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 […]
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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
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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
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Chemotherapy treatments work best when the drugs are targeted at the location of the tumor. However, it has historically been difficult to get cancer-fighting agents to infiltrate the solid mass of cancer tumors. This is partly due to the fact that high fluid pressure within the tumor reduces the ability of drugs to leak out
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A retrospective registry of patients undergoing cardiac CT scans suggests that individuals with an increased risk of lung cancer may benefit from a full-field cardiac CT scan. According to researchers at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, this is because limited-field-of-vision cardiac scans miss 89 percent of the incidental lung cancer findings that could be identified
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Many cancer patients struggle with the high costs of cancer treatment. One way to reduce monthly treatment bills is by opting to use generic alternatives to name brand prescription drugs. In general, these more affordable drugs offer the exact same effectiveness as their more expensive alternatives. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA),
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Off-label use An FDA approval implies that the drug can now be used to treat a specific condition when it is administered in the manner described on the drug’s label. Further clinical research may be required to study other potential uses of the drug, for example, to treat a different form of cancer. An off-label
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Way back in the 1920s, a German scientist by the name of Otto Warburg reported to the world that cancer cells metabolize sugars in different ways than normal healthy cells. While such a discovery may not seem particularly momentous, this near century-old discovery is continuing to prove its importance by opening the door to a
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A 2002 report released by the Institute of Medicine concluded that there is “overwhelming evidence” that disparities in cancer treatment exist in the United States. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, health disparities can be defined as “differences in the occurrence, frequency, death and burden of diseases and other unfavorable health
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Nanoparticle delivery systems can be used to dramatically improve the precision of chemotherapy administration, according to a study performed at the University of California-Irvine. Currently, cancer medications suffer from a weak targeting system. Oftentimes, chemo drugs are disseminated throughout the body, attacking both cancerous and healthy tissue. Due to this unfocused attack, cancer-fighting agents that
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