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Archive for July 2006

July 6th, 2006

Pancreatic Cancer Surgery Can Still Help Patients Over 80

According to surgeons at the Jefferson Medical College, age doesn’t necessarily have to be the deciding factor for cancer surgery. Major pancreatic cancer surgery can actually be successfully performed on patients in their 80s, 90s and even older; contrary to what many (in and out of the medical profession) believe.
Pancreatic cancer surgeon Charles J. Yeo […]

By Gloria Gamat -- 0 comments

July 5th, 2006

PSA Levels in Men with Prostate Cancer, Stabilized With the Help of Pomegranate Juice

Levels of PSA or prostate-specific antigen (a biomarker that indicates the presence of cancer) in men treated for prostate cancer remained stable upon daily drinking of pomegranate juice (eight ounce glass, increased nearly 4 times).
This is the finding of a three-year UCLA study that involved 50 men who has undergone surgery or radiation but quickly […]

By Gloria Gamat -- 1 comment

July 4th, 2006

New Technique from HHMI, Reveals Liver Cancer Growth Genes

In a new technology that created a new mouse model of human liver cancer in about one month (as opposed to about one year, in standard techniques), scientists from Howard Hughes Medical Institute scientists were able to identify two genes that play a key role in driving the establishment of liver cancer.
This new approach will […]

By Gloria Gamat -- 0 comments

July 3rd, 2006

About Metastatic Lung Cancer

Over the weekend, a very dear, old friend of mine have been diagnosed with metastasized lung cancer. It was a shock. I am still in shock for I never imagined somebody this close to me will hear of any cancer in the first degree.
Metastasized lung cancer is an advanced form of cancer which in most […]

By Gloria Gamat -- 6 comments