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Hypnotic Effects
Studies show how hypnosis can help patients deal with pain, fatigue, and anxiety.
My Partner in Recovery
Finalist essay written by Catherine Gilmore nominating nurse Jackie Broadway-Duren, MSN, FNP-BC, from M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, for CURE's 2010 Extraordinary Healer Award contest.
Do you know what health complications can increase your risk of DVT?
Longer Use of Avastin Slows Ovarian Cancer
Continued use of the targeted drug Avastin (bevacizumab), after initial treatment with the drug and chemotherapy, helped slow progression of advanced ovarian cancer, according to a phase 3 study.
Targeted Agent Shows Dramatic Results in Lung Cancer Subset
An investigational drug, Crizotinib (PF-02341066), which targets a newly discovered gene mutation in lung tumors, showed dramatic results in a small phase 1 clinical trial of metastatic non-small cell lung cancer patients.
Adding Radiation Improves Survival in High-Risk Prostate Cancer Patients
Interim results from a phase 3 trial showed that radiation added to androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) increased overall survival and decreased the risk of death from prostate cancer.
Immunotherapy Drug Extends Survival in Metastatic Melanoma
For metastatic melanoma patients who were out of treatment options, the immune system-targeted drug ipilimumab extended their lives by nearly four months compared with an investigational vaccine called gp100.
Chemotherapy Appropriate for Elderly Lung Cancer Patients
A large randomized study contradicted that notion in advanced non-small cell lung cancer when data showed that the standard combination chemotherapy, usually given to younger patients, was effective and safe in elderly patients.
A legacy made from lemonade
Amgen's Breakaway from Cancer panel tackles some complex issues at ASCO
A switch in breast cancer’s biology impacts treatment decisions
Attention oncologists: talk to your patients about treatment costs
New information from sentinel lymph node studies in breast cancer
Two drugs top Gleevec in newly diagnosed CML
How a family learns to live with metastatic cancer
ATLAS lung cancer trial fails to show survival benefit
Heart disease in childhood cancer survivors linked to gene variations
ASCO Update: New frontiers in personalized medicine--the Human Genome
New exercise guidelines for cancer survivors
New tool to personalize colorectal cancer treatment sees rapid adoption
ASCO & FDA partner to streamline expanded access process
TED talks about Angiogenesis
Integrating new therapies
What's coming at ASCO
Navigating the Maze of Disability
Navigating through the maze of disability insurance.
A night of grace and extraordinary healing
Scientists and survivors working together
When the mammogram is suspicious
For cancer survivors, a walk in the park
DCIS: An example of why screening and disease classification go hand-in-hand
