Remission means that the signs and symptoms of the cancer have decreased. It can be partial or complete. When a person experiences a complete remission of cancer, all signs and symptoms of the disease disappear. This article examines what it means to be in remission. It also explores types of remission, what follow-up care a …
When cancer that first formed in the pancreas spreads to other parts of the body, doctors classify it as stage 4 pancreatic cancer. The pancreas is an organ that supports the digestive system and helps the body regulate blood sugar. blood. Pancreatic cancer is hard to find early because the pancreas is deep in the …
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An international study published on July 21 reveals that adding a type of immunotherapy, an antibody called pembrolizumab, to chemotherapy improves the overall survival of patients with advanced triple-negative breast cancer by 27%, a worse prognosis in this type of cancer . Triple negative breast cancer accounts for approximately 15% of all diagnosed breast tumors. …
This high rate is explained by the impossibility of adequately treating this cancer when it is diagnosed at an advanced stage, as is usually the case. In fact, this cancer is characterized by a silent progression, without apparent symptoms, and it metastasizes very quickly. When the first warning signs appear (jaundice, weight loss, tiredness, pain …
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The incidence of colorectal cancer affecting young adults increases alarmingly before the age of 50 years. Thus, it is estimated that a person between the ages of 20 and 30 (born in the 1990s) currently has twice the risk of early colon cancer and four times the risk of rectal cancer than a person of …
The use of the antibody dostarlimab has allowed 18 patients with colorectal cancer to achieve a cure, according to a study published this Sunday in the United States. Jean-Baptiste Bachet, an oncologist from Pitié-Salpêtrière, deciphers the advances that this therapy can offer. A revolutionary clinical trial? Posted on Sunday in new England Journal Of Medicine, …
Two important studies show that a reduction in calorie intake activates the immune system and increases the effectiveness of chemotherapy. Most of the drugs used in chemotherapy are very powerful cell poisons that manage to kill cells by preventing them from reproducing. Several observations made in recent years indicate, however, that this cytotoxic action is …
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Melanoma is a type of cancer that develops in the cells that produce melanin. It is the pigment that gives color to your skin. Your eyes also have melanin-producing cells and can develop melanoma. Ocular melanoma is also called ocular melanoma. Most ocular melanomas form in the part of the eye that you can’t see …
Smoking, the leading cause of cancer in the world, is a considerable risk factor for the disease, mainly lung cancer. Tobacco smoke, in particular, would cause mutations in lung cells, which multiply abnormally during tumor formation. The risk would be multiplied by 10 or 15 for smokers (compared to non-smokers), but paradoxically, many “heavy smokers” …
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A young teenager just 13 years old has died of breast cancer after several doctors refused to give her a mammogram due to her young age. A tragedy, which however could have been avoided, has recently occurred in Val-d’Oise. A 13-year-old girl named Shiloh died of breast cancer. The young woman had initially noticed a …
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