Avastin fails studies in new brain tumor patients By MARILYNN MARCHIONE | Associated Press – CHICAGO (AP) — New research raises fresh questions about which cancer patients benefit from Avastin, a drug that lost its approval for treating breast cancer nearly… Read More ›
Brain tumor
Young people who undergo CT scans are 24 percent more likely to develop cancer compared with those who do not, a study published today on bmj.com suggests
Contact: Emma Dickinson edickinson@bmj.com 44-020-738-36529 BMJ-British Medical Journal Small cancer risk following CT scans in childhood and adolescence confirmed But the absolute excess for all cancers combined is low The researchers say that in a group of 10,000 young people,… Read More ›
Judge overrules mother over cancer treatment for boy, 7: She just wanted another Expert Opinion
Doctor said highly likely that Neon Roberts would die withiin relatively short period’ without further surgery, but mother wanted more expert advice Brian Farmer Tuesday, 18 December 2012 A High Court judge today said a seven-year-old boy at the centre… Read More ›