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Category Archives: Cancer
Alternative Treatment Options for Late Stage Lung Cancer Patients
Paclitaxel plus carboplatin(PC) is the current standard regimen for advanced or metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. However, paclitaxel is associated with serious toxicity such as peripheral neuropathy. A tria,l published in October version of the Annals of Oncology, was … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, Lung Cancer
Tagged carboplatin, chemotherapy, gemcitabine, Lung Cancer, NSCLC, paclitaxel, Stage III, Stage IV, Survival
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New Drug Offer Hope to Patients with Late Stage Prostate Cancer
At present, metastatic and hormonal-refractory prostate cancer patients who have failed 1st line chemotherapy will be given mitoxantrone plus prednisone as the salvage therapy. However, mitoxantrone plus prednisone is not very effective in controlling metastatic prostate cancer. Now, a new … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, Prostate cancer
Tagged chemotherapy, Prostate cancer, Survival
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IVF May Raise Risk of Diabetes, Hypertension and Cancer in Later Life
People who were conceived through in-vitro fertilization (IVF) may be at greater risk of early-onset diabetes, high blood pressure, and certain cancers. A study comparing the genetic composition of 75 IVF-born children and 100 naturally born babies found that children who … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, Diabetes, Hypertension, IVF
Tagged Cancer, Cardiovascular disease, Diabetes, Hypertension, IVF
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A New and Better Treatment Improves Survival in Ovarian Cancer Patients
It is well known that chemotherapy can not be used in a patient for a long time due to its toxicity. A new study indicated that patients who have stopped chemotherapy can lived longer without disease worsening by adding Avastin® … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, Ovarian Cancer
Tagged Ovarian Cancer, Survival, Treatment
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Former Smokers Protected from Lung Cancer by Eating Green Vegetables
Experts generally agree that quitting smoking is of key importance in reducing the likelihood of getting lung cancer. For those smokers who have already quitted, is there anything else they can do to further reduce their cancer risk? Now a … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, Lung Cancer
Tagged Alternative, Cancer, Lung Cancer, Quit smoking, vegetables
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Immune response and stage 4 melanoma
Stage 4 (Stage IV) melanoma is very difficult to treat. Even though stage I melanoma has an excellent prognosis; response rate for stage 4 melanoma with palliative biotherapies and chemotherapies is only approximately 10%. Clinicians and researchers are working hard to … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, Melanoma
Tagged chemotherapy, CTLA, Melanoma, Stage IV melanoma
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How to live longer with Stage 4 Melanoma?
Would you and your loved ones like to fight cancer and fulfill your dreams? Have you reached your milestones yet? Here are some suggestions offered by Nekar Lo, a terminal cancer patient who is in his eighth year after his … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, Melanoma
Tagged Alternative, Cancer, Diet, Lifestyle, Melanoma, Stage IV melanoma, Survival
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Exercise and Tea Consumption Might Prevent Depression among Breast Cancer Survivors
A study, published in the latest February issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology suggested regular exercise and tea consumption might prevent depression in breast cancer patients. The study was conducted between 2002 and 2006 in 1,399 women who had … Continue reading
Posted in Breast cancer, Cancer
Tagged Alternative, Breast cancer, Cancer, Depression, Exercise, Tea
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