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New warrant issued for Minn. mom in chemo dispute
May 21, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A new felony arrest warrant was issued Thursday as the search continued for the Minnesota mother who fled with her 13-year-old cancer-stricken son to avoid chemotherapy treatments.
Police look for mom, son who fled to avoid chemo
May 20, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A courtroom clash between medicine and faith took a criminal turn, with police around the country on the lookout Wednesday for a Minnesota mother who fled with her cancer-stricken 13-year-old son ...
Study: Ginger capsules ease chemotherapy nausea
May 14, 2009 |
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Ginger, long used as a folk remedy for soothing tummyaches, helped tame one of the most dreaded side effects of cancer treatment - nausea from chemotherapy, the first large study to test the herb for this has found.
New York doctors testing heated chemo for rare cancer
Mar 05, 2009 |
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Long Island cancer doctors have borrowed a page from medicine's past to write a new chapter on how to address a rare malignancy by infusing heated chemotherapy directly into the abdomen using a heart-lung machine.
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Doubling chemo dose helped leukemia patients
Sep 23, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Adults with a common form of leukemia had a better chance of remission if they got a double dose of a long-used cancer drug, two new studies found.
Minimizing obesity's impact on ovarian cancer survival
Dec 29, 2008 |
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Obesity affects health in several ways, but new research shows obesity can have minimal impact on ovarian cancer survival. A study by researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Comprehensive Cancer Center ...
Kill the cancer, not the patient: New toxicity testing approach could make chemo drugs safer
Nov 18, 2009 |
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For cancer patients on chemotherapy, the "cure" can be as deadly as the disease itself. Adverse drug reactions are one of the leading causes of death among patients receiving cancer treatment.
Scientists equip bacteria with custom chemo-navigational system
May 10, 2007 |
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Using an innovative method to control the movement of Escherichia coli in a chemical environment, Emory University scientists have opened the door to powerful new opportunities in drug delivery, environmental cleanup and ...
Potential remedy for the 'mental fog' in cancer patients
Sep 04, 2008 |
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Cancer patients have complained for years about the mental fog known as chemobrain. Now in animal studies at West Virginia University (WVU), researchers have discovered that injections of N-acetyl cysteine (NAC), an antioxidant, ...
Massive chemo dose targets cancerous liver
Mar 30, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Bill Darker grinned as he headed into the operating room for a dramatic experiment: A super-high dose of chemotherapy dripped directly into his cancer-ridden liver, 10 times more than patients normally ...
UCLA Imaging Study Shows Changes in Brain Function Even 10 Years After Cancer Patients Undergo Chemotherapy
Oct 05, 2006 |
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Cancer survivors, take note. The mental fog and forgetfulness of "chemo brain" are no figment of your imagination.
Test may help predict colon cancer recurrence risk
May 14, 2009 |
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A new gene test may help predict which colon cancer patients are at higher or lower risk of having their cancer return after surgery, doctors report, but whether it is useful enough to justify its likely high price remains ...
Anti-cancer gene: not what it was thought
May 21, 2007 |
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U.S. scientists say a gene thought to be essential in helping chemotherapy kill cancer cells, might actually help them thrive.
Chemo-radiation before prostate removal may prevent cancer recurrence
Nov 04, 2009 |
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Researchers in the Oregon Health & Science University Knight Cancer Institute and the Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center have found a combination of radiation therapy and chemotherapy given before prostate removal is ...
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