Sentences with phrase «of advanced cancer»

However, the researchers did observe fewer cases of advanced cancer in 61 to 65 - year - old women, since screening revealed the cancers at an earlier stage of development.

In studies of laboratory - grown human tumor cell lines, the drug disrupted tumor cell division and prevented growth of advanced cancer cells.

Objective: The purpose of this article is to provide a brief review of the empirical literature regarding the impact of advanced cancer on the marital relationship.

During a postgraduate immunology fellowship under Dr. Robert A. Good, considered the father of modern immunology, he completed a research study evaluating an aggressive nutritional therapy in the treatment of advanced cancer.

After a diagnosis of advanced cancer during exploratory surgery, we had Molly euthanized,...

On its own, DON has shrunk tumors in clinical trials of people with a variety of advanced cancers, but its damage to the gastrointestinal system, a glutton for glutamine, ultimately proved too toxic for humans, say the scientists.

«In this study we successfully targeted histone acetylation with a bromodomain inhibitor, a compound that is currently in studies for different types of advanced cancers in adults, but has never been studied in DIPG,» said senior author Ali Shilatifard, PhD, Chair of Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics and Robert Francis Furchgott Professor at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

In fact, about 40 percent of people with cancer report unexplained weight loss at the time of diagnosis and 80 percent of advanced cancer patients deal with weight loss and muscle loss — called cachexia.

For their latest report, CalCARES researchers reviewed statewide data from 1999 through 2013 to identify trends in the diagnosis of advanced cancers of the breast, colon and rectum, cervix, prostate, skin, and oral cavity and pharynx — six sites of cancer for which effective screening methods exist.

Results of the first clinical study to assess the impact of providing early outpatient palliative care versus standard oncology care in a wide range of advanced cancers show that earlier care improved quality of life and patient satisfaction.

Researchers compared a treatment group of advanced cancer patients with numerous serious health conditions (also known as comorbidities) from six hospitals who were seen by a palliative care team with a separate group who received usual care.

Several recent studies have shown that such therapies, especially when used in combination, can induce potent and durable control of advanced cancers, in some cases resulting in lasting remissions.

The breakthrough, made official last week by the Food and Drug Administration, immediately could benefit some patients with certain kinds of advanced cancer that aren't responding to chemotherapy.

Genetically modified T cells (white blood cells) have recently been shown to be extremely effective in treating certain forms of advanced cancer.

«Last year I almost died of advanced cancer.

Many of the advanced cancer treatment options available to humans today are also available to help our pets — including an advanced form of radiation therapy known as stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS).

Through this support, they are able to provide subsidized care to help pet parents afford the costs of advanced cancer surgeries and treatments.

Supporting Family Caregivers of Advanced Cancer Patients: A Focus Group Study.

It can spread deeper into the colon or rectum wall or, in the case of advanced cancer, into other organs and lymph nodes.

Immunotherapy has taken hold as an effective treatment for a variety of advanced cancers, but so far, colorectal cancer has stubbornly resisted.

«70 % of advanced cancer patients receive palliative care consultation at ESMO Designated Centers.»