Surgery To Treat Rectal Cancer. Part 3 of 3

Surgery To Treat Rectal Cancer – Part 3 of 3 While all the patients had experienced complete tumor regression following chemotherapy/radiation, only some underwent proximate rectal surgery. The other 73 patients were instead followed with “watchful waiting,” which involved follow-up exams every few months. Ultimately, nearly three-quarters of the non-surgery group remained cancer-free approximately four […]

Surgery To Treat Rectal Cancer. Part 2 of 3

Surgery To Treat Rectal Cancer – Part 2 of 3 So “From my experience, most patients are game to accept some risk to defer rectal surgery in hope of avoiding major surgery and preserving rectal function,” said Paty, a surgical oncologist at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. The findings are to […]

Surgery To Treat Rectal Cancer. Part 1 of 3

Surgery To Treat Rectal Cancer – Part 1 of 3 Surgery To Treat Rectal Cancer. For many rectal cancer patients, the thought of surgery is a worrisome reality, given that the operation can significantly impair both bowel and sexual function. However, a changed study reveals that some cancer patients may fare just as well by […]

New Methods Of Treatment Of Ovarian Cancer. Part 3 of 3

New Methods Of Treatment Of Ovarian Cancer – Part 3 of 3 Dr Jubilee Brown, a spokeswoman for the Society of Gynecologic Oncology and an collaborator professor of gynecologic oncology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, said the untrodden findings are exciting. “This is long-term follow-up data that confirms what we expected. […]

New Methods Of Treatment Of Ovarian Cancer. Part 2 of 3

New Methods Of Treatment Of Ovarian Cancer – Part 2 of 3 The drugs are also occupied more slowly, providing more exposure to the medicine. The same properties that make the intraperitoneal therapy more effective likely play a role in causing more side effects, the researchers said. In general, six cycles of intraperitoneal chemotherapy are […]

New Methods Of Treatment Of Ovarian Cancer. Part 1 of 3

New Methods Of Treatment Of Ovarian Cancer – Part 1 of 3 New Methods Of Treatment Of Ovarian Cancer. Women with advanced ovarian cancer who experience intense chemotherapy directly into their stomach area may live at least one year longer than women who clear standard intravenous chemotherapy, a new study says. But this survival edge […]

Chemotherapy Is One Of The Main Ways To Treat Cancer. Part 3 of 3

Chemotherapy Is One Of The Main Ways To Treat Cancer – Part 3 of 3 Those in the combination groups were more likely to have no breast cancer cells found at surgery than those in the standard groups. While 42 percent of those in the standard group had no breast cancer cells identified at surgery, […]

Chemotherapy Is One Of The Main Ways To Treat Cancer. Part 2 of 3

Chemotherapy Is One Of The Main Ways To Treat Cancer – Part 2 of 3 So, treatments that work on the receptors and drugs that target HER2 don’t work in these cancers. In two new studies, researchers got better results by adding drugs to the orthodox chemo regimen prior to surgery. However, both studies are […]

Chemotherapy Is One Of The Main Ways To Treat Cancer. Part 1 of 3

Chemotherapy Is One Of The Main Ways To Treat Cancer – Part 1 of 3 Chemotherapy Is One Of The Main Ways To Treat Cancer. Women fighting an bold form of breast cancer may benefit from adding unnamed drugs to their chemotherapy regimen, and taking them prior to surgery, new research finds. This pre-surgical drug […]

Omnitarg And Herceptin Could Save Women Without Chemotherapy From Breast Cancer. Part 3 of 3

Omnitarg And Herceptin Could Save Women Without Chemotherapy From Breast Cancer – Part 3 of 3 Researchers countered negative side effects of the drugs, which included diarrhea, liver work abnormalities, skin disorders and a low white blood cell count, by lowering patients’ dosages or administering additional medications to alleviate specific symptoms. Describing targeted therapies as […]

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