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FDA Reports Progress in Breast Cancer Care, Screenings
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration marked October's Breast Cancer Awareness Month by highlighting a number of advancements that have been made in recent years in both the detection of and treatment for breast cancer. ...
Genetic Testing - An Effective Test for Diagnosing Colon Cancers
Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) and family adenomatous polyposis (FAP) are among the most common hereditary colon cancer syndromes. Doctors diagnose these two ailments on the basis of the results of the patient's physical exams ...
Chemotherapy Effective Treatment For Stomach Cancer
A new study suggests that stomach cancer patients will live longer if they get chemotherapy before and after surgery
Blocking Stress Responses May Be Key to Better Cancer Surgery
Although surgery aims to help cancer patients extend their lives, it causes considerable chaos in the immune systems of these patients. The release of stress hormones often makes the situation worse by allowing tumors to spread. Fortunately, researchers at Tel Aviv University are developing a new cl
Will Insurance Pay for Provenge?
The "prostate cancer vaccine" has a hefty price tag. Will insurance pay for Provenge?
Apoptotic Mechanism provide strategy for Cancer Treatment
All cells are mortal. They're developed to die at some part. This mechanism permits your body to take care of homeostasis. That old cells die to allow for the spreading of younger cells. When
Mantle Cell Lymphoma
Can targeted therapies trump conventional chemotherapeutic approaches and improve outcomes for patients with this B-cell lymphoma?
Biological Therapy to Treat Breast Cancer
Learn how Herceptin and other biological therapies work in treating breast cancer.
Pharmacogenomic Testing and Warfarin Management
Learn how advances in pharmacogenomic research can improve anticoagulant management.
Calcium and Cancer - How Does Calcium Cure Cancer
Otto Warburg won the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1932. for his his discovery that cancer was anaerobic. This means that cancer occurs in the absence of oxygen. Acids (pH under 7.0) tend to expel oxygen
New Targeted Therapies in Melanoma
Get updates on the latest developments in signal transduction inhibitors and in immune modulators for the treatment of melanoma.
Cognitive Complaints After Breast Cancer Treatments
Cognitive complaints are reported frequently after breast cancer treatments. Do they correlate with neuropsychological test results?
Mesothelioma Treatment - What You Should Know
The cases of mesothelioma have been increasing each year. This is a cause of concern for everyone because as of this time, the disease like most cancers, is not curable.
Cut Fat, Lose Weight and Prevent Cancer
There's now yet another compelling reason to lose weight and cut consumption of unhealthy Omega-6 fats from vegetable sources. Research released from the Institute of Food Technologists indicates that as many as 1 in 3 cancer deaths could be prevented by reducing consumption of corn and vegetab
An Entirely New Approach to Cancer Treatment
By combining two cutting-edge technologies -- tissue engineering and gene therapy -- researchers have created a novel approach for treating ovarian cancer.
Your Rights and Mesothelioma
When you're at work, you shouldn't have to worry about whether your job is hurting you or not. You should be focused on getting your work done, collecting your paycheck, and providing for your family. So when your life is turned upside down by a diagnosis of mesothelioma, you can feel scar
Calcium May Reduce Colon Cancer Risk
Calcium seems to protect high-risk people from developing the polyps that can lead to colorectal cancer -- and the benefits appear to last long after calcium supplementation ends.
Childhood Liver Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]-General I
This cancer treatment information summary provides an overview of the prognosis,diagnosis,classification,and treatment of childhood liver cancer. The National Cancer Institute provides the PDQ pediatric cancer treatment information summaries as a public service to increase the availability of ...
Drug Combo May Fight Prostate Cancer
A drug cocktail that starves tumors of their blood supply shows promise for the treatment of men with advanced prostate cancer.