Minor Injury In A Patient On Dabigatran Results In Irreversible Catastrophic Brain Hemorrhage
3/06/2012
Clinicians from the University of Utah report the death of a patient who received a mild brain injury from a ground-level fall while taking the new anticoagulant dabigatran etexilate for non-valve related atrial fibrillation...
Minor Injury In A Patient On Dabigatran Results In Irreversible Catastrophic Brain Hemorrhage
3/06/2012
Clinicians from the University of Utah report the death of a patient who received a mild brain injury from a ground-level fall while taking the new anticoagulant dabigatran etexilate for non-valve related atrial fibrillation...
Therapy Advances In The Use Of Patients' Own Tumor-Fighting Cells To Attack Advanced Melanoma
3/06/2012
A small, early-phase clinical trial to test the effectiveness of treating patients with advanced melanoma using billions of clones of their own tumor-fighting cells combined with a specific type of chemotherapy has shown that the approach has promise...
New Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidance Statement Released By American College Of Physicians
3/06/2012
The American College of Physicians (ACP) today issued a new guidance statement for colorectal cancer screening. Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths for men and women in the United States. The guidance statement and a patient summary appear in the March 6 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine, published by ACP...
Potential New Target To Counteract Brain Tumor Resistance To Therapy
3/06/2012
Persistent protein expression may explain why tumors return after therapy in glioblastoma patients, according to a study published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine. Current therapy for glioblastoma, the most prevalent malignant brain tumor in adults, includes targeting a protein called VEGF, which promotes the growth of blood vessels to the tumor...
Despite Evidence Of Little Benefit, Radiation Still Used In Some Older Breast Cancer Patients
3/06/2012
Even though a large clinical study demonstrated that radiation has limited benefit in treating breast cancer in some older women, there was little change in the use of radiation among older women in the Medicare program, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in the March Journal of Clinical Oncology. "We were surprised by these results," said lead author Cary P. Gross, M.D...
Therapy Advances In The Use Of Patients' Own Tumor-Fighting Cells To Attack Advanced Melanoma
3/06/2012
A small, early-phase clinical trial to test the effectiveness of treating patients with advanced melanoma using billions of clones of their own tumor-fighting cells combined with a specific type of chemotherapy has shown that the approach has promise...
New Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidance Statement Released By American College Of Physicians
3/06/2012
The American College of Physicians (ACP) today issued a new guidance statement for colorectal cancer screening. Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths for men and women in the United States. The guidance statement and a patient summary appear in the March 6 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine, published by ACP...
Potential New Target To Counteract Brain Tumor Resistance To Therapy
3/06/2012
Persistent protein expression may explain why tumors return after therapy in glioblastoma patients, according to a study published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine. Current therapy for glioblastoma, the most prevalent malignant brain tumor in adults, includes targeting a protein called VEGF, which promotes the growth of blood vessels to the tumor...
Despite Evidence Of Little Benefit, Radiation Still Used In Some Older Breast Cancer Patients
3/06/2012
Even though a large clinical study demonstrated that radiation has limited benefit in treating breast cancer in some older women, there was little change in the use of radiation among older women in the Medicare program, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in the March Journal of Clinical Oncology. "We were surprised by these results," said lead author Cary P. Gross, M.D...