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- Radiation therapy can boost longevity in rare pancreatic cancer patients 21 Nov 2009 07:36 GMT
... Nov 21 (ANI): People with rare pancreatic cancer, called pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours (PNTs), might live ... (PNTs), might live longer if treated with radiation therapy, says a study. The researchers found ... is usually unable to be removed by surgery, external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) is an ...
- Rare Pancreatic Cancer Patients May Live Longer When Treated With Radiation Therapy 21 Nov 2009 09:51 GMT
... Radiation therapy is effective in achieving local control ... is usually unable to be removed by surgery, external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) is an ... Oncology, said, "While this particular type of cancer can have potentially devastating effects on a ...
- Discovery Boosts Boys' Prospects for Post-Cancer Fertility 21 Nov 2009 04:30 GMT
... become possible for pre-pubescent boys stricken by cancer to prepare for the future when they ... he wants to become a natural father. Chemotherapy, in particular, can cause infertility in boys. ... testicles of six patients during prostate cancer surgery. They then tried to coax the cells to ...
- FDA approves sNDA for pediatric autism drug ABILIFY 21 Nov 2009 05:56 GMT
... adding aripiprazole to antidepressant therapy (ADT) result... Researchers believe that the side effects of chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer are probably h... FDA grants accelerated approval for Sprycel (dasatinib), a new oral treatment for ...
- NFL star Chris Spielman's wife dies of breast cancer 21 Nov 2009 13:11 GMT
... star Chris Spielman's wife dies of breast cancer - November 21, 2009 - 0 comments Former American ... ended in a miscarriage. She then underwent chemotherapy treatments and began balding. When his wife lost ...
- NFL star's wife went public with breast cancer battle 21 Nov 2009 10:31 GMT
... NFL star's wife went public with breast cancer battle COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Stefanie Spielman, the wife ... his wife lost her hair because of chemotherapy treatments, he shaved his head. "People say 'It's ...
- Program on patients undergoing individualized treatment for metastatic breast cancer: NCCN 21 Nov 2009 08:19 GMT
... NCCN program on Discovery Health Channel profiles patients undergoing treatment for metastatic breast cancer and their physicians' use of the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology(TM) for Breast Cancer to ...
- Doctors concerned over cancer treatments 21 Nov 2009 01:58 GMT
... medicines are capable of nasty interactions with cancer treatments. The head of the Cancer Council ... Ian Olver, says some treatments can make chemotherapy either ineffective or more toxic. IAN OLVER: ... self-medicating complementary medicines while you're after cardiac surgery can have potentially disastrous implications for blood clotting ...
- Vitamin supplements complicate cancer treatments 21 Nov 2009 03:50 GMT
... medicines are capable of nasty interactions with cancer treatments. The head of the Cancer Council ... Ian Olver, says some treatments can make chemotherapy either ineffective or more toxic. "Both of ... self-medicating complementary medicines while you're... after cardiac surgery can have potentially disastrous implications for blood clotting ...
- Doctors concerned over complementary cancer treatments 21 Nov 2009 05:21 GMT
... medicines are capable of nasty interactions with cancer treatments. The head of the Cancer Council ... Ian Olver, says some treatments can make chemotherapy either ineffective or more toxic. IAN OLVER: ... self-medicating complementary medicines while you're after cardiac surgery can have potentially disastrous implications for blood clotting ...
- Healthy Difference on 'Today's THV at 5': Pancreatic Cancer 21 Nov 2009 00:59 GMT
... November you can raise awareness about pancreatic cancer so that together, we can all know ... cancer. The patient may be treated with surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, biological therapies and/or complementary and ...
- Letters: The Risks and Benefits of Cancer Tests 21 Nov 2009 08:51 GMT
... of screening tests for breast and cervical cancer is but the first volley in what ... suffer greatly, as a result of needless surgery and toxic therapy? This crucial information is ... a major concern is the level of radiation we are subjecting our patients to. Ionizing ...
- The Risks and Benefits of Cancer Tests (6 Letters) 21 Nov 2009 09:36 GMT
... of screening tests for breast and cervical cancer is but the first volley in what ... suffer greatly, as a result of needless surgery and toxic therapy? This crucial information is ... a major concern is the level of radiation we are subjecting our patients to. Ionizing ...
