9 Tips on How to Gain Weight After Radiation Therapy

Cancer therapy can be an extremely physical and emotional time for the patient. In patients with cancer of the head and neck for instance, the immune system is often not functioning properly. The immune system does not destroy cancer cells. Causes of the failure of the immune system include severe malnutrition. To exacerbate the problem, radiation can severely effect the taste buds and saliva glands. The loss of appetite, difficulties in swallowing, no taste buds and the inability to dissolve food can result in a tremendous amount of weight loss.

Assessing The Quality Of Phase I Clinical Trial Abstracts Submitted To The EORTC-NCI-AACR And ASCO Meetings

Researchers have developed a method of assessing the quality of phase I clinical trial abstracts submitted to two different oncology conferences: EORTC-NCI-AACR (ENA) [1] and American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). Continue reading ...

Medivation, Inc. (Nasdaq: MDVN) today announced the presentation of new data from an ongoing Phase 1-2 clinical trial demonstrating that the Company's novel androgen receptor antagonist MDV3100 continues to show promising safety and efficacy results. Continue reading ...

Twenty physicians with the Indiana University School of Medicine have been recognized as the best in their field. The 20 are among 25 in Indiana included in the most recent edition of America's Top Doctors for Cancer. The current guide identifies the nation's most outstanding physicians for the diagnosis and treatment of cancers in adults and children. Continue reading ...

Today The Women's Sexual Health Foundation (TWSHF) released an issue of the Women's Sexual Health Foundation Journal devoted entirely to women's sexuality and cancer, a topic the Foundation frequently addresses with healthcare professionals, cancer patients and survivors. This journal, entitled Women's Sexuality and Cancer, is available as a free download on the Foundation's website, http://www.TWSHF.org. Continue reading ...

The US government's 700 billion dollar rescue package to bail out the financial sector signals bad news for US healthcare, and will severely damage the nation's future healthcare plans regardless of whether McCain or Obama wins the presidency say healthcare experts. Journalist Bryant Furlow discusses the views of healthcare experts in a Special News Report in the November edition of the The Lancet Oncology which is published early online on 22 October. Continue reading ...