Oncology & Cancer
Merck KGaA suffers setback on cancer drug
German pharmaceuticals maker Merck KGaA said Thursday that phase III clinical trials of its gastric cancer drug Erbitux had shown no benefits for patients.
Jul 5, 2012
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Head And Neck Cancer
Surgery
Liposuction for the management of submental lymphedema in the head and neck cancer patient
Liposuction is a novel and minimally invasive procedure for treating persistent submental lymphedema in patients with previous head and neck cancer, according to an article published in the June 2012 issue of Otolaryngology–Head ...
Jun 12, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers discover how to overcome poor response to radiotherapy caused by low haemoglobin levels
Barcelona, Spain: Patients with head and neck cancer and a low haemoglobin (Hb) level do not respond well to radiotherapy and therefore both control of their tumour and disease-free survival are compromised. Now researchers ...
May 11, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Stem cell sparing radiotherapy for head and neck cancer may avoid salivary gland damage
Barcelona, Spain: Researchers believe they may have found a way to avoid damaging salivary glands during radiotherapy treatment for head and neck cancer – a discovery that could improve the quality of life of 500,000 ...
May 9, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Improved treatment for head & neck cancers could soon be on its way, say UK researchers
Engineers and scientists at the University of Glasgow are developing a new method of treating head and neck cancers they believe will make therapy more targeted and effective.
May 7, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Swallowing exercises linked with short-term improvement among patients with head and neck cancer
Among patients undergoing chemoradiation therapy (CRT) for head and neck cancer, performing targeted swallowing exercises following CRT is associated with short-term improvement in swallowing function; however, there were ...
Apr 16, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Protein Aurora-A is found to be associated with survival in head and neck cancer
Researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia have found that a protein associated with other cancers appears to also be important in head and neck cancer, and may consequently serve as a good target for new treatments. ...
Apr 1, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
HPV-related head & neck cancers rising, highest in middle-aged white men
Research led by Lauren Cole, a public health graduate student, and Dr. Edward Peters, Associate Professor of Public Health and Director of the Epidemiology Program at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, reports that the ...
Mar 29, 2012
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Health
CDC launching graphic anti-smoking ad campaign
(AP) -- Tobacco taxes and smoking bans haven't budged the U.S. smoking rate in years. Now the government is trying to shock smokers into quitting with a graphic nationwide advertising campaign.
Mar 15, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
First prospective clinical trial of adaptive radiotherapy for head and neck cancer patients
Researchers led by a senior investigator at Hofstra-North Shore LIJ School of Medicine and The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research have released initial findings from a first-of-a-kind clinical trial in adaptive radiotherapy ...
Feb 9, 2012
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