Posts Tagged ‘Cancer Treatment’

Doctor Uses Stem Cells to Fill Cancer Scars

17th February 2010 by admin No Comments

When doctors perform cancer surgery, they often remove so much tissue that it leaves serious indentations — altering a person’s appearance.
If you saw Hersel Mikelian’s face now, you’d never know he used to have a gaping hole on the right side of his face.
“I was very sad. I was very angry that the doctors previously [...]

New Hope for Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer

29th September 2009 by admin 1 Comment

Inhibiting the action of an enzyme called TAK-1 reverses pancreatic cancer resistance to chemotherapy, a finding that could lead to the development of a new way to treat the disease, researchers say.
Pancreatic cancer is resistant to every currently available anti-cancer treatment.
“During the past few years we have been studying the role [...]

Lab Study Finds Protein That May Inhibit Cancer Spread

22nd June 2009 by admin No Comments

A protein produced by certain kinds of tumors inhibits the spread of cancer and could potentially be harnessed as a cancer treatment, researchers say.
Currently, there is no approved therapy for inhibiting or treating metastasis — the migration of cancer cells from the original cancer site to other parts of the body. Metastasis is one of [...]

A Cancer Treatment in the Spice Cabinet?

20th June 2009 by admin 2 Comments

A growing body of laboratory research suggests the spice turmeric has potent anticancer activity — and researchers have launched a slew of human trials to find out just how powerful it may be.
“I think the promise is enormous,” said Bharat Aggarwal, PhD, chief of the cytokine research laboratory in the department of experimental therapeutics at [...]

Parents of Kids with Cancer Suffer Post-traumatic Stress

20th June 2009 by admin 3 Comments

Summary: A study of the parents of children undergoing treatment for cancer finds that in most of the families, at least one of the parents has symptoms of post-traumatic stress. Although the symptoms may fade with time, they can interfere with the care of the child and the parent’s well-being, researchers from the Children’s Hospital [...]

New Ad Campaign Urges Healthcare Reform

20th June 2009 by admin 2 Comments

Quality, affordable healthcare is essential to getting the economy back on its feet, urges a new media campaign unveiled today at a press briefing in Washington, DC. The ad, which will air on cable networks nationwide and Washington, DC and Chicago at least until February 5, is backed by 6 leading health organizations, including the [...]