Sentences with phrase «yet early cancer»

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Darzalex, however, has not yet reached its peak potential as the drug moves into earlier stages of the disease and is being tested on solid tumours like lung cancer.

Yet, when we, as a culture, look at «prevention» of breast cancer, efforts are typically focused on secondary prevention — early detection.

For many the death of David Bowie from cancer in early January began a darkness that has yet to release its grip.

Professor Michael Seckl, lead author from the Department of Surgery and Cancer at Imperial said: «Although these are very early - stage results, and are yet to be applied to patients in trials, they suggest the addition of a very cheap diuretic may extend the amount of time we can use the cancer drug erloCancer at Imperial said: «Although these are very early - stage results, and are yet to be applied to patients in trials, they suggest the addition of a very cheap diuretic may extend the amount of time we can use the cancer drug erlocancer drug erlotinib.

What remains contentious is the extent to which it also finds early cancers that could become deadly yet still respond to treatment.

Hepatitis C is one of the leading causes of liver cancer, liver transplants and liver - related death, yet the drugs can prevent much of that with an early cure.

Yet despite killing 40,000 women and men every year — a number that has not budged in decades despite gains in detection and treatment of early breast cancers — MBC shares something in common with the much rarer angiosarcoma: Medical researchers know surprisingly little about it.

These are growths that haven't yet - which cells don't yet behave in this antisocial invasion fashion, but since it's benign to take it away we remove the polyps, these early stage growths and we are probably in many cases preventing cancer, but probably not in all cases.

Finally, yet another phase 3 study — albeit one with less encouraging results — found that the monoclonal antibody drug cetuximab (Erbitux) did not aid people with (potentially curable) early - stage colon cancer if they carried the normal form of the KRAS gene.

Note: If your doctor hasn't discussed mammograms with you yet and you're 35 or older, bring them up yourself — some women with a family history of early cancer should start in their 30s.

While there is no guarantee that your pet will or can survive cancer, the chances are higher if the disease is yet in its early phase.

Yet early detection can be difficult as cancer may not only present itself as a lump on the skin, but may develop internally.

Even if your illness is not yet affecting you — as in it's the early stages of a non-aggressive cancer — or your treatment will spread out over many months, it's a safe bet that you might need medical attention during your trip.