Sentences with phrase «radiation and chemotherapy using»

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«I hope that someday all of you on the advisory committee can tell your families for generations that you were part of the process that ended the use of toxic treatments like chemotherapy and radiation as standard treatment, and turned blood cancers into a treatable disease that even after relapse most people survive.»

In contrast, the typical, less efficient method of treating cancer uses combinations of surgery, chemotherapy and radiation to kill cancer cells.

Treatment typically involves chemotherapy (using chemicals intravenously to kill cancer cells), radiation therapy (using high - powered X-rays to kill cancer cells), or surgery to remove the breast and surrounding lymph nodes.

The primary aim is to investigate the use of targeted therapy using antibodies and antibody - conjugates and remove toxic chemotherapy and radiation from the treatment to maintain high cure rates and decrease late effects.

Unlike conventional chemotherapies and radiation that indiscriminately eradicate fast - growing tissues and ravage people's bodies with side effects, new therapies specifically target tumors using tailored cells from individual patients.

It is similar to how radiation and chemotherapy are used to «condition» patients for a bone marrow transplant, to improve engraftment of transplanted immune cells.

«In an earlier phase I clinical study, our group has shown that increasing the dose of radiation delivered daily with high precision and using image guidance may offset the need for chemotherapy in improving survival, and it may also improve quality of life measures by reducing treatment periods in half.

The initial experiments made use of cancer cells that Quiñones - Hinojosa and his team removed from willing patients and grew in the laboratory until they formed little spheres of cells, termed oncospheres, likely to be the most resistant to chemotherapy and radiation, and capable of creating new tumors.

Autophagy has emerged as a key pathway that cancer cells use to survive in the face of assault by chemotherapy and radiation; however, autophagy as a potential druggable mechanism in patients who become resistant to BRAF inhibitors has not been investigated.

From patient medical records, they obtained detailed information on treatments, which they used to estimate radiation doses to the stomach and to calculate the doses and types of chemotherapy that were used to treat the survivors» Hodgkin lymphoma.

Doctors also used chemicals and radiation to obliterate his bone marrow, the source of all his blood cells — a crude but effective strategy to destroy any cancerous ones that survived chemotherapy.

Damage of the kind duplicated in the laboratory occurs naturally after exposure to radiation and perhaps also after ingestion of toxic chemicals such as those used in chemotherapy.

«These studies suggest the potential for dramatically reducing the dose of chemotherapy or radiation and thereby reducing the side effects of standard chemotherapy by enhancing the targeting of cancer therapies using HIV receptor blocking drugs.»

Researchers are eager to develop more such drugs and see if they can boost their effectiveness by using them in combination with other treatments, such as chemotherapy and radiation.

The changes included reductions in the use and dose of radiation therapy and chemotherapy drugs called anthracyclines for treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), Hodgkin lymphoma and Wilms tumor, a cancer of the kidneys.

Adjunct chemotherapy regimens typically include the widely - used agent Cisplatin, which improves the effectiveness of the radiation, and helps kill cells that have left the primary radiation site.

Generally, treatment of metastatic brain tumors will include surgery, stereotactic radiosurgery, conventional radiation therapy and chemotherapy, each used independently or in combination.

Chemotherapy and radiation are generally used in these cases, but many patients do not respond to conventional treatment.

Thus, these approaches are characterized by inherent low toxicity and the possibility to use them in conjunction with conventional anti-cancer therapies targeting cancer cells such as radiation or chemotherapies.

Their approach produced low toxicity for patients, and could be used in conjunction with conventional cancer therapies such as radiation and chemotherapy.

Yes, some whole food herbs can be used for nausea and pain relief when going through chemotherapy and radiation treatments.

Also, while ketosis is a natural physiologic state of the human body, caution should be provided when it is used with chemotherapy and radiation therapy, as these treatments may create an unnatural environment within the body that is difficult to manage.

For instance, if your doctor is recommending you take an estrogen inhibitor such as Tamoxifen, the book can help you weigh the pros and cons of using such drugs as well as chemotherapy, radiation, and other treatment options.

Webster Kehr: Well, I get emails from people all the time who are currently using chemotherapy and radiation and surgery.

But for many of these patients, scientific research shows a natural treatment using grape seed extract may hold the key to slowing the growth of cancer cells without the dangerous and deadly side effects of chemotherapy and radiation.

Hear Dr. Polukhin discuss the benefits of hypnosis and how it is being used to effectively treat a wide range of medical conditions including chronic pain, stress, and the reduction of symptoms associated with radiation and chemotherapy.

While surgery and radiation are used to target specific areas, chemotherapy has the ability to work throughout the entire body.

There is chemotherapy and radiation, both of which can be used alone or in combination with hyperthermia for greater effectiveness.

The notion of a part of the body growing out of control for no apparent reason is bad enough, but the aggressive and expensive treatments used for cancer, such as surgery, radiation and chemotherapy can be frightening as well.

«Canine cancer treatment consists of one or more of the following: Surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, cryotherapy (freezing the skin) and in some cases natural dietary supplements are used to fight the spread of cancer and to bolster the immune system.»

If the mass can not be completely removed, your veterinarian may still recommend surgery to remove the portion that can be and then follow - up chemotherapy and / or radiation may be used.

The research focuses on how radiation and chemotherapy might be used to ease pain in dogs suffering from this debilitating disease.

Cancer often uses a variety of treatments to remove or reduce the tumor along with surgery, such as radiation, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy.

If your dog is undergoing chemotherapy or radiation, it is advisable to only use supplements that improve cell strength such as homeopathic natural remedies and anti-oxidants before and after treatment in order to avoid protecting cells that are being killed during treatment.

Chemotherapy, radiation therapy and laser therapy can be used to stop the growth of the tumor or reduce its size.

Amputation, radiation and chemotherapy are used to treat the tumor and provide relief from pain.

For other types of cancer chemotherapy may be used in addition to surgery and / or radiation therapy.

To treat cancer in animals, we use many of the same methods available in human medicine, including radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and surgery.

Nutritional supplements can help in reversing or preventing the cachexia, or muscle wasting associated with cancer, they may reduce toxicity from chemotherapy and radiation therapy as well as decrease the side effects of these therapies if one chooses to use them.

A recent review of 50 randomized controlled human trials or studies reporting use of nutritional supplements with chemotherapy / radiation showed that the patients that took antioxidants and other nutrients had an increased survival rate compared to those that did not.

Like other treatment methods, hyperthermia can be used in combination with radiation and chemotherapy.

Chemotherapy, radiation therapy and hormonal therapy have been used to treat inoperable patients but not with much success.

Traditional medicine, such as surgery, chemotherapy and radiation, are commonly used for dogs with cancer.

When tried, this approach is used after surgery, radiation and chemotherapy have been tried.

Other treatment methods that are used with surgery / radiation are chemotherapy and immunotherapy.

Surgery is used to removed the area of the tumor combined with radiation and chemotherapy.

Cancer of cure is not impossible with the latest technology use, but, the cost of the cancer recovery treatment is so high that if we calculate the amount of chemotherapy, radiation, surgery and hospitalization cost, then the total sum will be much more then the lifelong savings and earnings of the common men.