Showing posts with label cancer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cancer. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Looking for an effective drug for breast cancer

Nolvadex or tamoxifen citrate is an Antiestrogen non-steroidal, admired by the members of the medical community to treat patients with breast cancer, because it has the ability to compete with estrogen for binding sites in target tissues.


Established (DMBA) is also effective for the regression of tumors dimethylbenzanthracene already, Nolvadex tends to have its anti-tumor properties by binding to the estrogen receptor. He is considered to be an important part of a treatment therapy of metastatic breast cancer in women and men. This wonder drug can be an effective alternative to ovariectomy or ovarian irradiation in premenopausal women with metastatic breast cancer.


Nolvadex is chemically derived from triphenylethylene trans isomer and has the chemical name (z) 2-[4-(1,2-diphenyl-1-butenyl) phenoxy] - N, N-dimethylethanamine 2 hydroxy-1-propanetricarboxylate (1: 1).


The recommended dose of Nolvadex is 20-40 mg per day or by Medical; Council Nolvadex dose can be taken with or without meals. Tablets of Nolvadex which should be swallowed with water or a non-alcoholic liquid. This medication should not be used without a qualified doctor and not recommended for patients with known hypersensitivity to the drug or any of its ingredients. It is also important to note that the Nolvadex is not a medication that you can take if you are a pregnant woman or expected that you can lead to harm to the fetus.


When you use contrary to medical advice, Nolvadex can cause side effects such as vaginal discharge, pelvic pain, difficulty breathing, swelling of the legs, stroke, jaundice and liver problems.


However, Nolvadex may be a drug to save lives, but only when used in accordance with instructions from a qualified physician.


Jack Mahlot is a nutritionist by profession and has been contributing widely as prolific columnist in many magazines health and author of sites. The beauty of the writing of Jack lies in its ability to connect with their readers almost instantly, making it easy for them to ingest them in their daily programmes.

Saturday, December 4, 2010

Nuclear medicine involves great promise for cancer patients

Nuclear medicine is a medical specialty that uses the process of radioactive decay to monitor and affect the biological processes at the cellular and molecular life body. Employs the technique of the introduction of radioactive chemicals complexes very specific, called tracer, the body that can be detected and followed in real-time action with a gamma camera non invasive for image processing, diagnosis and treatment of disease. As the technology and the availability of promising advances in nuclear medicine, the role of molecular picture and therapy teams growing, especially in the treatment of cancer.


There is a growing change in medicine to a more personalized approach to cancer so far has been directed to an "average" patient therapy. However, medications that work so that a patient may be ineffective or even harmful to another. Molecular images have the potential to distinguish those who can benefit from a treatment program in particular those that would not positively respond as well as allow earlier changes in treatment when necessary. It has the potential to play an essential role to display individual variations in disease diagnosis and customized therapeutic strategies.


Radionucletide therapy combines molecular molecular therapy cells sick with more effective medicines and less toxic target images. There have been impressive successes in the treatment of lymphoma with many reports of favourable long-term results and positive response rates. There have been reports of patients with intractable otherwise be cured by these new individualised approaches guided by molecular.


With the promise that medicine nuclear has to treat cancer with success, more secure, there is a need of expanded access to ensure a treatment for the most needy. With the formation of increased therapy and nuclear medicine equipment availability, the future of cancer patients can look much brighter.