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Sorafenib - Approved Medicine for the Treatment of Thyroid Cancer Thyroid cancer has become one of the fastest-increasing cancers in recent years and is the fifth most common cancer in women. There are approximately 35,000 people die from thyroid cancer worldwide each year. Thyroid cancer starts in the thyroid gland. The vast majority of patients do very well after initial therapy with surgery and, occasionally, radioactive iodine therapy and their prognosis is excellent. However, some patients (<10%) have relentlessly progressive cancer that becomes resistant to radioactive iodine and is very difficult to treat – these are the patients that are at risk of dying from thyroid cancer. Fortunately, a new class of anticancer drugs , known as tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI), have shown to be effective in these patients. Sorafenib is now offers new options for patients who have been limited in their treatment outcomes. Sorafenib is an antiangiogenic drug already approved for ren
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CAN LUNG CANCER BE PREVENTED ? Not all lung cancers can be prevented. But there are things you can do that might lower your risk, such as changing the risk factors that you can control. Stay away from tobacco :-  The best way to reduce your risk of lung cancer is not to smoke and to avoid breathing in other people’s smoke . If you stop smoking before a cancer develops, your damaged lung tissue gradually starts to repair itself. No matter what your age or how long you’ve smoked, quitting may lower your risk of lung cancer and help you live longer. Limiting your exposure to secondhand smoke might also help lower your risk of lung cancer , as well as some other cancers. Avoid radon Radon is an important cause of lung cancer. You can reduce your exposure to radon by having your home tested and treated, if needed. Avoid or limit exposure to cancer-causing chemicals Avoiding exposure to known cancer-causing chemicals, in the workplace and elsewhere, may also be helpful. When
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Causes, Risk Factors, and Prevention   Learn about the risk factors for prostate cancer Prostate Cancer Risk Factors A risk factor is anything that affects your chance of getting a disease such as cancer. Different cancers have different risk factors. Some risk factors, like smoking, can be changed. Others, like a person’s age or family history, can’t be changed. But having a risk factor, or even several, does not mean that you will get the disease. Many people with one or more risk factors never get cancer, while others who get cancer may have had few or no known risk factors. Age Prostate cancer is rare in men younger than 40, but the chance of having prostate cancer rises rapidly after age 50. About 6 in 10 cases of prostate cancer are found in men older than 65. Race/ethnicity Prostate cancer occurs more often in African-American men and in Caribbean men of African ancestry than in men of other races. African-American men are also more than twice a
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KIDNEY CANCER - RENAL CELL CANCER FACTS AND MEDICINES About 90% of kidney cancers (9 out of 10) are renal cell cancers. Renal cancer usually only affects one kidney. KEY POINTS Renal cell cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in tubules of the kidney. Smoking and misuse of certain pain medicines can affect the risk of renal cell cancer. Signs of renal cell cancer include blood in the urine and a lump in the abdomen. Tests that examine the abdomen and kidneys are used to detect (find) and diagnose renal cell cancer. Certain factors affect prognosis (chance of recovery) and treatment options. Axitinib is one of the medicine which is used in the treatment of Kidney Cancer . Axitinib is available under the brand name of Inlyta and comes in strength of 1 mg and 5 mg. Generic Axitinib comes in tablets form. Axitinib 1 mg Pfizer Brand Name: Inlyta Contents: Axitinib 1mg Form: Tablets Manufacturer : Pfizer Packing: Price Per Pack