News tagged with tumor removal

Kidney sparing surgery underutilized for patients who need it most

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have released study results that show national treatment trends in the surgical management of patients with kidney disease. The study found that partial ...

Surgery Mar 25, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

New nanotechnology research study turns brain tumors blue

(Medical Xpress)—In an article published this week in the journal Drug Delivery and Translational Research, researchers from Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and the Georgia Institute of Technology have reported the de ...

Cancer Mar 18, 2013 | 4 / 5 (2) | 0

Kidneys sometimes removed unnecessarily due to misdiagnosis of genetic disorder

Thousands of individuals have had kidneys removed unnecessarily because doctors misdiagnosed their disease.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Jan 10, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

New tool to help brain surgeons, one step closer to operating room

(Medical Xpress)—A new tool that could allow for faster, more comprehensive testing of brain tissue during surgery successfully identified the cancer type, grade and tumor margins in five brain surgery ...

Surgery Jan 09, 2013 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0 |

Survival statistics show hard fight when malignant brain tumors appear at multiple sites

LOS ANGELES (Embargoed until 10 a.m. EDT on Aug. 24, 2012) – When aggressive, malignant tumors appear in more than one location in the brain, patient survival tends to be significantly shorter than when the disease starts ...

Neuroscience Aug 24, 2012 | not rated yet | 0 |

New treatment protocol extends survival in some cases of once inoperable pancreatic cancer

Investigators at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, have reported on a new approach to treating previously inoperable complex pancreatic adenocarcinoma that has significantly increased long-term survival ...

Surgery Jun 27, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

APBI associated with more mastectomies, toxicities, complications, compared to traditional radiation

Accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) brachytherapy, the localized form of radiation therapy growing increasingly popular as a treatment choice for women with early-stage breast cancer, is associated with higher rate ...

Cancer May 01, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Study finds side effects, complications, mastectomy more likely after partial breast irradiation

Cancer Dec 07, 2011 | not rated yet | 0

Team develops tumor destruction method that also creates immunity

Even when surgical tumor removal is combined with a heavy dose of chemotherapy or radiation, there's no guarantee that the cancer will not return. Now researchers at Tel Aviv University are strengthening the odds in favor ...

Cancer Dec 06, 2011 | 5 / 5 (5) | 0 |