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In line with "Steph's" thinking.....What to tell patients so they can make decisions Call for better chemo counselling Doctor consultation Doctors may need better information on survival Doctors are too worried to give patients with terminal cancer precise information about the benefits of extra chemotherapy, say researchers. Two-thirds of those surveyed by Bristol University scientists were ... 20 Aug 2008 22:08
Phytate Decreased TNF-alpha Miraculous .. stuff. This would be my .. freeee .. bisphosphonate .. aaaa gain. Remember .. ? .. the one that is **better** than those .. expensive **unaffordable** .. other bisphosphonates .. like etidronate .. ? http://tinyurl.com/2wuhuk The influence of phytic acid on TNF-alpha and its receptors genes... 2 Aug 2008 20:44
How's it going ya'all? Bobert-SCLC (July/08) Saw my Onc yesterday and the mystery spots are scar tissue from my previous brain mets. I'm back on a 3 month cycle for scans, though. I had been on a 6 mo. cycle for the last 2 scans until this scar tissue was detected. Now back to 3 mo. As a Son of the South (born Georgia raised in Florida) I would be... 2 Aug 2008 15:37
Czech and US firms.....Probably tens of Czech patients will participate in the clinical tests Czech anti-cancer drug put to the test By ÈTK / Published 1 August 2008 Antonín Holý also developed a drug that helps combat AIDS. Prague, July 31 (CTK) - The haematological oncological clinic of Teaching Hospital in Brno started testing an anti-cancer substance developed by Czech chemist Professor Antonin H... 2 Aug 2008 06:25
Chemo - How Much? My wife is being treated for lung cancer. She has had surgery removing a 3rd of a lung. A PET scan followed showing 2 small hot spots near the original tumor site. No organ involvement. She has had: 30 radiation treatments.(5 days a week for 6 weeks) 5 chemo sessions during the radiation. Two days after the last ... 2 Aug 2008 06:25
Where You Live May Determine Your Odds Of Cancer Survival http://www.injuryboard.com/national-news/where-you-live-may-determine-your-odds-of-cancer-survival-.aspx?googleid=244052 ... 31 Jul 2008 23:43
Three cancer specialists to quit in Newfoundland < http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080730/nl_cancer_080730/20080730?hub=Health Three cancer specialists to quit in Newfoundland [Excerpt] Updated Wed. Jul. 30 2008 2:38 PM ET The Canadian Press ST. JOHN'S, N.L. -- More than 1,000 women in Newfoundland and Labrador face the prospect this fa... 31 Jul 2008 00:05
New melanoma drugs — why do so few benefit? "J" <xewsnswex(a)nalid;"no> wrote in message news:48905715.A25E5F48(a)execulink.com... "It's very hard for me to convince myself that those folks didn't benefit," Wolchok said. And that's why we're in the difficulties we're in. That's not science. ... 1 Aug 2008 02:46
17th International Congress on Palliative Care (10) The 17th International Congress on Palliative Care, taking place in Montreal, Canada, in September of 2008, will give healthcare professionals, therapists, volunteers, and all those involved in care for the dying the opportunity to renew themselves as providers of care and obtain the inspiration that will help shap... 30 Jul 2008 14:49
New melanoma drugs why do so few benefit? http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24968389/ [Excerpts] New melanoma drugs � why do so few benefit? Few patients respond to targeted skin cancer treatments updated 12:23 p.m. ET June 4, 2008 CHICAGO - When they work, new melanoma treatments that enlist the help of the immune system to attack tumors can have a stunnin... 31 Jul 2008 16:32 |