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NEWS ABOUT: cancer treatment

cancer treatment stories: 40 news summaries

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 Gene Discovery Raises 
 Breast Cancer Hopes 

Targeted therapy may prevent lethal spread, researchers say

Jan 6, 09 5:01 PM CST
(Newser) - Researchers have singled out a gene that spreads breast cancer and makes it chemo-resistant, raising the prospect of drug therapy that localizes the disease and improves survival rates, the Baltimore Sun reports. Scientists believe that metadherin, or MTDH—found in 40% of the breast cancer patients studied—makes tumor cells... More »

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cancer • breast cancer • prostate cancer • science • death • cancer treatment • genes • medical study

Money or Your Life? Brits Weigh Drug Cost Vs. Benefit

With its restrictions forcing companies to lower prices, some see 'workable paradigm' for US

Dec 3, 08 11:38 AM CST
(Newser) - A British government institute that approves drugs based on cost-benefit analysis is coming under fire at home even as other countries are seeing it as a model for bringing down costs, the New York Times reports. Though the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence often balks at expensive life-prolonging... More »

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health care costs • drug companies • universal health care • prescription drugs • cancer treatment • Britain • cost-benefit analysis

Doctors Fight to Beat
Cultural Cancer Taboos

Stigma surrounding cancer suspected of causing higher mortality rates

Oct 4, 08 10:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - The fight against cancer is being hindered by the stigma the illness carries in many cultures, the Wall Street Journal reports. Chinese, Russians, Muslims, and many other groups may shun treatment and try to keep their condition secret. Experts believe the taboo plays a big role in the higher cancer... More »

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cancer • Jews • Muslims • cancer treatment • Russians • Chinese • taboo • cancer prevention • doctors

Quicker Therapy Just as Good for Breast Cancer

Intensive radiation for
3 weeks or less works well in 12-year study

Sep 22, 08 9:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Intensive, short-term radiation therapy battles breast cancer as well as the usual longer treatment, Canadian researchers said today. Their study of 1,200 women showed that after 12 years, 1 to 3 weeks of daily treatment kept cancer at bay slightly better than 5 to 7 weeks of the more... More »

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breast cancer • cancer treatment • radiation

Behind Kennedy Tumor Surgery: Rally of Top Experts

Senator is able to summon leading experts to advise on his case

Jul 29, 08 8:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - After his brain cancer diagnosis, Ted Kennedy wielded extraordinary clout to convene a  panel of more than a dozen top experts from around the country for a conference—with some doctors flying to Boston and some on the phone—that changed the course of his treatment. Kennedy opted for surgery... More »

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Ted Kennedy • cancer treatment • Duke University Medical Center. • brain cancer • glioblastomas • brain tumor

Popular Cancer Drug Is Iffy
and Expensive

Widely prescribed Avastin doesn't prolong life, studies say

Jul 6, 08 10:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Avastin is one of the most widely prescribed cancer drugs in the world, but it might not work, the New York Times reports. The drug, made by Genentech, brings in about $2.3 billion a year in the US alone, but recent trials have shown that though the drug shrinks... More »

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cancer • breast cancer • lung cancer • prescription drugs • colon cancer • cancer treatment • Avastin • clinical trials

 Swayze Stays
 Buoyant, Out
 and About 

Actor says he's responding well to treatment and keeping busy

May 28, 08 10:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - People passes along an update from Patrick Swayze, who may look pale and gaunt but took in a Lakers game over the weekend, and wants fans to know the "great news" is he's responding well to treatment and able to keep up a busy life as he battles pancreatic... More »

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celebrity • cancer treatment • pancreatic cancer • Patrick Swayze

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 Kennedy's Prognosis Unclear 

Patients diagnosed with his form of cancer typically live 1 to 5 years

May 20, 08 1:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - The prognosis and treatment for Edward Kennedy are uncertain, doctors say. The 76-year-old senator was diagnosed today with brain tumor known as a malignant glioma—the same diagnosis some 9,000 Americans receive each year. The average survival time ranges from 1 to about 5 years, reports the Boston Globe. More »

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cancer • Ted Kennedy • cancer treatment • brain cancer

New Drug Protects Body From Radiation

Promising treatment has potential medical, military applications

Apr 11, 08 2:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - A promising new drug that protects animals from damaging radiation is ready for clinical trials in humans, the BBC reports. The drug interferes with the protein that ordinarily causes cell suicide in the presence of radiation, meaning it could be useful in treating cancer patients undergoing radiation as well as... More »

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cancer • medicine • medical breakthrough • science • cancer treatment • radiation • dirty bomb • apoptosis

Swayze 'Thrilled' With Results in Cancer Battle

Star thanks fans, reveals 'excellent'  response to treatment

Apr 9, 08 4:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Actor Patrick Swayze is enjoying an "excellent" response to treatment for pancreatic cancer—and is thankful to friends and fans for their support, he and his wife told People. The Dirty Dancing star plans to continue with the same treatment at a California hospital, his doctor said. Swayze announced... More »

