Philippine ex-President Corazon Aquino 'very ill' Jul 1, 2009
She had been undergoing chemotherapy, but was no longer receiving treatment, Sytangco said. "We hope that people will support her and pray for her," Sytangco said. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Pembroke residents take part in Marshfield Relay for Life Jul 1, 2009
Mosher-Taylor will donate her cuts to Pantene, where wigs are made for cancer patients who have lost their hair to chemotherapy treatments. Pembroke residents take part in Marshfield Relay for Life. (Pembroke Mariner, MA)
Catholic officials investigate whether woman was saved by N.O. priest's miracle Jul 1, 2009
During her chemotherapy treatment, a doctor agreed to treat Heibel with a new combination of cancer drugs, thinking that the medication would double her life expectancy to 12 months ... According to the Baltimore Sun report, the week after Heibel s final chemotherapy treatment, a scan showed most of her cancer had disappeared. (WWLTV.com, LA)
UNPROVEN REMEDIES: $2.5 billion spent, no alternative med cures found Jul 1, 2009
The lone exception: Ginger capsules may help chemotherapy nausea. As for therapies, acupuncture has been shown to help certain conditions, and yoga, massage, meditation and other relaxation methods may relieve symptoms such as pain, anxiety and fatigue. (North County Times)
Pfizer Discontinues Sutent Colon Cancer Study Jul 1, 2009
The clinical trial compared the drug in combination with a type of chemotherapy against patients taking the chemotherapy alone. The Sutent combination was no more effective at improving the time a patient survives without the cancer progressing. (ABC News -- Wire)
Scientists Kill Cancer Cells with "Trojan Horse" Jul 1, 2009
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian scientists have developed a "trojan horse" therapy to combat cancer, using a bacterially-derived nano cell to penetrate and disarm the cancer cell before a second nano cell kills it with chemotherapy drugs. The "trojan horse" therapy has the potential to directly target cancer cells with chemotherapy, rather than the current treatment that sees chemotherapy drugs injected into a cancer patient and attacking both cancer and healthy cells ... The first wave of... (MEDLINEplus)
Early Heart Attack Therapy With Bone Marrow Extract Improves Cardiac Function Jul 1, 2009
To lessen the impact of chemotherapy on bone marrow cancer patients, hematologists are recruiting the patients' own immune systems to help. White. (Science Daily)
New Hope for Over-Charged Health Insurance Customers Jul 1, 2009
After being diagnosed with in 2006, surgery and chemotherapy helped the Yonkers, N.Y., woman enter remission for more than a year. But the cancer recurred last October and Jerome is fighting for her life once more. (ABC News -- Business)
Clinical impact of B-cell depletion with the anti-CD20 antibody rituximab in chronic fatigue syndrome: a preliminary case series Jul 1, 2009
A patient with CFS had unexpected, marked recovery of CFS symptoms lasting for five months during and after cytotoxic chemotherapy for Hodgkin's disease. We reasoned that the transient CFS recovery was related to methotrexate treatment, which induces immunomodulation in part through B-cell depletion. (BioMed Central)
Click to read:Fixing the Heart with Stem Cells Jun 30, 2009
The "contributions of erosion, necrosis and decay" are drugs John, like chemotherapy drugs which are designer destroyers of the immune system. You see cancer treatments today are based on the theory (and it is only a theory) that if you kill the immune system entirely you also kill off all the cancer cells, but by the way -that kills off the patient also. (CBS News)
Banking ovaries may extend baby-making span Jun 30, 2009
In the past, scientists have performed ovarian transplants in women with cancer, since chemotherapy often causes infertility. Doctors typically take out patients' ovaries before the toxic treatment begins and then reimplant them later. (MSNBC -- Health)
Nine-Year-Old "Chef" Jack Witherspoon Teams with Beckstrand Cancer Foundation in Support of Pediatric Cancer Patients Jun 30, 2009
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'Trojan Horse' Therapy Kills Cancer Cells Jun 30, 2009
Australian researchers are set to begin human trials of a tiny nano-cell that acts as a "Trojan horse" against cancer cells, a breakthrough they say may curb the need for debilitating chemotherapy. The technology could eventually allow cancer sufferers to receive treatment as outpatients, rather than being hospitalized for lengthy bouts of chemotherapy, according to the researchers ... The technology allowed medics to target cancer cells without damaging healthy tissue, a major problem with... (Newsmax)
Jackos mom: Where did he hide his money? Jun 30, 2009
