News tagged with incurable cancer


Scientists identify new biomarker for cancer in bone marrow: Promise for patients of multiple myeloma

Singapore scientists have identified FAIM, a molecule that typically prevents cell death, as a potential biomarker to identify an incurable form of cancer in the bone marrow. Patients with this form of cancer usually do not ...

Cancer created Dec 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Many terminal cancer patients put false hope in chemo, study finds

(HealthDay)—Many people with incurable cancer mistakenly believe chemotherapy may save them, a new study finds.

Cancer created Oct 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Grapefruit juice lets patients take lower dose of cancer drug

A glass a day of grapefruit juice lets patients derive the same benefits from an anti-cancer drug as they would get from more than three times as much of the drug by itself, according to a new clinical trial. The combination ...

Cancer created Aug 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New score can tell doctors how long cancer patients have left to live

A new scoring system can more reliably predict whether patients with advanced cancer are likely to survive for "days", "weeks" or "months" finds a study published in the British Medical Journal today.

Cancer created Aug 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Many of those living with HIV face a new life-threatening challenge: cancer

As the world marks the 30-year anniversary of the first reporting of HIV/AIDS, now comes the realization of a new challenge for people with the incurable disease. For reasons not yet clear, people with HIV face a higher ...

HIV & AIDS created Jun 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0