News tagged with liver tumors
First live targeting of tumors with RNA-based technology
Nov 30, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Finding and treating a tumor without disturbing normal tissue presents challenges - sometimes the most effective therapies can be invasive and harsh.
Sequential TACE and cryosurgery can improve survival times for patients with HCC?
Aug 12, 2009 |
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)--a liver cancer--is recognized as one of the most common cancers in the world that disproportionately affects Southeast Asians and Africans. While there are therapies that possibly provide a ...
Targeting tumor behavior may lead to new liver cancer drugs
Jun 18, 2009 |
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Ohio State University cancer researchers have used computational and genomic methods to identify possible anti-cancer agents that may block a particular kind of tumor behavior. The agents target multiple genes associated ...
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 ...
Radiofrequency treatment better than ethanol injection for small liver tumors
Feb 03, 2009 |
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A new review of four randomized controlled trials that directly compared two different treatments for small inoperable liver tumors has found that radiofrequency ablation (RFA) significantly improves patient survival compared ...
