Chemoradiotherapy may serve as curative treatment for cervical cancer
Chemoradiotherapy improves survival in patients with locally advanced cervical cancer compared to treatment with radiotherapy alone.
Survival Rates
Non-small cell lung cancer therapy has mixed results
Targeted agents may improve outcomes for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer.
Ipilimumab beneficial for metastatic melanoma
The results of a new study indicate that patients with metastatic melanoma experience improved survival with ipilimumab.
Cancer survival not affected by age
Age should not influence treatment decisions in cancer patients, researchers in Spain say, because it is not an independent factor affecting cancer survival.
Cancer survival rates continue to improve
The number of cancer survivors in the UK is increasing by about 3 per cent per year, according to an analysis of cancer registry data.
The Inside Edge, Sept 2009
A collection of recent articles from the medical literature discuss surgically removing and evaluating an increasing number of lymph nodes in patients with colorectal cancer; Black women with breast cancer have a greater chance of dying from the disease than white women; chemotherapy plus radiotherapy with or without resection (preferably lobectomy) are options for patients with stage IIIA (N2) non-small cell lung cancer; respecting the patient’s preferences for treatment is a key component of high quality end of life care; and frankincense oil could prove a useful gift in the treatment of bladder cancer
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