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Chemotherapy Defined

The treatment of cancer with drugs.
Adjuvant chemotherapy
Chemotherapy given to kill any remaining cancer cells, usually after all detectable tumor is removed by surgery or radiotherapy.
Combination chemotherapy
The use of more than one drug during cancer treatment.

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Facts that all men should have

Published August 28, 2008, 2:21 am, Coeur d'Alene Press

News of county treasurer Tom Malzahn's prostate cancer brought sadness and respect. Sadness for what he has to face, but respect for making public something so personal.

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Variation of normal protein could be key to resistance to common cancer drug

Published August 27, 2008, 5:44 pm, UC Newsroom

Findings important to understanding how personalized therapies may be developed for patients.

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Protein Variant Possible Key to Cancer Drug Resistance

Published August 27, 2008, 4:31 pm, Newswise

Researchers at the Moores Cancer Center at the University of California, San Diego (UC SD) in La Jolla have found evidence explaining why a common chemotherapy drug, cisplatin, may not always work for every cancer patient. They have shown that when a variant version of a key protein that normally causes cell death is active, patients may be resistant to the cancer-killing drug.

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Insight into future cancer treatment

Published August 27, 2008, 3:40 pm, NZCity

28 August 2008 A visiting expert has given New Zealand surgeons an insight into the future of cancer treatment.

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Curis Announces Nature Publication Elucidating a Paracrine Mechanism of Action in Hedgehog-Expressing Tumors

Published August 27, 2008, 10:29 am, Centre Daily Times

Curis, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRIS), a drug development company focused on developing next generation proprietary targeted medicines for cancer treatment, today announced the publication of preclinical data in Nature that support the premise that Hedgehog proteins play an important role in supporting tumor growth in Hedgehog-expressing solid tumors through a paracrine mechanism of action.

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Desert Trail - Yucca Valley, CA: Ara

Published August 27, 2008, 7:52 am, Desert Trail

Automotive ( top ) Clint Bowyer on Motorcycle Safety (ARA) - An increase of motorcycles on the road and the fact that less than half have taken an organized rider education course, indicates a need for increased awareness of proper motorcycle safety.

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Poniard Pharmaceuticals Announces Upcoming Conference Participation

Published August 27, 2008, 5:00 am, PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance

Poniard Pharmaceuticals, Inc. , a biopharmaceutical company focused on oncology, today announced that Jerry McMahon, Ph.D., chairman and CEO, will participate in three upcoming conferences in September during which he will provide a corporate overview, including a discussion of the clinical development program for picoplatin, the Company's lead product candidate.

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Woman spotted pal's baby had cancer in photo on internet

Published August 27, 2008, 12:38 am, Daily Mirror

A mum with no medical training has saved the life of a baby girl she's never met... simply by looking at this photo sent from 4,300 miles away.

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Rare disease strikes kids under 5

Published August 27, 2008, 12:37 am, Daily Mirror

Retinoblastoma is a rare type of eye cancer that mostly affects children under the age of five.

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Young mum no victim

Published August 26, 2008, 5:35 pm, Milton Ulladulla Times

REMARKABLE young mum Kelli O'Brien does not see herself as a victim to cancer, but a cancer champion. Kelli is today beating a brain tumour and a supposed 'death sentence' handed to her two-and-a-half years ago.

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Tue Aug 26

Chemotherapy Drugs and Side Effects Information - Chemo Care

Fri Aug 22

Case Studies of Reversing Degeneration - Part 6: This is another case study of using nutritional supplements to assist in the treatment of cancer. This person was a very young child with a neuroblastoma. The cancer had spread so much that it could not be removed. She was put on aggressive chemotherapy, and the outlook was grim.
Case Studies of Reversing Degeneration - Part 6: This is another case study of using nutritional supplements to assist in the treatment of cancer. This person was a very young child with a neuroblastoma. The cancer had spread so much that it could not be removed. She was put on aggressive chemotherapy, and the outlook was grim.

Thu Aug 21

Chemotherapy: Information about chemotherapy and the treatment of cancer with the help of chemotherapy medicines.

Wed Aug 20

Antioxidants and Other Nurients Do Not Interfere wtih Chemotherapy or Radiation -- and can HELP!: There is much confusion these days about whether the powerful antioxidants found in fruits and vegetables -- ordinarily such excellent friends to good health -- are safe to eat while a person is undergoing medical treatments for cancer such as radiation and chemotherapy. Well, here is a medical review article that looked at 50 (!) human studies in the medical literature on that very question. After reviewing all that research, the authors concluded that it shows that antioxidants "enhance the killing [of cancer cells] of therapeutic modalities [like chemo and radiation], decrease their side effects, and protect normal tissue." Isn't that what we all would wish from a medical treatment-- that it work better, have minimal side effects, and protect our healthy cells?

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Sun Aug 17

Look Good...Feel Better: American Cancer Association sponsored site for dealing with side effects of chemotherapy.

Sat Aug 16

Articles all about Cancer: This is a place where all great articles about Cancer are gather

Fri Aug 15

Tratamiento contra el cáncer - gotas GREEN SAP: Tratamiento encontrado por tio carlos. Ya lo esta consumiendo mi papa.

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