Alan Peto
Alan scours the internet for anything related to Ovarian Cancer and finding resources for those undergoing treatment.
Blogs by this Author
New Therapy For Patients With Platinum-resistant Ovarian Cancer
Posted on: 10/24/2007
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/10/071023163911.htmScienceDaily (Oct. 24, 2007) — Mayo Clinic has reported promising interim results from a Phase II trial of a new combination th...
LONDON: A drug, called STA-4783, has been developed to kill cancer cells.
Posted on: 09/17/2007
Unlike the current treatments, the drug has very few side-effects, and those who have started taking the drug have already doubled their life expectancy, with researchers believing that survival rates...
Tangerine Peel Could Help Fight Cancer
Posted on: 09/17/2007
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AvastinŽ Can be Added Safely to First Line Chemotherapy for Ovarian Cancer
Posted on: 09/6/2007
Researchers from the Hoag Cancer Center and the Desert Regional Cancer Center in California have reported that an outpatient regimen of Taxol® (paclitaxel), Platinol® (carboplatin) and Avast...
Cranberries boost drug efficacy in ovarian cancer treatment
Posted on: 08/23/2007
Source: www.lef.org The national meeting of the American Chemical Society was the site of a presentation on August 21, 2007, by Ajay P. Singh, PhD, and Nicholi Vorsa, PhD of Rutgers University of th...
Cranberry Could Juice Up Ovarian Cancer Treatment
Posted on: 08/22/2007
TUESDAY, Aug. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Gulping down a glass of cranberry juice might greatly boost an ovarian cancer patient's sensitivity to chemotherapy, a new study suggests. In laboratory experim...
National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, 2007
Posted on: 08/20/2007
A Proclamation by the President of the United States National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month is an opportunity to underscore our commitment to fighting ovarian cancer and to finding a cure for thi...
FemaraŽ Effective Palliation for ER-Positive Ovarian Cancer
Posted on: 08/17/2007
source: cancerconsultants.com Researchers from the UK have reported that Femara (letrozole) treatment of ER-positive ovarian cancer results in a 17% response rate and a 26% disease stabilization rate...
Metformin slows growth of tumors lacking p53
Posted on: 08/17/2007
www.lef.org August 15, 2007 The July, 2007 issue of Cancer Research published the results of research conducted at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine which determined that metformin, a...
Furamidine Found to Inhibit a Key Enzyme Involved in Cancer Cell DNA Repair Mechanisms
Posted on: 08/14/2007
NEW YORK, Aug. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Immtech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. commented today on a recent paper published in Nucleic Acids Research by a group of researchers at the National Canc...