Category Archives: Cancer
Medicine for liver cancer
The FDA approved the first time in 30 years the indication of antitumor Nexavar for treating liver cancer. Also, the drug received approval from European authorities. The FDA approval was based on positive results achieved in international phase III study, placebo-SHARP (Sofafenib HCC Assessment Randomized Protocol, “Protocol assessment randomized to sorafenib in HCC”) which demonstrated [...]
Lycopene a partner to care for prostate
Several studies have been conducted where it has been shown that lycopene, a substance found in tomatoes, could collaborate with the risk of prostate cancer. This is a very common condition, prostate cancer usually occurs in older men, but this study has been shown to be prevented. One of the most effective from the point [...]
How to diagnose prostate cancer
While prostate cancer once symptoms, may have spread to other organs, sometimes can be detected even when no symptoms. The diagnosis of prostate cancer can only be confirmed with a biopsy specialist, conducted by a urologist who is the doctor responsible for diseases related to sexual and urinary organs, both men and women. The biopsy [...]