Wed 3/26/2008
NEWTON - City and state investigators are trying to determine whether firefighters at Fire Station 3 were exposed to deadly asbestos fibers.
City had hired FLI Environmental Inc. to test for asbestos. Their tests for asbestos came back negative. However, city is still waiting for the results of an asbestos test conducted by the Occupational […]
It’s difficult to refer to anything cancer-related as a “good thing,” but one of the relatively good things about prostate cancer is that there are a number of ways to treat it.
If you have prostate cancer, you should understand the different types of prostate cancer treatment and speak to your physician about each option. As […]
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Welcome once again to the Cancer Research Blog Carnival! There were a lot of submissions - seems like people had some spare time over the holidays - of varying quality, and a real mixed bag in terms of content (read my postscript. If anybody is interested in hosting future editions contact us here at the […]
Staging and Grading
Once the diagnosis of prostate cancer has been made the disease has to be staged and graded. The stage refers to the extent and spread of the disease while the grade refers to the nature (aggressiveness) of the particular tumor. Staging will determine the extent of disease and provide important prognostic information that […]
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A diagnosis of cancer is usually a critical event in a person’s life because it carries with it the threat of premature death, pain and disability. Today, however, many cancers can be cured or palliated for extended periods of time if initial treatment involves the appropriate therapy. In order to receive appropriate treatment, patients must […]
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Epigenetics - An Individualized, Future Approach to Cancer Treatment byDerek Gene Kroll
Trivial findings are immense in the scientific community, especially in the field of oncology. Much emphasis is aimed at building upon previous laboratory discoveries; let’s use the treatment of cancer as a broad example.
As many of you know, it is now common to combine […]
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There are four methods widely used for cancer treatmentThey are:1) Surgery2) Radiation Treatment3) Chemotherapy4) Immunotherapy
1) Surgery
Surgery is used for cancer treatment for the following purpose
Preventive (prophylactic) SurgeryPreventive surgery is done to remove body tissue that is not malignant (cancerous) but is likely to become malignant
Diagnostic SurgeryThis type of surgery is used to get a tissue […]
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Insurance company Blue cross asks docs to rat on patients ??!!
from LA Times article
“Lynne Randolph, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Managed Health Care, said the agency would review the letter. Blue Cross is fighting a $1-million fine the department imposed in March over alleged systemic problems the agency identified in the […]
Finasteride - some cancer specialists believe the drug can reduce the risk of developing prostate cancer by 30 percent. The drug is available from Merck & Company, as Proscar, and from six companies as a generic to shrink the prostate in older men whose prostates can enlarge, making urination difficult. The drug is […]
A couple of weeks ago, I was invited to submit some of my blog entries for the second Cancer Research Blog Carnival, organized by The Bayblab, and hosted by the blog of a University of Chicago medical student who is simultaneously pursuing an MD and a PhD .
So… here is Cancer Research Blog Carnival #2. […]
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