Once, when she had been in hospital for chemotherapy, he had accused her of abandoning him and the children, she said. Says Grace, who the daily claims suffers from a life-threatening form of the auto-immune disease lupus, To Michael, to go to a hospital was never about being ill. (India Times, India)
Researchers Publish Comprehensive Model For Medical Device Development Jun 30, 2009
(May 19, 2005) A new device, called a "sonic flashlight," offers a more efficient method of ultrasound guidance to place catheters in patients that will be used for repeated doses of chemotherapy or other. (Dec. (Science Daily)
NURSE’S NOTES - Rare but serious blood disorder Jun 30, 2009
People can also get neutropenia when treated for cancer with chemotherapy drugs. Sometimes it happens for no known reason at all. (Missoulian, MT)
Voice Box Can Be Preserved, Even With The Largest Cancers, Study Suggests Jun 30, 2009
ScienceDaily (June 29, 2009) Some patients with large tumors on their larynx can preserve their speech by opting for chemotherapy and radiation over surgery to remove the voice box ... A new study from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center found that a single round of chemotherapy could identify those patients most likely to benefit from this approach ... We found that if a patient s tumor does not respond to chemotherapy, the patient can be instantly referred for a... (Science Daily)
Wilmington audiologist warns against hearing loss for cancer patients Jun 30, 2009
While cancer patients and their families are aware of the many side effects that come with treatment like chemotherapy and radiation, they may not know that hearing loss is a real risk as well ... If patients are prescribed certain chemotherapy drugs or radiation to the head or neck area, a baseline hearing test before therapy is a wise step, Wigall said ... Specifically, three chemotherapy drugs cisplatin, carboplatin, and mechlorethamine have been associated with hearing problems. (Wilmington Advocate, MA)
Caitlyn's cause Jun 30, 2009
She's determined, Warren said last week while Caitlyn slept and underwent her fourth round of chemotherapy since April ... The current plan is for six rounds of chemotherapy, radiation treatment, some advanced medicine and surgery to remove the original tumor in her leg ... She likes to push the button on her chemotherapy machine, and she even will help walk her samples to the lab after tests are taken. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Debra Haight / H-P correspondent Denise Bohn Stewart (right) and her aunt, Barbara Leisz, are both cancer survivors. Jun 30, 2009
While her treatments have gone well and she's three months out of chemotherapy, she unfortunately has discovered that she has the hereditary cancer gene, BRCA1. "I'm doing this (Relay) for my kids, so that there will be a cure," she said. (The Herald-Palladium)
Rude behavior on trains will cost you Jun 30, 2009
Tuesday June 30, 2009. Priority seating posters have appeared on several city subways and buses, reminding riders it is against the law to refuse to give up your priority seat to a disabled person. (Queens Chronicle, NY)
Jorgenson keeps up the good fight Jun 28, 2009
In 2006, she began rigorous chemotherapy and radiation treatments. Although the radiation treatment especially scared her, she said the team of doctors were "really a nice bunch." Her treatments were at the Mayo Clinic and the Leonard P. Nelson Cancer Treatment Center at Mercy Medical Center in Williston. (Williston Daily Herald, ND)
Last Goodbye Jun 28, 2009
Fawcett was diagnosed with anal cancer in September 2006 and, despite going into remission and enduring extensive chemotherapy and surgery both in the U.S. and Germany, it was revealed earlier this year that the cancer had spread to her liver. She stopped receiving treatment in May. (Fox News)
Dietary Fat Linked To Pancreatic Cancer Jun 28, 2009
In efforts to boost the effectiveness of anti-cancer drugs, a new method called intra-peritoneal hyperthermic chemotherapy works by flushing a heated. . (Science Daily)
Longtime sheriff Chuck Maxwell dies after battle with cancer Jun 28, 2009
After his most recent victory, the Democratic sheriff announced that he was battling cancer and would begin chemotherapy. Maxwell's health declined in recent years, but he still made some public appearances. (Montana Standard, MT)
> Symbol of the '70s Jun 28, 2009
In 2007 she declared that months of grueling chemotherapy had seen her beat the cancer despite "excruciating pain and uncertainty." "It never occurred to me to stop fighting not ever," she said. However, in April this year it emerged that the cancer had returned and the actress was gravely ill. (iAfrica.com)
BYU coach says cancer appears gone Jun 28, 2009
Because there are no signs of cancer remaining, Rose said he won't have to go through chemotherapy this summer. He plans resting and being back with his team this fall. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Hidden costs of socialized health Jun 28, 2009
Chemotherapy treatments are many times reserved for the young or those with the highest chance of survival. People die waiting for CT scans. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Andrews devotes life to Jimmy Fund Jun 27, 2009
Chemotherapy was still in its infant stages, and there just wasn't much doctors could do to save a child suffering from cancer. But Dr. Sidney Farber made it his mission to help find cures in childhood cancer, and in 1948, he found a way to cause remission in childhood cases of leukemia by using a new form of chemotherapy. (MLB.com -- Boston Red Sox)
Abbott Spinoff Makes Disparate Parts Work Together Jun 27, 2009
The court ruled that Hospira had not infringed on a Sanofi-Aventis () patent for a chemotherapy drug with the brand name Eloxatin. Hospira expects federal approval for its generic version soon. (Investors Business Daily)
The Health Care Question Obama Doesn't Want to Answer Jun 27, 2009
Spine surgery, knee arthroscopy, high-dose chemotherapy, bone-marrow transplants, lung volume reduction surgery, , estrogen therapy the list goes on. Not only are they often unnecessary; they can even be harmful. (Slate)
The Misleading Ideas People Get From Celebrity Cancer Stories Jun 27, 2009
But Fawcett's treatment had consisted of not only surgery but radiotherapy and chemotherapy, suggesting that her disease was far advanced at the time of diagnosis. This made a cure less likely, though not necessarily impossible. (Slate)
A Family Tree, a Rare Cancer, and a Hunt for its Cause Jun 27, 2009
Anderson had the lower lobe of her left lung removed at age two before undergoing two years of intensive chemotherapy that nearly killed her. The smell of rubbing alcohol is enough to make her feel queasy again. (Scientific American)
'70s sex symbol dies at 62 Jun 27, 2009
In "Farrah's Story," which aired last month, she made public her painful treatments and dispiriting setbacks -- from shaving her golden locks before chemotherapy could claim them to undergoing experimental treatments in Germany. "Her big message to people is don't give up. No matter what they say to you, keep fighting," Alana Stewart, who filmed Fawcett as she underwent treatment, said last month. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Stanford takes break to be with ailing mother Jun 27, 2009
-- The mother of LPGA Tour player Angela Stanford has been diagnosed with breast cancer and soon will begin treatment with chemotherapy. Stanford, No. 7 on the LPGA Tour money list and third in the Solheim Cup standings, decided not to play in Rochester, N.Y., this week and is not sure when she will return pending the recovery of her mother, Nan Stanford. (ESPN -- Golf)
Golf Roundup: Perry atop Travelers after 68 in Round 2 Jun 27, 2009
n Nan Stanford, mother of LPGA Tour player Angela Stanford, has been diagnosed with breast cancer and soon will begin treatment with chemotherapy. n Vijay Singh offered to help pay the $500,000 bond for financier Allen Stanford, but federal rules would not allow it because Singh is not a U.S. citizen. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Pancreatic Cancer Jun 27, 2009
Page last updated at 11:06 GMT, Friday, 30 January 2004. The pancreas is a gland in the abdomen which performs a variety of roles. (BBC News -- Health)
Farrah Fawcett dies Jun 27, 2009
Last Updated: 10:02am 26 Jun 2009. R3,000 free @ Prestige Casino. (iAfrica.com)
Farrah Fawcett's Struggle With Anal Cancer Jun 26, 2009
Aggressive treatment including surgery, chemotherapy and radiation when caught early, is usually successful, but can be disfiguring, said Dr. Stan Gerson, director of the Ireland Cancer Center of University Hospitals Case Medical Center and the director of the Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine of Cleveland, Ohio ... The standard treatment is usually aggressive chemotherapy and radiation. (Fox News)
Obituaries in the news Jun 26, 2009
In "Farrah's Story," which aired last month, she made public her painful treatments and dispiriting setbacks-from shaving her golden locks before chemotherapy could claim them to undergoing experimental treatments in Germany. Fawcett became a sensation in 1976 as one-third of the crime-fighting trio in "Charlie's Angels." She left the show after one season. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
'Charlie's Angel' Farrah Fawcett dies at 62 Jun 26, 2009
In "Farrah's Story," which aired last month, she made public her painful treatments and dispiriting setbacks - from shaving her golden locks before chemotherapy could claim them to undergoing experimental treatments in Germany ... In "Farrah's Story," which aired last month, she made public her painful treatments and dispiriting setbacks - from shaving her golden locks before chemotherapy could claim them to undergoing experimental treatments in Germany. (Fresno Bee)
