For what type of patients is indicated marijuana?
Currently there are many studies that are initiated and the strongest show that can be used when there is nausea and vomiting from chemotherapy, as an appetite stimulant for cancer and HIV patients, …read the rest of this entry»

A team of British scientists has identified the “secret weapon” used by cancer cells to fight and survive chemotherapy treatments. The finding made by experts from Cancer Research UK, a nongovernmental organization (NGO) dedicated to research into this disease has to do with the structure of a …read the rest of this entry»

According to Mark Heaney, one of the scientists who led the study, the explanation would be that vitamin C protects the mitochondria of the cell that is the energy source of a cancer cell

Supplements of vitamin C may neutralize the effectiveness of cancer drugs, a study published in the journal Cancer Research. …read the rest of this entry»

Chemotherapy disrupts the development of fast-growing cancer cells, but can also affect some healthy cells. Before you apply chemotherapy to treat cancer, many basic tests are performed to evaluate the functioning of the heart, kidneys, lungs, eyes, ears and organs prior to treatment. Certain types of chemotherapy can affect the functioning of these organs during treatment or months or years after treatment. Some treatments can affect fertility. There are other potential side effects, among which include: …read the rest of this entry»

Chemotherapy can be administered:
As a pill to swallow.
As an injection into the muscle or fat tissue.
Intravenously (directly into the bloodstream).
Intrathecally, with a lumbar puncture (to treat cancer cells in the cerebrospinal fluid).

Chemotherapy is the use of anticancer drugs to treat cancerous cells. Chemotherapy has been used for many years and is one of the most common treatments for cancer. In most cases, chemotherapy works by interfering with the capacity for growth or reproduction of cancer cells. Different groups of drugs work in different ways to fight cancer cells. Chemotherapy may be used alone to treat some types of cancer or in combination with other treatments such as radiation or surgery. Often using a combination of chemotherapy drugs to fight a specific cancer. Certain chemotherapy drugs are administered in a specific order depending on the type of cancer being treated. …read the rest of this entry»

The group of health professionals working together to treat and assist patients with cancer is called “team against cancer.” Among the members of this team can find some or all health professionals listed below:
Physicians. …read the rest of this entry»

Treatment for these patients consist of a combination of several techniques that are surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Each of them will be more effective than the other depending on the type of cancer and the stage where they are. In fact, treatment depends on four factors: the type and extent of spread of the tumor, the patient’s health status and functional status of the various body systems (heart, liver, kidney, neurological, etc.)

Surgery is the treatment modality most likely to be curative, therefore, is resorted to if all of the cancer can not be removed and respiratory status of the patient to tolerate the removal of the portion of lung to be removed.

Small cell lung cancers are very rarely operate, since it is almost always diagnosed extensive stage when only limited is operable. Approximately half of non-small lung cancers can be removed due to its extension. It is therefore essential that there are no lymph metastasis and central area of the chest (mediastinum) are free of tumor and the tumor has not invaded ineradicable structures as the trachea, the aorta or the pleura. …read the rest of this entry»

Most basal cell carcinomas and squamous cell cancers are cured by minor surgery. There are several types of surgery used as the location and type of tumor.

Simple excision: The tumor and a portion of surrounding tissue are removed by scalpel. Then sew the edges.

Cryosurgery: Liquid nitrogen is used to freeze and thus destroy malignant cells. Today is only indicated in actinic keratoses (precancerous lesions). …read the rest of this entry»

Cognitive deficits associated with cancer treatment can have a dramatic effect on patients’ quality of life and have been recognized as a problem by the President’s Cancer Panel (1999) and the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship as a challenge facing people with cancer. The present application is an extension of work completed by researchers at Dartmouth with a supplement from the Office of Cancer Survivors to the Norris Cotton Cancer Center Core grant entitled “Cognitive Impact of Systemic Chemotherapy in Long-Term Survivors of Breast Cancer and Lymphoma.” Survivors who were greater than 5 years post-diagnosis and disease free were administered a battery of standardized neuropsychological and psychological tests. …read the rest of this entry»