Study shows doctors and patients think differently about clinical trials
...hat doctors don't recognize the importance of side effects as a barrier for their patients in deciding about ...derestimate the impact of patient fears about side effects on clinical trial participation." The survey was distributed to all 478 medical oncologists in Penn...Study finds Herceptin may have role in bladder cancer treatment
...safely for bladder cancer with few serious adverse effects related to Herceptin. The most common problems were low blood counts. Bladder cancer affects more than 63,000 people each year and causes about 13,000 deaths per year. It strikes men three times as often as women. In addition to Hussain, U-M study au...New kidney cancer drug response rate is more than double that of standard treatment
... with patients experiencing mild- to-moderate side effects that include fatigue, nausea, diarrhea, and stomat...onse rate of 15 percent and cause significant side effects for virtually all treated patients. The orally administered agent SU11248 is a multi targeted tyros...Moderate alcohol use linked to increase in breast cancer risk
...l 2, Hall A2. "Women need to consider the possible effects of alcohol on breast cancer risk when weighing the risks and benefits of alcohol consumption," Chen comments. "Our findings indicate that in some postmenopausal women, even modest levels of alcohol consumption may elevate their risk of breast cancer....Investigating the appropriateness of current alcohol-use disorder criteria for adolescents
...ative sample of the U.S. population to examine the effects of age, gender, race/ethnicity, and drinking status on the prevalence of DSM-IV diagnostic criteria among both adolescents and adults. "DSM-IV criteria were developed with clinical adult populations," said Thomas C. Harford, a senior research analy...Majority of parents don't actively limit children's media time
...en are exposed to in the media can reduce negative effects associated with that exposure. However, according ...the more parents were concerned about the negative effects of the media, the more likely they were to limit or discuss the content of TV programs with their ch...Neuroimaging confirms the greater vulnerability of women's brains to alcohol
...arch uses computed tomography to examine alcohol's effects on the brains of alcoholic men and women. Results ...ies have looked at gender differences in alcohol's effects on the brain. A study in the May issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research addresses ...Presence of high-risk prostate cancer can be predicted without a biopsy, new study says
...nstead be closely monitored, sparing them the side effects of treatments." That's why researchers at the Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute and the Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center (PVAMC) began searching for a way to predict which men have lethal prostate cancer before a biopsy...St. John's Wort only minimally effective in relieving major depression, review confirms
...similar to antidepressant drugs; Causes fewer side effects than some of the older antidepressants on the market; and Causes slightly fewer side effects compared with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, the class of antidepressants most r...Radioactive isotope is effective against neuroblastoma
...act damage to their bone marrow cells. Other toxic effects were rare. "MIBG is a promising therapy," said Dr. Maris. "It's not a cure, but it brings us a step closer to controlling neuroblastoma as a chronic, nonsymptomatic disease." Dr. Maris is involved in other studies of MIBG as a member of the New Appro...Failed lung cancer drug could help shrink breast tumors
...apy prior to surgery, which can have negative side effects and cause substantial mortality. A receptor called EGFR (epidermal growth factor receptor) is present on some hormone sensitive breast cancers and is associated with poor prognosis and failure to respond to hormone-blocking therapy. Charles Coombes (...While on trail of dioxin, scientists pinpoint cancer target of green tea
..., Ph.D., whose decades-long studies of the harmful effects of dioxin ultimately led his group to explore the protective effects of green tea. While it's been reported that green tea protects people against some forms of cancer, ...Study compares stomach acid control of three proton pump inhibitors in chronic NSAID users
... 14.6 hours for pantoprazole. The most common side effects of esomeprazole include headache, diarrhea and abdominal pain. About Digestive Disease Week Digestive Disease Week (DDW) is the largest international gathering of physicians, researchers and academics in the fields of gastroenterology, hepatology...Targeted cancer drug combined with low-dose chemotherapy shrinks tumors, slows ovarian cancer
...inish for at least two months of treatment. Side effects were similar to those reported in other studies of bevacizumab, including high blood pressure, fatigue, and blood clots. "Our study suggests that an anti-angiogenesis cancer drug used in combination with a low dose of chemotherapy which was convenie...Anti-depressant use linked to increased GI bleeding
...be particularly conscientious about potential side effects when prescribing multiple medications for their patients."...Chemo-radiation therapy treatment gives head-and-neck cancer a 1-2 punch
...s at experienced institutions reported severe side effects compared to 51 percent of patients at inexperienced institutions, reflecting the importance of expertise. The National Cancer Institute funded the study through an RO1 grant; the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group provided biostatistical support....Antibody combined with cancer drug shows promise against breast tumors
... healthy tissue. They also reduce the risk of side effects by operating at lower doses than traditional cancer therapies because they are effective without needing to penetrate the innermost layer of a tumor. And, while drug resistance caused by the instability and mutability of cancer cells is a significan...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for May 2005 (second issue)
...lying airway inflammation. However, possible side effects from high doses and long-term use include stunted growth in children, poor wound healing, elevated blood sugar levels, and stomach bleeding, to mention only a few specific problems. In the study, every eight weeks, researchers checked 40 children wit...Mayo Clinic: Biomarker that may improve quality of life during treatment for colorectal cancer
...tients are most likely to experience unwanted side effects from one of the most commonly used and highly effe...gy (ASCO) Annual Meeting in Orlando, Fla. The side effects associated with oxaliplatin (Eloxatin), a key component of modern chemotherapy for colorectal cancer......f Tokyo conducted a two-fold study to evaluate the effects of high body mass index (BMI) on the risk of colorectal adenoma and if weight reduction reduces the prevalence of colorectal adenoma. Results show that obesity is positively associated with increased risk of colorectal adenoma and that weight reduct...