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Iressa as Good as Chemotherapy for Lung Cancer

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:03:18 +0100

FRIDAY, Nov. 21 (HealthDay News) - The cancer-fighting pill Iressa works as well as chemotherapy as a second-line treatment for lung cancer, researchers report.

Gefitinib just as effective as chemotherapy for lung cancer (News-Medical-Net)

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:12:07 +0100

Gefitinib, also known as Iressa, the once-promising targeted therapy for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer, has proven as effective as chemotherapy as a second-line therapy for the disease with far fewer side effects, according to an international Phase III clinical trial, led by researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.

Iressa as Good as Chemotherapy for Lung Cancer

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:46:19 +0100

Daily pill easier to take, has fewer side effects than chemotherapy, experts say.

Iressa proves just as effective as chemotherapy for lung cancer

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:25:53 +0100

( University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center ) Gefitinib, also known as Iressa, the once-promising targeted therapy for the treatment of nonsmall cell lung cancer, has proven as effective as chemotherapy as a second-line therapy for the disease with far fewer side effects, according to an international Phase III clinical trial, led by researchers at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson ...

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Breast cancer chemotherapy: who can benefit?

BREAST CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY: Who Can Benefit? Women seeking a second opinion on the question of breast cancer chemotherapy often receive widely differing recommendations that can be both confusing and upsetting. In New York City, for example, oncologists at one leading cancer center advise a ...

New Surviving with Confidence Program Helps to Dispel Misconceptions About Chemotherapy Revealed in National Survey of Cancer Survivors.

- 83% of cancer survivors said they were at least somewhat fearful before undergoing chemotherapy, but only 38% feel their fears were justified - 90% of survivors said chemotherapy gave them hope for survival - 94% of survivors advise other survivors to undergo chemotherapy if their doctor ...

Fatigue in women receiving intraperitoneal chemotherapy for ovarian cancer.

Women diagnosed with stage III or IV ovarian cancer typically are treated with surgery followed by chemotherapy. Intraperitoneal chemotherapy, the direct administration of chemotherapy into the IP cavity, has been explored as a viable treatment option for some women with advanced ovarian ...

Implementation of intraperitoneal chemotherapy for the treatment of ovarian cancer.

In January 2006, a clinical announcement made by the National Cancer Institute suggested that intraperitoneal chemotherapy become standard care for patients with newly diagnosed stage III, optimally debulked epithelial ovarian cancer. Intraperitoneal chemotherapy is new to many healthcare providers ...

Cognitive Challenges for Women Undergoing Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Treatment for Breast Cancer: The Role of Rehabilitation Oncology

Breast cancer is the most common malignancy and the second leading cause of cancer-related death in women in the United States.1 Adjuvant chemotherapy continues to be the mainstay of treatment for many types of breast cancer, improving the cure rate and prolonging survival. However, chemotherapy ...

Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Stage III Breast Cancer

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy in advanced breast cancer can potentially downstage disease prior to definitive surgery. In this study, a doxorubicin-based neoadjuvant regimen was administered to stage III breast cancer patients to assess 1) primary tumor response, 2) tumor involvement of resection ...

Lost in cancer's fog; 'Chemobrain' impairs thinking, memory after chemotherapy; anecdotal brain effects are just starting to get serious study

LeAnn Sucher was at her son's tennis match shortly after she completed chemotherapy for breast cancer. A former competitive tennis player herself, Sucher, 47, was having such a hard time remembering the score that she needed to use pebbles and stones to keep track. Debbie Hintz, 45, came out of a ...

Early Prediction of Response to Chemotherapy in Metastatic Breast Cancer Using Sequential ^sup 18^F-FDG PET

Chemotherapy is currently the treatment of choice for patients with high-risk metastatic breast cancer. Clinical response is determined after several cycles of chemotherapy by changes in tumor size as assessed by conventional imaging procedures including CT, MRI, plain film radiography, or ...

Intraperitoneal chemotherapy: implications beyond ovarian cancer.

The National Cancer Institute announced in January 2006 the use of intraperitoneal combined with IV chemotherapy postoperatively as the preferred treatment method for advanced ovarian cancer. The announcement stimulated the need for oncology nurses to become familiar with IP chemotherapy ...

US DEPT OF HHS: Clinical announcement on cervical cancer - chemotherapy + radiation improves survival.

M2 PRESSWIRE-23 February 1999-US DEPT OF HHS: NCI issues clinical announcement on cervical cancer - chemotherapy plus radiation improves survival 1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:220299 The National Cancer Institute today mailed a clinical announcement to thousands of physicians ...

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