| Potential Diagnosis And Treatment For LAM Lung Disease
ScienceDaily (Jan. 15, 2008) New studies are providing clues into the treatment and diagnosis of LAM, or lymphangioleiomyomatosis, a progressive and deadly lung disease that affects women in their childbearing years. There currently are no treatments for LAM and scientists estimate as many as 250,000 women may be going misdiagnosed or undiagnosed. .
Coming to a young neighbor's rescue
Four years ago, Caiti Brown, now 17, was diagnosed with osteosarcoma and has battled the bone cancer ever since, including a relapse in the summer of 2006 that forced doctors to surgically remove half of a lung. Feeling like they've exhausted every traditional medical option, her parents, Michelle and Brian, now plan to take Caiti Brown to Envita Medical Center in Scottsdale, Ariz., for nontraditional therapy. According to Envita's Web site, the center integrates cutting-edge technologies from around the world to establish a comprehensive and customized treatment plan for patients. The treatments which are not covered by the family's health insurance are expected to cost at least $100,000, Michelle Brown said. With a crowd numbering 250 people, the group raised $18,000.
M. D. Anderson Cancer Center to Lead Study of Surgery vs. CyberKnife(R ...
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Accuray Incorporated (NASDAQ: ARAY) , a global leader in the field of radiosurgery, announced today that the company is partnering with The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas to launch a prospective clinical study to compare treatment outcomes in early-stage operable lung cancer. Patients in the study will be randomly assigned to traditional surgery or CyberKnife(R) Robotic Radiosurgery for their treatment. In the past several years evidence has grown showing excellent outcomes in the treatment of lung tumors with high-dose radiation delivered in three or four treatments. Study results on operable patients treated by these short courses have demonstrated survival rates and local control rates similar to those of traditional surgery.
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