Background: Lung cancer is the top cause of mortality in males and the second largest cause of cancer-related fatalities in women worldwide. Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cases are discovered at an advanced stage, raising major challenges in disease management and survival outcomes. This study aimed to investigate the clinical findings and management of stage IIIB and IV NSCLC patients for better decision-making, disease management, and understanding of this fatal disease.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Complementary and alternative medicine is widely used in Saudi Arabia. One of the common practices is the use of camel urine alone or mixed with camel milk for the treatment of cancer, which is often supported by religious beliefs.
Aims: To observe and follow-up cancer patients who insisted on using camel urine, and to offer some clinically relevant recommendations.
Purpose: Despite advancements in cancer therapeutics, mortality and morbidity due to anti-cancer treatments still occur but are not frequently reported. We aimed to report the 30-day mortality and morbidity of all curative and palliative anti-cancer treatments.
Patients And Methods: Adults with solid and hematological malignancies from two large cancer centers in Saudi Arabia, irrespective of the cancer stage and treatment type, were included in this retrospective observational study.
Glioblastoma is a fast-growing primary brain tumor observed in adults with the worst prognosis. Preclinical studies have demonstrated the encouraging anticancer activity of statins. This study evaluated the efficacy of atorvastatin in combination with standard therapy in patients with glioblastoma.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe annual Eastern Canadian Gastrointestinal Cancer Consensus Conference 2017 was held in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, 28-30 September. Experts in radiation oncology, medical oncology, surgical oncology, and cancer genetics who are involved in the management of patients with gastrointestinal malignancies participated in presentations and discussion sessions for the purpose of developing the recommendations presented here.
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