cancer cells with their immediate surroundings, called the tumor microenvironment... Read More
News From The Journal Of Clinical Investigation: April 16, 2012
Apr 17, 2012
AUTOIMMUNITY Understanding bone loss in rheumatoid arthritis patients Rheumatoid arthritis causes joint stiffness and pain for over 2 million Americans. The disease is caused by an errant attack on healthy tissue by the body's immune system... Read More
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