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As we lifted the nodes off of the left jugular vein, my heart sank. Once again, the cancer had invaded the vein.
"Today, as she smiled and told me that she is making plans to be admitted to an in-patient hospice unit, I learned that the terms 'patient' and 'friend' are sometimes inseparable."
At the new Clinical Cancer Center, top clinicians have joined together to create "hubs" based on specific types of cancer, putting the patient in the center of care provided by physicians, nurses, coordinators, and other support staff.
Even if you are one of the "lucky" ones who always get the perfect tan, years from now, the wrinkles, age spots or skin cancer from chronic sun exposure won't seem so glamorous.
Christopher N. Bredeson, MD, MSc, FRCPC, describes advances in bone marrow transplant techniques that have reduced side effects and allowed more people with leukemia to keep their disease under control.
Harry T. Whelan, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin Professor of Neurology and Director of Hyperbaric Medicine, is incorporating NASA technology into cancer treatments and therapies.
"The vast majority of thyroid cancer patients have no risk factors, although a history of exposure to radiation or radiation therapy involving the neck can play a role," says Gilbert Fareau, MD.
Dr. Charles Marn discusses two of the alternatives available for colorectal cancer screening. "Offering patients options is a smart thing," he says. "The only bad option is to do nothing."
Christopher N. Bredeson, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Medical College of Wisconsin Associate Professor and Director of Hematological Malignancies, describes recent advances in the treatment of three types of leukemia that affect adults: AML, CML, and CLL.
He imagines how the structures are intertwining with each other and with the invasive tumors…he visualizes how the dissection will look when the tumors have been removed and all of the structures explored.
The results for patients on lenalidomide were impressive enough that the trial was halted early so that those on placebo could be switched over to the active drug.
"Studies have shown that the screening benefit of yearly mammograms far outweighs the risk of adverse effects from the amount of radiation you receive during the test," says Dr. Deirdre Faust.
The Oncology Clinic waiting room chairs are full, the television replays yesterday's events, and the conversation is quiet...
"Pediatric ALL (acute lymphocytic leukemia) had terrible survivorship 30 years ago," says Dr. Christopher Bredeson, Associate Professor of Medicine and Director of Hematological Malignancies. "Today, that has changed dramatically."
Working with medical students in the anatomy lab is a humbling experience for me for several reasons.
It takes courage to put down that last cigarette and quit smoking - most people feel a combination of fear and excitement leading up to their quit date. If you want to quit, don't let that fear paralyze you.
I have had several thousand patients pass through my practice over the years and, I admit, I remember some much better than others.
Each DIEP flap surgery is performed jointly by Dr. John Hijjawi and Dr. Robert Whitfield. The surgery uses the patient's own abdominal tissue and skin to form the new breast, saving valuable muscle function.
While kidney cancer may be rare compared to other cancers, an estimated 51,000 new cases will be diagnosed in the US in 2007 and nearly 13,000 people will die from the disease, which is highly resistant to traditional chemotherapy drugs.
The gift will allow the College's MACC Fund-supported investigators to expand preclinical programs on tumor vaccine development and apply their findings to childhood cancers.
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