CA125E
CA125 is a cancer blood marker often used to assess whether ovarian cancer has recurred. A recent study published in the Lancet found that when the marker was used along with additional assessments to...
View ArticleRECURRENT OVARIAN CANCER
When ovarian cancer comes back, finding it and treating it early doesn’t seem to prolong survival, a study in the Lancet found. Deborah Armstrong, an ovarian cancer expert at Johns Hopkins, offers her...
View ArticleADVANCED PROSTATE CANCER HELP
Once cancer of almost any type has spread, or metastasized, it seems there’s little anyone can do. Now there’s hope for advanced prostate cancer with a drug called carbazitaxel, a cousin of a drug...
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Rituximab is one of a class of medications called monoclonal antibodies, which are specifically designed to interfere with or modify certain receptors on cells. Rituximab has now proven useful in one...
View ArticleNECK ARTERY BLOCKAGE
The carotid arteries are the big blood vessels that supply the head with blood. Sometimes they become clogged, putting someone at risk for stroke, and must be reopened. The best way to do that is a...
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