Wednesday, November 25, 2009

chemotherapy

Radiation May Raise Stroke Risk After Hodgkin's

Expert urges use of alternative to 'toxic' treatment more >>

Chemo Drug May Help Sun-Damaged Skin

Small study finds it also may reduce precancerous lesions more >>

Two Drugs Safe for Rare Forms of Kidney Cancer

Early trial suggests efficacy against malignancies that don't respond to other drugs more >>

Drug Trials Show Modest Gains Against Lung Cancer

Alimta, Zactima extend survival but cure remains out of reach, studies show more >>

Drug Combo Proves Powerful Against Lung Cancer

Study finds better outcome for advanced non-small cell malignancies more >>

Chemo Alone Is Best for Advanced Colon Cancer

Better drugs have rendered surgery unnecessary in most cases, study finds more >>

More Living Longer With Advanced Colon Cancer

Study found dramatic gains in both short-term and long-term survival rates more >>

Cancer Drug May Boost Risk of Gastrointestinal Perforation

Review of trials finds Avastin with chemo doubles odds more >>

Many Black Women Refuse Breast Cancer Treatments

Poverty, fear play roles in skipping lifesaving therapies, researchers say more >>

A New Way to Get Chemo to Pancreatic Tumors

Technique that doubles life span in mice may hold hope for people more >>

Ginger Eases Nausea From Chemo

Spice produced 40% reduction in symptoms among breast cancer patients more >>

Breast Cancer Chemotherapy: Making Bald Beautiful

For 20 years, Look Good...Feel Better has helped folks deal with hair loss from chemotherapy. more >>

Chemotherapy Superior to New Drug for Early Breast Cancer

Standard treatment prolonged survival in older women, study finds more >>

3-Drug Combo Reduces Nausea After Chemo

Study finds adding casopitant mesylate to regimen cuts side effects more >>

Delivering Chemo Directly Into Brain Tumors Shows Promise

Survival times for those with malignant gliomas increased, study found more >>

Chemo Combo Shows Promise Against Ovarian Cancer

Lab-based study focused on certain types of malignancies more >>

'Phase 0' Trials Aim to Speed Cancer Drug Development

Report on first such study involves effort to improve chemotherapy effectiveness more >>

Radiation-Chemo Combo Boosts Lung Cancer Outcomes

Getting both simultaneously linked to longer survival, study concludes more >>

Blacks Less Likely to Get Optimal Lung Cancer Treatment

Disparity in care is as wide today as it was in the early '90s, study says more >>

Drug Improves Survival in Mice With Brain Tumors

Cediranib reduces tissue swelling better than steroids, team says more >>

Lymphedema Raises Cost of Breast Cancer Care

Painful swelling can require treatments for infections and depression more >>

Combo Treatment for Aggressive Brain Tumor May Lengthen Life

Study finds longer-term survival benefit with chemo and radiation more >>

Drug Could Make Melanoma More Vulnerable to Chemo

Compound disabled protein fueling tumor growth, making therapy more effective more >>

Rectal Cancer Outcomes Best With Short-Course Radiation

Even with latest surgical techniques, therapy should come first, studies suggest more >>

Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg Faces Tough Battle Against Pancreatic Cancer

Experts note high recurrence rate, even when malignancy is found early more >>

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