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Category Archives: Cancer
Ancient Chinese Herbal Medicine Reduces Side-Effects of Chemotherapy
A Chinese herbal formula that was used more than 1,800 years ago was shown to reduce the gastrointestinal side effects of chemotherapy but also increased its efficacy in mice, according to a study published in the August issue of the … Continue reading
Everolimus (Affinitor) Improves Survival in Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors
Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors affect the hormone-producing tissues within the pancreas, and have an incidence rate, affecting only 2 to 4 people per million worldwide. The incidence, however, is rising, and has quadrupled in the past 30 years, according to data … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer
Tagged Affinitor, anthracyclines, Everolimus, fluoropyrimidines, Neuroendocrine tumor, octreotide, Pancreatic Cancer, Sandostatin, streptozocin, sunitinib, Survival, Sutent, Zanosar
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Fish Oil May Cut Breast Cancer Risk in Postmenopausal Women
Fish oil supplement intake is associated with a lower risk for breast cancer in postmenopausal women, according to the results of the VITamins And Lifestyle (VITAL) Cohort study. From 2000 to 2002, a total of 35,016 postmenopausal women, aged 50 … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Medicine, Breast cancer, Cancer
Tagged black cohosh, Breast cancer, dong quai, Fish oil, post-menopause, soy, St John's wort
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Gefitinib (Iressa) is better than Standard Therapy in Lung Cancer with EGFR Mutations
Gefitinib (Iressa) is more effective than first-line therapy in improving survival without disease in patients with advanced nonsmall-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and epidermal growth-factor receptor (EGFR) mutations. The current study was conducted in 230 patients from 43 centers in Japan, … Continue reading
Posted in Lung Cancer, Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
Tagged carboplatin, EGFR, epidermal growth-factor receptor, gefitinib, Iressa, Lung Cancer, mutations, Non small cell lung cancer, paclitaxel, Survival
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Vitamin B6, Methionine Linked to Lower Risk for Lung Cancer
According to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, serum levels of vitamin B6 and amino acid, methionine, were inversely associated with risk for lung cancer. The study was conducted among ~400,000 participants in 10 … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Medicine, Cancer, Lung Cancer, Vitamins
Tagged Lung Cancer, Methionine, Smoking, vitamin B6
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Coffee Drinking Lowers Risk for Head and Neck Cancers
Good news for coffee drinkers. A new study found that drinking caffeinated coffee is associated with lower risk for head and neck cancers. The study was published in June 22 online issue of the Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. Tobacco … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Medicine, Cancer, Head and Neck Cancer
Tagged coffee, drinking, Head and Neck Cancer, Pharyngeal cancer, Smoking
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Efficacy and tolerability of Avastin plus Xeloda as first-line therapy in patients with advanced Liver Cancer
Liver cancer is the fifth most common cancer worldwide and the third most common cause of cancer mortality. More than 80% of cases occur in East Asia and sub-Sharan Africa, and the incidence is increasing in Europe and the US. … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, Liver Cancer
Tagged Avastin, bevacizumab, capecitabine, Liver cancer, Nexavar, sorafenib, Survival, Xeloda
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New Chemotherapy, Cabazitaxel (Jevtana), for Advanced Prostate Cancer
A new chemotherapy, Cabazitaxel (Jevtana) has been approved in the United States to treat men who have advanced hormone-refractory prostate cancer and have failed docetaxel. The approval was based on the results of the phase 3 TROPIC clinical study, which … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, Prostate cancer
Tagged cabazitaxel, chemotherapy, hormone refractory, Jevtana, mitoxantrone, Prostate cancer, Survival, TROPIC
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Is Shark Cartilage Helpful For Cancer Patients?
Shark cartilage has been touted as a potential alternative or complementary cancer treatment for several decades. Dozens of shark cartilage products are sold as dietary supplements, but none have been studied in humans. A recently published study indicated that adding a … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, Lung Cancer, Non Small Cell Lung Cancer, Tea
Tagged Cancer, curcumin, Green Tea, Non small cell lung cancer, NSCLC, Shark Cartilage, Survival
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