News tagged with tumor treatment
Researchers identify a new approach to detect the early progression of brain tumors
Aug 28, 2008 |
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Researchers at Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center recently participated in a pilot study with the Montreal Neurological Institute that suggests a certain type of MRI scanning can detect ...
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Tumor size and level of visceral pleura invasion can impact survival of NSCLC patients
Aug 19, 2009 |
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A study published in the August 2009 edition of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology found that non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients could be more accurately staged at diagnosis by taking into account the level of vis ...
Less brain swelling occurs with multiple sessions of SRS for common brain tumor
Nov 04, 2009 |
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Treating a common brain tumor with multiple sessions of radiation appears to result in less brain swelling than treating the tumor once with a high dose of radiation, say researchers from the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer ...
Prostate Cancer Treated Using Microfluidics Technology
Oct 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- By analyzing rare tumor cells in patient's blood, using a special microchip, doctors would be able to predict how a patient will respond to drug treatment. By using microfluidics technology ...
Antitumor activity of nutlin-3 in neuroblastoma with wild-type p53
Nov 10, 2009 |
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The small-molecule inhibitor nutlin-3 may be a viable treatment option for neuroblastoma patients with wild-type p53 activity, according to a new study published online November 10 in the Journal of the National Cancer In ...
PET imaging response a prognostic factor after thoracic radiation therapy for lung cancer
Nov 06, 2009 |
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A rapid decline in metabolic activity on a PET scan after radiation therapy for non-small cell lung cancer is correlated with good local tumor control, according to a study presented by researchers at Thomas Jefferson University ...
Blood-flow metabolism mismatch predicts pancreatic tumor aggressiveness
Aug 25, 2009 |
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Researchers from Turku, Finland, have identified a blood-flow glucose consumption mismatch that predicted pancreatic tumor aggressiveness, according to results of a study published in Clinical Cancer Research, a journal of the ...
Tumor-attacking virus strikes with 'one-two punch'
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Ohio State University cancer researchers have developed a tumor-attacking virus that both kills brain-tumor cells and blocks the growth of new tumor blood vessels.
Laser therapy can aggravate skin cancer
Nov 20, 2009 |
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High irradiances of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) should not be used over melanomas. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Cancer studied the pain relieving, anti-inflammatory 'cold laser', finding that it cau ...
Any spread of breast cancer raises risk of return
Aug 12, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Breast cancer patients with even the tiniest spread of the disease to a lymph node have a much higher risk of it recurring years later and may need more treatment than just surgery, new research suggests.
Does sugar feed cancer?
Aug 17, 2009 |
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Researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah have uncovered new information on the notion that sugar "feeds" tumors. The findings may also have implications for other diseases such as diabetes. The research ...
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