An experimental cold cap has the potential to eliminate hair loss in chemotherapy patients. The "DigniCap," a tightly-fitting, mechanical cap worn during chemotherapy, uses a circulating cooling gel that chills hair follicles, restricting the amount of chemotherapy they absorb. [...more]
The Food and Drug Administration plans to revoke approval of Avastin, a popular drug used to treat metastatic breast cancer. Avastin earned drug maker Hoffman-La Roche nearly $6 billion in 2009, making it a top-seller for the Swiss pharmeceutical company. The FDA gave it the green light in 2008, based on studies indicating that it slowed the spread of breast cancer for more than five months. [...more]
Share The United States Food and Drug Administration may be gaming with the impression of getting the very uncommon step of withdrawing endorsement of a medicine that patients with higher breast cancer revolve to as a final expectation. This medicine, Avastin, has been recommended to around 17,500 women experiencing from breast cancer yearly. The medicine [...] [...more]
Share It was currently discovered that there is health danger BPA in cash register receipts. Bisphenol A (usually known as BPA) is a chemical in the category known as macrobiotic compounds. It is mainly regularly utilized as a preservative for definite kinds of plastic and epoxy resins The health hazards of BPA leaked out of [...] [...more]
Share What a cheering story it is, how Christina Applegate has sprung back from breast cancer and now is having a baby. The actress is now 38 years old and got connected with a rocker Martyn Lenoble, originating member of the rock group Porno for Pyros (Perry Farrell vocals) in April and is now having [...] [...more]
Share The benefit of using the top-selling cancer drug Avastin for breast cancer was questioned by the Food and Drug Administration. The improvement visible in women given chemotherapy alone and those given with chemotherapy and Avastin is not clinically significant, the agency said. They added that there were more critical side effects, such as bleeding, [...] [...more]
Share In order to have a better quality of life and live longer, according to new research from the US, during their sessions with a psychologist, you have to learn how to reduce pressure because it will helped women with regular breast cancer. Dr. Barbara L. Andersen, a professor in the department of psychology at [...] [...more]
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