In childhood leukemia study, aggressive chemotherapy cuts deaths by 37%
...ug doses. Years after treatment, despite the more aggressive chemotherapy, the patients did not experience medical problems beyond those reported in those who had received lower doses of the drugs, with one exception. Patients who had received higher doses of doxorubicin experienced slightly higher rates of ...Prostate cancer screening interval of 4 years misses few cancers, study shows
...confined stage, suggesting that "very few, if any, aggressive prostate cancers escape screening with the procedures used within the ERSPC."...Disrupting two cell mechanisms in combination can suppress aggressive breast cancer in mice
... more effectively suppress the growth of extremely aggressive breast tumors in mice. In a surprising finding, t...s genetic modification leads to the development of aggressive breast tumors in 100 per cent of the cases. These mice were then crossed with mice that were Id defi...Antigen targeted in therapy for melanoma also prompts immune response in brain tumor cells
...found in melanomas has now been detected in highly aggressive brain tumors called gliomas that take the lives of... outlook for patients who suffer from these highly aggressive tumors has historically been extremely poor, and even conventional treatments such as surgery, chemo...New test can identify patients who may suffer serious late toxicity from radiotherapy
...hat radiotherapists can give those patients a more aggressive treatment that will be more likely to kill more cancer cells with only a slight increase in toxic side effects. This is a very significant result because it has been estimated that if you exclude 5% of the most sensitive patients, you can gain a 20%...Starve a tumor, or feed a tumor?
...althy tissue is muscled out by cancerous tissue so aggressive that the tumor even sacrifices parts of itself to continue its relentless expansion. It's in this rough-and-tumble environment, controlled by a dizzying array of molecular signals, that researchers at the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center are grappling ...Detection of glycoprotein could indentify ovarian and uterine cancers with poor prognosis
...eby enable better disease management of women with aggressive uterine or ovarian cancer, suggest authors of a st...th ovarian cancer; however some women will develop aggressive tumours in either disease which increases the risk of death. Peter Altevogt from the German Cancer ...New studies demonstrate importance of offering range of treatment options to elderly cancer patients
...nts can benefit from, and are willing to consider, aggressive treatment for certain types of cancer. These find...illingness among some elderly patients to consider aggressive chemotherapy. Elderly and Younger Lung Cancer Patients Benefit Equally From Combined Chemotherapy...Promising West Nile virus vaccine protects monkeys
...HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson. "We will continue aggressive research and development steps, and we will continue to work with our public health partners toward preventing mosquito-borne disease and ensuring effective prevention and treatment." "West Nile is one of the emerging infectious diseases for which we...Delaying chemotherapy could be best option for certain type of non-hodgkin lymphoma
...eek's issue of THE LANCET. Chemotherapy (single or aggressive combination therapy) does not cure advanced stage low-grade non-Hodgkin lymphomas, even when combined with radiotherapy. On behalf of the British National Lymphoma Investigation, Kirit Ardeshna from the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre, Northwood, UK, and ...Extended, progressive physical therapy aids stroke survivors mobility
...ing a home-based exercise program that's much more aggressive than what is typically prescribed, stroke survivors can improve their walking ability, balance and cardiovascular endurance," says Duncan, who is also director of the Brooks Center for Rehabilitation Studies, and director of the Department of the Vet...Childhood leukemia survivors not receiving radiation have same life expectancy as general population
... of ALL) in other studies. "That reflects the more aggressive nature of the earlier-onset tumors," Hudson said. The higher unemployment rates for patients who had received radiation treatment for ALL, and lower marital rates among irradiated females occurred despite the relatively low radiation doses used. The ...Paclitaxel combination improves survival from small-cell lung cancer
...in smaller studies of patients with SCLC, the most aggressive form of lung cancer. Martin Reck, M.D., and Ulrich Gatzemeier, M.D., of the Hospital Grosshansdorf in Hamburg, Germany, and their colleagues conducted a randomized, phase III trial of the two regimens in 614 patients with SCLC. Patients were evalua...$13 million grant puts new herpes-based AIDS vaccine on fast track
...those antibodies and killer T-cells would mount an aggressive attack against the infection before it can take hold and cause AIDS. Other potential AIDS vaccines have used a similar approach, but most produced just small quantities of the desired proteins from the AIDS virus. By using the herpes virus and by ...Atrial fibrillation hospitalizations triple since 1985, will continue climb
...ns, he says. "We think there is a need for more aggressive attention to addressing risk factors in women especially a focus on high blood pressure because we found that women are hospitalized more than men and because women live longer than men," Mensah says. He also notes that compliance with instructions...Cedars-Sinai researchers detail events that enable brain tumors to weaken immune system
...tudy, researchers found that intracranial gliomas aggressive brain tumors damage the thymus, the gland responsible for the development and potency of the immune system's T cells. As the thymus shrinks and its normal structure becomes distorted, many of the thymocytes the "immature" cells destined to become f...Rheumatoid arthritis patients caught in middle of doctors' disagreement over hand surgery
...ion of the disease, fewer patients may need early, aggressive surgery that preventively removes joint linings, Alderman notes. But more may eventually need joint replacement or synovial surgery after medications start losing their effectiveness -- and the speed with which they get that surgery may have a lasti...Most women can skip Pap smears after hysterectomy
...r of life saved can run up to $12 million for more aggressive screening plans. It's the first study to look at the value of Pap smear screenings for women who have had a hysterectomy. "Everyone thinks more prevention is better. What we found is that just because you have a test available doesn't mean you should...Testing may one day pinpoint which early-stage cancer patients are at risk for relapse
...l allow physicians to know which diseases are more aggressive and have acquired metatastic capabilities, and which tumors have not. This information will result in better clinical decisions about what the optimal therapies are for those diagnosed with early stage breast, colon and prostate cancer....Physicians not 'easy marks' for drug sales reps, argues O.R. study
...ors are far more wary of pharmaceutical companies' aggressive marketing than generally believed and don't easily yield to pressure to switch prescriptions, according to a paper being presented at a conference of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS). "Are physicians easy m...