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The Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida is seeking patients who have primary liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma) that has spread to other organs or is too advanced to be treated by surgery and must have had prior chemotherapy treatments.
The said patients are being recruited by Moffitt for the phase II study of the oral medication […]
According to a new meta-analysis of observational studies, regular and high coffee drinking may reduce the risk of live cancer by as much as 55 percent.
Liver cancer is the sixth most commonly diagnosed cancer in the world and third most common cause of death from cancer.
In the past year, the wonders of drinking coffee have […]
I don’t. Even though I have been eating fish my whole life. Not even the popular Japanese delicacy - sushi or sashimi it is called right? ;-)
Some fisherfolks here in my region eat raw fish direct from the sea - alone or vinegared. It is quite a delicacy - it is just that I am […]
Ever wondered by liver cancer is more prevalent in men than women? Women have estrogen to thank for.
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) — a devastating complication of chronic liver disease and inflammation caused by risk factors such as hepatitis B and C viruses, or alcoholic liver disease — makes up the majority of liver cancers in humans.
Overall, […]
Found in green leafy vegetables, chick peas and lentils – folate – is already known to reduce the risk of neural tube defects (NTD) (most commonly spina bifida and anencephaly) in infants when taken in the first trimester of pregnancy.
This association has led to increased fortification of folic acid (the synthetic counterpart of folate) in […]
Developed by University of Navarra School of Pharmacy researcher Leire Garcia Navarro is a new treatment that slows down the growth of colon and liver cancers.
The specialist worked on designing non-viral systems which act directly upon the liver and the colon. In this manner, she prepared, optimized and evaluated, in vitro and in vivo, […]
Presented Monday at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the cure for liver cancer in Sorafenib.
Phase III clinical trial data of this miracle pill revealed that chances of survival from final stage liver cancer is increased by 44% or about three months life extension.
Final stage liver cancer is deadly and currently […]
At the moment, let me first direct you to interesting blog posts relating to cancer:
Ruth Schaffer discussed snake venom toxin that can inhibit the growth of prostate cancer cells and the blood DNA test for early detection of liver cancer at The Biotech Weblog; fruit and vegetables reduce the risk of head and neck cancer […]
For the first time, MDS Nordion’s innovative primary liver cancer treatment TheraSphere® have been used in India.
MDS Nordion is a leading global provider of medical isotopes and radiopharmaceuticals (used to diagnose and treat diseases) and is one of 89 Ontario-based companies and organizations participating in a trade mission to India, organized by the Government of Ontario.
Three […]
According to the results of a new double blind study published in the January 2007 issue of Hepatology (the official journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD)), long-acting octreotide does not improve outcomes for patients with liver cancer as compared to placebo.
Also known as hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), liver cancer is […]
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Written by Gloria Gamat [email] for b5media.
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