- This Week on ORLive (November 11, 2009): Seven New Live Programs Featuring a Trauma and Critical Care Symposium, Live Orthopaedic Surgeries, a Live Demonstration of Synthetic Sealant for European Audiences, and a Special Parent Fo 21 Nov 2009 03:21 GMT
... Trauma and Critical Care Symposium, Live Orthopaedic Surgeries, a Live Demonstration of Synthetic Sealant for ... live interactive broadcast that will feature thoracic surgeons Dr. Daniel Miller and Dr. Scott Swanson ... Thoracic Surgery (or VATS) cases for lung cancer. Monday, November 9-10, 2009, at 8:00 AM ...
- Engineer Designs Micro-Endoscope to Seek out Early Signs of Cancer 21 Nov 2009 05:32 GMT
... groups of cells or growth patterns before cancerous growths are big enough to be visible. ... from the laboratory. If it is cancerous, surgeons may attempt to remove the abnormality and ... surrounding tissue, using either endoscopes equipped for surgery or traditional surgical methods. Xie's endoscopes replace ...
- Local doctors: Ignore new Fed report for breast cancer screen 21 Nov 2009 06:59 GMT
... they reach age 50 to begin breast cancer screenings is ‘irresponsible.’ Photo by Laura Moon MARIETTA ... which give off a small amount of radiation, cause more harm to women in their ... your lymph nodes and that you'll require chemotherapy and a mastectomy instead of simply a ...
- Micro-Endoscope Designed To Seek Out Early Signs Of Cancer 21 Nov 2009 08:34 GMT
... groups of cells or growth patterns before cancerous growths are big enough to be visible. ... from the laboratory. If it is cancerous, surgeons may attempt to remove the abnormality and ... surrounding tissue, using either endoscopes equipped for surgery or traditional surgical methods. Xie's endoscopes replace ...
- Radiology Procedure May Help Increase Long-Term Survival In Patients With Severe Liver Cancer 21 Nov 2009 00:46 GMT
... Long-Term Survival In Patients With Severe Liver Cancer Posted on: Friday, 20 November 2009, 14:17 ... with unresectable (unable to be removed by surgery) liver cancer, an interventional radiology procedure called triple-drug ... to the tumor, in effect trapping the chemotherapy in the tumor. The study, performed at ...
- New hope for patients with liver cancer 21 Nov 2009 06:59 GMT
... with unresectable (unable to be removed by surgery) liver cancer, an interventional radiology procedure called triple-drug transcatheter ... to the tumor, in effect trapping the chemotherapy in the tumor. The study, performed at ...
- Cancer promoting gene identified 21 Nov 2009 09:33 GMT
... Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center and VCU Institute of Molecular Medicine ... cell growth, insensitivity to growth-inhibitory signals, including chemotherapeutic agents, invasion, angiogenesis and metastasis," explained Fisher. ... the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York. ...
- Cancer treatment gets a licking 21 Nov 2009 13:56 GMT
... being developed that may bring relief to cancer patients undergoing treatment. Researchers at the University of Auckland have ... helps to combat the side effects of chemotherapy. Project leader Professor Geoff Krissansen describes the ...
- 5K run/walk will help Cody in battle with cancer 21 Nov 2009 11:51 GMT
... has been battling a rare form of cancer called Ewing’s sarcoma. He was diagnosed last ... has since gone through several rounds of chemotherapy and recently had his left femur removed, ... a number here.” Cody recently went through surgery to remove most of his femur and had ...
- Why are women being told to forgo cervical cancer screenings? 21 Nov 2009 05:55 GMT
... are women being told to forgo cervical cancer screenings? Only days after a government panel ... “is a conservative approach to avoid unnecessary treatment of adolescents which can have economic, emotional, ... Carol L. Brown, a gynecologic oncologist and surgeon at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, said that a not ...
- 'The huge benefit is the cancer will not be passed on' 21 Nov 2009 13:57 GMT
... 'The huge benefit is the cancer will not be passed on' LISA CHRISTY and ... a child but was successfully treated with chemotherapy and the removal of a kidney. The ... and their new baby, Ella, who started treatment when she was four months old. Ben ...
- Protests will delay treatment for 16,000 21 Nov 2009 10:34 GMT
... be provided and some areas, such as cancer treatment, had been exempt from the strike ... are intensive/critical care, burns units, dialysis, oncology/ chemotherapy units, neuro surgery, maternity and palliative care. Around 13,000 of the ...
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