In men with localized or locally advanced prostate cancer, treatment with the antiandrogen bicalutamide (Casodex; AstraZeneca, Wilmington, Delaware), either alone or as part of a
Low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) should be the preferred choice for preventing recurrent thromboembolism in patients with cancer, according to the results of a randomized
Follow-up of most testicular germ cell cancers may not be necessary after five years because late recurrence is rare. Only patients presenting with metastatic non-seminomatous
Older vegetarians should take vitamin B[12 supplements routinely because vitamin B12 deficiency is associated with anaemia in this patient population, investigators report. They add, however,
A more convenient 22-day course of breast irradiation after lumpectomy for lymph node-negative breast cancer appears to be an acceptable alternative to the 35-day schedule
No environmental factors studied explain the high breast cancer rate seen in Long Island, New York, according to two reports in the August issue of
The controversial Italian doctor Luigi Di Bella faces a formal complaint under Italy’s medical ethics code after a judge ordered a hospital to provide his
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Aug 02 – Cognitive deficits arise in a significant proportion of long-term adult survivors of bone marrow transplantation for hematologic malignancy,
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Aug 02 – Members of the nuclear and extended family of patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) have an increased risk
Laurie Barclay, MD Aug. 5, 2002 A new method of genetic profiling, described in the Aug. 3 issue of The Lancet, may help predict
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) Jul 31 – EU president Denmark on Wednesday said the 15-nation bloc would delay financing of human embryo and stem cell research until
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jul 31 – The biopharmaceutical firm Aphton Corp. said Wednesday that interim analysis of a phase II trial of the company’s
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jul 29 – In all but the highest risk group, the rates of primary central nervous system lymphoma have been declining
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jul 29 – Low-dose total body irradiation followed by allogeneic lymphocyte infusion can induce remission of hematologic malignancies refractory to conventional
Laurie Barclay, MD July 30, 2002 New three-dimensional volumetric interpolated breath-hold magnetic resonance imaging (3D VIBE MRI) can image the whole body in less
יצרניות התרופות והממשל האמריקני מתכננים לשתף פעולה בקרוב בתכנית חדשה המיועדת לזרז פיתוח תרופות חדשות לטיפול בסרטן ע”י גיוס חולים להשתתפות בניסויים . הNCI, National Cancer
– Amgen Inc. said on Monday that US regulators had approved its Aranesp drug–a longer-lasting form of the company’s older anemia drug Epogen–to treat anemia
In patients with non-small-cell lung cancer, an effective DNA repair capacity (DRC) appears to be associated with poorer survival after treatment with chemotherapy, according to
האם לייחס את מקרי מוות למחלת הסרטן או לניתוח ? מספר מקרי המוות המיוחסים לסרטן בארה”ב הוא כנראה נמוך באחוז או שניים מהמספר האמיתי , לפי
Intrathecal clonidine appears to be effective and tolerable in the long-term treatment of intractable chronic pain associated with cancer. Clinicians who use clonidine for long-term