Thursday, January 8, 2009

chemotherapy

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Methadone Kills Resistant Leukemia Cells

Low doses of drug used to treat opioid addiction worked without toxic effects, study finds more >>

Mouse Study Finds Molecule That Tells Hair to Grow

Could one day lead to treatments for baldness, researchers say more >>

Nanoparticle Stops Cancer From Spreading

'Smart bomb' curbs metastasis with fewer side effects, study finds more >>

Cancer Care Unaffected by Doctor Reimbursement Changes

Study says Medicare Modernization Act yet to show drop-off in access predicted by critics more >>

Scientists Find Way to Dim Cancer Switch

Research could pave the way for better treatments of certain malignancies more >>

Health Buzz: Fake Cancer Cures and Other Health News

Diabetes and depression, exercise and eating less, and a look at the quality of medicine more >>

Medicare Costs for Cancer Treatment Soar

Increased expenses for chemotherapy may affect treatment decisions, expert says more >>

Health Buzz: Antibacterial Wipes and Other Health News

Chemotherapy, infants' Vitamin D deficiency, and the wisdom of breakfast more >>

Ted Kennedy's Expanded Cancer Arsenal

Unlike a decade ago, chemotherapy is now a powerful weapon against brain tumors. more >>

Erbitux Works Well for Two-Thirds of Colon Cancer Patients

Study finds those with normal version of particular gene respond well to targeted therapy more >>

Combo Therapy Knocks Out Melanoma Tumors

Chemo was more effective after a protein in growths was inhibited, researchers say more >>

Anemia Drugs May Speed Tumor Growth in Some Cancer Patients

Widely prescribed blood-boosters might stimulate malignant cells, hasten death, study says more >>

Acupuncture Eases Side Effects of Head, Neck Cancer Treatments

Narcolepsy drug also helped with severe fatigue among patients on chemotherapy more >>

How 11-year-old Breanna Beat Cancer

It wasn't "growing pains" that made the 11-year-old's joints painful. It was leukemia. more >>

Cancer Patients Should Steer Clear of Antioxidants

Research review suggests they may help cancer cells resist chemo, radiation more >>

Radiation for Prostate Cancer Raises Risk of Other Cancers

Study finds slightly elevated chance of bladder, colorectal and lung malignancies more >>

Gene Signature May Predict Recurrence of Lung Cancer

Could help docs determine who would benefit most from chemo after surgery, study says more >>

Not All Colon Cancer Patients Need Chemotherapy: Study

DNA mismatch in some early stage cases makes therapy of little benefit, shortens survival more >>

Childhood Cancer Survivors Prone to Early Heart Trouble

Problems surface at younger age than in people who didn't have cancer as children, study finds more >>

HPV Tied to Better Tongue, Tonsil Cancer Outcomes

Patients more likely to survive using chemoradiation, and new treatments may follow more >>

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