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Alpha-1 Antitrypsin for Graft-Versus-Host Disease After Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant
Alpha-1 Antitrypsin for Graft-Versus-Host Disease After Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant. Can alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) help treat graft-versus-host disease after an allogeneic stem cell transplant? Years
Continue readingKen Youner, kidney cancer survivor
“I quickly jumped off the table and went over to the computer screen, and I immediately knew I had kidney cancer (renal cell carcinoma (RCC)).” As a physician, cancer was not something unknown
Continue readingEarly Lung Cancer, SBRT if Surgery is Not an Option
Stereotactic body radiation therapy provided an extremely high rate of local control (98%) at 3 years in a small trial of patients with inoperable early-stage lung cancer, according to the results of a
Continue readingTriphendiol for Pancreatic and Bile Duct Cancer: What Happened to This Experimental Drug?
Researchers have had early success in laboratory studies of triphendiol and its effects on biliary cancers. They have found that the drug causes apoptosis, or cell death, in pancreatic and bile duct cancer
Continue readingNeoadjuvant Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer: Can Treatment Before Surgery Make a Tumor Resectable?
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/721386?src=mpnews&spon=7&uac=97669BN
Continue readingCan Some Women With Early Breast Cancer Safely Skip Radiation?
“Older women who have had breast cancer surgery have a greater risk of the cancer returning if they delay their post-surgical radiation treatment, report Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists...
Continue readingAnti-Angiogenic Therapy for Lung Cancer: What Patients Need to Know
Anti-Angiogenic Therapy for Lung Cancer: What Patients Need to Know. Cancer cannot grow indefinitely without a blood supply. Like healthy tissues, tumors need oxygen and nutrients. Many cancers stimulate
Continue readingAnti-Angiogenic Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer: What Patients Need to Know
Anti-Angiogenic Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer: What Patients Need to Know. Can cutting off a tumor’s blood supply help treat pancreatic cancer? The idea is called anti-angiogenic therapy. Angiogenesis
Continue readingFish Oil and Lung Cancer: Can Omega-3 Fatty Acids Help During Treatment?
High doses of omega-3 fatty acids found in oily fish or fish oil or plant sources may help fight lung cancer, according to a case report published by researchers at the University of Nevada in the journal
Continue readingMilk Thistle During Childhood ALL Treatment: Can It Reduce Liver Toxicity?
Milk Thistle During Childhood ALL Treatment: Can It Reduce Liver Toxicity? Chemotherapy has dramatically improved survival for children diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). But the drugs
Continue readingCurcumin and Drug-Resistant Lung Cancer: Can It Improve Chemotherapy Response?
Curcumin extracted from the rhizomes of Curcuma longa L. has been shown to have inhibitory effects on cancers through its anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic activities. Emerging evidence demonstrates
Continue readingAcute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) Treatment Advances: What Patients Need to Know
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) Treatment Advances: What Patients Need to Know. Treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) has advanced through better risk assessment, targeted drugs, and immunotherapy.
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