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Anti-Angiogenic Chemo- Pancreatic Cancer
A pill that cuts off the supply of nutrients to tumors shows promise for treating people with the rare type of pancreatic cancer “Doubled the length of time before their disease worsened”
Continue readingPancreatic Cancer Surgery-Biliary Drainage at Academic Center for Better Care?
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/717889?src=mp&spon=7&uac=97669BN
Continue readingNeoadjuvant Therapy May Increase Resectability of Pancreatic Cancer
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/721386?src=mpnews&spon=7&uac=97669BN
Continue readingOmega 3’s beats Colorectal Cancer
“eating a diet high in omega-3 fatty acids (especially salmon, mackerel, herring, anchovies, sardines, and tuna) cut the risk of developing colorectal cancer by nearly 40 percent” If a drug
Continue readingInvasive Lobular Breast Cancer- Chemo?
We reviewed randomized trials of neoadjuvant and adjuvant chemotherapy and noted that insufficient evidence is available to support or withhold use of chemotherapy in patients with invasive lobular
Continue readingDCIS- Risk of Future Breast Cancer in Either Breast
“(11.9%) of women developed ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence and 127 (4.6%) developed contralateral breast cancer as their first breast event.” You have been diagnosed with ductal carcinoma
Continue readingBreast Cancer and Chemicals
Breast cancer is the most common form of invasive cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death among women after lung cancer. Although genetic and lifestyle factors play a role in breast cancer
Continue readingCryoablation Safe Effective Breast Cancer Therapy
“Cryoablation (also called cryosurgery) is a “new” treatment for breast cancer that has been waiting in the wings for decades. While fairly often used in prostate cancer, the use of
Continue readingRadiation does not Effect Overall Survival in Early Breast Cancer
“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 readingExercise- Non-Medical Intervention for Alzheimer’s
“physical activity, exercise among people already diagnosed with the early stages of Alzheimer’s, moderate to high-intensity workouts may not only slow down the biological symptoms of Alzheimer’s—but
Continue readingMinority Breast Cancer Mortality
Summary: "There are many underlying reasons for racial and ethnic disparities that affect breast cancer mortality, eg, inadequate screening of some minority groups. Mammography screening improves
Continue readingReduce Toxicity, Enhance Efficacy-Esophageal Cancer Therapy
The role of neoadjuvant therapy in the treatment of locally advanced esophageal carcinoma still remains controversial. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy
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