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New proteins to work like 'guided chemotherapy missiles' to target cancer cells

Edit Deccan Chronicle 20 Jun 2016
Los Angeles.  Scientists have engineered novel proteins that work like 'guided missiles' which seek out cancer cells and deliver chemotherapy drugs to treat hard-to-reach tumours without harming healthy cells. Although chemotherapy drugs do often effectively kill cancer cells, they also damage other quickly dividing cells in the body, causing side effects ranging from cosmetic, like hair loss, to disabling....

Cancer drug tested at UC Davis offers new hope for patients

Edit Sacramento Bee 20 Jun 2016
Patients in the control group, who were previously treated with chemotherapy, can now switch to Keytruda ... It’s only a matter of time until the drug receives FDA approval as a first line of treatment for certain patients, which would mean they could bypass chemotherapy entirely, Gandara said ... Oncologists worldwide have been awaiting the approval of an immunotherapy drug that can be administered instead of chemotherapy, Gandara said....

‘Shahs’ Shervin Roohparvar On Frienship With Golnesa ‘GG’ Gharachedaghi And Big Blowup In Belize

Edit Inquisitr 20 Jun 2016
He said that he has heard things from both Mercedes “MJ” Javid and Shervin that bring into question GG’s claim that she needs chemotherapy ... Shervin explained that GG’s treatment consists of a drug that’s often used during chemotherapy treatment ... It’s a drug that’s used in conjunction with chemotherapy during chemotherapy.”....

10 Healthy Juices For Fighting Cancer

Edit Kashmir Observer 20 Jun 2016
The treatment plan for cancer involves procedures like chemotherapy and radiation-both of which are tough on the body ... Rebuilding damaged cancer cells through nutritional juice therapy is extremely effective and a much better alternative to chemotherapy, radiation and other toxic drugs ... In fact, Soursop juice has more potency than the chemicals in the most commonly used cancer treatment-chemotherapy....

Scottish breast cancer patient: ‘disease made me love life’

Edit Scotsman 20 Jun 2016
When 26-year-old Rachel Gibson visited her GP nearly three years ago with back, hip and stomach pain, breast cancer was the last thing on her mind ... Rachel, of Broughty Ferry, now 28, said ... Rachel endured a week of radiotherapy then went through six lots of chemotherapy. A night out with her sisters and best friends marked the final chemotherapy session on January 17 2014 ... Picture ... I used to treat each chemotherapy session like a catwalk ... ....

Cancer trials by veterinarian at Kansas U combat the disease in humans too

Edit The Examiner 20 Jun 2016
"Although surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy and, more recently, immunotherapy have improved patient outcomes, many cancers still do not have a long-term cure," she stated ... monitoring approaches and innovative treatment options, including anti-cancer vaccines, t-cell transfer, combination chemotherapy and nanoparticle drug formulations....

Chiefs S Berry wins PFWA award for overcoming adversity

Edit Colorado Springs Gazette 20 Jun 2016
Kansas City Chiefs safety Eric Berry has won the George Halas Award for overcoming adversity to succeed ... He underwent six rounds of chemotherapy treatment from Dec ... ....

What cancer costs

Edit Deseret News 20 Jun 2016
Chemotherapy, the most common treatment for cancer, has famously unpleasant side effects, including nausea, fatigue and hair loss ... Although costs vary by the type of drug and cancer, a month of chemotherapy by infusion typically costs more than $10,000 ... Soon, however, she found herself enduring eight-hour chemotherapy infusions that cost more than $15,000 each, and she had to have a session every three weeks for eight months....

Cancer hospital in desperate need of more beds

Edit The Himalayan 20 Jun 2016
File photo of Bhaktapur Cancer Hospital. Kathmandu, June 19 ... There are a total of 110 beds in the hospital that provides chemotherapy, radiotherapy, surgery, brachytherapy services, including palliative care and pain management services.“Every day more than 300 patients visit the hospital ... “Bhaktapur Cancer Hospital is one of a national level cancer hospital ... ....

Groundbreaking Skin Cancer Treatment Given Approval In Record Time

Edit IFL Science 20 Jun 2016
A groundbreaking combination of skin cancer drugs that encourage the patient’s own immune system to destroy tumors is going to be made available by the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) in England and Wales ... This treatment is part of a pioneering new form of chemotherapy known as “immunotherapy”, something which has been gaining traction among both monetary donors and medical researchers in recent years ... D....

Anthony Rendell, pioneer of ABC current affairs who reformed BBC World Service

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 20 Jun 2016
Anthony Rendell 1936-2016 ... Anthony Alan Rendell was born in Adelaide in 1936 ... Advertisement ... When he became conscious after a major operation, his surgeon told him his chemotherapy would begin in 36 hours. Rendell asked him if that would cure his cancer. "No, but it will give you more time," he was told. He then asked about what chemotherapy involved, and decided not to go ahead with it ...  . ....

Kyle Buckley becomes a firefighter for the day (Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Authority)

Edit Public Technologies 20 Jun 2016
(Source. Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Authority). AN 11-year-old boy from Bolton became a firefighter for a day thanks to Bolton North firefighters. Kyle Buckley from Deane spent two years having chemotherapy to overcome rare muscle tissue cancer rhabdomyosarcoma, and after a third diagnosis Kyle and his family members are now battling the illness again ... Crew Manager Jay Jones said ... https.//www.gofundme.com/makekylesmile ... (noodl....

These new California laws take effect July 1

Edit LA Daily News 20 Jun 2016
There are also some important deadlines coming up for a state law on piecework compensation. Title. Disability Insurance. Law. SB667 ... “This bill is a common sense reform that will give workers with serious health issues better access to much needed (state disability) benefits.” The extension of time to 60 days also addressed chronic conditions and treatments with courses that can last over weeks, such as chemotherapy. Title....
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