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ESMO 2011 Report – Improving quality of life for breast cancer sufferers

Written by | 16 Apr 2012

by Dr Sunil Upadhyay – It would be difficult to imagine how one would treat breast cancer today if it was not for the work and leadership of… read more.

BTS 2012 Report – ABO-incompatible transplantation: cardiac and liver

Written by | 28 Mar 2012

by Maria Dalby reporting on the presentation by Lori West, University of Alberta, Toronto, Canada and Andrew Burroughs, Royal Free Hospital, London.  ABO-incompatible transplantation is already a clinical… read more.

BTS 2012 Report – Clinical controversy: Islets versus whole pancreas

Written by | 28 Mar 2012

by Maria Dalby reporting on the presentation by Peter Friend, University of Oxford.  Pancreas transplantation for the treatment of diabetes can be said to be unique amongst transplantations… read more.

Anal cancer is preventable with hpv vaccine, study suggests

Written by | 16 Mar 2012

FDA Highlights – by Bruce Sylvester – The human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine can help prevent anal cancer in men, researchers reported in the October 27, 2011, issue… read more.

Korea reports lower alcoholism rates

Written by | 16 Mar 2012

World Health Matters – South Korea – by Gary Finnegan – A new study by researchers in South Korea has found lower rates of alcohol use disorders (AUDs),… read more.

New treatment for chronic depression targets personality style

Written by | 16 Mar 2012

Researchers from the University of Southampton, in collaboration with psychologists from six other universities, have started a study to assess the impact of a new psychological therapy for… read more.

Drug focus on diabetes

Written by | 16 Mar 2012

It is estimated that there are 2.9 million people in the UK diagnosed with diabetes1 and the incidence is increasing, as it is across the world, all the… read more.

ASCO 2011 Report – Thoracic oncology update

Written by | 16 Mar 2012

by Dr. Riyaz Shah, Consultant Medical Oncologist, Kent Oncology Centre – The ASCO 2011 Annual Meeting took place in early June at the vast McCormick Place Convention Centre… read more.

Muscle relaxants and neuromodulators for managing RA pain: Many options, but no clear successes

Written by | 9 Mar 2012

Pain management is a high priority for patients with rheumatoid arthritis, so three researchers in Australia analysed existing study data to see whether two different classes of drugs… read more.

IASLC 2011 Report – Recent developments in the management of small cell lung cancers

Written by | 18 Jan 2012

by Dr Sunil Upadhyay – The incidence of small cell lung cancer accounts for nearly 15% of all diagnosed lung cancers. The majority present with locally advanced disease… read more.

IASLC 2011 Report – Erlotinib with or without MetMAb in the management of lung cancer

Written by | 18 Jan 2012

by Dr Sunil Upadhyay – Increased Met signalling in tumours can occur from increased levels of Hepatocyte Growth Factor (HGF), activating mutations within Met, and/or receptor over expression… read more.

IASLC 2011 Report – First-line therapy options in EGFR mutation positive advanced NSCLC

Written by | 18 Jan 2012

by Dr Sunil Upadhyay – Since the publication of the iPASS trial data, gefitinib has become the treatment of choice in EGFR mutation positive tumours. However, almost all… read more.

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