Cancer

Progressive disease after neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer is associated with factors ranging from race to advanced tumors, which are also linked to a response to chemotherapy, according to research published online March 15 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology .  

--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExpertSource: TOPIC: WebMD has reported upon the results of a new study demonstrating that an experimental type of highly focused radiation therapy called stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) effectively controlled more than 87% of early-stage inoperable non-small-cell lung tumors for up to three years. SBRT, which is not yet approved by the FDA for treatment of lung cancer, is a noninvasive type of treatment in which...  

Before we begin quoting numbers and statistics we will tell you something you may, or not know already. We will briefly explain the how the survival rates are calculated.Contributor: Jamie VanderhorstPublished: Mar 18, 2010  

Several Southwest Riverside County doctors are participating in a nationwide effort that is urging residents to be screened for one of the deadliest, yet most preventable forms of cancer.The Campaign to Stop Colon Cancer Now is aimed at pointing out the benefits of colonoscopy screening procedures, which can identify more than 90 percent of curable colon cancer cases if they are detected at an early stage.Colon cancer continues to be a...  

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is being fined for botching 97 of 116 procedures to treat prostate cancer among men seeking care at the agency's medical center in Philadelphia. Although the punishment, which adds up to a mere $227,500, might not sound like more than a slap on the wrist, it is coming from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and is one of the largest the commission has ever given out for medical mistakes...  

Older patients in the community are less likely to receive supplemental chemotherapy for colorectal cancer, despite findings suggesting that therapy is no more toxic in this population. Medscape Medical News  

In 2001, I had brain surgery to remove a non-malignant tumor. It was a risky operation, but it was successfully removed without any of the possible complications. In 2007 it grew back and I had to have the Gamma-Knife procedure. It was not destroyed...  

Philadelphia, PA— A jury has awarded two families a total of $17 million in an asbestos-related mesothelioma lawsuit. The families had sued several manufacturers of asbestos products, including John Crane, Inc. and Garlock Sealing Technologies, in order to hold them responsible for the deaths of two men. Each man suffered, and died, from malignant pleural mesothelioma, a rare but aggressive cancer which is nearly always caused by exposure to...  

Just like breast cancer screening was thrown into confusion last year by new guidelines issued by a government task force, prostate cancer screening has a controversy of its own with new recommendations published by the American Cancer Society. But a UC Health urologist says screening still plays an important role.  

UroToday.com - In this study, we reported our experience with sacral insufficiency fractures (IF) in patients with prostate cancer who underwent pelvic radiotherapy as part of their definitive treatment. Insufficiency fractures are considered a rare complication of radiotherapy. IF has been described after irradiation for gynaecologic, anal, and rectal cancer. Data in prostate cancer patients is rare and limited to some case reports. In our...  

A new addition to the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines™), the NCCN Guidelines for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma (MPM), was presented at the NCCN 15th Annual Conference. Lee M. Krug, MD of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and a member of the NCCN Guidelines Panel discussed recommended treatment options for patients with MPM as well as first-line therapy regimens. Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer in...  

Background: Ovarian carcinoma is a rarely curable disease, for which new treatment options are required. As agents that block HMG-CoA reductase and the mevalonate pathway, the statin family of drugs are used in the treatment of hypercholesterolemia and have been shown to trigger apoptosis in a tumor-specific manner. Recent clinical trials show that the addition of statins to traditional chemotherapeutic strategies can increase efficacy of...  

HELPING IN THE TREATMENT — of cancer is new tools at Hunterdon Medical Center, including the Varian Trilogy Linear Accelerator. Standing next to it are Dr. Andrew Greenberg, radiation oncologist, and Keith McClain, radiation oncology manager. The Hunterdon Regional Cancer...  

African-American, Hispanic, and economically disadvantaged patients with brain tumors are significantly less likely to be referred to high-volume hospitals that specialize in neurosurgery than other patients of similar age, the same gender, and with similar comorbidities, according to new research by Johns Hopkins doctors.  

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. I heard that at age 50, everyone should get checked for colon cancer. My insurance didn't cover it then. At 59, I asked specifically to be referred by my doctor and I got a referral and a colonoscopy. My insurance covered it this time and I understand about 90 percent of the insurance companies cover a colon cancer check now. I'm told that not all doctors require a referral. Some do.