Advanced Ovarian Cancer Chemotherapy Side Effects
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Chemotherapy
kidshealth.org — “Chemotherapy medications are used to treat cancer throughout the body by killing actively dividing cells. Learn more about chemo.” View full resource at kidshealth.org
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New treatment regimen shown effective against advanced ovarian cancer
physorg.com — “Newly reported results from a major clinical trial show that adding bevacizumab (Avastin) to standard frontline chemotherapy for women with advanced ovarian cancer and then continuing a maintenance dose of the drug afterwards significantly extends progression-free survival. Women receiving the new treatment ...” View full resource at physorg.com
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New treatment regimen shown effective against advanced ovarian cancer
eurekalert.org — “Newly reported results from a major clinical trial show that adding bevacizumab (Avastin) to standard frontline chemotherapy for women with advanced ovarian cancer and then continuing a maintenance dose of the drug afterwards significantly extends progression-free survival. Women receiving the new treatment regimen saw no worsening of their disease for 14.1 months, compared to 10.3 months for women receiving standard therapy.” View full resource at eurekalert.org
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Key advances in ovarian cancer (ASCO 2010 ) Video
vodpod.com — “Prof Jonathan Ledermann outlines some of the key advances in ovarian cancer that have been presented at ASCO 2010. Prof Ledermann discusses research demonstrating the effectiveness of combining bevacizumab with chemotherapy as first line treatment of ovarian cancer. A second key presentation was research indicating that PARP inhibitors are effective at treating not just ovarian cancer caused by BRCA mutation but also high grade serous cancer. If this result is confirmed in further studies, it wo” View full resource at vodpod.com
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Prof Jonathan Ledermann outlines some of the key advances in ovarian cancer that have been presented at ASCO 2010. Pro… http://bit.ly/b7acun
Ovarian Cancer: eMedicine Oncology
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Ovarian cancer is the most common cause of cancer death from gynecologic tumors in the United States. Early disease causes minimal, nonspecific, or no symptoms. Therefore, most cases are diagnosed in an advanced stage. Overall, prognosis ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
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Ovarian Cancer: Study finds cytoreductive surgery safe and effective in platinum-sensitive recurrent ovarian cancer. http://bit.ly/9ZmUBA
Nanotechnology to tackle side effects and drug resistance in treatment of cancer
buzzup.com — “Huixin He, associate professor, nanoscale chemistry at Rutgers University, Newark, and Tamara Minko, professor at the Rutgers Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, have developed a nanotechnology approach that potentially could eliminate the problems of side effects and drug resistance in the treatment of cancer. Under traditional chemotherapy, cancer cells, like bacteria, can develop resistance to drug therapy, leading to a relapse of the disease.” View full resource at buzzup.com
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Ovarian Cancer News: Nanotechnology to tackle side effects and drug resistance in treatment of cancer: Huixin He... http://buzzup.com/p1yn
Nanotech gene therapy kills ovarian cancer in mice | Reuters
reuters.com — “CHICAGO (Reuters) - Tiny synthetic particles carrying a payload of toxin worked as well as chemotherapy at killing ovarian cancer cells in mice, without the bad side effects, U.S. researchers said on Thursday. They” View full resource at reuters.com
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Nanotech gene therapy kills ovarian cancer in mice | Reuters
reuters.com — “CHICAGO (Reuters) - Tiny synthetic particles carrying a payload of toxin worked as well as chemotherapy at killing ovarian cancer cells in mice, without the bad side effects, U.S. researchers said on Thursday. They” View full resource at reuters.com
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Nanotech gene therapy kills ovarian cancer in mice--"What we did was deliver DNA that basically tells cells 2 die" http://budurl.com/d933
Ovarian Cancer Drug Shows Promise With Move To Phase 3 Trial
medicalnewstoday.com — “A new drug designed to arrest cancer cell growth by inhibiting blood vessel formation in ovarian cancer patients is being readied for a phase 3 trial in Australia, Canada and Europe. The” View full resource at medicalnewstoday.com
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Ovarian Cancer Drug Shows Promise With Move To Phase 3 Trial http://mnt.to/3MmS #ovariancancer
Using Acupuncture for Side Effects of Chemotherapy - NBC-2.com WBBH News for Fort Myers, Cape Coral & Naples, Florida
nbc-2.com — “Barbara McQuade has been fighting ovarian cancer for 12 years. As a side effect of her chemo, she developed neuropathy in her feet and hands.” View full resource at nbc-2.com
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@NBC2 looks at #acupuncture to help treat the side effects of chemotherapy: http://t.co/wTuq9Ka4
New discovery: miR-429 regulatory RNA may be effective in fighting ovarian cancer
news-medical.net — “Cancer researchers have discovered that a type of regulatory RNA may be effective in fighting ovarian cancer. Ovarian cancer isn't typically discovered until it's in the advanced stages, where it is already spreading to other organs and is very difficult to fight with chemotherapy.” View full resource at news-medical.net
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New discovery: miR-429 regulatory RNA may be effective in fighting ovarian cancer: Cancer researchers have disco... http://bit.ly/hSg1tm
Discovery may lead to turning back the clock on ovarian cancer
labspaces.net — “Cancer researchers have discovered that a type of regulatory RNA may be effective in fighting ovarian cancer. Ovarian cancer isn't typically discovered until it's in the advanced stages, where it is already spreading to other organs and is very difficult to fight with chemotherapy. This new discovery may allow physicians to turn back the clock of the tumor's life cycle to a phase where traditional” View full resource at labspaces.net
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Questions and Answers About Chemotherapy
webmd.com — “Chemotherapy (also called chemo) is a type of cancer treatment that uses drugs to destroy cancer cells. This article answers many common questions about chemotherapy.” View full resource at webmd.com
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Mayo Clinic - Study Shows that Administering Calcium and Magnesium Effectively Reduces Neurological Sensitivity Caused by the Chemotherapy Drug Oxaliplatin
mayoclinic.org — “Mayo Clinic - Study Shows that Administering Calcium and Magnesium Effectively Reduces Neurological Sensitivity Caused by the Chemotherapy Drug Oxaliplatin” View full resource at mayoclinic.org
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Herceptin chemo combination could mean longer survival and lower side effects in breast cancer patients: Study
news-medical.net — “A new study released this Wednesday revealed that breast cancer that is highly aggressive but caught early could be best treated with a combination of Herceptin and chemotherapy.” View full resource at news-medical.net
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Herceptin chemo combination could mean longer survival and lower side effects in breast cancer patients: Study: ... http://t.co/pSNfW1bb
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