Colon Cancer Treatment - Avastin Shows No Benefit Against Early Stage Colon Cancer - BusinessWeek
Avastin Shows No Benefit Against Early Stage Colon Cancer - BusinessWeek
SATURDAY, May 30 (HealthDay News) — The cancer drug Avastin, widely used for lung, breast and metastatic colorectal cancers, appears ineffective for patients with early stage colon cancer, a result the trial’s lead author called “disappointing
Surgery Not Necessary For Most Late-stage Colorectal Cancers, Study - Science Daily
ScienceDaily (June 2, 2009) A new study shows that a large majority of patients who present with advanced colorectal cancer that has spread to other organs (stage IV) don’t require immediate surgery to remove the primary tumor in the colon
UCF, MD Anderson researchers working on over-the-counter test for - Orlando Sentinel
Diabetics test their blood-sugar levels by pricking a finger. Now a team of Orlando researchers are working on what could become a similar, over-the-counter test kit for prostate cancer. Qun Huo, an associate professor at the University of Central
Surgery not neccessary for most late-stage colorectal cancers - Food Consumer
Saturday May 30,2009 (foodconsumer.org) — A new study presented today at the American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting has found that surgery to remove most late-stage colorectal cancers may not be neccessary. Researchers from Memorial
Doctors: Early detection is best bet to battle cancer - Lake City Reporter
Early detection of cancer always leads to improved results, said Dr. Mark Thompson of North Florida Cancer Center of Lake City and Florida Radiation Oncology Group. Today is National Cancer Survivors Day, and two local doctors answered