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Osteo Drug Stops Bone Loss From Breast Cancer Chemo
The osteoporosis drug Zometa (zoledronic acid) prevented bone loss at 12 months in premenopausal women undergoing chemotherapy after they had surgery for early stage breast cancer, a new study found.
The multicenter, phase III study is the first to evaluate the use of zoledronic acid in premenopausal breast cancer patients. The 101 women (85 completed the […]
Cancer Survival Rates Increase
Australians are far more likely to survive cancer in the short-term than they were two decades ago, according to new figures which celebrate the success of improved detection and treatments.
But while there were vast improvements in major cancers like breast and prostate, there was no change in survival for notoriously hard to treat cancers of […]
Cancer Research and Study : Scientists Identify Chemical Odor of Skin Cancer
US chemists have identified the odor that emanates from skin cancer, a development that researchers hope will advance diagnosis and treatment of the deadly disease, said a study out Wednesday.
The creation of a “profile” of the chemical odors linked to skin cancer, may lead to a day when diagnoses can be made by waving a […]
Low Vitamin D Levels Pose Large Threat To Health; Overall 26 Percent Increased Risk Of Death
Researchers at Johns Hopkins are reporting what is believed to be the most conclusive evidence to date that inadequate levels of vitamin D, obtained from milk, fortified cereals and exposure to sunlight, lead to substantially increased risk of death.
In a study set to appear in the Archives of Internal Medicine online Aug. 11, the Johns […]
New Machine To Improve Cancer Treatment
The Hospital of Central Connecticut at New Britain General is improving its ability to diagnose patients by adding a state-of-the-art scanner to the facility.
The hospital has acquired a combination PET-CT (positron emission tomography and computed tomography) scanner, which will give doctors highly refined 3-D pictures of a patient’s internals organs and how they are functioning. […]
Could a Blood Transfusion be a Cure for Cancer ?
Could common white blood cells fight some of the most aggressive cancers? Researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center plan a human trial to find out.
They will take white blood cells called granulocytes from people whose granulocytes have shown a strong ability to fight cancer and transfuse those cells into cancer patients.
Such transfusions have […]
Breast Cancer Vaccine Test at Wake Forest University Hospital
Center are testing a new breast cancer vaccine.
The trials are being held at the hospital at Wake Forest University.
Carolann Adcock said she’s always been adamant about getting her yearly checkups.
“On my 60th birthday, I did what I do every year on my birthday: some regular preventative care,” she said. “I got my teeth cleaned, and […]
Cuba’s Center of Molecular Immunology Approved Lung Cancer Vaccine
Cuba has approved what is believed to be the world’s first registered lung cancer vaccine.
Researchers at Cuba’s Center of Molecular Immunology announced this week that the therapeutic vaccine CimVax EGF extends life with few side effects.
The drug has been approved for clinical trials in the United States, but its use there is at least two […]
Cervical Cancer a Silent Killer
Till two years back, Sharada Devi’s world revolved around her four children and husband. It was a mundane existence, but Sharada Devi was happy. When she started bleeding in between her menstrual periods, she did not panic.
As the bleeding continued, the local doctor asked her to go to Delhi for treatment. She was clueless […]