Frank Howard Memorial Hospital’s makeover is complete, with a flood of new equipment capable of offering patients better, faster care. Improvements include new hospital beds, portable X-ray machines, 3D mammography and more.
Category: Breast Cancer
Cancer Supportive Care Products Market Worth US $31.7 Billion by 2021
The global cancer supportive care products market is projected to expand at a CAGR of 4.3% during the forecast period . Cancer supportive care products are mainly used in the treatment of adverse effects associated with cancer therapy as well as for treatment of symptoms and signs of cancer, such as chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, chemotherapy induced neutropenia and anemia, bone metastasis, hair loss, etc.
Bra-vo to Ilminster hairdressers after uplifting charity effort sees…
Mark Hebron hairdressers in East Street has been collecting the town’s unwanted lingerie to help support the Bras Against Breast Cancer initiative. The company was inspired to become a collection point by county councillor Linda Piggott-Vijeh, who has herself battled with breast cancer.
New breast cancer model developed for Hispanic women
… their risk score,” Matthew P. Banegas, Ph.D., MPH, lead author and researcher from the Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, said in a press release. “Our model does that because it is based on data from Hispanic women and specifically …
Prostate cancer laser therapy ‘huge leap forward’
A drug activated by laser light which successfully destroys early prostate cancer while avoiding surgery side effects has been labelled a “huge leap” forward. Trial results reflected favourably on the new technique, called vascular-targeted photodynamic therapy , in comparison to standard prostate cancer care.
New Ovarian Cancer Drug Wins Speedy FDA Approval
U.S. health officials have approved a new option for some women battling ovarian cancer: a drug that targets a genetic mutation seen in a subset of hard-to-treat tumors. The Food and Drug Administration cleared the drug, Rubraca, from Clovis Oncology Inc. for women in advanced stages of the disease who have already tried at least two chemotherapy drugs.
Therapy Focus – Immunotherapy Closes In On Triple-Negative Tumors
Celgene admitted as much last week by saying it would not push a promising Abraxane-containing chemotherapy regimen into pivotal trials in this Several studies are already under way, most notably a large first-line phase III trial of Abraxane plus Roche’s anti-PD-L1 antibody Tecentriq. Early data are encouraging, and hopes are high that meaningful survival benefits will emerge in the next couple of years.
Cancer death rates two to nine times higher in the Caribbean compared to US
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — In a recent study, researchers from the Caribbean Public Health Agency and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that the rates of death from cervical cancer, breast, prostate and colon cancer are two to nine times higher in the Caribbean compared to the United States. Only lung cancer was higher in the USA.
Cancer struggleCancer changed everything for Kylie”I felt people…
Kylie Minogue is “still not at peace” with her breast cancer diagnosis, 10 years after she was given the all-clear. The Spinning Around hitmaker was diagnosed with the disease in 2005 but was given the all-clear a year later after a partial mastectomy and chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatment.