| Cancer is a disease caused by uncontrolled growth of | | | | functions to manufacture antibodies for a reliable |
| cells. There are several types of cancer from head to | | | | immune system, an enzyme called |
| the bottom part of our body. Tumors are excessive | | | | Bruton-tyrosine-kinase is essential. Preclinical |
| tissue found in the organ. Tumors can be malignant | | | | observations showed the ability of PCI-32765 to |
| leading to cancer and benign tumor which can be | | | | prevent growth of cancer cells at the same time |
| treated. | | | | eliminate the cancer cells and eventually cause cell |
| Tumors normally occur in the cells of the body and | | | | death. |
| eventually grow to uncontrollable sizes until it | | | | Another great news is about the release of a new |
| accumulates all cells within the organ leading to a | | | | drug to treat a cancer that was approved by FDA |
| more serious condition called cancer. Doctors and | | | | on May 2010 is Provenge, a new treatment for |
| medical experts are in the verge of finding out a | | | | prostate cancer that was originally developed by |
| more appropriate, safer, and a cheaper cure and | | | | Stanford researchers in the 1990s. |
| treatment against cancer. | | | | Provenge uses immune cells of the body to |
| Cancer researchers are not stopping on researching | | | | recognize and then fight cancer, which usually cells |
| medications or therapy for cancer patients. There is a | | | | don't recognize as a foreign threat. The body will be |
| new cancer treatment that will give hope to | | | | targeted of the treatment and it will be leading |
| lymphoma and leukemia patients. Before, patients | | | | directly to the immune cells which are pre-defined. |
| who are diagnosed to have leukemia, or blood cancer | | | | The therapy will target existing advanced stage |
| have less probability of survival, now with the latest | | | | cancers and is not preventative like traditional tetanus |
| medical news for cancer treatment, will improve the | | | | vaccines or measles vaccines. Unlike other types of |
| survival rate of these types of cancer. | | | | therapies, the use of Provenge will add added hope |
| In the 26th of February, 2010, the news straight | | | | to a prostate cancer patient. It will also be directed |
| from the medical researchers have drawn high | | | | to the cancer cells while aiding the impacted cells, |
| expectations for a newest therapy for cancer | | | | thus enabling the other living cells to perform normal |
| patients with specified cancer types such as leukemia | | | | functions without interrupting them. |
| and lymphoma. They were able to develop a new | | | | Accuracy and effectiveness is also tested at the |
| drug which will be an effective aid towards | | | | same time, the extent of the therapy, its precaution, |
| lymphoma and leukemia. | | | | and side effects. Although this is such a go news, we |
| The PCI-32765 drug is being tested and analyzed in a | | | | still have to itemize all the possible effects and |
| clinical trial labeled as Phase I by the Virginia G. Piper | | | | aftershock of the process to lessen them if not |
| Cancer Center with the collaboration of the Clinical | | | | totally get rid of it. |
| Division of the Translational Genomics Research | | | | Highly industrialized countries will be the one to create |
| Institute (TGen). There were clinical trials and testing | | | | sample operations since the testing itself are costly. |
| done to measure the effectiveness and safety of | | | | Surely, these breakthroughs in medical sciences in |
| the new drug prior to approval by the United States | | | | treating cancer is commendable and should be taken |
| Food and Drug Administration. | | | | into consideration to reduce mortality rate due to |
| PCI-32765 drug targets the cellular abnormalities of | | | | cancer. |
| lymphoma cells. To maintain B-lymphocytes that | | | | |