Cancer Treatment

There are many different cancer treatment, and your doctor will take many factors into account before deciding on the most appropriate treatment — including cancer type, your age, medical history, and lifestyle. Talk about your treatment and see what has helped others in the realms of both conventional (surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, hormone therapy, immunotherapy, gene therapy) and alternative (herbs, vitamins, chemicals, diet, meditation, massage, acupuncture, and body-mind therapy) medicine.

Every Third Woman Under-Treated For Ovarian Cancer

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One in three American women diagnosed with ovarian cancer may not be getting the recommended comprehensive surgical treatment. Hospital data from nine states show that 66.9% of all women diagnosed with ovarian cancer got optimal treatment. Most likely to be under-treated were women of...

by lucky29 over a year ago

Methatrexate for Relapsed Testicular Cancer

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I'd like to know if there is any medical experience out there for the treatment of relapsed testicular cancer with methatrexate. I have had BEP, VIP, Stemcell transplant, Taxo/Gemzar and most recently radiation treatment but the cancer still returns. Doctor now recommends methatrexate as the options...

by smiti119007 over a year ago

Mistletoe Injections Used as an Alternative Cancer Treatment Linked to Tumor-Like Growth

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Mistletoe plant itself is quite poisonous but the extracts have been used as an alternative cancer cure in Europe. They have been given by injections in order to boost the immune system into fighting tumors. British doctors have reported a case of a 61-year-old woman who reported a tumor-like mass...

by MarioB. over a year ago

Found molecule that tricks cancer cells into dying

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Our body has a few defense mechanisms against cancer cells development ie against cells growing out of control and forming tumors. One of these mechanisms works to make the cells commit suicide. This natural process is called apoptosis and it involves activation of a protein called procaspase-3....

by Tim over a year ago

Ginger fighting ovarian cancer

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US scientists believe that ginger may help to fight ovarian cancer. University of Michigan researchers announced at the American Association of Cancer Research that tests show ginger kills cancer cells. The study also found that the spice had the added benefit of stopping the cells from becoming...

by MarioB. over a year ago

Nicotine can cripple chemotherapy in lung cancer patients

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Preliminary research suggests that nicotine, no matter if it comes in a patch or gum, can cripple chemotherapy in lung cancer patients. The researchers only looked at the sampling of human cells in the laboratory and they have no clue if nicotine could potentially derail chemotherapy for other types...

by Mayo over a year ago

Cure for cervical cancer

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Australians may be looking at another Nobel Prize. Professor Ian Frazer and his team have developed the world's first cancer vaccine to prevent cervical cancer. The scientists used genetic engineering to produce in sufficient quantities fragments of the HPV virus. The dead fragments, called...

by Mark over a year ago

Potential Brain Cancer Treatment Found

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Researchers from ST. Louis University did an animal study on fighting the cancer and managed to develop a company, named JV-1-36, that can penetrate the blood brain barrier, and reach cancer cells that way. There have been many drugs found that can kill the cancer but none of them could have sneaked...

by Lori2592 over a year ago

post whipple surgery

After whipple surgery & my recuperation i had lost approx. 20lbs. In order to put on weight,can i drink supplements such as BOOST/ENSURE ? these drinks contain sugars which i was informed not to consume. (sugars). How much sugars am i allowed to consume if any???????????? NOTE: I HAVE BEEN TOLD...

by Guest over a year ago

Lump on my left testicle, cancer?

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i have a lump on my left testicle it never usually hurt but now its grown and hurts i would like to know wat else it could be set for cancer i am very scared and need help plz reply asab thank u :'(

by Guest over a year ago