CellCept associated with reduced incidence of cancer, compared to AZA, following heart transplant
...ility to infection and the possible development of lymphoma and other malignancies, particularly of the skin, may result from immunosuppression. Only physicians experienced in immunosuppressive therapy and management of renal, cardiac or hepatic transplant patients should use CellCept. Patients receiving th...Short course of Tibetan yoga improved sleep in cancer patients
...n the April 15 online issue of the journal Cancer, lymphoma patients who practiced Tibetan yoga for seven week..., compared with a "control" group of patients with lymphoma who did not use yoga, say the investigators. There were, however, no differences between the groups...Duke scientists overcome immune resistance in dendritic cell vaccines for cancer
...cines and the bolstered dendritic cell vaccines in lymphoma patients within the next several years....Latest cancer research features small molecule therapy, and the preventative benefits of sunshine
...light exposure among 704 patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma to 694 healthy individuals, scientists from The Un...light reduced their risk of developing Non-Hodgkin lymphoma by as much as 53 percent. The study, led by Bruce Armstrong, A.M. F.A.A., examined the risk of de...Monkey virus may hold clue for development of common blood cancer
...ors in patients with newly diagnosed non-Hodgkin's lymphoma found that half of them show evidence of a monkey ...ion between the monkey virus DNA and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in this study, and now the question is whether the virus DNA is there as an innocent bystander, or i...Diets high in fat and animal protein linked to increased risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
...s to an increased risk of developing non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), a cancer that attacks the lymphatic system, part of the body's immune system, Yale researchers have found. Published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, the study also showed that diets high in dietary fiber -- tomatoes, broccoli, mixed ...Breakthrough cancer treatment Avastin receives first approval in the US
...nge of malignancies - breast cancer, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and colorectal cancer. Other key products include NeoRecormon (anaemia in various cancer settings), Bondronat (prevention of skeletal events in breast cancer and bone metastases patients, hypercalcemia of malignancy), Kytril (chemotherapy and radioth...Tip sheet for the February 24, 2004 Neurology
...effects of treating primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) One study led by Denise D. Correa, PhD, of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, found mild to moderate cognitive dysfunction in 28 survivors of PCNSL, a type of cancer where cells from the immune system grow out of control. The patients w...Mayo Clinic discovers important clue to new treatments for lymphoma, breast and colon cancers
...ed p27Kip1. When these two conditions are present, lymphoma development accelerates in mice. Discover that two compounds -- Cyclin E and Skp2 -- control p27Kip1 levels. "We not only found the tumor suppressor, we also showed what other gene defects need to occur in the same cell for cancer to progress...AACR hosts 95th Annual Meeting
...state, bladder cancers Viral link to non-Hodgkin's lymphoma Red blood cell-boosting protein cuts cognitive loss from brain irradiation New diagnostic tools from proteomics to fight ovarian cancer Tobacco-induced genetic changes may be targets for intervention, prevention When: March 2731, 2004 Where...Hair dye use increases risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
...have an increased risk of developing non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), a cancer that attacks the lymphatic system, part of the body's immune system. "An increased risk of NHL was found only among women who began using hair-coloring products before 1980," said principal investigator Tongzhang Zheng, associate p...New drug may help cancer patients in need of stem cell transplants, Jefferson trial shows
...if patients with multiple myeloma or non-Hodgkin's lymphoma who receive the drug AMD-3100 along with the stand...a, or cancer of the bone marrow, and for high-risk lymphoma patients." Approximately 25 percent to 35 percent of transplant patients have trouble moving stem c...Addition of rituximab to standard chemotherapy does not influence response rates in older ...
...rituximab to the standard chemotherapy regimen for lymphoma patients, CHOP (cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vin... randomized 632 patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), median age 69 years, to either R-CHOP (318 patients) [administered as cyclophosphamide 750 ...Roche files marketing application for Avastin with European health authorities
...nge of malignancies - breast cancer, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and colorectal cancer. Other key products include NeoRecormon (anaemia in various cancer settings), Bondronat (prevention of skeletal events in breast cancer and bone metastases patients, hypercalcemia of malignancy), Kytril (chemotherapy and radioth...Psoriasis may increase risk for certain cancers
...oriasis may be at an increased risk for developing lymphoma a group of cancers affecting the lymph tissues fo...a, and colleagues investigated whether the rate of lymphoma in patients with a history of psoriasis is different from the rate of lymphoma in patients without p...Epstein-Barr virus contributes to Burkitt's lymphoma
..., contribute directly to the survival of Burkitt's lymphoma tumors. By elucidating the exact mechanism involve...itt's lymphoma, the system breaks down. "Burkitt's lymphoma is an aggressive B cell malignancy characterized by rapid cell proliferation that can be fatal withi...Global patient organisation launched to help millions of patients with cancer
...en set up to address existing gaps in awareness of lymphoma and its treatment among the patients, their famili...nternational non-profit networking organisation of lymphoma patient groups with a current international member base of leading lymphoma organisations from Austr...Wrist bands can ease cancer nausea, especially for patients who expect them to work
... treated for breast cancer; most of the others had lymphoma or Hodgkin's disease. Overall, acupressure patients reported 15 percent less nausea on the day of treatment, compared to patients who wore no band. Acupressure patients had roughly the same amount of nausea and vomiting as the others in the days fol...Gene that is crucial for antibody-producing cell development is key to blood cell cancer
...er called mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma when the cells abnormally over-express a gene called Bcl10. The current finding suggests that a drug that blocks the action of Bcl10 could be an effective treatment for this cancer. The researchers discovered that Bcl10 activates a pathway of molecul...Delaying chemotherapy could be best option for certain type of non-hodgkin lymphoma
...s with asymptomatic advanced low-grade non-Hodgkin lymphoma is confirmed as an appropriate strategy authors of...nd six years) and survival specific to non-Hodgkin lymphoma (around nine years) between the two groups. People in the 'wait and see' group had around a 20% chan...