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First stem cell transplant on Chilean leukemia patient SANTIAGO (AFP) - A middle-aged leukemia patient has became Chile's first patient to receive stem cells from an umbilical cord in a radical procedure that could cure the disease, health officials here said Thursday.   Nations:Chile   Source:(AFP)   2009-07-24 Minn. parents agree to let son undergo chemo NEW ULM, Minn. - A mother who took her son out of state because he refused court-ordered chemotherapy for his cancer told a judge Tuesday she now believes the treatment is necessary to save his life. The judge then ruled Daniel Hauser can stay in his parents' custody.   Nations:U.S. Mexico   People:Michael Richards   Source:(AP)   2009-05-26 Drug combo helps with repeat cancers in women NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Combined treatment with the chemotherapy drugs topotecan and docetaxel is effective for women who have had a return of their uterine or ovarian cancer and have already been treated with other drug combos, new research shows.   People:Albert Einstein   Source:(Reuters)   2009-05-03 Super-chemo targets cancer spreading to the liver WASHINGTON - Bill Darker grinned as he headed into the operating room for a dramatic experiment: A super-high dose of chemotherapy dripped directly into his cancer-ridden liver, 10 times more than patients normally can tolerate. Not to fear. Working through small puncture holes, doctors sealed off Darker's liver and washed most of the toxic medication from his blood so it didn't poison the rest of his body.   2009-03-30 Dying TV star Jade Goody's marriage grips Britain LONDON - A British reality TV star who is dying of cervical cancer got married Sunday in full glare of the cameras -- a wedding extravaganza auctioned off to the highest media bidder to pay for the education of her young sons.   Nations:U.K.   People:Shilpa Shetty Gordon Brown   Source:(AP)   2009-02-22 Headlines First stem cell transplant on Chilean leukemia patient 2009-07-24 Minn. parents agree to let son undergo chemo 2009-05-26 Drug combo helps with repeat cancers in women 2009-05-03 Super-chemo targets cancer spreading to the liver 2009-03-30 Dying TV star Jade Goody's marriage grips Britain 2009-02-22 Push is on to tailor cancer care to tumor's genes 2009-02-16 Few get surgery for grim pancreatic cancer 2009-02-05 In colon cancer drug study, more wasn't better 2009-02-04 Trying to prevent lymphedema after breast cancer 2008-12-29 Pill as good as chemo on lung cancer, but costlier 2008-11-21 Eli Lilly agrees to buy ImClone for over $6B 2008-10-06 Vitamin C reduces benefits of cancer drugs: study 2008-10-01 Sen. Kennedy back home after brief hospital trip 2008-09-26 FDA approves anti-nausea patch for chemo patients 2008-09-16 Few hospitals meet colon cancer care standard 2008-09-09 Genome analysis used to decode brain cancer: study 2008-09-06 Man with deadly skin cancer saved by new treatment 2008-06-18 Vitamin D helps colorectal cancer patients: study 2008-06-18 US doctors kill skin cancer with cloned T-cells 2008-06-18 Most cancer doctors avoid saying it's the end 2008-06-15 Kennedy to be released from N.C. hospital, son says 2008-06-09 Next up for Sen. Kennedy: Chemo, radiation treatments 2008-06-03 Kennedy to undergo surgery at Duke for brain tumor 2008-06-02 Bone drug Zometa helps fight breast cancer spread 2008-05-31 New treatments extend brain cancer survival a bit 2008-05-21 Study finds heart risks in young cancer survivors 2008-05-15 Many blacks miss therapy for rectal cancer 2008-05-13 Caution urged in choosing gene tests 2008-05-06 Chemo fails to root out breast cancer stem cells: study 2008-04-29 Research on worst skin cancer struggling 2008-04-07 Fasting Before Chemo Protects Healthy Cells 2008-04-02 Genomic Profiling of Breast Cancers a Better Treatment Tool 2008-04-02 Promising cancer drug may endanger child's bones 2008-03-10 AP probe finds drugs in drinking water 2008-03-09 Cancer pill could affect women's fertility: report 2008-03-06 Estrogen predicts breast cancer recurrence: study 2008-03-06 Glaxo's Tykerb goes head-to-head with Herceptin 2008-02-29 Anemia drugs up death risk in cancer patients: study 2008-02-27 AstraZeneca's Recentin fails lung cancer trial 2008-02-27 Cut-off cancer patient to get $9M 2008-02-24 FDA OKs Genentech's Avastin for breast cancer 2008-02-22 Hair sample may provide breast cancer diagnosis 2008-02-15 HPV causing more oral cancer in men 2008-02-01 Drug offers hope in treating deadly leukemia: study 2008-01-30 Nexavar significantly boosts hypertension risk: study 2008-01-21 Bull's eye target for child leukemia found: study 2008-01-17 Racial disparities persist in U.S. cancer treatment 2008-01-07 Tobacco and poverty drive cancer in developing world 2007-12-21 Fewer breast patients may need chemo 2007-12-13 Matches Shown: | 1-50 | 51-100 Most-viewed Minn. parents agree to let son undergo chemo 2009-05-26 Super-chemo targets cancer spreading to the liver 2009-03-30 In colon cancer drug study, more wasn't better 2009-02-04 Vitamin D helps colorectal cancer patients: study 2008-06-18 Surgeon transplants ovary into woman 2007-02-13 GE unit to test new agent for cancer detection 2006-06-02

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