A treatment that isolates the blood supply to a cancerous liver while
the organ receives a "chemo bath" has been used for the first time in
the UK. The
procedure saturates the liver with high doses of chemotherapy without
affecting the rest of the body.
This week, various media have reported how Brian Stedman, a consultant
interventional radiologist at Southampton General Hospital, used the
procedure, known
as Chemosaturation...
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Sunday, 18 November 2012
Saturday, 17 November 2012
US Cancer Screening Below National Targets
The percentage of people screened for cancer in the US remains below national targets for 2020, with rates lower among
Asian and Hispanic Americans than other groups, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) released on Friday.
The report shows that in 2010, the screening rate for breast cancer was 72.4%, compared to the 2020 national target...
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