Colorectal Cancer Part 5: Review of Medical Literature: Not All Patients Benefit From Chemotherapy

After surgery, microscopic cancer cells are still left behind in the body. As an “insurance policy” patients are told by their oncologists to undergo chemotherapy or radiotherapy (or both). The idea is to kill whatever cancer cells are left behind. But how effective is this? How valid is the assumption that chemotherapy can just do that?

Colorectal Cancer Part 3: Must You Die if You Do Not Undergo Chemotherapy After Surgery?

It is a standard practice or golden rule so to say, that after surgery, patients are asked to undergo chemotherapy for colorectal cancer. Sometime, when the doctor does not think chemotherapy is indicated, the patients themselves do not feel safe. Think seriously about these two real life stories presented here.

How to Prevent Colon Cancer Disease

There are many cases of colon cancer today, with significantly more people being diagnosed with this potentially deadly disease below age 50 than previously. Colon cancer used to be considered a disease of the elderly, but nowadays many younger people are diagnosed with this kind of disease. Find out some tips on how to prevent colon cancer disease in this article.

The Best Colon Cancer Treatment Options

Among the most spread cancers, colon cancer usually occurs in men and women over the age of 50. The main causes of colon cancer are related to the patient’s diet. A variety of treatments are available.

Lymphoid Malignant Tumours - Discovered Of A New Therapeutic Strategy

While showing that the activation of the calcineurine is persistent in the cells of lymphomas and certain lymphoid acute leukaemias (LAL), researchers of CNRS at the Institute Curie come to discover a new strategy to treat these tumours of the system hematopoietic, system which ensures during all the life the renewal of the cells of blood. Indeed, the calcineurine, because of its role in the rejection of the Clerc's Offices, is already the therapeutic target of two immunosuppresseurs used in private clinic, cyclosporine A and the FK506 (tacrolimus).

How Can non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Be Detected?

Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is a term that describes a group of over 30 subtypes of lymphoma, each of which grows and differentiates at a different rate and so responds differently to treatment. Even though the subtypes are all individual they exhibit very similar symptoms and

Keeping the Faith: Turning to Religion When Diagnosed with Lymphoma

Being diagnosed with a potentially life threatening medical condition, such as lymphoma, can often cause a person to revaluate their life and many find religion in the process. While some return to a lapsed religion, others find...

Mantle Cell Lymphoma-An Indolent Or An Aggressive Disease?

Mantle cell lymphoma is a non-Hodgkin's lymphoma type of cancer and it represents affection of the lymphatic system.

Gleevec Therapy Method For Leukemia

The therapy of chronic myeloid leukemia with Gleevec (Imatinib mesylate) began to be used in patients in 2001.

Treatment Options for Mantle Cell Lymphoma

A rare form of the Non-Hodgkin disease is the Mantle cell lymphoma. This disease is quite dangerous because its tumor grows very fast and ends up affecting most of the organs.

Mantle Cell Lymphoma

Examined under the microscope, the Mantle cell lymphoma appears as an expansion of the mantle zone area of the lymph nodes. It is represented by a homogenous population

Hodgkin's Lymphoma, The White Cell Cancer

Many types of cancer are known our days, but Hodgkin’s disease is one that can be cured if the medical advice and treatment is followed properly. Hodgkin’s disease,

Lymphoma: Who is Susceptible?

Lymphoma, as with virtually every other form of cancer, can strike anybody at any time during their life however some groups are more susceptible to the disease than others. Studies around the world have shown that age, gender and geographical location affect whether...