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BusinessWeek February 12, 2007 Nichola Saminather |
Radiation Therapy: New Rays Of Hope More than two-thirds of all cancer patients in the U.S. receive radiation treatments as part of their hospital care. New technology could greatly improve the prognosis. |
Popular Mechanics November 2009 Mark Wolverton |
How to Use a Cyclotron Particle Accelerator to Fight Cancer To target cancer cells alone, the University of Pennsylvania is opening a next-generation treatment facility that uses high-energy proton beams to deliver pinpoint strikes. |
American Family Physician February 1, 2004 |
Penile Cancer What is cancer?... How does my doctor check for cancer?... How is penile cancer treated? |
Nursing April 2008 Edmondson & Schiech |
Esophageal cancer--a tough pill to swallow Find out how to help your patient confront the many challenges he faces from this disease and its treatments. |
AskMen.com Jacob Franek |
Prostate Cancer Treatment And Prevention Everything you wanted to know about prostate cancer in our three-part Prostate Cancer Guide. |
AskMen.com |
Your Routine Radiation Dose The radiation risk from a single CT, or computed tomography, to an individual is small, but some doctors are worried about the buildup over time. |
Salon.com April 28, 2000 Dawn MacKeen |
A disease fueled by testosterone When a politician announces he has prostate cancer, what does it mean? |
BusinessWeek May 27, 2010 Pettypiece & Gibson |
Training the Immune System to Fight Cancer Bristol-Myers' new melanoma drug may be a "game changer." |
BusinessWeek March 28, 2005 Timothy J. Mullaney |
Saving Lives Shouldn't Be This Hard The health-care system doesn't give patients the tools or the support they need to make confident decisions about choosing doctors, treatments, or hospitals. |
Pharmaceutical Executive December 1, 2010 Walter Armstrong |
Cancer: On Target Once More Over the past year or two, a handful of Phase III failures, including megablockbusters like Avastin and Sutent in trials for all kinds of common tumors, indicate that targeted therapy is generally a blunt instrument. |
Pharmaceutical Executive July 1, 2011 Dickmeyer & Rosenbeck |
From Rut to Racetrack Can the pharmaceutical industry deliver on its objective to make cancer a curable, chronic condition? |
HHMI Bulletin Nov 2010 |
Fusion genes that drive solid tumors are a new target for cancer therapies The success of Gleevec and related drugs has inspired researchers to step up their hunt for the molecular defects underlying other cancers. |
Scientific American March 2009 Elaine Schattner |
A Chip against Cancer: Microfluidics Scrutinizes T Cells With just a blood sample, a device could determine whether cancer is about to spread or monitor the progress of treatment |
BusinessWeek June 6, 2005 Catherine Arnst |
Better Odds Against Breast Cancer New treatments for breast cancer are more effective, and easier to live with |
Chemistry World May 11, 2011 Jon Cartwright |
New radioisotope bodes well for cancer treatment The isotope, terbium-161, emits a number of low-energy electrons upon decay, which should make it useful for treating small tumors. |
BusinessWeek September 5, 2005 Michael Arndt |
Fine-Tuning the Attack on Breast Cancer Genentech's Herceptin, the first drug approved for a specific group, helps patients who are genetically susceptible to a virulent form of the disease. |
Wired Thomas Goetz |
Why Early Detection Is the Best Way to Beat Cancer By getting regular blood tests, doctors may be able to diagnose cancer early, giving the patient a 90 percent chance of survival. |
BusinessWeek April 3, 2006 Michael Arndt |
An Alternative For Cancer Patients For-profit treatment centers are competing with community and teaching hospitals. |
The Motley Fool October 27, 2006 Jack Uldrich |
Nanotech and the War on Cancer New imaging advances in nanotechnology will help speed cancers' end. What does it mean for investors? |
Nurse Practitioner October 2009 Wallace et al. |
Shedding light on prostate cancer This article will discuss the risk factors, signs and symptoms, diagnosis of prostate cancer, and disease staging and grading, as well as necessary lab and diagnostic tests, treatment options and patient education. |
Nursing June 2011 Cahill & Armstrong |
Caring for an adult with a malignant primary brain tumor Pprimary brain tumors are relatively uncommon, occurring in an estimated 63,000 patients in the united states each year. |
American Family Physician May 15, 2005 |
Early Prostate Cancer: What You Should Know A patient hand-out on the disease, who is at risk, diagnosis and treatment options. |
Nursing October 2010 Linda Schiech |
HPV-related cancer: An equal opportunity danger Although many people know that HPV infections are the leading cause of cervical cancer, they might be surprised to learn that HPV is also associated with other kinds of cancer, including cancers of the head and neck, and anal and penile cancers. |
AskMen.com Charles Capuano |
The Truth About Testicular Cancer Almost 9,000 American men will be diagnosed with testicular cancer this year, and 360 of those will die because they didn't take the time to find out more about it. |
BusinessWeek June 21, 2004 Catherine Arnst |
Cancer Superdrugs, Costly Side Effects New therapies are extending lives, but the prices could weigh down the nation. Oncologists, pharmaceutical companies, and the government will have to focus on the best way to lower prices for these drugs. |
BusinessWeek February 16, 2004 Catherine Arnst |
