Cialis (Tadalafil) Approved For Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Treatment, USA
10/07/2011
Tadalafil (Cialis) has been approved by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) for the treatment of BPH (benign prostatic hyperplasia) signs and symptoms - a condition in which the prostate gland enlarges. It has also been approved for the treatment of simultaneous BPH and ED (erectile dysfunction). Since 2003, the medication has been on the market legally in the USA for ED treatment...
Treatment Of Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients
10/06/2011
Frank Lagerwaard, MD, radiation oncologist at VU University Medical Center in Amsterdam, reported this week in a presentation that patients with Stage I NSCLC who were treated with stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR or SBRT) and who were potentially suitable for an operation, achieved similar tumor control rates to individuals treated with the current surgical standard of care...
Treatment Of Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients
10/06/2011
Frank Lagerwaard, MD, radiation oncologist at VU University Medical Center in Amsterdam, reported this week in a presentation that patients with Stage I NSCLC who were treated with stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR or SBRT) and who were potentially suitable for an operation, achieved similar tumor control rates to individuals treated with the current surgical standard of care...
Number Of Older Cancer Survivors Set To Rise Dramatically In US
10/06/2011
An analysis of US cancer surveillance data suggests that over the next ten years there will be a dramatic rise in the number of people over the age of 65 either living with cancer or with a history of the disease, mainly due to the greying of the baby boomer generation...
Invasive Melanoma May Be More Likely In Children Than Adults
10/06/2011
A Johns Hopkins Children's Center study of young people with melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer, has found that some children have a higher risk of invasive disease than adults. The study, published online Oct...
Chemoradiation Beneficial For Head And Neck Skin Carcinomas
10/06/2011
Patients who have high-risk non-melanoma skin carcinomas of the head and neck may benefit from concomitant radiotherapy and chemotherapy, according to a UNC-led study. Their study is the first to report on multiple patients with these skin carcinomas treated simultaneously with radio-and chemotherapy...
New Research Shows PET Imaging Effective In Predicting Lung Cancer Outcomes
10/06/2011
Advanced imaging with Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scans shows great promise in predicting which patients with inoperable lung cancer have more aggressive tumors and need additional treatment following standard chemotherapy/radiation therapy, according to new research...
Early results from a prospective Phase II trial presented at the American Society of Radiation Oncology 53rd annual meeting show that patients with low-risk prostate cancer who were treated with radiosurgery using treatment technologies from Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR) and Calypso Medical Systems had favorable health-related quality of life scores and minimal toxicities...
Invasive Melanoma May Be More Likely In Children Than Adults
10/06/2011
A Johns Hopkins Children's Center study of young people with melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer, has found that some children have a higher risk of invasive disease than adults. The study, published online Oct...
Chemoradiation Beneficial For Head And Neck Skin Carcinomas
10/06/2011
Patients who have high-risk non-melanoma skin carcinomas of the head and neck may benefit from concomitant radiotherapy and chemotherapy, according to a UNC-led study. Their study is the first to report on multiple patients with these skin carcinomas treated simultaneously with radio-and chemotherapy...