Diabetes ups risk and mortality of breast and colon cancer
by Bruce Sylvester – Diabetic patients have an increased risk of developing breast and colon cancer and an increased risk of death from these cancers, researchers reported on… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – Diabetic patients have an increased risk of developing breast and colon cancer and an increased risk of death from these cancers, researchers reported on… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – Researchers report that an experimental cancer drug which has shown efficacy in treating melanoma also shows promise in treating non-small cell lung cancer, a… read more.
Solange M Sanches et al, AC Camargo Cancer Center, São Paulo, Brazil.
Discussion of the abstract by Dr Christopher Lieu, MD, Assistant professor at the University of Colorado. Younger patients with colorectal cancer that has spread (metastasised) to other parts… read more.
Birgitte Pedersen et al, Vejle Hospital, Denmark. Patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) face huge challenges in their everyday lives as a result of their condition and treatments.
Discussion of the abstract by Professor Philippe Autier, Vice President, Population Studies, at the International Prevention Research Institute, Lyon, France.
Discussion of the abstract by Dr Zoran Gatalica, Adjunct Professor of Pathology at Creighton University School of Medicine .
Oral discussion of abstract by Professor Naredi, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden. Researchers believe they have discovered how aspirin improves survival in patients diagnosed with colon cancer.
by Peter Mas Mollinedo – Improvements in diagnostics and medical treatments mean the number of patients living with cancer is increasing around the world. The World Health Organization… read more.
by Peter Mas Mollinedo reporting on the presentation by Dominique Elias, Gustave-Roussy Institute, Paris, France. – Aggressive complete cytoreductive surgery (CCRS) in combination with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC)… read more.
LM Wiltink, Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands; Hans-Joachim Schmoll, Martin Luther University Halle – Wittenberg, Germany. A unique 14-year follow-up study from the universities of Leiden in… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – taken from the NEJM (New England Journal of Medicine) – Addition of nab-paclitaxel to gemcitabine for treatment of advanced pancreatic cancer has resulted in… read more.
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