Statins associated with lower cancer recurrence following prostatectomy – Men who use statins to lower their cholesterol are 30 percent less likely to see their prostate cancer come back after surgery compared to men who do not use the drugs, according to researchers at Duke University Medical Center. Researchers also found that higher doses of the drugs were associated with lower risk of recurrence.
Miami meeting on radiation therapy targets patient safety — Gathering brings clinicians, manufacturers, regulators, hospital administrators and public interest groups together to discuss new ways of avoiding errors – A meeting in Miami this week will bring together some of the world’s leading experts from inside and outside the clinic to discuss safety in radiation therapy — a critical method for treating cancer.
Healthy diet associated with lower risk of cataracts in women – Women who eat foods rich in a variety of vitamins and minerals may have a lower risk of developing the most common type of cataract that occurs in the United States, revealed by researchers.
Simple injection could save the lives of thousands of accident victims worldwide – If recently injured patients with serious bleeding were to receive a cheap, widely available and easily administered drug to help their blood to clot, tens of thousands of lives could be saved every year.
Researchers found that a single dose of radiation during surgery is just as effective as a prolonged course of radiotherapy for breast cancer. – The researchers from an international TARGIT research group found a new method of radiotherapy for breast cancer in which the treatment can be reduced to a single radiation exposure.
Deep brain stimulation at 2 different targets gives similar motor benefits in Parkinson’s disease – Studies have shown that a “brain pacemaker” called deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an effective treatment for Parkinson’s disease.
Nanoparticle PSA test predicts if prostate cancer will return — Ultrasensitive test gives first accurate answer after prostate cancer surgery – New research from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and the University International Institute for Nanotechnology shows that an ultrasensitive PSA test using nanoparticle-based technology (VeriSens? PSA, Nanosphere, Inc., research-use-only) may be able to definitively predict after surgery if the cancer is cured long term or if it will recur.
Epilepsy surgery has good effect – Patients with drug-resistant epilepsy run the risk of gradual deterioration in their cognitive abilities. Surgical treatment generally puts an end to seizures but can have a negative effect on memory.
Patients who refuse prostate cancer surgery have worse long-term survival – Men who refuse surgery for prostate cancer and instead opt for “watchful waiting” ? monitoring cancer progression without undergoing treatment ? have a significantly worse long-term survival rate than those patients that choose radiotherapy, according to researchers at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.
Vaccine hope for skin cancer sufferers – Nottingham scientists have been given the green light to test a vaccine which they hope could reverse, and even cure malignant melanoma, the most deadly type of skin cancer.
Exercise may keep cancer patients healthier during, after treatment – Breast and prostate cancer patients who regularly exercise during and after cancer treatment report having a better quality of life and being less fatigued, according to researchers at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.
Estrogen-lowering drugs minimize surgery in breast cancer patients – A US study has confirmed the benefit of giving estrogen-lowering drugs before surgery to breast cancer patients. The treatment increased the likelihood that women could undergo breast-conservation surgery, also called lumpectomy, instead of mastectomy.