Integrative care gains popularity Jun 26, 2009
Here's an example: The Rochester Medical Center just published an excellent study that shows that ginger, taken in addition to prescription medicines that stop vomiting, is very helpful in preventing nausea from chemotherapy for cancer. This large-scale study is important because it validates a practice that dates back thousands of years in many cultures, including Tibetan, Chinese and Indian. (Honolulu Advertiser)
'Charlie's Angel' Star Farrah Fawcett Dies Jun 26, 2009
In the documentary, Fawcett was seen shaving off most of her trademark locks before chemotherapy could claim them ... "Fawcett's most unfortunate career moment may have been a 1997 appearance on David Letterman's show, when her disjointed, rambling answers led many to speculate that she was on drugs. She denied that, blaming her strange behavior on questionable advice from her mother to be playful and have a good time.In September 2006, Fawcett, who at 59 still maintained a strict regimen of... (Click2Houston, TX)
New Cancer Drug Eases Pain Jun 26, 2009
Radiation and chemotherapy are known to be very painful, physically and emotionally, for cancer patients ... "The hope is in the near future, in the next few years, we may actually be able to replace chemotherapy with targeted therapy directed against the gene that causes the cancer to grow," said Chang. (Click2Houston, TX)
Genomic Health Reports Favorable Commentary on Value of Multigene Assays From the St. Gallen Expert Consensus Meeting on the Primary Treatment of Early Breast Cancer Jun 26, 2009
- Guidelines Specify that Validated Molecular Assays Should be Considered as an Adjunct to Standard Measures in Helping Determine Chemotherapy Benefit ... June 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Genomic Health, Inc. (Nasdaq: ) today reported that the St. Gallen International Consensus Panel on the Primary Therapy of Early Breast Cancer recommended for the first time that validated multigene assays, such as Oncotype DX(R), should be considered as an adjunct to standard measures in helping determine... (PR Newswire)
Promising Biomarker And Candidate Tumor Suppressor Gene Identified For Colorectal Cancer Jun 26, 2009
20, 2006) Studying the gene-expression profiles of patients with colorectal cancer might help predict their response to chemotherapy ... In efforts to boost the effectiveness of anti-cancer drugs, a new method called intra-peritoneal hyperthermic chemotherapy works by flushing a heated. (Science Daily)
Leukemia Can Be Cured Without Brain Damage Jun 26, 2009
These children may have done better because of many small adjustments to their chemotherapy regimens, which last about 2 years. For example, doctors used a stronger steroid than usual. (W-USA News, DC)
New Hope For Dogs With Cancer Jun 26, 2009
Belle began a rigorous schedule of radiation and chemotherapy. It helped, but she suffered; she developed infections and lost weight. (News4Jax.com, FL)
Click to read: Holy Grail Of Cancer Research? Jun 26, 2009
PARP Inhibitors May Ease Side Effects Of Chemotherapy ... Dr. Holly Phillips tells Jeff Glor doctors may have created a drug to help chemotherapy ignore healthy cells, a potential "holy grail" in cancer research ... PARP inhibitors are part of a new wave of cancer research, called "targeted chemotherapy.". (CBS News -- Early Show)
Tim Cahill launches cancer fund Jun 26, 2009
"He is in remission now, he was diagnosed when he was two and had two years of chemotherapy and it's good now, but through those two years it was tough but you just keep going.". Cancer Council NSW chief executive Andrew Penman said the global economic crisis had resulted in a five per cent decline in donations, and the organisation would run at a loss this financial year. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Childhood Physical Abuse Linked To Cancer Jun 26, 2009
Studying childhood cancer patients who have suffered tissue and organ damage from chemotherapy treatments, researchers have found that growth. . (Science Daily)
New Cancer Drug Fights Tumors in Those with BRCA Mutations Jun 26, 2009
"Olaparib has few of the adverse effects of conventional chemotherapy, inhibits PARP, and has anti-tumor activity in cancer associated with the BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation," the team concluded. Iglehart thinks that combining a PARP inhibitor with chemotherapy drugs that damage DNA might make the drug even more effective ... In one trial where PARP inhibitors were combined with standard chemotherapy, there was almost a doubling of survival -- from 5. (MEDLINEplus)
Cancer researchers link DICER1 gene mutation to rare childhood cancer Jun 26, 2009
If detected in the earliest stages, 90 percent of patients appear to be cured when treated with a surgical intervention and sometimes chemotherapy. . (EurekAlert!)
