Early report shows continued drug use delays recurrence Most patients with advanced lung cancer undergo four courses of the two chemotherapy drugs and discontinue the therapy until the cancer resurfaces. A new research’s early results show that the continued use of one of the two drugs delays the recurrence of the lung cancer. Although, it Read more
The Cell phones have been an essential part of communication from a long time, and their importance is only rising day by day. Approximately everyone has got a cell phone today, as proven by the fact that there are at the present time there are more than billion cell phones which are in use in the Read more
The Shortage Of The Drugs Poses Difficulties For patients like Lisa Meidl and as many as another 30,000 patients, although their thyroid cancer is easily treatable, the access to the medication is beyond reach. According to the manufacturer of the drug, almost forty percent of the patients undergoing treatment for thyroid cancer will not be Read more
Radiotherapy treatment is given either externally or internally, depending on the site of the tumour. It is always given at a cancer treatment centre because of the need for specialist equipment. The patient usually attends daily with a break at weekends. Radiotherapy Treatment program may last up to six weeks depending on the technique used. Read more
Surgery and radiotherapy deal with cancers directly at the site of the tumor ; chemotherapy differs in that it is a generalized treatment that affects the whole body. By the nature of the disease, cancer almost invariably spreads to other organs unless the rogue cells are destroyed, so it is necessary where possible to kill Read more
Fewer people now leave hospital with a permanent colostomy than in the past. When a section of bowel is removed from the intestine the surgeon will aim to join the two ends of healthy tissue together. If this is not possible, a false opening (stoma) is made onto the outside of the abdominal wall to Read more