Posts Tagged ‘chemotherapy’

‘Pool ball’ cancer therapy cuts side effects

U. MISSOURI (US) — A new form of radiation therapy put cancer into remission in mice without the usual side effects of chemotherapy and radiation, researchers report. Continue…

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Health & Medicine - Mar 25, 2013 8:54 - 2 Comments

‘Smart’ chemo drug goes easy on fertility

NORTHWESTERN (US) — A new chemotherapy drug in the form of nanoparticles is less toxic to young women’s fertility but extra tough on cancer, say researchers. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Feb 28, 2013 12:12 - 0 Comments

Nanorods 10,000x better at targeting cancer

UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — Changing the shape of chemotherapy drug nanoparticles makes them up to 10,000 times more effective, new research shows. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Feb 21, 2013 15:59 - 2 Comments

Too much chemo leaves brain in a fog

RUTGERS (US) — The effect prolonged chemotherapy has on the development of new brain cells and rhythms may be the cause for the fog-like condition known as “chemo-brain.” (more…)

Health & Medicine - Feb 15, 2013 12:57 - 2 Comments

Personalize chemo with cells created from tumor

JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Scientists have developed a better way to match cancer patients to the drugs that will work best against their particular disease. (more…)

Chemo pills put cancer patients in control

MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Chemotherapy pills, which are taken at home, come with complex instructions that can be difficult for many patients to follow. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Dec 31, 2012 12:11 - 0 Comments

Molecule linked to late-stage breast cancer

CASE WESTERN (US) — The discovery of a molecule associated with more aggressive forms of breast cancer could point the way to potential cures. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Nov 12, 2012 11:32 - 0 Comments

For leukemia, chemo ‘sidekick’ may extend lives

CARDIFF U. (UK) — Patients with acute myeloid leukemia who take a new type of ‘smart drug’ in addition to chemo are 22 percent less likely to relapse and around 13 percent less likely to die from the disease. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Nov 2, 2012 14:36 - 1 Comment

After cancer, stem cells restore male fertility

U. PITTSBURGH (US) — After an injection of banked sperm-producing stem cells, male primates who become sterile due to cancer drug side effects were once again fertile. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jun 4, 2012 14:46 - 0 Comments

Drug may protect teen heart post chemo

U. ROCHESTER (US) — About 75 percent of children with leukemia who receive chemotherapy face life-threatening heart problems as they get older, but adding a known cardio-protective drug may prevent the damage. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 13, 2012 14:14 - 1 Comment

Blame stress, not chemo brain, for declines

U. MISSOURI (US) — Stress, not chemo brain, may be the reason many women with breast cancer experience cognitive decline, according to new research. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 2, 2012 13:05 - 0 Comments

‘Blue’ compound stops brain tumor spread

GEORGIA TECH / EMORY (US) — A new treatment approach appears to halt the spread of cancer cells into normal brain tissue in animal models. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Feb 17, 2012 13:14 - 0 Comments

Better cancer therapy with nano-drug combo

RICE (US) — A mixture of current drugs and carbon nanoparticles has the potential to enhance treatment for head-and-neck cancers, especially when combined with radiation therapy. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Feb 8, 2012 16:13 - 0 Comments

Fasting slows spread of cancer

USC (US) — Cancer in animals appears less resilient, judging by a study that found chemotherapy drugs work better when combined with cycles of short, severe fasting. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Feb 6, 2012 11:37 - 1 Comment

Some silver is toxic to cancer cells

U. LEEDS (UK) — Certain silver compounds are as toxic to cancer cells as the leading chemotherapy drug, without the negative side effects, new research finds. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Nov 29, 2011 11:40 - 0 Comments

Cancer drug sticks to RNA like glue

U. OREGON (US) — A common cancer drug binds quickly and firmly to RNA, a finding that has the potential to open new targets for drug delivery with fewer toxic side effects, a new study shows.
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Health & Medicine - Nov 16, 2011 12:30 - 2 Comments

DNA U-turn gives cancer a second chance

UC DAVIS (US) — DNA repair in cancer cells is not a one-way street, according to a new study that clarifies how cancer cells can become resistance to damage-inducing treatments. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Oct 30, 2011 20:35 - 2 Comments

Drugs via nipple treat breast cancer

JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — A better route for delivering drugs to fight early breast cancer may be the most direct: through the nipple. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Sep 23, 2011 9:47 - 0 Comments

Soy-chemo cocktail blocks cancer spread

U. ILLINOIS (US) — The soy peptide lunasin is able to prevent highly metastatic colon cancer from attaching to the liver, particularly in patients who have developed a resistance to chemotherapy. (more…)

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