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Cancer & Oncology : Health & Medical
New Drug May Help Immune System Fight Cancer
Early study found tumor reduction in several forms of the disease
Types, Symptoms and Treatment of Skin Cancer
Skin cancer, like other types of cancers, should be diagnosed and treated during the early stages. Understanding the types and symptoms will enable individuals to get to their doctor faster so that treatment can begin.
Prostate Cancer Survival Increases With Radiation
New research indicates that radiation therapy in addition to regular hormone treatment increases survival for prostate cancer patients. Current prostate cancer patients need to take note of this information, since approximately twenty percent of men diagnosed with prostate cancer have the same condi
Prevention VS Cure: Skin Cancer
Of the cancers diagnosed worldwide, one in three is skin cancer. In the United States, one in five Americans will develop skin cancer in their lifetime, and in Australia, two in three Australians will be diagnosed with cancer of the skin by the age of 70. It is the most common cancer for people aged
Breast Cancer For Beginners
Due to our society's on-going socio-economic changes, there has been brought forth, an increased number of working women, and hence, delayed childbearing, and there has been a steep rise in the number of breast cancer patients in the last few decades. But as the incidence of the patients has ri
Squamous Cell Skin Cancer
Staying out in the sun, they say, is bad for you. While it may sound like an old wives' tale, a possibly deadly skin cancer called squamous cell skin cancer is a very real result of staying out too long in the sun. And when we say "too long," we mean prolonged exposure to UV rays. A d
Cognitive Dysfunction and Aromatase Inhibitors
Cognitive decline has been implicated as a side effect of aromatase inhibitor therapy. What are the implications of this for postmenopausal breast cancer patients?
Fighting Cancer Means Dealing With the Cause, Instead of Just Submitting to Toxic Treatments
We often hear how someone had just died of cancer but bravely fought to the end. What they really mean by fighting is coping with the side affects of the toxic treatments. What I mean by fighting cancer is learning about it and being proactive by making changes, especially to the factors that caused
Should GPs Refer More Patients for Cancer Tests?
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence released symptom-based referral guidelines with a predictive value of < 3%. David Kerr questions the impact that it will have on cancer survival.
Salvestrols Cure Cancer Part 2
The first part of Salvestrol Cures Cancer described recoveries from cancer by people with lung cancer, prostate cancer, breast cancer and colon cancer. Here are given examples of the breadth and scope of salvestrol therapy ...
Signs of Breast Cancer - Knowing Them Before It's Too Late
One of the main reasons why most breast cancer patients are not surviving this treatment is because they do not know that they have this disease in the first place. Because of this, they were not able to undergo treatments in order to stop the growth of cancer early on. With this the following are t
Radiosurgery - Brain Surgery Without the Knife
Each year cancer research programs continue to grow: funding increases, new technologies make year-old discoveries obsolete, and more doctors and scientists contribute their ideas and methods to understanding and eradicating cancer. As these strides are made, more treatment options become available
Inflammatory Breast Cancer
Inflammatory breast cancer has no lump or mass that can be felt. It is a very rare and dangerous type of breast cancer. It cannot be detected by self breast examination and mammogram. In inflammatory breast cancer there is infiltration of the skin and lymph vessels of the breast by cancer cells. The
New Lymphoma Treatment Promising
Nearly nine in 10 people with lymphoma given a relatively new type of treatment that combines cancer-killing antibodies and radiation are still alive eight years after being treated, researchers report.
Men's Breasts Are At Risk Too
Cancer is a disease caused by an abnormal growth of cells. If the growth is greatly uncontrollable, damages in the health system occur and can even lead to death, if not attended immediately and properly. The process of developing cancer cells can happen in the different parts of the body- men'
Update on the Biology and Therapy of Gastrointestinal Stromal
Progress in the clinical diagnosis has led to an increased recognition of this disease as a distinct clinical entity.
Targeted Therapies in Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma
Are metastatic sites associated with survival in patients with renal cell carcinoma treated with targeted therapies?
Lung Cancer Symptoms - What Are the Signs to Call Your Doctor?
The sooner a disease is diagnosed the sooner it can be treated. For this reason, it is important for you to be familiar with the common lung cancer symptoms. It has been estimated that they occur in about three quarters of all patients. Some of the signs are caused directly by the development of the
Holistic Cure for Bladder Pain
Painful bladder syndrome, or interstitial cystitis, is a condition in which sufferers have bladder pain, uncomfortable bladder pressure, and pain in the pelvis. Symptoms include a frequent urge to urinate, frequent urination, pain during urination, and pain in the pelvis.
Nasopharyngeal Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]-Stage III
Standard treatment options:Combined chemoradiation therapy.[1,2]Combined chemoradiation therapy followed by adjuvant chemotherapy, as evidenced in INT-0099, for example.[3,4,2,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14]Altered fractionation radiation therapy.[15,16]Neck dissection may be indicated for persistent or r