Shape-altering genes linked to ovarian cancer
...e who is at greatest risk of ovarian cancer and to tailor treatment for women who do develop ovarian cancer. "An impediment to improving early detection of ovarian cancer is the lack of well-defined pre-malignant or precursor lesions. Furthermore, right now we don't have any way to assess the relative risk ...Tumor detection, data encryption to benefit from UH research
...els," Sharma said. "For example, one can suitably tailor the size and bio-treatment of a dot so that it preferentially seeks and attaches to tumor cells. Then, simply by shining light on the body, one may optically detect and pinpoint precise locations of tumors." Though Sharma is well aware of the pos...Mayo Clinic researchers use pharmacogenetic test prior to chemotherapy to reduce toxic side effects
...om irinotecan. As a result, scientists are able to tailor this chemotherapy regimen to the individual, thus reducing toxicity. This kind of customized dosing approach based on a person's genetic makeup is known as "pharmacogenomics" and is the newest frontier of 21st century medicine. "In the past, a physic...Mayo Clinic: Biomarker that may improve quality of life during treatment for colorectal cancer
...his. Using genetic information from the patient to tailor treatment is referred to as pharmacogenomic medicine, and is among the newest developments in cancer research. Pharmacogenomic information is believed to be the key to making the most effective and easily tolerated treatment choices. Says Axel Grothe...New method of administering anti-cancer drug may be more effective, safer
... infusion, doctors may be able to more effectively tailor doses to individuals. "This novel delivery method may give us a new opportunity for consistent and targeted dosing for individual patients," Shea said. Shea and his colleagues are developing a study of such tailored dosing and hope to open a clinica...New haptics systems challenge stroke patients to grasp, pinch, squeeze their way to recovery
...and a graduate student in communications. "We can tailor rehabilitative tasks, like pouring milk out of a glass, to each patient, depending on what level of impairment they have sustained," McLaughlin added. "We also get information on their performance instantly, which helps the therapist to design a reh...Medical whistleblowers speak out
...ime" what drugs doctors were prescribing and could tailor their marketing to them. Lenzer concludes in her account that each of these whistleblowers, in very different ways - from making a satiric film to speaking out in Congress - has shone light on how the "synchrony" between the pharmaceutical industr...UC Davis Cancer Center awarded $4.5 million
... ethnic minority groups. "In this project, we will tailor interventions specifically to Asian Americans through linguistically appropriate and culturally competent means, and apply what we have learned to reduce the unique, unusual and Americans unnecessary cancer burden affecting Asian Americans." ...'Dr. Chef' improves quality of life for patients
...ts, they were taught not only the theory of how to tailor a diet to their special needs, they also participated in the preparation of tasty and healthy food for their own consumption. The workshop was composed of a series of seven meetings, each lasting three hours. The meetings started with a short lectur...MRI can help predict breast cancer recurrence
...oring tumor response by MRI will help us to better tailor treatment strategies for individual patients. A larger multi-center study is currently underway to see if MRI can determine if chemotherapy is working early enough for treatment to be changed," she said....Georgetown cancer researchers develop high throughput method
...d predict outcome more effectively, and ultimately tailor treatments to an individual's disease." "In addition to tumor analyses, CEMA arrays will be useful for large scale studies of whether drugs or environmental contaminants have toxic effects on healthy tissues," says Heidi Crismon, a medical student wh...Jefferson neurosurgeons, radiation oncologists wrap radiation around spine for cancer pain relief
...beam surgery, relies on sophisticated computers to tailor the shape and intensity of radiation beams to fit the exact size and shape of the tumor all while sparing healthy tissue. It enables doctors to treat a range of hard-to-reach benign and malignant tumors in the brain and spine they couldn't treat bef...New drug is effective in reducing rejection in heart transplantation
... valuable to have several options that allow us to tailor our treatment to their needs," said Hershberger, director of the OHSU Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation Program and professor of medicine (cardiology) at the OHSU School of Medicine. His team enrolled more than 30 patients in the study, the l...Patients learn more facts from videos but need contact with doctor to soothe their anxiety
... says. While the video is invariable, a doctor can tailor information to the specific concerns and fears a patient is encountering, says Orringer, clinical assistant professor of dermatology at the U-M Medical School and clinical director of the Cosmetic Dermatology and Laser Center at UMHS. The study was c...What is the best treatment for postherpetic neuralgia?
...nism(s) of each individual patient's pain and then tailor treatments accordingly....Experts on global nursing shortage provide recommendations to stem crisis
...kforce capacity in this country and abroad, and to tailor policies to specific regional situations. For more information on the Forum, visit http://www.academyhealth.org/nhpc/foreignpolicy/...Increased ovarian cancer risk not found in women with breast cancer family history
... the first prospective studies to allow doctors to tailor ovarian cancer screening recommendations for women with a family history of breast cancer but with no identifiable BRCA mutation. In the ten years since the discovery of BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, it has been learned that the risk for ovarian cancer in f...Homing in on blood pressure genes may lead to targeted therapy
...will not respond to certain drugs will allow us to tailor treatment for maximum benefit and the least side effects," Padmanabhan said. Co-authors are Chris Wallace, Ph.D.; Patricia B. Munroe Ph.D.; Morris Brown, F.R.C.P.; Nilesh Samani, F.R.C.P.; David Clayton, Ph.D.; Martin Farrall, Ph.D.; John Webster, F...Microarray technology could help predict patient response to adjuvant therapy for breast cancer
Microarray technology could be used to tailor therapy according to theindividual, and prevent br...reast cancer. The present lack of criteria to help tailor breast cancer treatment toindividual patients indicates a need to develop new techniques for betterp...Cancer patients hide their use of complementary and alternative treatments from their doctors
...ts' reasons for using it, so that they can better tailor and optimize treatment regimens and improve patient quality of life during radiation and/or chemotherapy." The study asked 487 cancer patients at a clinic and over the Internet about their CAM use from July to September, 2004. For more on radiat...