Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Aggressive Drug Combo Restores Quality Of Life
3/07/2012

A clinical trial published in Leukemia & Lymphoma , has shown that patients with the most common form of adult leukemia who take an aggressive drug combination can resume a normal quality of life once treatment is completed. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Research's CLL4 trial included 777 patients who were diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) between 1999 and 2004...

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Aggressive Drug Combo Restores Quality Of Life
3/07/2012

A clinical trial published in Leukemia & Lymphoma , has shown that patients with the most common form of adult leukemia who take an aggressive drug combination can resume a normal quality of life once treatment is completed. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Research's CLL4 trial included 777 patients who were diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) between 1999 and 2004...

Thousands Die Early From Cancer Because Of Ignorance And Denial Of Symptoms, UK Survey
3/07/2012

Thousands of Britons are dying early because of ignorance and denial of cancer symptoms, according to a new survey from the charity Cancer Research UK published on Tuesday. In a report of the survey, "Delay Kills", the charity says latest figures suggest if Britain were to match the best cancer survival rates in Europe, 11,500 fewer people would die every year...

Thousands Die Early From Cancer Because Of Ignorance And Denial Of Symptoms, UK Survey
3/07/2012

Thousands of Britons are dying early because of ignorance and denial of cancer symptoms, according to a new survey from the charity Cancer Research UK published on Tuesday. In a report of the survey, "Delay Kills", the charity says latest figures suggest if Britain were to match the best cancer survival rates in Europe, 11,500 fewer people would die every year...

Development Of New Universal Platform For Cancer Immunotherapy
3/07/2012

Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania report this month in Cancer Research a universal approach to personalized cancer therapy based on T cells...

How Cancer Risk Is Influenced By Injectable And Oral Contraceptives
3/07/2012

In this week's PLoS Medicine, a case-control study conducted by Margaret Urban and colleagues at the National Health Laboratory Services in Johannesburg, South Africa, provides new estimates of the risk of specific cancers of the female reproductive system associated with use of injectable and oral contraceptives...

Women With Breast Cancer Benefit From Web-Based Support
3/07/2012

Every day 18 Swedish women are diagnosed with breast cancer. Although there is a real need for support and information, many women struggle and get lost in the deluge of information. In a study of 227 women, researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have developed a web-based programme to guide patients all the way from diagnosis to rehabilitation...