Local cancer survival rates fall short 
Hamilton Spectator
Waits for cancer surgery are already higher than normal, although that is partly due to men choosing to wait for a less-invasive procedure for prostate cancer. Chemotherapy and radiation wait times are average, although there is hope those will improve ...

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Drug Makers Continue Shift To Targeted Cancer Therapies 
Wall Street Journal
The antipsychotic olanzapine was tested as an agent to relieve nausea and vomiting associated with cancer chemotherapy. Eli Lilly & Co. (LLY) markets the drug as Zyprexa, but generic versions are available from multiple manufacturers.

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Drug makers shifting towards targeted cancer drugs 
MarketWatch
The antipsychotic olanzapine was tested as an agent to relieve nausea and vomiting associated with cancer chemotherapy. Eli Lilly & Co. (NYSE:LLY) markets the drug as Zyprexa, but generic versions are available from multiple manufacturers.

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Melatonin-chemotherapy combo improves survival from cancer 
DigitalJournal.com
The results of this review, published in the journal Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology, showed that melatonin significantly improved remission (partial and complete), and the 1-year survival rate. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy usually causes fatigue ...

 

Chemo facts 
Malaysia Star
In the early stages of a patient's cancer, chemotherapy can be used to eradicate the cancer cells to the point that they don't grow back. If they don't come back in five years, this is considered a cure. In early and late stages, chemotherapy can ...

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Genetic 'Signature' Predicts Breast Cancer Chemotherapy Response: Study 
International Business Times
By Roxanne Palmer: Subscribe to Roxanne's RSS feed Scientists have uncovered genetic signs that could help doctors predict how breast cancer patients will respond to chemotherapy. Researchers led by McMaster University biochemist John A. Hassell found ...

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Experimental Biology Blogging: Cancer chemotherapy and cognitive deficits 
Scientific American (blog)
By Scicurious | April 24, 2012 | On day 3 of the Experimental Biology conference, I listened to a fascinating talk on cognitive dysfunction following chemotherapy, how we can study it, and how we might go about treating it. Check it out.

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She's Kicking Her Cancer, And You Can Join Her 
Patch.com
Nicole recently had surgery after being diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer. Chemotherapy can tire out even the strongest of bodies, so Nicole is using all her energy to complete the 320-mile trek and to raise funds for the Center for Integrative ...

 

Confronting bone cancer 
Fox News
Radiation uses high power X-rays to destroy the cancer. Chemotherapy uses drugs to kill cancerous cells. Tobey MacDonald, oncologist at the Aflac Cancer Center, explained that, based on the latest genetic studies, scientists understand that tumors with ...

 

Cancer Math That Doesn't Add Up 
dailyRx
Combining existing drug therapies has long been an area of interest for cancer researchers. If one therapy works well, could adding another drug work even better? Just such a study involving advanced colon cancer found that additions don't always add ...