Toad Venom May Help Treat Cancer
Huachansu, a Chinese medicine that comes from venom secreted by the skin glands of toads, may slow the growth of cancer in some patients and do so without significant side effects.
Researchers at M. D. Anderson and Fudan University Cancer Hospital in Shanghai, China, reported their Phase I clinical trial findings Aug. 21 in the online Early View feature of the journal Cancer.
Stereotactic Radiosurgery Preferred for Brain Metastases
Cancer patients who receive stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT) to treat 1-3 metastatic brain tumors have more than twice the risk of developing learning and memory problems than those treated with SRS alone.
Findings from a Phase III randomized study led by M. D. Anderson researchers were published in the Oct. 5 online edition of The Lancet Oncology.
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New Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines
Therese B. Bevers, M.D., Professor in the Department of Clinical Cancer Prevention explains the newly released breast cancer screening guidelines. Dr. Bevers discusses how the new guidelines address women at higher risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer and when and how often they should be tested by mammogram or breast MRI.
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