News tagged with adjuvant chemotherapy
New lung cancer staging system (TNM 7) better predicts local/regional recurrence, study shows
The new TNM 7 lung cancer staging system seems to be a better predictor of local or regional recurrence of lung cancer following surgery, according to a study published in the April issue of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology.
Apr 01, 2011 |
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Older patients with colon cancer less likely to receive chemotherapy after surgery
Even though older patients with colon cancer are less likely to receive chemotherapy following surgery because of concerns of adverse events, new research indicates that when they do receive this treatment, it is less toxic ...
Mar 16, 2010 |
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Colon cancer treatment frequently is less aggressive than recommended, study finds
New results from a major initiative on the quality of cancer care in the United States show that patients with a common type of colon cancer -- especially older patients -- often are not treated as aggressively with chemotherapy ...
Mar 16, 2010 |
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Evaluating more lymph nodes may not improve identification of late-stage colorectal cancer
Surgically removing and evaluating an increasing number of lymph nodes does not appear to identify a greater number of patients with stage III colorectal cancer, according to a report in the July issue of Archives of Surgery.
Jul 21, 2009 |
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