Moderate Therapy OK for Some Bladder Cancers
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Once bladder cancer invades surrounding muscles, surgical removal of the bladder -- radical cystectomy -- is usually deemed necessary. However, if the disease has not spread to other areas of the body, this can sometimes be avoided, according to Italian researchers.
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A drug that helps the immune system attack lung cancer cells may improve survival time.
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THURSDAY, Sept. 23 (HealthDayNews) -- British researchers say they've taught dogs to sniff out the scent of bladder cancer in urine, a feat that might someday lead to better diagnostic technology.
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NEW YORK  - Urinary, bowel, and sexual  problems arising from surgery or external radiation treatment  for localized prostate cancer persist for at least five years,  a new study from the National Cancer Institute shows.
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Sunshine might stop certain cancers from growing, including skin cancers, researchers believe.
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Treatment with Wyeth's drug temsirolimus, which secured U.S. regulatory approval on Wednesday, extended survival for 3 1/2 months for patients with advanced renal-cell carcinoma, according to a company-sponsored study.
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NEW YORK  - Staying active through moderate walking may help prevent fatigue in men undergoing radiation therapy for prostate cancer, a UK study shows.
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Cancer patients can often feel baffled when offered a choice of treatments, a study has suggested.
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Approximately one half of men  diagnosed with low-risk prostate cancer undergo surgery or  radiation therapy when "watchful waiting" may be more  appropriate, according to a research team at the University of  Michigan in Ann Arbor.
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NEW YORK  - The radiation therapy that is currently used to treat Hodgkin's lymphoma is expected to reduce the rate of second cancers substantially, although the risk will vary considerably among individual patients, according to a new report in the medical journal Cancer.
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Scientists have developed a treatment which may be effective against the most common and deadly form of brain cancer.
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LONDON  - The acute sense of smell that makes dogs useful for detecting illegal substances at airports might also be used to help doctors diagnosis bladder cancer, researchers reported this week in the British Medical Journal.
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SUNDAY, June 3 (HealthDay News) -- Not every cancer patient is reaping the benefits of advances in medical care, new research shows.
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A small study shows its cancer treatment is comparable to others in terms of usefulness. Safety data is unknown.
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This lung cancer drug is not as effective as once hoped.
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Sales improved a bit at the cancer treatment firm, but that's not in its many press releases.
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Scientists believe they have found a way to make prostate cancer treatment more effective.