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cancer • chemotherapy • cancer treatment • pancreatic cancer • Patrick Swayze • Dirty Dancing

Patients Flee London Cancer Hospital Fire

Up to $1 billion in damages after blaze guts leading facility

Jan 3, 08 8:35 AM CST
(Newser) - A huge fire gutted one of the world's leading cancer hospitals yesterday, forcing up to 160 patients and 800 staff to evacuate and causing up to $1 billion in damages. London's Royal Marsden Hospital went up in flames after a small fire in a plant room spread through the building.... More »

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cancer • Gordon Brown • fires • cancer treatment • hospital

Hospitals Seduced by 'Nuclear Arms Race' vs. Cancer

But does prestigious strategy help patients?

Dec 26, 07 2:29 PM CST
(Newser) - More and more hospitals are using nuclear proton accelerators in the fight against cancer, with mixed results, reports the New York Times. Some experts say the massive devices, formerly only found in physics labs, are a vital next-generation tool. Others doubt their effectiveness and worry that hospitals are getting caught... More »

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cancer • medicine • hospitals • particle accelerator • nuclear • cancer treatment

Desperate Cancer Victims Turn to Do-it-Yourself Cures

Americans create risky cancer cocktails they hope will help

Dec 15, 07 7:18 AM CST
(Newser) - Desperate for a cure, and fed up with waiting for a federal Food and Drug Administration they say takes too long to approve drugs, some ill Americans are concocting cancer medicine "cocktails"—many of which haven’t been approved or tested—they hope will save their lives, reports... More »

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cancer • FDA • cancer research • cancer treatment

Study: Many Can Safely Skip Chemo for Breast Cancer

Gene test predicts
risk of recurrence

Dec 14, 07 4:02 AM CST
(Newser) - Thousands of breast cancer patients could be spared the misery and expense of chemotherapy, or at least get a milder regimen than what's usually prescribed, according to a new study. A new genetic test that predicts women's risk of recurrence shows that up to 40% of patients with early stage... More »

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breast cancer • genetic testing • chemotherapy • medical research • cancer treatment

Broccoli Blocks Skin Cancer

Veggie extract activates carcinogen-fighting abilities

Oct 23, 07 1:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Green may be the new white, at least in sun protection. A green smear of broccoli extract  prevents cancer-causing damage from ultraviolet light—not by blocking the rays, but by activating  the skin’s natural cancer-fighting abilities, a new study finds. One advantage: Unlike conventional sunscreen, broccoli doesn't  keep the... More »

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cancer • skin cancer • cancer research • cancer treatment • sunburn • broccoli

Double Mastectomies on the Rise

Lack of evidence that it increases survival for most women

Oct 23, 07 4:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - More women are choosing to have double mastectomies despite a lack of evidence that such a procedure increases survival for most women, according to a study in the Journal of Oncology. The number of women choosing the procedure after an initial tumor was found in one breast increased 150% over... More »

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breast cancer • women's health • study • cancer treatment • mastectomy • prophylactic mastectomy

Breast Cancer Chemo Threatens
Heart Health

New drugs, diet, and exercise could help

Oct 21, 07 12:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Certain chemotherapy drugs that can save a woman from breast cancer can also raise her risk of heart disease, according to a new study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. The spike in heart disease comes primarily from chemotherapy medicines known as anthracyclines. "We always felt... More »

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cancer • breast cancer • heart disease • cancer treatment • anthracyclines

Breast Cancer Vaccine Passes Safety Test

18 patients treated without harm, some benefit seen in slowing disease

Aug 19, 07 12:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - A breast cancer vaccine is one step closer to FDA approval after a study found it produced no harmful effects in 18 women treated, and showed some signs of slowing tumors, Reuters reports. Neuvenge is meant to treat people who already have cancer by triggering the immune system to fight... More »

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cancer • breast cancer • cancer vaccine • vaccine • cancer research • cancer treatment • Neuvenge

New Drug Battles Liver Cancer

Nexavar, already approved for kidney cancer, shows promise in liver patients

Jun 4, 07 7:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - An impressive clinical trial has produced what could be the first effective drug treatment for liver cancer, the New York Times reports. Nexavar, which blocks both the blood supply to the tumor and proteins that spur tumor growth, extended the lives of patients in the trial by almost three months,... More »

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cancer • medicine • health • drugs • Nexavar • liver cancer • treatment • cancer treatment • tumor • sorafenib

Post-Chemo Memory Loss Isn't All in
the Head

Doctors catch onto "chemo brain"

Apr 29, 07 8:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Docs are finally cluing in to "chemo brain," the fuzzy-headed forgetfulness following treatment that cancer survivors have long suffered—and doctors long denied. The condition, suffered by roughly 15% of breast cancer survivors, refers to a laundry list of memory-loss issues that researchers think result from high levels... More »

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cancer • health • breast cancer • chemotherapy • chemo brain • cancer treatment • memory loss

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