The risk of HPV-related cancers is elevated among AIDS patients. This risk continues to increase as patients’ immune systems become more compromised, according to the results of a study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.[1] Human papillomaviruses (HPV) consist of more than 100... Continue Reading

The essential dietary nutrient, selenium, may help reduce the risk of developing cancers of the lung, colon, rectum, and prostate, as well as reduce the number of deaths in persons who have certain types of cancer, according to preliminary research findings. It is believed that cancer is caused by a... Continue Reading

According to a recent article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), women who undergo radiation to the pelvis for cancers of the cervix, rectum, or anus are at an increased risk for pelvic fractures compared to women with these types of cancer who do not undergo pelvic... Continue Reading

According to results recently reported at the 2006 semi-annual meeting of the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG), treatment including the chemotherapy agents 5-fluorouracil and mitomycin-C (Mutomycin®) plus radiation therapy remains the standard of care for patients with anal cancer. Anal cancer... Continue Reading

Addition of the drug Platinol® (cisplatin) to 5-FU (5-flourouracil), mitomycin, and radiation may not improve outcomes for patients with anal cancer. These findings were recently published by the Journal of the American Medical Association. Anal cancer is a rare form of cancer that develops in the... Continue Reading