SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- A decline in survival rates in stage IV gastric cancer coincides with the increased use of chemotherapy rather than radiation and surgery, researchers found.
chemotherapyArgentine leader's supporters plan overnight vigilSeattle Post-Intelligencer: Health and Fitness Tue, 01/03/2012 - 10:37
Argentine leader's supporters plan overnight vigil Thyroid removal is relatively routine and doctors predict a speedy recovery. Mayo Clinic researchers find drug duo kills chemotherapy-resista...EurekAlert! - Cancer Tue, 12/06/2011 - 23:00
(Mayo Clinic) The use of two drugs never tried in combination before in ovarian cancer resulted in a 70 percent destruction of cancer cells already resistant to commonly used chemotherapy agents, say researchers at Mayo Clinic in Florida. Hospitals face deadly drug shortages and costly alternativesNYDailyNews.com - Health - NY Daily News Fri, 09/23/2011 - 08:29
A severe shortage of drugs for chemotherapy, infections and other serious ailments is endangering patients and forcing hospitals to buy life-saving medications from secondary suppliers at huge markups because they can't get them any other way. AP IMPACT: Hospitals face drug price-gougingHeadlines from the Associated Press Fri, 09/23/2011 - 04:31
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- A severe shortage of drugs for chemotherapy, infections and other serious ailments is endangering patients and forcing hospitals to buy life-saving medications from secondary suppliers at huge markups because they can't get them any other way.... UNC scientist proves potential of new nanoparticle design for ca...EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health Mon, 09/19/2011 - 22:00
(University of North Carolina School of Medicine) A new type of nanoparticle developed in the laboratories at the University of North Carolina has shown potential for more effective delivery of chemotherapy to treat cancer. Fish oils block chemotherapy drugBBC News | Health | World Edition Mon, 09/12/2011 - 10:14
Fats found in fish oil supplements can stop chemotherapy working, according to researchers in the Netherlands. Novel combined therapy extends life, diminishes pain in brain ca...EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health Wed, 07/13/2011 - 22:00
(University of California - San Diego) Researchers have created a novel combined technique to treat cancer patients by bathing the brain in chemotherapy and relieving pressure from spinal fluid build-up (hydrocephalus). Tags:
Seniors face Medicare cost barrier for cancer medsHeadlines from the Associated Press Mon, 06/13/2011 - 04:57
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Facing a life-and-death struggle with kidney cancer, Rita Moore took her prescription for a new kind of chemotherapy pill to her local drugstore.... FDA Approves New Device for Brain Tumor TreatmentWebMD Health Mon, 04/18/2011 - 11:47
The FDA has approved a portable, battery-powered device to treat brain tumors of adults that have recurred after chemotherapy. |
