Follicular Lymphoma - Autologos Stem Cell Transplant Does Not Improve Overall Survival
12/22/2011
According to an online study published in the December issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation (HDC-ASCT) for patients with advanced follicular lymphoma (FL) who received no previous treatment, does not improve overall survival compared with conventional-dose chemotherapy alone...
Breast Cancer - Patients Prefer It When Specialists Share Care Management
12/22/2011
According to a novel investigation in Health Services Research, greater satisfaction is reported among individuals with breast cancer when their doctor co-manages their care with other specialists. Although, some specialists are more likely to share decision-making with other physicians. Katherine Kahn, M.D...
The Commission on Cancer, a national consortium of organizations dedicated to improving survival rates and quality of life for cancer patients, has recognized Cedars-Sinai's Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute as one of nation's foremost cancer programs...
New Robotic-Assisted Technology Transforms Treatment Of Kidney Tumors
12/22/2011
The Porter Robotics Institute (PRI) now offers the latest in advanced surgical robotics available to patients with kidney tumors, allowing surgeons the ability to remove just a portion of the kidney. Porter Adventist Hospital is among a handful of centers in the country with advanced fluorescence imaging technology, called Firefly, and only the second in the region. St...
Obesity Linked To Higher 5-Year Death Rate After Esophageal Cancer Surgery
12/22/2011
Obesity doubles the risk of cancer recurrence and cancer-related death in patients with esophageal cancer who have been treated with surgery, researchers at Mayo Clinic found. Their 778-patient study, which appeared in the Dec. 1 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology (http://jco.ascopubs...
Removal Of Lymph Nodes During Surgery For Thyroid Cancer May Be Beneficial
12/22/2011
Papillary thyroid cancer accounts for the majority of all thyroid malignancies, which primarily impact women. A new study indicates that routinely removing lymph nodes in the neck in these cancer patients may help prevent the disease from coming back...
Silicon Breast Implants Must Be Removed?
12/22/2011
In news that sounds more like something from an automotive, or white goods recall, French authorities have announced that a certain type of silicone breast implant can rupture and might cause cancer. The French authorities are in the process of deciding whether to issue a "recall" and recommend up to 30,000 French women have their implants changed or removed...
Breast Cancer And Heart Disease May Have Common Roots
12/22/2011
Women who are at risk for breast cancer may also be at greater risk for heart disease, new research has found. The majority of women with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer have a mutated form of the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes, which normally suppress the growth of breast and ovarian tumours. Dr. Subodh Verma, a cardiac surgeon at St...
Scientists Identify An Innate Function Of Vitamin E
12/22/2011
It's rubbed on the skin to reduce signs of aging and consumed by athletes to improve endurance but scientists now have the first evidence of one of vitamin E's normal body functions...
Scientists Detect Why Masterpiece Is Turning Color
12/21/2011
The painting Le Bonheur de vivre, by Henri Matisse, is revered as one of two masterpieces that changed the course of painting in the early 20th century...