Cancer

As more individuals with cancer are being treated as outpatients, the University of Rochester Medical Center is working on an emerging problem: how to prevent the life-threatening blood clots that can accompany some newer cancer drugs.  

Researchers and physicians at Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital & Medical Center are looking outside of traditional Western medicine to find relief for breast cancer patients.  

As more individuals with cancer are being treated as outpatients, the University of Rochester Medical Center is working on an emerging problem: how to prevent the life-threatening blood clots that can accompany some newer cancer drugs.  

New Orleans -- One of the most important parts of a cancer patient's recovery plan is a good support system. One great support resource is the American Cancer Society.  

Older and younger patients with renal cancer derive similar benefit from sorafenib therapy and tolerate the drug equally well, according to a study published online October 7 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.  

A typical course of radiation therapy following breast cancer surgery involves 30 sessions over six weeks But for certain women undergoing lumpectomy, Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation , a newer radiation ...  

Older and younger patients with renal cancer derive similar benefit from sorafenib therapy and tolerate the drug equally well, according to a study published online October 7 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Although the risk of being diagnosed with cancer increases with age...  

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month - a time to buy pretty pink products that support breast cancer research.  

However, when women take tamoxifen, they cannot take hormone replacement therapies to relieve menopausal symptoms. Their options are limited to taking ...  

Breast cancer patients and survivors in the High Country have a valuable resource in avid athlete Kathie Billing, who is using her passion for exercise to improve cancer patients' quality of life.  

Peggy Burkett still cries when she thinks about the day she was diagnosed with breast cancer nine months ago.  

Washington, Oct 8 (ANI): A researcher from the University of Missouri will conduct a study to determine how black cohosh - an herbal supplement often used to relieve hot flashes in menopausal women - interacts with tamoxifen, a common drug used to treat breast cancer. The risk of developing...  

Two separate studies published in the same issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology (October 10th 2008) provide valuable insights into the risk of suicide among patients with cancer.  

Mesothelioma Cancer: Early Warning Signs and Causes >> 1.0 Scale of 1 to 10 Read: 3 Propped: 1 Prop it Abstract: Malignant mesothelioma is a devasting, rare and deadly form of cancer, caused by exposure to ...  

Thousands of women with breast cancer could be missing out on new drugs which cut the risk of the disease returning, experts say.