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The Number Of Lung Biopsies Needed May Be Reduced By Panel Of Serum Biomarkers
Mar 19, 2012
A panel of serum biomarkers could help predict the level of lung cancer risk in high-risk patients, offering doctors an option before proceeding with a biopsy. Research presented in the April 2012 issue of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer's (IASLC) Journal of Thoracic Oncology shows that a panel of 10 serum protein biomarkers could help in the lung cancer diagnosis... Read More
In Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, CYFRA21-1 Might Be Predictive Marker
Mar 19, 2012
Researchers found that CYFRA and change in levels of CYFRA were found to be reliable markers for response to chemotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in a study of 88 patients... Read More
Joint Clinical Practice Guidelines On Hepatocellular Carcinoma Management To Be Published By EASL-EORTC
Mar 19, 2012
The European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) and the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) today publish their first joint Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) on the management of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).(1) The EASL-EORTC guidelines define the use of surveillance, diagnosis and therapeutic strategies recommended for patients with HCC... Read More
Researcher On Verge Of Major Breakthrough In Drug Creation Process
Mar 19, 2012
New technology being developed at Florida State University could significantly decrease the cost of drug discovery, potentially leading to increased access to high-quality health care and cancer patients receiving personalized chemotherapy treatments... Read More
30% Of Patients With Non Small Cell Lung Cancer Present Alterations In BRG1
Mar 19, 2012
Retinoic acid (vitamin A) and steroids are hormones found in our body that protect against oxidative stress, reduce inflammation and are involved in cellular differentiation processes. One of the characteristics of tumors is that their cells have lost the ability to differentiate; therefore these hormones have useful properties to prevent cancer... Read More
Chemotherapy May Cause Cognitive Impairments In Asian Breast Cancer Survivors
Mar 19, 2012
Researchers from the National University of Singapore and National Cancer Centre Singapore found that Asian breast cancer patients turned to mahjong, qi gong and complementary alternative medicine to cope with cognitive changes... Read More
Antibody Cancer Therapy Has A Bright Future
Mar 19, 2012
Antibodies, once touted as the "magic bullets" of cancer care, are now fulfilling that promise and more advances are on the way, say cancer researchers at the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center In a review article posted online in Cell, the researchers say that refinements and modifications of monoclonal antibody drugs - several of which have already revolutioni... Read More
Oral Cancer Drugs Not Effective When Mixed With Some Other Medications
Mar 18, 2012
A study, which is being presented at the 2012 American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (ASCPT) Annual Meeting, and conducted by the Medco Research Institute, claims that cancer drugs taken orally which hit enzymes in tumor cells may have been effective in the past for reducing the amount of time patients had to stay at centers to receive their chemotherapy,... Read More
Correlation Between Premature Alopecia And Prostate Conditions Confirmed By Study
Mar 18, 2012
Spanish scientists have confirmed that there is a clear relationship between androgenetic alopecia (common premature baldness) and benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH), a benign enlargement of the prostate that appears in aging men and is associated with certain hormones as dihydrotestosterone. This condition appears in 50% of men over 60 year old and causes voiding syndrome i.e. urinary frequency... Read More
Actinic Keratosis Treatment Newly On Prescription
Mar 18, 2012
A new topical gel now available by prescription significantly decreases the amount of time needed to treat actinic keratosis, a skin condition that is a common precursor to skin cancer, according to a multi-center trial led by researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine... Read More
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