Monthly Archives: May 2011
FDA Approved Afinitor for a Type of Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved everolimus (Afinitor) to treat patients with advanced pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pNETs). pNETs is a rare, slow-growing form of pancreatic cancer. In theUnited States, there are fewer than 1000 new pNET cases … Continue reading
New Monoclonal Antibodies Increased Survival in Lung Cancer Patients
A new study showed that non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients who have high level of Met proteins in their tumor can have their survival increase three-fold by receiving experimental antibody MetMAb in combination with erlotinib (Tarceva). In the trial, 137 previously-treated … Continue reading
Another New Cancer Drug Crizotinib Shows Improvement in Survival
It looks like a number of new drugs might become available to lung cancer patients in the near future. Results of an early-stage study suggested that nearly two-thirds of patients with late stage non-small-cell lung cancer who received the experimental … Continue reading
What should you do if you have Prostate Cancer?
You should check whether you are overweight or obese*. If you have prostate cancer and are overweight, you should try to lower your weight immediately. A new study presented at the American Urological Association inWashington,DCfound that overweight and obese prostate … Continue reading
How to prevent Breast Cancers?
A new study, presented at American Society of Breast Surgeons, indicated breast cancer patients have lower vitamin D levels than healthy individuals. They also found that vitamin D deficiency is associated with breast cancer subtypes that are most deadly, including … Continue reading
Latest Medical Consensus on Preventing Breast Cancer
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide, with the annual incidence estimated to be 1.4 million cases in 2008. Rates are highest in North American, Western Europe andAustralia, but the rates are also increasing in developing countries. … Continue reading
Best Medical Treatment for Heavy Menstrual Bleeding
Heavy menstrual bleeding is not a life-threatening phenomenon, but can cause women anxious and is a social problem. These women have increased amounts of endogenous plasminogen activators that cause clots to dissolve. Current option approved by the US Food and … Continue reading