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Category Archives: Cancer
Avastin Boosts Progression-Free Survival in Ovarian Cancer Patients
Adding bevacizumab (Avastin) to chemotherapy, followed by bevacizumab as maintenance therapy, can significantly prolong progression-free survival in women with advanced ovarian cancer. The study consisted of 1873 women with newly diagnosed stage III (macroscopic residual disease) or stage IV ovarian, primary peritoneal, … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, Ovarian Cancer
Tagged Avastin, bevacizumab, carboplatin, maintenance therapy, Ovarian Cancer, paclitaxel, Survival
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Ipilimumab – new option for Metastatic Melanoma patients
At ASCO this past weekend, Dr. Steven O’Day reported that ipilimumab alone or in combination with vaccine increased overall survival (OS) in patients with unresectable stage III/IV melanoma for whom previous treatment had failed (Abstract 4). Metastatic (stage IV) melanoma is very … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, Melanoma
Tagged chemotherapy, Ipilimumab, Melanoma, Stage IV melanoma, Survival
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Benefits of Tea in Reducing Cardiovascular Disease, Obesity, Diabetes and Cancers
Tea is one of the most widely-consumed beverages in the world. Beside quenching thirst, tea also contains lots of natural ingredients which might be beneficial to the overall health. This article reviews the clinical benefits of tea. Tea According to … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, Cardiovascular disease, Diabetes, Obesity, Tea
Tagged Cancer, Cardiovascular disease, Diabetes, Obesity, Tea
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Standard Chemo Better Than Oral Capecitabine in Elderly Breast Cancer
Most elderly breast cancer patients would prefer oral chemotherapy such as capecitabine (Xeloda, Roche) over intravenous chemotherapy due to the convenience. However, a clinical trial conducted in elderly women with early-stage breast cancer has found that standard adjuvant combination chemotherapy … Continue reading
Posted in Breast cancer, Cancer
Tagged 5-Fluorouracil, 5-FU, Breast cancer, capecitabine, chemotherapy, Cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, Methotrexate, Survival, Xeloda
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New treatment modality (Yttrium-90 Microspheres) Improves Survival in Patients With Liver Cancer
Each year, there are about 18,500 cases of primary liver cancer diagnosed and the most common form is hepatocellular carcinoma. However, more than 75% of hepatocellular carcinoma patients can not have surgery to remove their liver tumors and chemotherapy and … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, Liver Cancer
Tagged chemotherapy, Cure, Hepatocellular carcinoma, Liver cancer, Microspheres, Radiation, Shrinkage, Survival, TheraSphere, Yittrium-90
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Another Option in the Second Line Treatment of Patients with Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
Docetaxel(Taxotere) has long been considered the standard of care for second-line treatment of advanced NSCLC. However, the disadvantage of using this agent include the need to administer it with corticosteroid premedication and its toxicity profile A new study published in … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, Lung Cancer, Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
Tagged docetaxel, Javlor, Non small cell lung cancer, NSCLC, Survival, Taxotere, Treatment, vinflunine
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Chinese Scientists Uncover How Arsenic Treats Blood Cancer
In China, arsenic has long served the dual role of intentional poison as well as traditional Chinese medicine. In 1992, a group of Chinese doctors reported they have successfully used arsenic to treat acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), with cure rates … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia, Cancer
Tagged Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia, Arsenic, Blood Cancer, Herbal Medicine, Oncogenic protein
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Pancreatic cancer – Causes, Prevention, Prognosis, Diagnosis and Latest Treatment
Prevalence Pancreatic cancer is the fourth most common cause of adult cancer death, accounting for an estimated 42,470 new cases and 35,240 deaths in USA for 2009. The high mortality rate is due to the high incidence of metastatic disease … Continue reading
Posted in Pancreatic Cancer
Tagged Avastin, bevacizumab, capecitabine, Causes, Diagnosis, Eloxatin, erlotinib, gemcitabine, Gemzar, oxaliplatin, Pancreatic Cancer, Prevention, Prognosis, Survival, Tarceva, Treatment, Xeloda
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Vitamin K Intake Cut Cancer Risks
A study published in the March 24th issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition suggested that higher dietary intake of vitamin K may reduce the incidence of cancer and cancer-related mortality, particularly lung or prostate cancers. Vitamin K exists … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, Lung Cancer, Prostate cancer
Tagged Cancer, vitamin K
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