cancer Archives - Page 17 of 23

Chemotherapy Patient: Danny Moss 2

Jazz saxophonist Danny Moss was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2005. He talked about his illness and chemotherapy treatment in an interview with Virtual […]

Mucositis

Transcript Hello. My name is Dorothy Keefe. I’m a medical oncologist and the Clinical Director of the Royal Adelaide Hospital […]

Skin Biopsy

A skin biopsy is a very small sample of skin that is removed by a doctor so that it can be examined in a lab to determine what cells it is made up of.

Prostate cancer: Adenocarcinoma

Adenocarcinoma is the most common type of prostate cancer. It arises in glandular cells of the prostate and usually affects men over 60 years.

Avastin

Generic Name: bevacizumab (rch) Product Name: Avastin Indication: What Avastin is used for Avastin is used to treat: Brain tumours […]

Sevredol

Generic Name: morphine sulfate Product Name: Sevredol Indication: What Sevredol is used for Sevredol tablets are used to treat chronic […]

Alkeran

Alkeran (melphalan) belongs to a group of medicines called cytotoxics. It is used to treat some types of cancer and certain blood disorders.

Alkeran Injection

Alkeran Injection (melphalan) belongs to a group of medicines called cytotoxics. It is used to treat multiple myeloma, a cancer of the blood.

CeeNU

CeeNU (lomustine) is a cytotoxic medicine used to treat brain cancer. It may also be used to treat another type of cancer called Hodgkin's disease.

Cycloblastin

Generic Name: Cyclophosphamide Product Name: Cycloblastin Indication Cycloblastin is a drug used to treat various cancerous diseases (breast and ovarian cancers, […]