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Speaking of breast cancer…
Previously popular treatments – i.e. big-dose chemotherapy – apparently are of no help against breast cancer.
Such were the findings recently reported by a group of Houston researchers.
A grueling and controversial breast cancer treatment that was popular in the late 1980s and the 1990s does not extend the lives of patients in advanced […]
Previously, the possibility of lung cancer detection by blood test has been reported.
Now, a blood test may also be able to detect breast cancer in its earliest stages.
Such diagnostic test – now being introduced in the UK - works by detecting gene expression patterns in blood samples not taken from the breast.
Developed by Norwegian life […]
Well, the holiday season (Christmas and New Year) is almost here. This is the time of year that most of us have a big excuse to eat and eat and eat. It’s a time for family get-togethers and festivities that will not be complete without food and lots of tempting delightful foods.
Here are a few […]
The targeted cancer pill – Gleevec - has been approved for the treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumors, pediatric CML, as well as five additional rare cancers.
While it has been reported to have saved more than 100,000 lives, Gleevec is now saving more children with a dire leukemia (Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph+ ALL) ), […]
According to a new study led by Duke University Medical Center researchers, test for four blood proteins may provide a less-invasive follow-up for patients who have suspicious lesions on chest radiographs or computerized tomography (CT) scans.
Said Edward Patz, Jr., M.D., a radiologist at Duke and lead investigator on the study:
“CT scans have a very high […]
We already know that smokers have a higher risk of developing lung cancer.
However, smokers and non-smokers alike may be able to substantially reduce the risk of developing lung cancer by simply eating four or more servings of green salad a week and working in the garden once or twice a week.
Such were the findings of […]
I’ve blogged on and on above the beneficial effects of a fruits-and-vegetable-rich diet against cancer.
Though the effects are not immediate, in the long run, such diet has a role on cancer prevention.
Now, there is new evidence for the protective effects of fruits and vegetables.
Researchers presented at the American Association for Cancer Research’s Sixth Annual International […]
According to University of Florida surgeons, in about 20 percent of women with breast cancer who plan to undergo a lumpectomy, breast magnetic resonance imaging reveals important diagnostic information that alters their treatment plan.
Though nor routinely administered to breast cancer patients, MRI or magnetic resonance imaging has the following benefits:
can find additional cancerous areas in […]
The powerful anti-cancer drug imatinib (Gleevec™) has been re-engineered by researchers at Rice University and the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.
Developed by Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Gleevec is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), Philadelphia-chromosome positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia and GIST.
The drug targets two […]
At around 5 am today, we got back from our long weekend.
I endured a stiff neck from a 12-hour bus ride home.
Stiff neck and all, I am back to blog, so please come back soon.
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