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Cancer Hope Network, ASTRO Partner to Raise Awareness of Cancer Survivorship

...ng those people.” ASTRO is the largest radiation oncology society in the world, with more than 8,500 members...ed to the advancement of the practice of radiation oncology by promoting excellence in patient care, providing opportunities for educational and professional de...

Childhood Cancer Survivors May Suffer Health Problems in Adulthood

...ts, and based on many clinical trials in pediatric oncology that have led to improved treatments over the years, Dr. Meadows predicts that children diagnosed with cancer since 1987 will have fewer chronic problems as survivors than the cohort analyzed in the current study. On the strength of her clinical and...

Race Affects African-American Survival of Breast Cancer

...ard, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of radiation oncology at M. D. Anderson. "It's important to identify unique features in different populations and subgroups of all women with breast cancer so we can understand a woman's risk and factors that affect her care on an individual level." African-American wom...

Videoconferencing, an impetus to Pediatric Oncology

... enhancements in patient healthcare. Pediatric oncology has witnessed path breaking strides in survival ra...iments to progress in the development of pediatric oncology programs include poverty, malnutrition, lack of education, and compliance. Dearth of pediatric oncol...

Radiotherapy Centers in Scotland Undergo Inspection

...a computer-generated treatment plan at the Beatson oncology center in Glasgow.Therefore in January she was made to undergo 19 separate treatment sessions, that was around 58% higher than the prescribed dose, according to Dr Arthur Johnston, adviser to the Scottish Executive Health Department. The mistake wa...

The need to revamp cervical cancer prevention programs

...active. " Gerry Wain, Director of gynaecological oncology at Westmead Hospital, said "There are so many cards on the table. The answer is not obvious. The screening program [as presently organised] has probably run its course." Dr Wain said, "The virus tests are a potential addition to the prevention repe...

Breast Cancer Patients Suffer From Psychological Problems

...ively treating and managing these disorders in the oncology setting." Source-Eurekalert SRI...

Nanoparticles Used by Researchers to Attack Brain Tumours

...tulla, Ph.D., professor of radiology and radiation oncology at the U-M Medical School and professor of environmental health sciences at the School of Public Health. Researchers tested the nanoparticles in cell cultures and animal models. The studies showed that nanoparticles traveled to the tumor, resulting...

Preserving Fertility for Child Cancer Patients

...preservation activities of 12 of the 13 paediatric oncology units throughout Australia and New Zealand. All..., only two had guidelines in place. “Paediatric oncology units should provide a coordinated approach to discussion about cancer treatment and future fertilit...

Germ - Chemo Combo Fights Cancer

...o Shibin Zhou, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of oncology at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center. The combo approach temporarily wiped out both large and small tumors in almost 100 mice and permanently cured more than two-thirds of them. The likely explanation for the greater cancer cell kill by the...

Study Identifies Mechanism Which May Help Tamoxifen Work Better

...strogen receptor,” said Albain, director, thoracic oncology clinical research program; director, breast clinic...program; and co-director, multidisciplinary breast oncology center; Loyola University Health System, Maywood, Ill. Albain also said this research suggests new...

Indian-American Appointed for US Hospital Top Post

..., Datta has trained with some prestigious surgical oncology and head and neck surgery programmes in the world, including the Tata Memorial Hospital, the largest cancer center in Asia, and England's Royal College of Surgeons, where he was a fellow. The South Nassau Communities Hospital, located in Oceanside...

Better Understanding of Quality of Life Assessments

...hose burdens,” says Jeff Sloan, Ph.D., Mayo Clinic oncology researcher. “We have found that clinicians collect a wide variety of QOL data and use it in numerous ways; but there is a great degree of variability. We hope our discussions will further the understanding of the QOL assessment and be used to improve...

Watchdog to Be Set on Oral Chemotherapy, Warns Experts

...rline the importance of forging a consensus in the oncology field on standardized safeguards and practices for prescribing and monitoring the use of these drugs. Many centers had no formal system for monitoring patients taking the drugs, which are becoming increasingly popular internationally. "Given how ...

Clear Guidelines on Oral Chemotherapy Needed

...emotherapies, there is no apparent consensus among oncology professionals about safe practices for these drugs. The oncology community must define safe medication practices appropriate for oral chemotherapy, develop practice ...

Vitamin D Tablets to Cure Prostate Cancer

...uld be significant,' says Nick James, professor of oncology at the University of Birmingham. In the phase II trials, Asentar significantly improved survival rates, 9 months over patients taking chemotherapy drugs (taxotere) alone. 'On average, patients in the advanced stage of the disease survive about 18 mon...

Why Cold Last Long?

...Ph.D., professor of pharmacology, neuroscience and oncology at Hopkins explains the role of Carabin in controlling the infection. The study was published in online version of "Nature" Liu said, “Carabin acts like an internal brake to dial down the speed and intensity of an immune response so that it doesn't ...

Cancer Among Young Adults is on a Raise: Report

... Albritoon, director of adolescent and young adult oncology at Boston’s Dana Farber Cancer Institute, for determining the reasons for the raise of cancers among young people. The National Cancer institute and Lance Armstrong Foundation have reported that survival rates for cancer among young adults have not...

Funds and Hope for Breast Cancer Patients

...p. It is the brainchild of Sameer Kaul, a senior oncology surgeon at the Apollo Cancer Institute here; his co-professionals and patients who are battling breast cancer and also those from the corporate sector who support this cause. Breast cancer is in fact fast overtaking cervical cancer. This is partic...

Doctors Must Consider Spiritual Needs of Their Patients: Study

.... 'These findings provide further evidence that oncology practitioners really should include a spiritual history as part of a patient's history of social support and culture,' says Balboni. 'It allows the practitioner to know whether something's important to the patient and also makes the statement, ...

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