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Friday, October, 23, 2009

Gastrointestinal Cancer

Cancer drug Gleevec may treat rheumatoid arthritis

October 02, 2008
A drug used to treat leukemia and some gastrointestinal cancers may be useful in treating rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Researchers at Stanford gave the cancer drug Gleevec (imatinib) to mice that had an RA-like disease. The study found that Gleevec almost completely prevented the development of the arthritis-like condition in the mice. The drug also halted the progression of the established disease by significantly reducing inflammation and bone destruction around the joints. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Signs of Internal Organ Cancer On Your Skin
By Kevin Berman, MD, PhD , Health Expert

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Hypertriglyceridemia: Drug Treatment
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Hard to swallow part 3: Tube feed or not tube feed
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Does organic food protect against cancer?
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Alcohol and Heart Health: A Double Edged Sword?
By Melanie Thomassian , Health Expert

Some studies have indicated that moderate use of alcohol may be linked to higher HDL cholesterol... Read more »

Health Guide

Peutz-Jeghers syndrome
Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS) is a disorder characterized by intestinal polyps. In addition, pigmented spots develop from infancy through childhood around the lips, gums, mucous... Read more »
Liver metastases
Liver metastases is cancer that has spread to the liver from somewhere else in the body. See also: Hepatocellular carcinoma (liver cancer) Alternative Names ... Read more »
Obesity Related Complications
...cancer surgery (mastectomy).Gallbladder Cancer. Obese women are at higher risk for gallbladder cancer.Gastrointestinal Cancers. A number of cancers in the gastrointestinal tract have been... Read more »
Colon and Rectal Cancers: Medications
...post-surgical treatment for patients who have undergone tumor resection. Research presented at the 2006 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium indicated that oxaliplatin plus combination treatment of... Read more »
Hodgkin's Disease: Other Treatments
...than the use or radiation or chemotherapy alone. They include breast, lung, thyroid, melanoma, and gastrointestinal cancers, which usually develop in near or in the areas treated with radiation.... Read more »

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