Lung cancer comes in two main types: non-small cell and small cell. Each has different patterns, growth rates, and treatment needs. Smoking is the top risk factor, but…
Harry Erba, MD, PhD, Duke University, Durham, NC; Marina Konopleva, MD, PhD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York City, NY; Thomas Cluzeau, MD, PhD, Central University Hospital…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Parenteral hydration offers virtually no benefit to hospice patients with advanced cancer. There are no established standards for hydration at the end of…
Using the computer to communicate with your physician, schedule an appointment, see test results and even request prescription refills is becoming an important component of health care reform.…
The legalization of marijuana has been a hot topic of debate over the past few years. Some people further the support the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes.…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – While oxybutynin is often used prophylactically to reduce irritative urinary symptoms related to intravesical bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) therapy for bladder cancer, it actually…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with liver cancer related to hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, giving nucleoside analogues after curative surgery appears to reduce the risk…
Almost 15 percent of the general population is affected by migraine headaches. Previous research has shown that patients experiencing migraines had a higher risk of developing small lesions…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) who are treated with azacitidine before allogeneic stem-cell transplantation fare as well as patients receiving standard pre-transplant induction chemotherapy, according to a French…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Reduced-intensity conditioning that includes two daily 2.5-mg/kg doses of antithymocyte globulin before allogeneic stem-cell transplantation for hematologic malignancy significantly reduces graft-versus-host disease (GvHD)…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) who are treated with azacitidine before allogeneic stem-cell transplantation fare as well as patients receiving standard pre-transplant induction…
