Archive: 13/01/2015
Benefits of animal-assisted therapy in cancer patients undergoing treatment with chemotherapy, radiation therapy
Therapy dogs may improve the emotional well-being of some cancer patients, according to results of a clinical study, the first to document the benefits of animal-assisted therapy in adult cancer patients. The research was ...
Jan 13, 2015
Tumor micro-environment is a rough neighborhood for nanoparticle cancer drugs
Nanoparticle drugs—tiny containers packed with medicine and with the potential to be shipped straight to tumors—were thought to be a possible silver bullet against cancer. However new cancer drugs based on nanoparticles ...
Jan 13, 2015
Team develops new tool to predict postoperative liver cancer recurrence after transplant
UCLA transplantation researchers have developed a novel method that more accurately calculates the risk of disease recurrence in liver cancer patients who have undergone a liver transplant, providing a new tool to help physicians ...
Jan 13, 2015
'Surgery: A Case Based Clinical Review' to be Released Feb. 14
"Surgery: A Case Based Clinical Review," a new book by Christian de Virgilio, MD, a nine-time winner of UCLA's Golden Apple Award as Faculty Teacher of the Year, provides medical students and other healthcare professionals ...
Jan 13, 2015