Nausea and vomiting are common in cancer patients whatever the stage of their disease. The management of these symptoms is often unsatisfactory. Emesis associated with some types of cytotoxic chemotherapy remains a particularly difficult and sometimes intractable problem, but there is no doubt that in...
Soreness, swelling, heaviness, shooting or burning pangs, tightness — whatever the feeling, breast pain can be troubling. It's very common to wonder if what you're feeling might be a sign ofbreast cancer. It's important to track the cause of breast pain, also known as "mastalgia." But...
Cancer is a major cause of global mortality, both in affluent countries and increasingly in developing nations. Many patients with cancer experience reduced life expectancy and have metastatic disease at the time of death. However, the more precise cause
Cancer is most commonly diagnosed in people who do not take care of their body. Scientists and experts around the world agree that more than half of all cancers are preventable. So, no matter what your genetic predisposition, there are a multitude of steps you can take to minimize your canc...
Cancer is a major cause of global mortality, both in affluent countries and increasingly in developing nations. Many patients with cancer experience reduced life expectancy and have metastatic disease at the time of death. However, the more precise causes of mortality and patient deterioration before...
The year 2011 marks the centenary of Francis Peyton Rous's landmark experiments on an avian cancer virus. Since then, seven human viruses have been found to cause 10–15% of human cancers worldwide. Viruses have been central to modern cancer research and provide profound insights into both in...
More recently, Japan stopped recommending the human papillomavirus, or HPV, vaccine after media reports of alleged side effects, renewing worries despite the vaccine's widespread use overseas as safe and effective protection for cervical cancer. A recent Mainichi newspaper survey showed that fewer...
小题1:D 细节理解题:Our risk of cancer rises dramatically as we age. So it makes sense that the elderly should be routinely screened for new tumors — or doesn’t it? 随着年龄增长,我们患癌的风险急剧增加。因此老年人应该进行常规检查以防肿瘤是有道理的。小题2:C 细节理解题:While such ...
Researchers at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre have discovered why multiple myeloma, an incurable cancer of the bone marrow, seems to return even after an initially effective treatment; the answer is Cancer Stem Cells which lie at the heart of tumours and the fact that the chemotherapy drug Velcad...
Cancer patients attend oncogenetic clinics so that the existence of a genetic risk can be checked and the relatives informed. The aim of this study was to describe the expectations of cancer patients about genetic counselling and their beliefs about the aetiology of their disease. A survey based...