Texas has passed legislation to invest $3 billion into cancer research and prevention over the next ten years. The staggering sum makes the Lone Star State the second-largest source of cancer research funding in the United States. Only the National Cancer Institute (NCI) doles out more dollars (last year NCI awarded $3.14 billion in grants; […]
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Mesothelioma is a rare type of cancer that accounts for approximately one percent of all cancer deaths worldwide. The cancer is caused through the inhalation of asbestos – a naturally occurring fiber that is often used for insulation or heat-resistant purposes. Just as asbestos exposure affects human health, so too does it affect the health
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Heating soft-tissue tumors during the administration of chemotherapy reduces the likelihood that the cancer will come back, according to German researchers. The study, conducted at the Kinikum Grosshadern Medical Center at the University of Munich, indicates that heat therapy can provide substantial benefits to cancer patients with soft-tissue sarcomas (tumors that originate in muscles, fat,
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According to new research, cancer death rates have been on the decline since the 1950s. The report, which was published in Cancer Research, concludes that improvements in cancer treatment have been especially beneficial for children and young adults. More recently, cancer death rates among adults have also shown significant improvements. According to Dr. Eric Kort,
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In a retrospective examination, researchers have determined that specific types of childhood cancer treatments result in elevated risks for developing diabetes later in life. Six American research hospitals, along with the University of Alberta in Canada, collaborated on the study, which looked at more than 8,500 cancer cases in which a cancer patient age 21
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A recent study from Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) indicates that 40 percent of all cancer trials do not achieve the minimum accrual goals necessary to achieve a statistically significant conclusion. Additionally, it was found that the longer the preparation time required to develop the clinical trial, the harder it was to accrue enough
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At present, cancers are by and large treated based what part of the body the tumor has infected. To put it another way, breast cancer patients, colon cancer patients and lung cancer patients all undergo different treatment methods.However, this type of categorization seems to be on the shift. While location of the cancer tumor will
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Malignant gliomas are an especially difficult type of cancer to treat. Manifesting in the brain or spine, patients diagnosed with this deadly form of cancer have only a 3 percent likelihood of surviving five years or more. Now, a new method for delivering chemotherapy drugs is showing early signs of prolonging survival times among patients
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During chemotherapy, it is not uncommon for a tumor to become resistant to treatment over time. This fact has proven to be a major obstacle in cancer treatment and, with few alternatives for treatment, patients with chemo-resistant cancer often experience limited timeframes for survival. In an effort to reduce a cancer’s ability to resist chemotherapy
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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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