A new study led by UNC researchers that looks at newly diagnosed lung cancer patients and follows them from diagnosis forward is one of the first to give reasons why patients don’t go to lung surgery and why surgery happens less often in blacks. Source: General Cancer News Articles Provided by [...]
Morphine is often a cancer patient’s best and final friend. So it came as a shock when researchers at the University of Minnesota published a study showing that doses of morphine similar to those used to ease pain actually spurred the growth of human breast cancer cells grafted into mice. "These results indicate [...]
Study examines reasons patients with early stage lung cancer do not have surgery Despite a greater likelihood of poorer outcomes, many patients newly-diagnosed with early-stage lung cancer do not undergo surgery. New research indicates that among the factors associated with this decision include misunderstandings of the prognosis, negative perceptions of patient-physician communication and older age, with [...]
Men who refuse surgery for prostate cancer and instead opt for watchful waiting – monitoring cancer progression without undergoing treatment – have a significantly worse long-term survival rate than those patients that choose radiotherapy, according to researchers at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. Source: General Cancer News Articles Provided by [...]
Fresh data on ovarian cancer are presented in the report ‘Genetic analysis of the early natural history of epithelial ovarian carcinoma.’ According to recent research from the United States, The high mortality rate associated with epithelial ovarian carcinoma (EOC) reflects diagnosis commonly at an advanced stage, but improved [...]
A report, ‘Transoral laser microsurgery for early laryngeal cancer,’ is newly published data in Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy. The decision to treat patients suffering from glottic cancer with either radiotherapy or surgery is both complex and controversial. Source: General Cancer News Articles Provided by Cancer Compass
Prostate cancer surgery more costly for obese men NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Being obese may increase the cost of surgery for men with prostate cancer — at least the more traditional forms of the procedure, a new study suggests. Read more on Reuters
New investigation results, ‘Clinical efficacy of organ-preserving pancreatectomy for benign or low-grade malignant potential lesion,’ are detailed in a study published in Journal of Korean Medical Science. According to recent research from Seoul, Korea, The clinical usefulness of organ-preserving pancreatectomy is not well established due to technical difficulty [...]
In patients with early breast cancer, giving radiotherapy to the lymph nodes located behind the breast bone and above the collar bone is well-tolerated, after mastectomy or breast conserving surgery, a radiation oncologist will tell delegates at the seventh European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC7) today (Saturday 27 March). Source: [...]
Breast cancer surgery in India is now being provided to the patients from all over the world with latest facilities and globally benchmarked healthcare services administered by surgeons and physicians trained in international medical practices. Indian hospitals at Mumbai and Chennai are well equipped to provide a comprehensive range of treatments for breast cancer. Breast [...]