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Chemotherapy platinum drugs including cisplatin and paraplatin are mainstay treatment for ovarian cancer. But ovarian cancer cells often fall resistant to platinum therapy which pose a problem to the treatment that even increasing the dosage is of no good because it will cause unwanted side-effects such as nerve damage and kidney failure.
According to the Centers […]
First of all, my apologies to Alicia of Mental Health Notes for my (very) late reply to this meme.
Here are the 8 random facts about me (with a focus on health):
There were only two occasions (in my whole life) that I have been confined in a hospital: when I had a severe case of tonsilo-pharyngitis […]
Sorry for not updating this blog the past few days, i had to deal with a couple of issues:
technical issue - the USB cable that connects my 3G cellphone to my PC went kaput and I had to ask a friend in Manila (600 kilometers away and the nearest I could get a replacement) […]
Coffee addict. That’s me. I cannot start the day without coffee and I cannot go on with my day without having more coffee somewhere in between. I need the perk that the caffeine in coffee provides. I cannot remember exactly when I started drinking coffee. But I guess it must be early in my teens, […]
Tumor cells that lack the regulatory gene p53 can be killed by the widely-prescribed diabetes drug Metformin- according to researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
According to senior author Craig B. Thompson, MD, Director of the Abramson Cancer Center and Chairman and Professor of Cancer Biology and Medicine:
“This is the first time you […]
What if you are ill with cancer, can you still travel? I think it depends on your physical condition (like if you can still walk or not in so much pain) and where you are going.
And then, there’s the list of what to bring, like you medication kit and your phone book directory on whom […]
A glass of 100 percent grape juice made from deep purple Concord grapes may provide protection against breast cancer.
Natural compounds (anthocyanins) in Concord grape juice have been found to protect healthy human breast cells from DNA damage.
According to Dr. Keith Singletary, nutrition professor and lead researcher at the University of Illinois:
“The purple grape compounds demonstrated […]
A University of Queensland scientist – Dr. Ming Wei – has been awarded by the Australian State Government with a $750,000 fellowship to develop a lung cancer treatment from a bacterium found in eastern grey kangaroos.
The said research work involves spores of bacteria from grey kangaroos that target cancer cells.
According to Dr. Wei:
“By injecting the […]
One side effect of chemotherapy is loss of hair. For men, generally no problem because men are often sexier with shaved head or less hair. However, for women, our hair is our crowning glory.
Although I know one person in this world (my best friend) who was quite comfortable wearing a shaved head at one time […]
Cancer therapies, healing, and society.
Written by Gloria Gamat [email] for b5media.
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