A test vaccine in infancy in England shows its effect has some complete cures melanoma, even at an advanced stage: attack cancer cells while leaving healthy cells intact and significantly increases the immune response to skin cancer.
Dr. Howard Kaufman of Chicago’s Rush University Medical Center, says: “Our studies show clearly that we are: we have a cure for melanoma and develop drugs that could save thousands of lives every year.”
The figures are dramatic: in the last 25 years the rate of melanoma in the UK alone has increased dramatically compared to other types of cancer, and kills more than 2,000 victims a year. (more…)
Surgery is usually the first line of attack against
Good news for women! Quebec researchers are updating new molecular markers involved in the progression of
Radiation therapy – also called radiotherapy – is highly targeted, very effective way to destroy
Chemotherapy (chemotherapy) treatment with the cancer killing drugs are administered intravenously (by injection into a vein) or orally. The drugs travel through the bloodstream to reach cancer cells in many parts of the body. Chemotherapy is given in cycles, with each treatment period, followed by a recovery period. Treatment usually lasts several months.
There was an explosion of life-saving treatment advances against breast cancer, leading to new hope and enthusiasm. Instead of just one or two options, today there is an overwhelming menu of treatment choices that the complex mix of cells in every fight against cancer. Decisions – surgery, radiation could, the anti-estrogen hormonal therapy, and / or chemotherapy – can be confusing.
Different types of treatment available for
In cancer treatment, chemotherapy refers to the use of drugs to kill or growth of a rapid multiplication of cells, such as the delay of cancer.
Screening for
A breast is made up of three parts: glands, ducts, and connective tissue. The glands produce milk. The ducts are passages that carry milk to the nipple. The connective tissue (composed of fibrous and fatty tissue) connects and holds everything together.