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Chemo for leukemia doesn't harm brain development
Wed Aug 30, 12:51 PM ET
Unlike cranial radiation, chemotherapy for children with a certain type of leukemia does not appear to have harmful long-term effects on intelligence, even at high doses, a new study shows.
Radiation to the brain had long been the standard treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). While this approach is effective it can damage the brain, with particularly harmful effects in young children, Dr....
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Court pact says Va. teen can forgo chemo
By SONJA BARISIC, Associated Press WriterWed Aug 16, 11:17 PM ET
A 16-year-old cancer patient's legal fight ended in victory Wednesday when his family's attorneys and social services officials reached an agreement that would allow him to forgo chemotherapy.
At the start of what was scheduled to be a two-day hearing, Accomack County Circuit Judge Glen A. Tyler announced that both sides had reached a consent decree, which Tyler approved....
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Chemotherapy, with a C
Chemotherapy, with a C
Is the popular vitamin a possible cure for cancer?
By Marie McCullough
MCT NEWS SERVICE
August 10, 2006
SCOTT LINNETT
and CRISTINA MARTINEZ BYVIK
/ Union-Tribune photo illustration
Is mainstream medical science ignoring an inexpensive, painless, readily available cure for cancer?
Mark Levine mulls this loaded question.
The government nutrition researcher has published new evidence...
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Childhood Cancer
KidsHealth.orgThu Aug 10, 8:00 PM ET
Every cell in our bodies is tightly regulated with respect to growth, interaction with other cells, and even its life span. Cancer occurs when a type of cell has lost these normal control mechanisms and grows in a way that the body can no longer regulate. Different kinds of cancer have different signs, symptoms, treatments, and outcomes, depending on the type of cell involved and the degree of uncontrolled cell growth.
What...
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Childhood cancer survival linked to suicidality
Mon Aug 28, 3:28 PM ET
A "significant proportion" of survivors of childhood cancers have suicidal thoughts or have actually attempted suicide many years after treatment, a survey shows. Cancer survivors with pain and physical changes are particularly vulnerable.
The survey of 226 adult survivors of childhood found that 29 -- nearly 13 percent -- reported "suicidality." Nineteen reported suicidal thoughts alone; one had attempted...
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Communication With Doctors Affects Blacks' Cancer Care
Mon Aug 14, 11:45 PM ET
MONDAY, Aug. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Black American cancer patients are less likely to question their doctors, they receive less medical information, and they aren't as actively involved in their medical care compared to white patients.
All this can lead to less-informed medical decisions, which can have a negative impact on medical care for black cancer patients and may account for racial differences...
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Complementary and alternative treatments for cancer: Some help you, others hurt you
By MayoClinic.com
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More on Breast Cancer on MSN Health & Fitness
Shark cartilage, mistletoe and megadoses of vitamin C may seem unrelated. But if you have cancer, you might have heard of these treatments through magazine articles, Web sites, or friends and family members. These are just a few of the many types of cancer therapy that fall in the realm of complementary and...
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Experts: Breast Cancer Not Spread by Biopsy
Still Unexplained: Why Lymph-Node Spread More Likely After Needle Biopsy
By
Daniel DeNoon
Reviewed By Brunilda Nazario, MD
on Monday, June 28, 2004
WebMD Medical News
June 28, 2004 -- It's a puzzling finding: Women whose breast cancers have spread to their lymph nodes are more likely to have had their cancer diagnosed by needle biopsy.
What the finding means isn't at all clear. But what it doesn't mean is...
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Delayed effects of kids' cancer seen
Many young survivors face severe side-effects years later
ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26,2003 - Children's chances of beating cancer have gotten better but as many as two-thirds of survivors are likely to experience a delayed side effect from the disease or the treatment, said a report released Tuesday.
ABOUT A QUARTER of survivors may experience severe or life-threatening side effects that do not show up immediately but...
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Diabetes link with cancer seen in Japanese study
Mon Sep 25, 4:10 PM ET
A large study of Japanese adults found those with diabetes were more likely to develop cancer, especially of certain organs such as the pancreas and liver, researchers said on Monday.
Men with diabetes in the study of nearly 98,000 people were 27 percent more likely than non-diabetics to be diagnosed with cancer, the study by the National Cancer Center in Tokyo found. Women afflicted with diabetes were also...
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