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Study Shows Low Morbidity, Mortality Rates For Patients Treated With Cytoreductive Surgery Combined With Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy

Researchers at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) have determined that cytoreductive surgery combined with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (CS/HIPEC), a complex procedure to treat advanced abdominal cancers, can be done safely, and may be an effective therapy for select patients. Study results are published in the June issue of Cancer Medicine…

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Triple negative breast cancer: An ominous name for an aggressive breast cancer that targets black and Hispanic women

“My scariest thing was after that surgery to see if it had spread,”A A A A said TNBC survivor Susan Kuba But women diagnosed with this often aggressive form of cancer that disproportionately affects black and Hispanic women should know that effective treatment exists and researchers are working to unearth more targeted treatments.

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Nontoxic cancer therapy proves effective against metastatic cancer

A combination of dietary and hyperbaric oxygen therapies effectively increased survival time in a mouse model of aggressive metastatic cancer, a new research team found. The study demonstrates the potential of these cost-effective, nontoxic therapies to positively contribute to current cancer treatment regimens.

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Therapy that heats and destroys bone tumors eases patients’ pain

Patients with cancer that has spread to their bones are often treated with radiation therapy to reduce pain. But if that treatment doesn’t work, or can’t be used again, a second, effective option now exists.

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Fighting Ovarian Cancer With Gold Nanoparticles

Positively charged gold nanoparticles are usually toxic to cells, but cancer cells somehow manage to avoid nanoparticle toxicity. Mayo Clinic researchers found out why and determined how to make the nanoparticles effective against ovarian cancer cells. The discovery is detailed in the current online issue of the Journal of Biological Chemistry…

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What’s in Your Sunscreen?

Sunbathers headed to the beach this summer will find new sunscreen labels on store shelves that are designed to make the products more effective and easier to use.

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Are SPF ratings on sunscreen ‘just a gimmick?’

Sunbathers headed to the beach this summer will find new sunscreen labels on store shelves that are designed to make the products more effective and easier to use.

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Cervical cancer is curable!

The European Academy of Folk Medicine has developed the unique method of the effective influence on the human body which allows to restore it completely. As …

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New Model Could Redefine Roles in Palliative Care for Mesothelioma Patients

When an oncologist deems that treatment is no longer effective for a mesothelioma patient in the advanced stage of cancer, the focus of the treatment plan will often shift to palliative care.  Palliative care, which focuses on relieving symptoms and keeping the patient comfortable, offers mesothelioma patients an opportunity to spend more time with their …

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Physical Activity Reduces Breast Cancer Risk

Breast cancer risk can be reduced through physical activity, according to new data published in a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, called Cancer Epidemiology. Aerobic exercise may prove to be a very effective means of lowering one’s risk of developing breast cancer. Breast cancer is the most common invasive cancer in females worldwide…

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