Cancer
14 Aug 2007
Clinical Trials (Video)
Clinical trials are a type of research done to test medicines and determine their side effects, safety and effectiveness.
Cancer
14 Aug 2007
Cancer Treatment Options
Cancer treatments like chemotherapy, radiation and anti-nausea (antiemetic) medicines increase cancer survival and prolong life in cancer patients.
Cancer
14 Aug 2007
Menopause and Breast Cancer
Hormone therapy (HRT) with oestrogens and progesterones treats menopausal symptoms like hot flashes and night sweats, but may increase breast cancer risk.
Cancer
14 Aug 2007
Bowel Cancer Screening
Bowel cancer or colon cancer screening is performed through faecal occult blood test and colonoscopy. It aids early cancer detection and treatment.
Cancer
14 Aug 2007
Virtual Cancer Centre: Welcome
Dr Andrew Dean welcomes you to the Virtual Cancer Centre.
Blood
14 Aug 2007
Virtual Medical Centre: Welcome
Dr Andrew Dean welcomes you to Virtual Medical Centre.
Cancer
14 Aug 2007
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Benign prostatic hyperplasia is common in older men and many over 50 have BPH symptoms. It can be treated with surgery, microwave therapy or medication.
Cancer
07 Aug 2007
Genetically Modified Skin Cells Help Fight Neuroblastoma
A new paper confirms that using the immune system to treat neuroblastoma may be a fruitful approach and describes a new way of delivering the treatment for such tumours, that would involve using a patients own genetically modified skin cells. (British Journal of Cancer, published online.) Neuroblastoma is the single…
Cancer
03 Aug 2007
Paediatric Cancer Stem Cell Identified
Zebrafish aid in understanding the origins of rhabdomyosarcoma. Researchers from Children’s Hospital Boston and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have identified the cancer stem cell for rhabdomyosarcoma, the most common soft-tissue sarcoma of childhood. They report their findings in the June 1 issue of Genes and Development. Cancer stem cells make…
