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.

After colon cancer surgery chemo.

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Please, what are the latest treatments for after stage III colorectal surgery? Chemo has been recommended but what really works? We have gotten so ^%$& recomendations that frankly we do not know where to turn any more. I can not ask my dear husband to suffer chemo for three months to suffer...

by msbelle106464 over a year ago

Researchers Developed Medical Imager For Breast Tumors

Researchers developed new medical imager which can detect ultra small breast tumors. This imager can not only detect tumors but also guide the biopsy of suspicious – looking cancer lesions. Experts say that this imager is the first of this kind and it should provide great benefit for breast tumor...

by Mayo over a year ago

16 and I believe I have lymphoma

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hi i 16 and i believe i have lymphoma. i have recently found a few hard small oval lumps at the side of my neck(4-5), lower jaw(2), one under my right arm. and a couple slightly miss shaped around the groin. non are painful. they are all mainly invisible but can be felt quite easily. i believe it...

by Guest over a year ago

Breast Cancer More Aggressive and Less Responsive to Treatment in Younger Women

A new study conducted by a team of researchers at the Duke Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy and the Duke University Comprehensive Cancer Center found that tumor cell activity may differ in women of different age with poorer prognosis in young women. The researchers found that in...

by helene3479 over a year ago

Does carnivora work in helping fighting cancer?

Hello, my mom is suffering from breast cancer (diagnosed at stage 2) for three years now, and it’s currently in remission. All this time we’ve been looking into natural remedies that might help to keep her in remission as long as possible and that’s how i stumbled upon information about...

by Guest over a year ago

Cancer surgery and genitals.

I recently had surgery to remove a tumor the size of a large mango along with several other much smaller ones that were found. This happened about 2 weeks ago on the 15th, so I'm still recovering. The tumors were malignant. I was diagnosed with sarcomatoid mesothelioma. I have stables...

by Cancer Ingorant Scared over a year ago

Raloxifene shows advantages over tamoxifen in breast cancer

Initial results from the Study of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene (STAR) trial show that the anti-osteoporosis drug raloxifene (Evista) is as effective as tamoxifen (Nolvadex) in reducing the risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women at increased risk for the disease, without some of the serious side...

by Tim over a year ago

Protein Related To Down Syndrome Can Help In Breast Cancer Treatment

Researchers believe that a protein related to Down syndrome can help in treatment for breast cancer. Previous studies proved that Down syndrome is caused when a person has an extra copy of the 21st chromosome and because of great progress of medicine people with Down syndrome live longer and...

by simone2593 over a year ago

Can urinary issues happen after a colon cancer surgery?

I have a bit of a personal question if that is OK? My aunt, whom I am very close with, has just had an operation for colon cancer. Now she has had lots of urinary issues, like the constant urge to go and no control over her bladder. Is this something that can happen as a direct result of the cancer...

by drucy1777182625 over a year ago

What is the success rate when treating a pancreatic cancer?

Can I please get some information about pancreatic cancer and the suucess rate for the treatment of this? I assume that this depends entirely on the stage at which the pancreatic cancer was discovered, but some figures would be very welcome! If you have them, please post up links! Thank you very...

by hayden2011173271 over a year ago