Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Optune was approved by the FDA for newly diagnosed glioblastoma on Oct. 5, 2015, [31] as a result of randomized phase 3 trial results that reported a 3-month advantage in overall survival and progression-free survival when added to chemotherapy with temozolomide. [23] [24] In the US, Medicare covers treatment, as of February 2020. [32]
Reviews by major medical bodies, including the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the National Cancer Institute, the American Cancer Society, [1] M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, [2] and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, [3] have found no evidence that Hoxsey Therapy is an effective treatment for cancer.
Survival rates for most childhood cancers have improved, with a notable improvement in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (the most common childhood cancer). Due to improved treatment, the 5-year survival rate for acute lymphoblastic leukemia has increased from less than 10% in the 1960s to about 90% during the time period 2003-2009. [16]
A BBB-accredited company agrees to abide by a set of accreditation standards BBB says are "attributes of a better business." These include honesty in advertising, transparency, and responsiveness ...
Cancer treatments are a wide range of treatments available for the many different types of cancer, with each cancer type needing its own specific treatment. [1] Treatments can include surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, hormonal therapy, targeted therapy including small-molecule drugs or monoclonal antibodies, [2] and PARP inhibitors such as olaparib. [3]
The surgeries and complex treatment regimens used in cancer therapy have led the term to be used mainly to describe adjuvant cancer treatments. An example of such adjuvant therapy is the additional treatment [ 1 ] usually given after surgery where all detectable disease has been removed, but where there remains a statistical risk of relapse due ...
Cancer Treatment Centers of America was the subject of a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) complaint in 1993 alleging that CTCA made false claims regarding the success rates of certain cancer treatments in marketing and promotional materials. Among other unsubstantiated claims, CTCA advertised that it was able to treat certain forms of cancer ...
“This treatment pairs vitamin C with alpha-hydroxy acids, which help to lighten dark spots and smooth the skin,” says Dr. Loucas. The 15% concentration of vitamin C works to prevent UV damage ...