News tagged with recurrent disease


Two radiotherapy treatments show similar morbidity, cancer control after prostatectomy

Intensity-modulated radiation therapy has become the most commonly used type of radiation in prostate cancer, but research from the University of North Carolina suggests that the therapy may not be more effective than older, ...

Cancer created May 20, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Your immune system: On surveillance in the war against cancer

Predicting outcomes for cancer patients based on tumor-immune system interactions is an emerging clinical approach, and new research from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center is advancing the field when it comes to the most ...

Genetics created May 09, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Penicillin prevents return of leg infection called cellulitis

(HealthDay)—For people who have suffered from cellulitis of the leg, a long course of low-dose penicillin prevents the painful infection from returning, British researchers report.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 02, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New study finds plant proteins control chronic disease in Toxoplasma infections

A new discovery about the malaria-related parasite Toxoplasma gondii—which can threaten babies, AIDS patients, the elderly and others with weakened immune function—may help solve the mystery of how th ...

Medical research created Apr 08, 2013 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Patients with post-ACS depression benefitted from active treatment in clinical trial

A clinical trial of patients with post-acute coronary syndrome (ACS, heart disease) depression finds that a centralized, patient-preference program decreased depressive symptoms and may be cost-neutral over time, according ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Prospective study finds many children with retinoblastoma can safely forego adjuvant chemotherapy

New results from a prospective clinical trial conducted in France show that children with low-risk retinoblastoma do not need postoperative (adjuvant) chemotherapy to prevent disease recurrence or metastasis; the results ...

Cancer created Mar 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Certain mutations affect kidney disease risk and prognosis

Certain gene mutations affect individuals' risk of developing a serious kidney condition, as well as their prognosis after being diagnosed with the disease, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of ...

Genetics created Feb 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Transition in cell type parallels treatment response, disease progression in breast cancer

A process that normally occurs in developing embryos – the changing of one basic cell type into another – has also been suspected of playing a role in cancer metastasis. Now a study from Massachusetts General Hospital ...

Cancer created Jan 31, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

EGFR mutation not prognostic factor in non-small cell lung cancer

Recent studies have demonstrated that molecular-targeted agents, such as epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI), may prolong survival of selected patients based on tumor biomarkers. The presence ...

Cancer created Jan 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Common data determinants of recurrent cancer are broken, mislead researchers

In order to study the effectiveness or cost effectiveness of treatments for recurrent cancer, you first have to discover the patients in medical databases who have recurrent cancer. Generally studies do this ...

Cancer created Jan 02, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Limited value for pap tests in endometrial cancer recurrence

(HealthDay)—For women who have undergone a hysterectomy for endometrial cancer, abnormal Papanicolaou (Pap) test results do not aid in diagnosing recurrent disease, according to a study published in the ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Dec 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The HER2 paradox: HER2-positive stem cells found in HER2-negative breast cancer

A multicenter study led by researchers at UC Davis describes new, paradoxical characteristics of the most common type of breast cancer. The findings shed light on how the disease can evade treatment and could improve diagnosis ...

Cancer created Dec 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

30 year study uncovers linkages between mothers and their children's health

Researchers at The University of Queensland have been documenting the lives of mothers and their children over 30 years to uncover what role genetic and environmental factors have on mental illness, substance abuse and heart ...

Health created Dec 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Longer treatment for male UTI not associated with reduced early or late recurrence risk

A study of more than 33,000 outpatient male veterans suggests that a longer duration of antimicrobial treatment of more than seven days for a urinary tract infection (UTI) appeared not to be associated with a reduced risk ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Dec 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Understanding of the mechanisms of drug resistance to dual-agent chemotherapy in ovarian cancer

More than half of all patients with ovarian cancer experience recurrent disease and will eventually fail to respond to chemotherapy. The failure of chemotherapy is usually due to the development of resistance to the two main ...

Cancer created Nov 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0