| Scan can tell if body is cancer-free
A whole-body PET scan may be just what the doctor orders now to tell women how successful their cervical cancer treatment has been. Researchers at Washington University say they have found that a PET scan three months after treatment ends can determine whether a woman is disease-free -- or whether she needs additional therapy. "This is the first time we can say that we have a reliable test to follow cervical cancer patients after therapy," said Dr. Julie E. Schwarz, a resident in the Department of Radiation Oncology. "If the scan shows a complete response to treatment, we can say with confidence that they are going to do extremely well. That's really powerful." Without a test like PET (positron emission tomography), it can be difficult to tell whether treatment has destroyed the cervical tumors, Schwarz said.
Carbon Nanotubes Have Room for Multifunctionality
In the quest to turn carbon nanotubes from nanoscale wonder into clinically useful drug and imaging agent delivery agents, researchers have often added polymer coatings to the outside of the nanotubes in order to render them biocompatible. Now, researchers at Stanford University have found that even when coated, carbon nanotubes retain the ability to bind extraordinarily large numbers of drug and imaging agent molecules in a stable yet reversible manner. .
15-year-old heads up effort to fight grandma's cancer
There are many ways to fight cancer: drugs, homeopathic medicines, chemotherapy, radiation. It can also be fought with a grandchild's love.Shirley Smalling, 69, got the phone call one year ago this month and the doctor was brief and to the point: You have infiltrating ductal carcinoma - in layman's terms, breast cancer.“That's not the news you want to hear," Smalling said.With heavy hearts, the family gathered at Smalling's Dillard Road farm as usual that Sunday after church for lunch.The weekly gathering has always been a special event for Shirley and Victor Smalling's three children and five grandchildren.“As long as I can remember, it's always been lunch at Grandma's house after church," said Victoria Dickson, the Smallings' 15-year-old granddaughter. “The first word out of everyone's mouth as babies is 'grandma.' "Shirley Smalling has endured months of radiation treatment and is now taking medication to fight the disease.Victoria, always the organizer in the family, has decided to tackle the disease in her own way.“I was sitting in church one Sunday and it just came to me," she said.
Hardware AMD Clarifies ACP, TDP Enigma
You even stated in the article that it may be a mistake in their docs. Isn't liar a bit conclusive knowing you might be completely off base? Is tomorrows article going to be called "The LIES START WITH DAILYTECH!"??? BTW core2 rocks and AMD is getting KILLED. Fanboys from both sides can just jump off a cliff :) That doesn't change the fact that AMD is having their chops busted for nothing here. .
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