Chemotherapy

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• Can You beat Prostate Cancer by using Traditional Herbal Remedies and Alternative Medicine?

  
  Health & Fitness Blog — Authority: 163
  Prostate Cancer! Do herbal products like Graviola and N-Tense actually work? That is the issue I am going to look at. But the initial results seem to say an emphatic yes!
  7 hours ago

• Mesothelioma

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 142
  Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer affecting the mesothelium, which is a membrane that covers and protects most of the internal organs of the body. In most cases, it begins in the pleura (the lining around the lungs) or peritoneum (the lining around the abdomen). The cancer is typically caused by asbestos exposure. ...
  9 hours ago

• Is cancer treatment better in the US?

  
  Ask MetaFilter — Authority: 646
  Looking to help a Canberra, Australia acquaintance recently diagnosed with estrogen-receptor-negative breast cancer, and wondering whether they would receive better treatment from the US. No politics, please. Someone I know was just diagnosed with breast cancer. It has spread to a lymph node under her armpit. The ...
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• my husband’s chest

  
  Mothers With Cancer — Authority: 460
  You don’t need to tell me how lucky I am. I have a roof over my head, great medical care and I’m surrounded by people who love me. And don’t think I forget how very lucky I am to be alive at all. Why did I get to go into remission ? Why me? I am indeed very fortunate. But there are times when I do feel sad ...
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• Sir Ian Botham to take 13th super-walk to aid cancer research

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 708
  London, Nov. 11 (ANI): Cricket legend Ian Botham has launched his 25th anniversary hike to aid cancer research along with two brave children fighting leukaemia.“If you want to know why I keep doing these walks, look no further than these two,” The Mirror quoted Botham, as saying.Bradley Smith, 6, has one year left ...
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• Lung Cancer Facts : Side Effects of Radiation Treatment for Lung Cancer

  
  Peoples-Blog: Mesothelioma & Asbestos Cancer — Authority: 142
  The side effects of radiation treatment for lung cancer include some tissue damage around the skin, heart, lungs and chest due to the high energy of the treatment. Weigh the risks of radiation therapy with helpfulinformation from a practicing oncologist in this free video on cancer. Expert: Dr. Kenneth Fink Contact: ...
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• Can You Beat Liver Cancer by using Traditional Herbal Remedies and Alternative Medicine?

  
  Internet Niche Marketing — Authority: 146
  Liver Cancer! The question we are going to ask is. Do herbal products like Graviola Max and Graviola Really work? The results seem very positive, enough to sayYes! Are you frightened by the thought of getting Liver Cancer? Do the words “Liver Cancer” worry you? The words are very emotive aren’t they? Well now ...
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• CEA Flares During Chemo Don’t Mean Cancer Progression

  
  C3: Colorectal Cancer Coalition — Authority: 126
  Written by Kate Murphy . Colorectal cancer patients whose CEA blood tests rise at the beginning of chemotherapy and then fall ( CEA flare) do better than patients with a consistently rising CEA.   CEA flares don’t necessarily predict worsening cancer. Compared to patients with consistently rising ...
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• SNPwatch: Genetic Variations May Impact Risk of Hearing Loss in Children Receiving Common Chemotherapy Drug

  
  The Spittoon — Authority: 503
  Cisplatin , a cancer chemotherapy drug first approved by the FDA in 1978, revolutionized the treatment of many types of cancer.  Despite its effectiveness, in many cases doctors are forced to reduce the drug’s dose, or abandon it altogether, due to serious side effects on patients’ hearing . Between 10-25% of ...
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• Drugs to treat anemia in cancer patients linked to thromboembolism

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 621
  NEW YORK -- Medications frequently given to cancer patients to reduce their risk of anemia are associated with an increased risk of deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism, according to new res
  2 days ago

• Post-Chemo Gynecological Surgeon Follow-up

  
  MLO Knitting — Authority: 121
  We saw Dr. Sunshine Thursday, November 5. At said appointment I found out what my post-chemotherapy plan is going to be. First, I will be on the pain patch for at least another three months – until my next appointment with Dr. Sunshine. The most disappointing part? I have to keep the port until April 2010. This ...
  2 days ago

• Nanosized drug delivery systems take a leap forward

  
  Innovation Toronto — Authority: 437
  Blood vessels that supply tumors are more porous than normal vessels, makes nanoscale drug delivery systems a particularly attractive prospect. If properly engineered, nanoparticles can in fact get inside a tumor, targeting it precisely and allowing much higher drug dosages as they reduce side effects to a minimum. ...
  3 days ago

• Fighting Lung Cancer: CTCA Day

  
  EmpowHer.com - Site Activity Feed — Authority: 545
  Today was a busy day at the Cancer Treatment Centers. read more
  3 days ago

• Good Things

  
  Hello-RightOn! — Authority: 121
  It has been a long, tiring week: five straight days of chemo is not something I would encourage anyone to try. But it is over now and I am feeling much better. I had fatigue like I have never experienced before; the other side-effects were minimal. The bloody noses are back as is the nasty heartburn, yet I am happy ...
  3 days ago

• Mesothelioma Research

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 142
  Scientists conducting research on mesothelioma are studying new drugs, new combinations of chemotherapy, and combinations of chemotherapy and radiation therapy before and after surgery. Other research is being conducted to assess the effectiveness of biological therapy in treating mesothelioma. People who join ...
  4 days ago

• Fiorina comes out swinging – at her cancer

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 162
  Tough-as-nails former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina kicked off her U.S. Senate campaign this week with defiant words for a ruthless opponent - her cancer. "Let me start with the most obvious question: Whats with the hair?" she asked a crowd in Orange County, motioning to the graying buzz cut that replaced her ...
  5 days ago

• What You Need To Know About Lung Cancer

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 142
  Cancer is a disease in which certain body cells dont function right, divide very fast and produce too much tissue that forms a tumor. A leading cause of cancer deaths in both men and women is probably lung cancer. This is the number one cause of cancer deaths surpassing breast cancer as the leading cause of deaths in ...
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• 1930s drug slows tumor growth

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 621
  Drugs sometimes have beneficial side effects. A glaucoma treatment causes luscious eyelashes. A blood pressure drug also aids those with a rare genetic disease.
  6 days ago

• Dealing with Liver Cancer

  
  The Article Blog — Authority: 142
  It is worth to know about liver before answering what is liver cancer? Liver is located below the lung and the diaphragm. It is further divided into right and left lobes. It receives blood from the hepatic arteries and portal veins. Now what is liver cancer ? The type of cancer or tumor inside the liver or any lobes ...
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• Steroid Pills effective for patients with Multiple Myeloma

  
  Anabolic Steroids Blog - iSteroids . com — Authority: 139
  According to researchers at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center , steroid pill treatment can be highly effective when it comes to improving the overall survival rate of patients with multiple myeloma , a cancer of the plasma cells in the bone marrow . Multiple myeloma , which is considered to be a dreadful ...
  6 days ago

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