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Archive for the 'cancer treatment' Category

Personalization of Cancer Treatment Poised to Go Mainstream

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

Over the past years, there has been a large influx of research related to the personalization of cancer treatment. As the fruits of these efforts finally begin to be harvested, Kalorama Information – a market research firm – suggests that personalized cancer care is set to become a standard method of cancer treatment.

In a recent [...]

Wading Through the Mountains of Data Culled From Cancer Genome Projects

Friday, July 16th, 2010

In 2008, an entity known as the International Cancer Genome Consortium (ICGC) was created. The goal of this Consortium – which combines the forces of 12 different countries – is to work together to map the genetic codes of various types of cancer. By scrutinizing various genetic mutations and other data gleaned from these cancer [...]

Costs for Treating Cancer in U.S. Double in Less Than 20 Years

Monday, July 12th, 2010

Between 1987 and 2005, the estimated cost of treating cancer in the United States has doubled, according to a recent study published in the journal, Cancer.

Adjusting for inflation, the total cost of treating cancer within the United States in 1987 is estimated at $24.7 billion. Between the periods of 2001 and 2005, that same figure [...]

Can Acupuncture Wrist Bands Quell Chemotherapy-Related Nausea

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

Nausea is an adverse side effect that afflicts more than 75 percent of all cancer patients who have undergone chemotherapy. Along with vomiting, this nausea can severely impact a patient’s daily quality of life by hindering the ability to eat and feel healthy. In many cases, doctors may recommend medications as a way to minimize [...]


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