«Cell - weighing method could help
doctors choose cancer drugs: Technique may predict which therapies a patient is most sensitive or resistant to.»
Not exact matches
Human tumor cells (red) growing in a zebrafish embryo may help
doctors choose how to treat
cancer patients.
Because most
cancer deaths result from metastases, answering this question could help
doctors anticipate metastatic disease and help
choose the optimal treatment.
For instance, if the student
chooses a prostate
cancer project for her thesis, «she would link up with a prostate
cancer doctor, and he would teach her all about urology,» says Martha Cathcart, director of graduate education at the Cleveland Clinic.
Two of the four the group
chose are associated with different stages of malignancies, so
doctors could combine them with the eventual, pancreas - specific microRNAs to get a set that also diagnoses the stage of pancreatic
cancer.
A recent study in Manchester has found that a procedure to take tissue samples from lung
cancer patients can be used safely in the elderly — allowing
doctors to make a more accurate diagnosis and to
choose appropriate treatment.
«Ovarian
cancer: New test can help
doctors choose best treatment.»
Using this advanced technology enables a range of radiation therapy treatments for
cancer, so our expert
doctors can
choose the best treatment for each patient.
The goal of our research is to provide
doctors with key, additional information to
choose best treatment strategies for breast
cancers with novel mutations of unknown significance.
If you already have breast or ovarian
cancer, learning that it is hereditary can also help you and your
doctors choose the right care for you.