Drug Evaluation in Angina Pectoris (Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine)

On June 19, 2011, in Chemotherapy, by admin

Drug Evaluation in Angina Pectoris (Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine) Although there are many books on angina, few are devoted to the important problem of how to evaluate drug efficacy in angina pectoris. Drug Evaluation in Angina Pectoris has two fundamental aims: the first is to review the methodological aspects of drug evaluation in stable and [...]

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Breast Cancer: Surgery But No Chemo or Tamoxifen

On June 3, 2011, in Chemotherapy, by admin

They were pushing HRT to everyone who came to the clinic. I was on hormone therapy for 2 years. Then I got breast cancer. I had mastectomy with removal of lymph nodes. The doctor said, “You must do chemo.” I refused and asked for other options. Then I got your contact. I was asked to [...]

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A vaccine for prostate cancer? Immunotherapy may offer hope for some men with advanced prostate cancer, but questions about its effectiveness still remain.(Prostate … An article from: Men’s Health Advisor

On May 22, 2011, in Chemotherapy, by admin

A vaccine for prostate cancer? Immunotherapy may offer hope for some men with advanced prostate cancer, but questions about its effectiveness still remain.(Prostate … An article from: Men’s Health Advisor This digital document is an article from Men’s Health Advisor, published by Belvoir Media Group, LLC on June 1, 2007. The length of the article [...]

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From Placebo to Panacea: Putting Psychiatric Drugs to the Test

On May 21, 2011, in Chemotherapy, by admin

From Placebo to Panacea: Putting Psychiatric Drugs to the Test FROM PLACEBO TO PANACEA With the latest generation of psychoactive drugs, has pharmacology at last triumphed over mental illness? A close look at world scientific literature would suggest otherwise. The sobering truth is that many claims about the efficacy of drug therapies for everything from [...]

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The Myth of Depression as Disease: Limitations and Alternatives to Drug Treatment (Contemporary Psychology)

On May 19, 2011, in Chemotherapy, by admin

The Myth of Depression as Disease: Limitations and Alternatives to Drug Treatment (Contemporary Psychology) Depression is commonly thought of as a biological disorder best treated with antidepressant medications. Pharmaceutical companies and many experts promote this view as established in scientific fact. Here, Leventhal and Martell argue that there is scant actual scientific evidence for this [...]

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Teachers union boss Dow taking leave for cancer treatment

On May 6, 2011, in Chemotherapy, by admin

Teachers union boss Dow taking leave for cancer treatment Teachers union boss Dow taking leave for cancer treatment Read more on The Palm Beach Post Lack of insurance interferes with cervical cancer prevention, treatment The Washington Post: Cervical Cancer Is Preventable, Yet Many Fail to Get Screened Regularly. Read more on News-Medical-Net Genentech/Roche Drug Avastin [...]

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Hyperthermia Treatment For Breast Cancer

On March 27, 2011, in Chemotherapy, by admin

News story about using hyperthermia as a treatment for breast cancer.Hyperthermia therapy is a treatment used in battling cancer by heating tumors. The Heating is about as warm as a hot tub. Research has shown that heat can damage or kill cancer cells in some tumors while also making radiation and chemotherapy more effective. While [...]

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Latest Chemotherapy Effectiveness News

On March 18, 2011, in Chemotherapy, by admin

FDA advisory panel votes in favor of NovoTTF-100A System for supra-tentorial glioblastoma multiforme tumors Novocure announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Neurological Devices Advisory Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee voted (7 yes; 3 no; 2 abstain) that for patients with supra-tentorial glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) tumors that recur after maximal [...]

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New Therapies for Metastatic Disease Addressed in Updated NCCN Guidelines for Breast Cancer

On March 11, 2011, in Chemotherapy, by admin

New Therapies for Metastatic Disease Addressed in Updated NCCN Guidelines for Breast Cancer HOLLYWOOD, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Highlighting important new treatment options for patients with breast cancer, Robert W. Carlson, MD, of Stanford Comprehensive Cancer Center, presented updates to the NCCN Guidelines for Breast Cancer Read more on Business Wire CTI announces final pixantrone clinical trial design [...]

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John McKinney Part 2: Tools for Tuberculosis Control: Not Just a Problem of Implementation

On February 6, 2011, in Chemotherapy, by admin

Lecture Overview Human population growth and urbanization have accelerated dramatically in recent centuries, providing unprecedented opportunities for microbes that use our bodies as vehicles for their own propagation and transmission. These conditions have led to the emergence of virulent new pathogens and the increased prevalence of “classic” scourges, such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis. This tenacious microbe [...]

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