Some tumors of the prostate do not respond to standard hormone therapy. Now there is a new drug on the horizon that appears to slow the growth of difficult-to-treat tumors. Two small studies have yielded promising results.
In the first of these studies, a drug called abiraterone shank tumors by 30% in one-fourth of 31 men […]
Continue Reading Add comment March 2nd, 2009
The most recent of several studies involving women who had breast cancer and who also take drugs to strengthen bone shows encouraging results. The study of 1,800 women, published recently in the New England Journal of Medicine, involved those who took hormonal therapy to block estrogen production that fuels growth in certain breast cancers. Half […]
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Pain and weakness in the shoulder joint is often described medically as “impingement syndrome.” This condition results when tendons of the rotator cuff are pinched as they pass between the top of the upper arm and the tip of the shoulder. A group of four muscles and bones, the “rotator cuff,” share a common tendon. […]
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For over 50 years, Darvon or Darvocet has been prescribed to treat pain. Recently, an advisory panel of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommended that the risks and benefits of the drug be re-examined. Problems such as addiction and suicide have been associated with its long-term use.
First approved in 1957, Darvon was one of […]
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Two studies of Glucosamine and Chondroitin (G/C) used to treat osteoarthritis (OA) have yielded similar conclusions: the popular supplements do not effectively treat OA.
Although the pills, separately or in combination, contain compounds found in cartilage, it is doubtful that these substances can build new cartilage. Osteoarthritis involves wear and tear on the joints. Cartilage cushions […]
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A study at the University of Minnesota indicated that persons who gave one of their kidneys lived a normal life span and were as healthy as those in the general population. The four-decade study of 3,700 donors is the largest, longest study to examine long-term outcomes. Having one kidney did not raise the risk of […]
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terine Cancer is one of the deadliest cancers, which actually start in the lining of the cells in the uterus. The womb or the uterus is a vital part of the reproductive system in a woman.
Type of Uterine Cancer
Uterine cancer may denote various types of cancers, which occur in a woman’s uterus. Uterine sarcomas, commonly […]
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An “Early Stage” breast cancer is sometimes referred as Stage 1 breast cancer. In such cases, the affected region is less than 2–2.5 centimetres in diameter. However, cancer does not spread inside the tissue of the breast. In fact, among all the women detected for breast cancer in the U.S, 63% of them suffer from […]
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A mammogram is one of the safest ways that is used to check if there is any problem with the breast of a woman. It is actually an x-ray of the breasts, as it involves in using a special and very low dose x-ray machine taking pictures of both breasts.
Effective Method of Preventing Cancer
Mammogram is […]
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One of the most prominent cases of cancer in women, which we hear today, is breast cancer. Cases of breast cancer have increased at an alarming rate and therefore, it is very important that we know the exact signs and symptoms of breast cancer. Women are the worst victims of this breast cancer, but men […]
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