For Kids with Leukemia, Radiation May Be Safe to Skip Jun 26, 2009
Today's chemotherapy regimen often is enough, study finds ... In fact, doctors from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital found that children who had chemotherapy alone had a longer remission period and experienced fewer adverse events than those who, in the past, had also been given radiation treatments ... "Effective chemotherapy can cure up to 90 percent of all children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia without the use of cranial irradiation," said study author Dr. Ching-Hon Pui, chairman of... (MEDLINEplus)
Actress Farrah Fawcett Passes Away Jun 26, 2009
Unfortunately, a year later, it was discovered the disease had returned and not only did Fawcett begin another round of radiation and chemotherapy, but she decided to chronicle this new fight for a documentary. Farrah s Story aired in May 2009 on NBC to over 9 million viewers and was an unflinching look at how she dealt with the disease. (Suite101.com)
Hodgkin Lymphoma Survivors Have Increased Risk Of Stroke And Transient Ischemic Attack Jun 26, 2009
Radiation to the neck and mediastinum was associated with increased risk, whereas chemotherapy was not. "For young survivors of Hodgkin lymphoma, who are at especially increased risk of stroke and TIA, physicians should consider appropriate risk-reducing strategies, such as treatment of hypertension and lifestyle changes to reduce the risk of stroke and TIA," the authors write. (Science Daily)
O'Reilly Praises New Morris Book 'Catastrophe' Jun 26, 2009
"Either your neck's going to get cold or your feet are. "And what's going to happen is the same thing that goes on in Canada," he continued. "Because of the long wait for colonoscopies, the incidence of colon cancer in Canada is 25 percent higher than in the U.S. And because the two top drugs we use for chemotherapy for advanced stage colon cancer are not available in Canada because of cost, the death rate is 25 percent higher. Said O'Reilly: "That's one of the most compelling things about your... (Newsmax)
New Nanoparticles Could Revolutionize Therapeutic Drug Discovery Jun 26, 2009
Many tumours that are initially responsive to chemotherapy can develop resistance. . (Science Daily)
2 flagship hospitalsto upgrade accessibility Jun 26, 2009
There was the time when she needed to be weighed so that she could receive the right amount of chemotherapy to treat breast cancer. But there was no scale available to weigh patients in wheelchairs. (Boston Globe)
Like burrs on your clothes, molecule-size capsules can deliver drugs by sticking to targeted cells Jun 26, 2009
In a similar manner, the method could be used to target the delivery of chemotherapy drugs, vaccine antigens to white blood cells, specific molecules that mitigate auto-immune disorders and more, King said. . (EurekAlert!)
2 lost icons: For Generation X, a really bad day Jun 26, 2009
The news came just a month after the airing of "Farrah's Story," a documentary in which she made public her painful treatments and dispiriting setbacks - from shaving her golden locks before chemotherapy could claim them to undergoing experimental treatments in Germany ... The news came just a month after the airing of "Farrah's Story," a documentary in which she made public her painful treatments and dispiriting setbacks - from shaving her golden locks before chemotherapy could claim them to... (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Friends seek help for sick Amesbury tot Jun 26, 2009
Two weeks later, the family arrived at the office of a pediatric oncologist to discuss a treatment plan involving chemotherapy. At this time, a second mass was discovered this time it was on Nolan s heart. (Amesbury News, MA)
Polar medic who treated own breast cancer dies Jun 26, 2009
Doctors monitoring Dr FitzGerald by email decided she needed chemotherapy drugs and equipment. The only way to deliver them was through a rare midwinter air-drop, completed in July by a US Air Force jet in darkness, in a field lit only by fire. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Boosting Newborns’ Immune Responses Jun 26, 2009
To lessen the impact of chemotherapy on bone marrow cancer patients, hematologists are recruiting the patients' own immune systems to help. White. (Science Daily)
Farrah Fawcett dead at 62 Jun 26, 2009
In the documentary, Fawcett was seen shaving off most of her trademark locks before chemotherapy could claim them. Toward the end, shes seen huddled in bed, barely responding to a visit from her son. (MSNBC -- News)
