17 Nov 08 Bone Marrow Toxicity In Advanced Lung Cancer May Be Reduced By Proton Therapy And Concurrent Chemotherapy
Patients treated for locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer who receive chemotherapy and proton beam therapy have fewer instances of bone marrow toxicity than patients who receive the standard treatment of intensity-modulated radiation (IMRT) and concurrent chemotherapy, according to researchers from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.
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Tags: Anderson Cancer Center, Bone Cancer, Bone Marrow Toxicity, Cancer Chemotherapy, Cancer Therapy, Cell Lung Cancer, Chemotherapy, Chemotherapy Patients, Imrt, Instances, Intensity Modulated Radiation, Lung Cancer, M D Anderson, M D Anderson Cancer Center, Non Small Cell Lung Cancer, Proton Beam Therapy, Proton Therapy, Small Cell Lung Cancer, University Of Texas, University Of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center
05 Nov 08 Tests Could Predict Benefit From Cancer Drugs (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Oct. 29 (HealthDay News) — What if a blood test or biopsy
could predict if a cancer therapy will help cure you, or only make you
feel worse?
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Tags: Benefit From, Biopsy, Blood Test, Cancer Drugs, Cancer Help, Cancer Therapy, Healthday News
28 Sep 08 A Promising Anti-Cancer Compound
New approaches in cancer therapy that facilitate selective targeting of cancers have been emerging in recent years. Apoptin represents a new anti-cancer tool in such new approaches with great potentials. Two routes can be taken using Apoptin or its encoding cDNA, i.e. as protein therapy or gene therapy. A research article published on 21 June 2008, in the World Journal of Gastroenterology refers. The research team led by Prof.
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Tags: Anti Cancer, Cancer Therapy, Cancers, Gene Therapy, Journal Of Gastroenterology, Protein Therapy, Research Article, Tool, World Journal Of Gastroenterology
25 Sep 08 Cancer Patients Who Receive Neoadjuvant Therapy Followed By Mastectomy May Not Need Radiation
Early-stage breast cancer patients who exhibit limited lymph node involvement may not require post-surgery radiation therapy (RT) when they receive neoadjuvant chemotherapy before a mastectomy, according to researchers from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. The findings were reported at the 50th Annual meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology.
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Tags: Anderson Cancer Center, Annual Meeting, Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Patients, Cancer Therapy, Chemotherapy, Limited, Lymph Node Involvement, M D Anderson, M D Anderson Cancer Center, Mastectomy, Oncology, Radiation Therapy, Rt, Stage Breast Cancer, Therapeutic Radiology, University Of Texas, University Of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center
24 Sep 08 Is Mirtazapine And Fluoxetine Helpful In Treating Pancreatic Cancer?
The treatment of pancreatic cancer remains a great challenge. The majority of patients with pancreatic cancer developed major depression. Antidepressant treatment has been accepted as one of the new strategies in cancer adjuvant therapy. However, systemic studies on the treatment of depression in patients with cancer have not been well documented. A research article published in the World Journal of Gastroenterology addresses this question. The research team led by Dr.
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Tags: Cancer Therapy, Cancer Treatment, Fluoxetine, Journal Of Gastroenterology, Major Depression, Mirtazapine, Research Article, Systemic Studies, Treatment Of Depression, Treatment Of Pancreatic Cancer, World Journal Of Gastroenterology
24 Sep 08 Prostate cancer hormone therapy may raise mortality
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In elderly men with early-stage prostate cancer, receiving hormone therapy is associated with an increase in all-cause mortality, according to a study reported Tuesday at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology’s 50th Annual Meeting underway in Boston.
Tags: Annual Meeting, Boston, Cancer Therapy, Cause Mortality, Elderly Men, Oncology, Prostate Cancer, Prostate Cancer Hormone Therapy, Reuters Health, Therapeutic Radiology
24 Sep 08 Relapse In Early Breast Cancer Patients Following Endocrine Therapy, Prediced By New Model
Researchers have developed and validated a model that predicts relapse in women with stage 2 or 3 breast cancer who have been treated with endocrine therapy prior to surgical removal of the tumor, according to a study published online September 23 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. The preoperative endocrine prognostic index (PEPI) may help identify women who can safely avoid chemotherapy and those women at high risk of relapse who should be considered for aggressive therapy.
