Poster Session at ECC 2013 – Circulating tumour cell counts in advanced and metastatic colorectal cancer by immunomagnetic labelling: Results reflect the reality?
Solange M Sanches et al, AC Camargo Cancer Center, São Paulo, Brazil.
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.
Children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) undergoing early and aggressive combination drug therapy achieve clinical inactive disease more quickly than with less aggressive therapy, researchers reported at the… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – taken from the BMJ – British Medical Journal – Patients prescribed the smoking cessation drugs varenicline and buproprian are not at an increased risk… read more.
by Esther Drain reporting on the presentation by Dr Timothy Price – A randomized, multicenter, open-label, phase 3 study of panitumumab (pmab) vs cetuximab (cmab) for previously treated… read more.
Taken from the European Cancer Congress ( ECCO / ESMO / ESTRO ) from the 27th September – 1st October 2013 in Amsterdam.