Topic: Cancer
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Aiming powerful beams of radiation precisely at tumors helped control their growth and helped people with early stage but inoperable lung cancer live longer, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday. They said intensive radiation therapy -- done in one to five treatments instead of the conventional 20 to 30 -- provided more than double the rate of primary tumor control ...
US doctors and scientists have made huge strides in the fight against cancer in the past four decades, slashing the death rate by nearly 16 percent, a report published Tuesday showed. But cancer remained the second leading cause of death in the United States last year, striking 1.5 million people and claiming the lives of 560,000 of them ...
Signs and symptoms of oral cancer
? Occurring of mouth ulcers that do not go away.
? Swelling in the mouth.
? Painful tongue.
? A hoarse voice.
? A sore that does not heal.
? Pain when swallowing.
? Severe pain in neck.
? Dentures don not fit properly.
? Loosening of teeth.
? Pain in jaw.
? Jaw inflexibility.
? A sensation that something is stuck in the throat.
? Sore ...
BioSante Pharmaceuticals has received orphan drug status for its potential pancreatic cancer treatment, the company said Monday. The company said the Food and Drug Administration designation applied to its GVAX Pancreas Vaccine, which is undergoing clinical trials with other anticancer agents for safety, survival and response rates. The GVAX Pancreas Vaccine ...
