Mesothelioma - Early Cancer Detection And Treatment

Early Cancer Detection And Treatment
Title: Early Cancer Detection And Treatment
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 12/31/1997
Last Editorial Review: 4/23/2002

Spread to Bones
Hello, My Mom has Stage 4 lung cancer.In addition to her chemo for her lungs, She has been through radiation for her brain, and yesterday we found out it has also spread to her bones. So far don't know much, but I think it is in her lower spine. Is radiation the next treatment? Does it help? She has been on Tarceva for over a year. It must not be working very well since she just went through more radiation to her brain a few months ago and now it is in the bones. Also for the first time she has to take pain meds. I know everyone here is also going through tough times too. Any insight or info would be appreciated. Thank you, Diana...

Reports Summarize Cervical Cancer Study Findings From University Of California
Cervical cancer research advances have been reported from University of California, U.S. Study 1: Human papillomavirus-related tumors in HIV are the focus of a review published in a recent issue of Current Opinion in Oncology. According to the review from the United States, "Human papillomavirus-related anogenital cancers are theoretically preventable. Many HIV-infected women do not undergo routine cervical cytology screening, however, and there are currently no routine anal cytology screening programs. This review focuses on recent developments that may impact on the future incidence of these cancers: the effect of highly active antiretroviral therapy and the imminent approval of vaccines to prevent initial human papillomavirus infec...

Exelixis Reports Additional Data From a Phase I Trial of XL647 in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors
Exelixis, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXEL) announces that updated Phase I data from an ongoing trial of XL647 in patients with advanced solid tumors were presented today. Results demonstrate that XL647 is generally well tolerated and shows evidence of antitumor activity. A maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of 4.68 mg/kg has been established and converted to a fixed [...]

Chemotherapy Ages Man With Cancer, But He Rediscovers Something From His Youth
EATONTON, Ga. -- Once executive director of a Macon music festival, Ernest Rogers is again preparing for a show. After dropping out of college years ago, the 50-year-old has gone back to school at Georgia College & State University. As part of his anthropology minor, he's putting on a musical event Wednesday that teaches the importance of drums in different cultures and throughout history. But where he is now, he said, can't be explained without remembering where he has been. Four years ago, Rogers was diagnosed with a rare tongue cancer. He had just left Macon after a stint as executive director of the Music & Heritage Festival to start his own company in Atlanta. There, his neck began to swell, with a tu...