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A new study shows that patients whose colorectal cancer has spread to the liver who received an approach called hepatic arterial infusion (HAI)- the administration of chemotherapy directly to the liver through a pump in the abdomen-fare better than those who received traditional, intravenous chemotherapy. Researchers found that the patients on the HAI therapy lived […]

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The clinical outcome for prostate cancer patients who have been treated with hormone therapy and radiation therapy can usually be determined by how rapidly their prostate specific antigen level rises following treatment, according to a report published in the October 1, 2005 issue of the International Journal of Radiation OncologyBiologyPhysics, the official journal of ASTRO.
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According to a study published in the January 5 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, women with Stage III ovarian cancer given a combination of intravenous (IV) and intra-abdominal chemotherapy, following the successful surgical removal of tumors, experienced a median survival time 16 months longer than women who received IV chemotherapy alone.
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A new study has shown for the first time that giving two chemotherapy drugs to women with advanced endometrial cancer after surgery reduced the risk of recurrence by 29% and extended survival by 32% compared with women who received whole abdominal irradiation. The findings could improve the care for the 15% to 20% of patients […]

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The Vermont Cancer Center is hosting a celebration for cancer survivors at the Shelburne Farms Coach Barn on Sunday, June 2, from noon to 4 p.m. The celebration is part of National Cancer Survivors Day, which takes place across the country to honor cancer survivors and their supporters, and to call attention to the […]

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