New study and promising results from the first clinical trial in patients provide novel insights and new hope for one of the deadliest of cancers. Gastric cancer remains a formidable adversary, ...

There is not just one but over a hundred types of cancer. We only know a few of them which are commonly diagnosed but there are a lot of rare cancers that common people haven’t heard of. Peritoneal ...

A first-of-its-kind patient satisfaction study suggests that many patients tethered to a life-saving artificial kidney machine that cleanses the blood stream of wastes might have preferred a second ...

Mesothelioma is a cancer that develops in the thin tissue that lines some internal organs. It most frequently develops in the ...

Tuberculous peritonitis is a bacterial infection that affects the peritoneum. It commonly causes abdominal pain and fever, but symptoms may also include weight loss, tiredness, and a loss of appetite.

Phase II study of docetaxel (D) and oxaliplatin (O) in recurrent metastatic transitional cell cancer (mTCC) of the urothelial tract. Background: PUC are a rare subset of urothelial cancers with a ...

In this study we determined the in vivo localization of recombinant proteins expressed by intraperitoneally (i.p.) injected recombinant Semliki Forest virus (SFV) particles. Subsequently, we ...

Mar. 24 -- FRIDAY, March 14 (HealthDay News) -- In certain patients with cancer that has spread to the peritoneum -- the membrane lining the abdominal cavity -- surgery combined with a special kind of ...

Appendiceal mucinous tumors include a spectrum of tumors, but within that spectrum is a fascinating low-grade tumor that has been the subject of considerable debate. These tumors challenge our very ...

Peritoneal dialysis procedure uses a membrane within our body (peritoneal membrane) as a filter to clear wastes and extra fluid from your body. Unlike hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis brings along a ...