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Latest Sarcoma - General News
Study Evaluates Incidence of Lymphedema Resulting from Cancer Treatment (8/9/2010)
A systematic review of 47 studies evaluating treatment for melanoma, head and neck cancer, genitourinary cancers, gynecologic cancers, and sarcoma indicates that lymphedema is a common side effect of treatment for these diseases.
Study Evaluates Anthracycline-related Heart Problems in Childhood Cancer Survivors (5/28/2010)
Children with particular variants of drug-metabolizing genes may be more likely than other children to develop heart problems after low doses of anthracycline chemotherapy. The results of this study will be presented at the 2010 annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.
High-risk Soft Tissue Sarcoma Patients Benefit from Targeted Heat Therapy Combined with Chemotherapy (5/7/2010)
A technique called regional hyperthermia (RHT) makes chemotherapy more effective and improves outcomes in patients with localized, high-risk soft tissue sarcoma, according to the results of a study recently published in the journal The Lancet. These findings were initially presented on September 22, 2009 at Europe’s largest cancer congress, ECCO 15-ESMO 34, in Berlin.
Children with Ewing’s Sarcoma or Astrocytoma Most Likely to Experience Late Recurrence (2/19/2010)
Late recurrence of childhood cancers appears to occur most often in Ewing’s sarcoma and astrocytoma, according to the results of a study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Targeted Heat Therapy Improves Outcomes for Soft Tissue Sarcoma (9/30/2009)
A new technique called regional hyperthermia (RHT) makes chemotherapy more effective and improves outcomes in patients with soft tissue sarcoma, according to the results of a study presented on September 22, 2009 at Europe’s largest cancer congress, ECCO 15-ESMO 34, in Berlin.
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