| Saving salivary glands from the collateral damage of radiation therapy | | Posted Sunday, October 29, 2006 11:10:12 AM by Blog57 Team | | Seoul, Korea -- Researchers have shown that targeted overexpression of heat shock protein 25 prevents radiation-induced damage to salivary glands, a common consequence of treatment for head and neck cancer. The related report by Lee et al., "Radioprotective effect of HSP25 on submandibular glands of rats," appears in the November issue of The American Journal of Pathology. Patients with head and neck cancer often receive radiation therapy as part of their treatment. However, the salivary glands, which frequently reside within the irradiation field, can become damaged at the same time. The resulting salivary dysfunction may involve dry mouth, oral infections, dental caries, and difficulty eating, some of which persist long after treatment ends, even permanently. Dr.... | |
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| | | Bassist Tom Hamilton of AEROSMITH has cancer, sitting out part of ... | | Posted Thursday, October 26, 2006 1:00:14 PM by Blog57 Team | | "Hey, just wanted to say hi and tell everybody what's up in my world. I'm getting better steadily but kind of slowly. I've been finished with the radiation treatment for a couple of months. I was hoping to be close to being out on the road with the band by now but it's still too soon. The radiation burns the hell out of your mouth and throat and the healing process can take a while. Whenever I talk to someone who hasn't spoken to me in a while they say I sound completely better. My voice was kind of screwed up for a time. People who haven't seen me in a while they say I look normal (for me). I'm getting close and I'm chomping at the bit but the real decisions are up to the doctors and the healing process. "I went into a room by myself recently and listened to the new 'greatest hits' album.... | |
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| | | Cancer teen freed from chemo order | | Posted Saturday, August 19, 2006 2:57:00 PM by Blog57 Team | | There will be no forced chemotherapy for a 16-year-old Virginia cancer patient, following the announcement of an agreement with social services workers that will allow Abraham Cherrix to determine his own treatment course. The ruling Wednesday from Circuit Court Judge Glen A. Tyler in Accomack County said he had approved a consent decree that both social workers and the patient and his parents had agreed to follow, according to the Associated Press. .... | |
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| | | Delta lawmaker dies of cancer | | Posted Tuesday, July 18, 2006 4:56:18 AM by Blog57 Team | | State Rep. May Whittington, who impressed her colleagues with her pluck and strength fighting a lengthy battle with mouth cancer, died Wednesday at her home in Schlater. "It's going to leave a big hole in the Legislature," said Rep. Cecil Brown, D-Jackson, who sat next to Whittington since both joined the Legislature in 2000. Whittington, 63, represented parts of Carroll, Holmes, Humphreys, Leflore, Montgomery and Washington counties. She was vice chairwoman of the House Constitution Committee. She is survived by her husband, Aven, and two sons. Whittington is the third lawmaker to succumb to cancer this year. Sens. Bunky Huggins, R-Greenwood, died in May and Billy Harvey, D-Prentiss, died in March. Republican Gov. Haley Barbour must set a date for a special election.... | |
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