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Chemotherapy Regimen Extends Survival in Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Patients by Cancer.gov Posted Tue 14 Jun 2011 10:25pm Read on »

Chemotherapy Regimen Extends Survival in Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Patients by Cancer.gov Posted Tue 17 May 2011 10:19pm Chemotherapy Regimen Extends Survival in Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Patients Pathology slide showing the most common type of pancreatic cancer, an adenocarcinoma . Less than 5 percent of patients diagnosed with the disease live more than 5 years. (Photo by Ed Uthman ) A four-drug chemotherapy regimen has produced the longest Read on »

Recommendations for Colon Cancer & Chemotherapy by Ben L. Naturopathic Doctor

Posted Thu 27 Aug 2009 9:43pm Colon Cancer What products sold by Healthegoods that you can suggest for someone that has stage 4 colon cancer and has done 3 chemo treatments? Answer: Hi Wilfred... acid, the active form of Folic acid, is a very heavily researched nutrient which is often used along with chemotherapy for colon cancers. It is imperative that Folinic acid Read on »

More Evidence for Oxaliplatin as Colon Cancer Chemotherapy by HealthFinder Posted Fri 20 Jan 2012 12:00pm . FRIDAY, Jan. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Adding oxaliplatin to a standard chemotherapy regimen boosts survival rates for patients with advanced colon cancer, according to a new study..., according to study background information. To improve their chances, patients often also undergo post-surgical chemotherapy. Up until 2004, the drug 5-FU -- given in combination Read on »

Trumped Treatment?: BPA Blocks Effects of Breast Cancer Chemotherapy Drugs by Environmental Health Posted Sat 31 Jan 2009 9:00pm Trumped Treatment?: BPA Blocks Effects of Breast Cancer Chemotherapy Drugs Formal Correction: This article... R. Barrett Citation: Barrett JR 2009. Trumped Treatment?: BPA Blocks Effects of Breast Cancer Chemotherapy Drugs. Environ Health Perspect 117:A75-A75. doi Read on »

High dose vitamin C may worsen cancer chemotherapy results by Dr. John Z. Medical Doctor

Posted Wed 01 Oct 2008 4:12pm

1 Comment AACR.org - In pre-clinical studies, vitamin C in higher doses appears to substantially reduce the effectiveness of anticancer chemotherapy, say researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. These new findings, published in the October 1, 2008 issue of Cancer Research, a publication of the American Association of Cancer Research (AACR), came from Read on »

Locally advanced esophageal and GE Junction cancer: Chemotherapy and radiation by Mark Levin Posted Wed 24 Jun 2009 7:01pm of the patients had squamous cell carcinoma. Patients treated with both chemotherapy and radiation therapy had a significantly better average duration of survival (14 months vs 9 months, p < 0.0001) and more of these patients were alive 5 years after treatment (27% vs 0 %, p < 0.0001). Combined chemotherapy plus radiotherapy became the new standard of care for patients Read on »

Mullerian endometrial cancers: Chemotherapy for metastatic disease. by Mark Levin Posted Wed 26 Jan 2011 12:00am to be equivalent to, and less toxic than, alternative chemo-therapy approaches in this clinical setting (e.g., cisplatin plus ifosfamide; ifosfamide plus paclitaxel). Doxorubicin... with measurable disease have been treated on a series of Phase II studies by the Gynecologic Oncology Group (GOG). In separate studies of patients previously untreated with chemotherapy Read on »

Acupuncture proven effective for side effects of breast cancer chemotherapy by Dr. John Z. Medical Doctor

Posted Tue 23 Sep 2008 7:03am Acupuncture is as effective and longer-lasting in managing the common debilitating side effects of hot flashes, night sweats, and excessive sweating (vasomotor symptoms) associated with breast cancer treatment and has no treatment side effects compared to conventional drug therapy, according to a first-of-its-kind study presented September 24, 2008 ... Read on »