COMBINATION OF NATURAL DRUGS: AN EMERGING TREND IN CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY

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Factors influencing hematologists-oncologists’ prescription of chemotherapy drugs in cancer treatment in Iran: aninterview-questionnaire study

Cancer can be treated by surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, hormonal therapy, and targeted therapy. The choice of treatment dependson the type and stage of the cancer. Chemotherapy drugs play an important role in cancer treatment. The objective of this interview-questionnaire study is to explore what influences Iranian hematologists-oncologists’ prescription when prescribing chemotherapy...

Cancer--emerging breakthrough drugs.

Cancer may soon become the leading disease-related cause of human death in many countries of the world. In the United States, cancer is projected to surpass cardiovascular disease as the major cause of death. Nevertheless, there is good news forthcoming with respect to emerging breakthrough drugs that demonstrate our increased understanding of cancer at the molecular level, a greater focus on m...

Idarubicin-bromelain combination sensitizes cancer cells to conventional chemotherapy

Objective(s): The primary cytotoxic effects of anticancer drugs like idarubicin, a chemotherapeutic agent, are not limited to neoplastic cells; they also produce similar effects in normal cells. In this study, we hypothesized that the combination of idarubicin-bromelain could make cancer cells more susceptible to cytotoxicity and genotoxicity.Material...

Combination chemotherapy in gastrointestinal cancer.

In a prospective, comparative evaluation of therapy in advanced gastrointestinal carcinoma with 5-fluorouracil, mitomycin C, and 1,3-bis-(2-chlorethyl)-l-nitrosourea used alone, in double combination, and in triple combination, 215 adults with proved gastrointestinal adenocarcinoma were randomly assigned to one of seven possible treatment programs. Dosages and schedules were determined from the...