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The initial data from a Phase III study using the Revlimid in multiple myeloma patients who had undergone stem cell transplant reported that the trial had met its primary endpoint of a statistically significant improvement in time to disease progression. Read the rest of this entry »

We have been writing a series on “cancer and sexuality” for past few weeks and hopefully this series helped people with cancer to better understand how it affects the sexuality. In part 1 of this series we covered about the question what is sexuality and how cancer affects it.  In part 2 we covered what type of cancer treatments exist and how they bring changes in woman and man’s sexuality. Finally in the previous article part 3 we cover various remedies available for changes in sexuality due to cancer. Read the rest of this entry »

We are writing a series of article covering the topic “Cancer and Sexuality”.  In part 1 of this series we covered about the question what is sexuality and how cancer affects it.  In part 2 we covered what type of cancer treatments exist and how they bring changes in woman and man’s sexuality. In this series we cover various remedies available for such changes.Because sexual changes can have many causes—especially for patients with cancer—your doctor should evaluate you physically, psychologically, and emotionally. For example, you may need to have lab work for thyroid functioning or hormone levels. Test results, combined with your descriptions of how you feel physically and emotionally, will help your doctor determine the cause of your sexual changes. Read the rest of this entry »

Women who took a commonly used class of osteoporosis drugs called bisphosphonates had significantly fewer invasive breast cancers than women not using the bone-strengthening pills, according to a new analysis of data from the Women’s Health Initiative. Read the rest of this entry »

In part one of this series cancer and sexuality we briefly covered three topics:

We continue the series today covering the third question in detail on how can cancer and cancer treatment affect the sexuality. Read the rest of this entry »

When patients are diagnosed with cancer, they have many thoughts, fears, and questions, and most want to learn more about their disease and treatment. There also are practical issues to consider—paying for treatment, finding transportation, keeping a job, and juggling family responsibilities. Patients are dealing with huge decisions and coping with stressful changes. Read the rest of this entry »

In patients with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and pulmonary hypertension (PH), bosentan plus best conventional care produced greater improvement in cardiovascular parameters than best conventional care alone. Read the rest of this entry »

Cancer experts fear new U.S. breast imaging guidelines that recommend against routine screening mammograms for women in their 40s may have their roots in the current drive in Washington to reform healthcare. Read the rest of this entry »

Cancer or the ‘Big C’, as it is fearfully referred to, is no longer considered a death sentence. The number of individuals who have survived cancer has considerably increased over the years. Certain adult cancers have a survival rate of 70% or more, while a few childhood cancers may boast of a greater cure rate. Read the rest of this entry »

The combination of the immunomodulatory drug lenalidomide and the proteasome inhibitor bortezomib appears to be both safe and potentially able to induce durable responses in patients with relapsed or relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma, U.S. researchers report online in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Read the rest of this entry »