Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez-Cancer Treatment-Type Of Cancer-Medical Tests

Chavez sees no more cancer treatment on horizon

Hugo Chavez hi-fives Nikolay, the son of Alexander Lukashenko at Miraflores Palace in Caracas

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Tuesday he sees no need for further treatment for the cancer that struck him last year just weeks after he had said medical tests showed him in good health. Although polls show Chavez comfortably ahead, any relapse in his undisclosed type of cancer could upend his October 7 re-election bid against opposition challenger Henrique Capriles. "I've already done what I need to do," Chavez said when asked if he planned to undergo any more cancer treatment. "At this moment, on the horizon that I can see ... ... read more..

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Medco Health Solutions Inc-Cancer Treatment-Effectiveness-Side Effects-Cancer Drug

Common medicines may cut cancer drug potency: study

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(Reuters) - Many patients taking a widely prescribed class of oral cancer drugs are also using a variety of medications that could reduce the effectiveness of the cancer treatment or increase its toxic side effects, according to research by Medco Health Solutions Inc. For example, 43 percent of patients taking the highly effective leukemia drug Gleevec were also on another medicine that could diminish its efficacy, while 68 percent were taking something that could potentially raise the toxicity level, the study found. ... read more..

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Aggressive Treatment-Andrew M. Seaman-Prostate Surgery-Cancer Treatment-Prostate Cancer

Unnecessary cancer treatment in men on the rise

By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new review of U.S. data on prostate cancer finds that despite established guidelines, a growing number of men who should not be getting aggressive treatment are getting it anyway. Men with low-risk tumors and a life-expectancy of less than 10 years -- for instance, men in their 80s or 90s -- are not candidates for so-called curative therapies like radiation or prostate surgery because there's little evidence it would benefit them. ... read more..

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