לראשונה בישראל ופעם שנייה בעולם – בוצעה השתלת מח עצם מדם טבורי של אחות על מנת להציל ילד שחולה במחלה מסוג אנמיה פנקוני למחלקת המטואונקולוגיה
Laurie Barclay, MD Sept. 26, 2002 In a multicenter randomized trial reported in the Sept. 26 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine,
By Will Boggs, MD NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Sept 26 – A peptide derived from the transcription factor ATF2 sensitizes melanoma cells to apoptosis and
By David Douglas NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Sept 26 – High dose reirradiation of patients with recurrent rectal carcinoma can be conducted “with acceptable risks”
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Sept 26 – Even after controlling for factors such as disease severity and admission hemoglobin level, blood transfusion is associated with
בכתבתה של תמרה טראובמן מעתון הארץ מציגה הכתכת סקירה של תוצאות מחקר המתפרסם לאחרונה בניו-אינגלנד, וכן מציגה חוות דעת של מס’ רופאים בארץ לגבי הסוגייה.
The cancer preventive effects of selenium seem to result from its ability to activate the p53 tumor suppressor protein, according to a report published in
UK drugmaker AstraZeneca earned the critical backing of expert advisors to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday, to market the first member
Physicians in Britain are using photodynamic therapy (PDT) to treat inoperable bronchopulmonary cancer, resulting in significant reductions in airway obstruction and improvement in patients’ overall
על בסיס הערכות שלדם חבל הציבור סגולות מרפא יוצאות דופן מתקיימת כיום פעילות רבה של איסוף דם חבל הטבור במהלך לידה, בדיקתו ואיחסונו למטרות ריפוי
The breast cancer staging system put forth by the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) more than a decade ago has been revised, according to
ככה זה כשקר ו- 21% מהנשים מעשנות… Lung cancer will kill more Swedish women than men within the next five years, and within eight years,
The sensitivity of mammography declines significantly with increasing breast density, to as low at 48% among women the densest breasts, according to the results of
A Canadian study has shown that brachytherapy can help reduce relapses in patients with rectal cancer for whom radical surgery is contraindicated or unwanted. The
Boosting the radiation dose to the tumour bed by brachytherapy has been demonstrated to be an excellent treatment in patients who have undergone breast conserving
Making patients and medical staff aware of the importance of nutrition in patients undergoing radiotherapy for head and neck cancer could substantially reduce the number
A study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has found that the number of months between recurrences of superficial bladder
The risk for thrombosis may be increased by short-term treatment with oestradiol or combined hormone replacement therapy. According to research from the Netherlands, it increases
Temozolomide is safe and when combined with radiotherapy significantly improves response rate in patients with previously untreated brain metastases, doctors in Greece have found. Dr.
Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection precedes development of cervical cancer, according to a population-based prospective study published in the Sept. 14 issue of the British Medical