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Tags: Aggressive Therapy, Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Patients, Cancer Therapy, Chemotherapy, High Risk, Journal Of The National Cancer Institute, National Cancer Institute, New Model, Pepi, Preoperative, Relapse, Stage 2, Those Women, Tumor
23 Sep 08 Prostate cancer hormone therapy may raise mortality
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In elderly men with early-stage prostate cancer, receiving hormone therapy is associated with an increase in all-cause mortality, according to a study reported Tuesday at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology’s 50th Annual Meeting underway in Boston.
Tags: Annual Meeting, Boston, Cancer Therapy, Cause Mortality, Elderly Men, Oncology, Prostate Cancer, Prostate Cancer Hormone Therapy, Reuters Health, Therapeutic Radiology
23 Sep 08 Prostate cancer hormone therapy may raise mortality (Reuters)
Reuters - In elderly men with early-stage prostate cancer, receiving hormone therapy is associated with an increase in all-cause mortality, according to a study reported Tuesday at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology's 50th Annual Meeting underway in Boston.
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Tags: Annual Meeting, Boston, Cancer Therapy, Cause Mortality, Elderly Men, Oncology, Prostate Cancer, Prostate Cancer Hormone Therapy, Reuters, Therapeutic Radiology
19 Sep 08 Group Works to Streamline Cancer Therapy Approvals (HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Sept. 19 (HealthDay News) — A cancer research group has
developed a new set of tools that it hopes will hasten and improve the
process of developing and approving new drugs to fight this leading cause
of death in the Unites States.
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Tags: Cancer Research Group, Cancer Therapy, Cause Of Death, Group Therapy, Healthday, Leading Cause Of Death, New Drugs, News Group, Unites States
19 Sep 08 Surgical Approaches In Treating Prostate Cancer: Salvage Therapy
BERLIN, GERMANY (UroToday.com) - Dr. Reza Ghavamian, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, reviewed the therapeutic options available to patients experiencing radiation therapy failure. These options include watchful waiting, androgen deprivation, salvage radical prostatectomy, salvage cystoprostatectomy, salvage cryotherapy, salvage brachytherapy, and HIFU.
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Tags: Albert Einstein, Albert Einstein College, Albert Einstein College Of Medicine, Berlin Germany, Brachytherapy, Cancer Therapy, College Of Medicine, Einstein College Of Medicine, Hifu, Medicine, Prostate Cancer, Prostatectomy, Radiation Therapy, Radical Prostatectomy, Reza, Salvage, Surgical Approaches, Therapeutic Options, Therapy Failure, Urotoday
17 Sep 08 Joining Forces Against Cancer
In cancer therapy, the best results are often achieved by combining treatments such as chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgery. This multidisciplinary approach is the focus of special symposia at the meetings of the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) and the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology (ESTRO) taking place in Sweden this month. “We are at a crucial moment in our fight against cancer,” said ESMO President Prof. Jose Baselga.
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Tags: Cancer Therapy, Chemotherapy, Crucial Moment, Esmo, Multidisciplinary Approach, Oncology, Radiotherapy, Sweden, Symposia, Therapeutic Radiology
17 Sep 08 Joining Forces Against Cancer
In cancer therapy, the best results are often achieved by combining treatments such as chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgery. This multidisciplinary approach is the focus of special symposia at the meetings of the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) and the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology (ESTRO) taking place in Sweden this month. “We are at a crucial moment in our fight against cancer,” said ESMO President Prof. Jose Baselga.
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Tags: Cancer Therapy, Chemotherapy, Crucial Moment, Esmo, Multidisciplinary Approach, Oncology, Radiotherapy, Sweden, Symposia, Therapeutic Radiology
16 Sep 08 Massage Therapy Helps Those With Advanced Cancer (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Sept. 16 (HealthDay News) — For people coping with advanced
cancer, massage therapy may offer some relief from pain and depressed
mood, according to a new study.
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Tags: Advanced Cancer, Cancer Therapy, Depressed Mood, Healthday, Massage Therapy, People, Relief From Pain
16 Sep 08 Massage Therapy Helps Those With Advanced Cancer (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Sept. 16 (HealthDay News) — For people coping with advanced
cancer, massage therapy may offer some relief from pain and depressed
mood, according to a new study.
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Tags: Advanced Cancer, Cancer Therapy, Depressed Mood, Healthday, Massage Therapy, People, Relief From Pain
