Sunday, June 3, 2012

Esophageal cancer

  • Richard Dawsons death from esophageal cancer Saturday highlights the prognosis of this deadly carcinoma. However, a new study says survival times are improved with new treatment options outside of standard cancer protocol.
  • (Examiner)
  • It might begin as occasional heartburn. Later, the heartburn becomes more consistent. Then it becomes more serious as gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Scientists have uncovered new clues about whether cancer is the next step on this road.
  • (dailyrx.com)
  • A new study of adverse event reports involving Fosamax and other bisphosphonates has found that the risk of esophageal cancer associated with these drugs may be higher than first thought.
  • (Newsinferno.com)
  • One of Americas favorite Brits, Richard Dawson, passed away Saturday at the age of 79. The former Merchant Marine, who made television history with the game show Family Feud, had been in poor health.
  • (Examiner)
  • "I lost my father to prostate cancer and several very close friends, but my best friend I lost to esophageal cancer four years ago and it was a stunning blow for me," Boeheim, 67, told the Herald.
  • (Boston Herald)
  • died June 2 at a hospital in Los Angeles. He was 79 and had complications from esophageal cancer, said his son Gary Dawson.
  • (Washington Post)
  • New research appears to link the osteoporosis drug Fosamax with an increased risk of esophageal cancer.
  • (AboutLawsuits.com)
  • WEDNESDAY, May 30 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with esophageal cancer who receive chemotherapy and radiation before surgery have better outcomes, Dutch researchers report.
  • (US News and World Report)
  • May 30, 2012 — Preoperative chemoradiotherapy dramatically improved survival in patients with potentially curable esophageal or esophagogastric-junction cancer, according to a 366-patient randomized trial.
  • (Medscape News)
  • There are no likely survivors after a passenger plane carrying 153 people crashed into a residential neighborhood in Nigerias largest city. Tony Guida reports.
  • (State Journal-Register)

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