Medicare vs. Cancer Patients Refusing to reimburse off-label treatment is far from the best way to cut costs. |
Nurse Practitioner August 2010 Virginia Sun |
Update on Pancreatic Cancer Treatment Pancreatic cancer is the 10th leading type of all new cancer cases and the fourth leading type of cancer death that affects both men and women. |
American Family Physician April 1, 2002 |
Protecting Oral Health During Cancer Therapy How is cancer treated?... How do chemotherapy and radiation affect the mouth?... What are some oral problems caused by chemotherapy and radiation?... How can I prevent adverse oral side effects?... What can I do to keep my mouth healthy?... |
AskMen.com Harold Russell |
The Truth About Lung Cancer Read this article to find out about the causes, symptoms, treatments, and preventive measures of lung cancer. |
Chemistry World March 4, 2011 Elinor Richards |
Laser treatment for late-stage cancer Scientists from China, the US and Peru claim to have successfully treated late-stage breast cancer patients using laser immunotherapy to stimulate patients' own immune systems to fight the cancer. |
Health April 28, 2008 Curt Pesmen |
X-Rays, Bone Scans...Could That Radiation Be Harmful to Your Health? How much radiation is too much? Scientists are still figuring that out -- and they tend to disagree about the risks. |
Pharmaceutical Executive February 1, 2013 William Looney |
Pathways to Progress Cancer is increasingly understood as a collection of rare and mostly treatable conditions rather than the impregnable, monolith portrayed in popular culture. Industry experts review current and pending efforts to turn great science into good practice. |
The Motley Fool November 3, 2008 Brian Orelli |
Make Money, Fight Cancer Which prostate cancer fighting companies have promising investment potential? |
AskMen.com Sabrina Rogers |
Can Men Get Breat Cancer? Breast cancer isn't just a chick thing. Although it is about 100 times more common among women and is a rare cause of death in men, the American Cancer Society estimates that, in 2004, approximately 1,450 American men will be diagnosed with this disease. |
Salon.com July 29, 1999 Arthur Allen |
Triumph of the cure Lance Armstrong beat testicular cancer and then won the Tour de France. Was it a miracle or is he a poster boy for the power of modern medicine? |
American Family Physician February 15, 2005 |
Health Care After Cancer Treatment An informative patient hand-out on follow-up cancer care. |
BusinessWeek April 30, 2007 Catherine Arnst |
Teaching The Body To Fix Itself Cancer vaccines still in trial stages may be able to prolong life with few side effects, but the FDA has yet to be convinced. |
The Motley Fool June 6, 2011 Brian Orelli |
Big Pharma Tackles Lung Cancer; Biotech Helping, Too A big underserved market. |
BusinessWeek August 14, 2006 Gene G. Marcial |
A Good Prognosis For Radiation Therapy Although it has treated cancer patients for 20 years, Radiation Therapy Services is not yet on most institutional investors' radar. |
AskMen.com Jen Woodward |
Prostate Cancer 101 Here are some of the basic facts about prostate cancer, along with what you can do to keep the C-word from gracing your medical chart. |
Managed Care March 2007 Martin Sipkoff |
Managing Cancer Treatment Begins Before Diagnosis Health plans are increasingly involved in promoting the lifestyle changes that help their members avoid cancer, and are increasingly involved in clinical trials if prevention fails. |
The Motley Fool May 21, 2007 Mike Havrilla |
Allos Aligned for Success With two drugs that both sport reasonable chances of positive clinical data and FDA approval, biotech investors should take a look at Allos -- before any potential good news rolls in. |
BusinessWeek May 23, 2005 Catherine Arnst |
If It Works for Breast Cancer... Studies are under way to see if promising strategies used against breast cancer can be used to fight other killers, such as lung, colon, and prostate cancer. |
AskMen.com Jacob Franek |
New Cancer Therapies As cancer research explodes, the availability of new and innovative interventions is expanding almost daily. |
BusinessWeek June 13, 2005 Catherine Arnst |
Biotech, Finally The past 30 years of biological discoveries, insights into the human genome, and exotic chemical manipulation have unleashed a wave of biological drugs, many of them reengineered human proteins. |
American Family Physician June 15, 2006 Layke & Lopez |
Esophageal Cancer: A Review and Update Although significant advancements have been made in the treatment of esophageal cancer, this aggressive malignancy commonly presents as locally advanced disease with a poor prognosis. |
Nurse Practitioner December 2011 Downs-Holmes & Silverman |
Breast cancer: Overview & updates This overview of breast cancer will discuss pathologic features, local and systemic treatment considerations, endocrine therapy, metastatic treatment regimens, and follow-up for optimal breast health. |
BusinessWeek March 6, 2006 Bruce Einhorn |
A Cancer Treatment You Can't Get Here China, with lower regulatory hurdles, is racing to a lead in gene therapy. |
American Family Physician May 1, 2001 |
Nasopharyngeal Cancer What is nasopharyngeal cancer?... Who might get nasopharyngeal cancer?... What causes nasopharyngeal cancer?... What are some signs of nasopharyngeal cancer?... How is nasopharyngeal cancer treated? |
CIO May 29, 2014 Stephanie Overby |
CIOs Join Forces to Battle Cancer A coalition of healthcare IT chiefs are on a mission to put cancer out of business and share IT best practices, technology tips, and personal support. |