Accelerated radiation therapy reduces toxicity in patients with advanced head and neck cancers
February 24, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Beth Bukata
bethb@astro.org
703-431-2332
American Society for Radiation Oncology
Using an accelerated, shorter course of radiation therapy for patients with advanced head and neck cancer allows doctors to reduce the amount of chemotherapy, thus reducing toxicity, according to a study presented at the Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium, sponsored by AHNS, ASCO, ASTRO and SNM.
Mayo oral cancer study shows full tumor genome
February 22, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Robert Nellis
newsbureau@mayo.edu
507-284-5005
Mayo Clinic Read more
New hope for therapy in heartburn-related cancer
January 11, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Kristy Kain
kristy.kain@vanderbilt.edu
615-343-1298
The Company of Biologists Read more
Photodynamic therapy effective for certain head and neck cancers
October 4, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
New research released at world’s largest ENT meeting
San Diego, CA A combination of medications and a particular light therapy is effective at treating certain types of head and neck cancers in subtropical climates.
Minimally invasive treatment found effective for esophageal cancer
Esophageal cancer increasing faster than other malignancies
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Researchers have found that early stage cancers of the esophagus can be treated as effectively by less-invasive, organ-sparing endoscopic therapy as compared to more complex surgical removal of the esophagus, according to a Mayo Clinic study published in the September 2009 issue of Gastroenterology.
MicroRNA in human saliva may help diagnose oral cancer
August 26, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
Researchers continue to add to the diagnostic alphabet of saliva by identifying the presence of at least 50 microRNAs that could aid in the detection of oral cancer, according to a report in Clinical Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.
Experimental drug shows promise against head and neck cancer
April 28, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
A laboratory study by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University suggests that an anti-cancer compound studied for treating blood cancers may also help in treating cancers of the head and neck. The work is reported in the April 28th online edition of the Journal of Pathology.
New platinum-phosphate compounds kill ovarian cancer cells
November 19, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
A new class of compounds called phosphaplatins can effectively kill ovarian, testicular, head and neck cancer cells with potentially less toxicity than conventional drugs, according to a new study published this week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Genetic predictors of esophageal cancer identified
November 5, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
Researchers have identified 11 genotypes that may increase esophageal cancer risk, according to research published in the November issue of Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.
MGH researchers report successful new laser treatment for vocal-cord cancer
May 6, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
Technique targets blood vessels to remove tumor while preserving and restoring vocal quality
An innovative laser treatment for early vocal-cord cancer, developed at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), successfully restores patients voices without radiotherapy or traditional surgery, which can permanently damage vocal quality. This new option for patients, which has now been used in more than 25 patients, was reported on May 1 at the annual meeting of the American Broncho-Esophagological Association, and the data will soon be published as a supplement to the Annals of Otology, Rhinology, & Laryngology.
