Some of these markers are used routinely in clinical practice to decide the best treatment in some of the most common cancers, including lung, breast and colon. In lung cancer has been confirmed in patients with EGFR mutation (receptor epidermal growth factor in the acronym), the response to treatment with erlotinib (EGFR inhibitor) and survival are much higher .

This receptor is inhibited by smaller quantities and lower concentrations of chemotherapeutic agent, and is more effective. Survival achieved between 26 and 30 months, well above average in these patients.

To have this marker to select patients with this mutation are more sensitive to treatment. Although none is perfect or infallible, it was found that all patients meet these guidelines and is able to increase survival. In the patients with breast cancer, has long been identified a marker, HER2 +, which implies that the tumor is more aggressive, which is advantageous compared to treatment with trastuzumab. In addition, patients expressed estrogen receptors and progesterone, respond to hormonal manipulations such as tamoxifen or aromatase inhibitors.

In another of the most common cancers, colon, has also identified the K-RAS, a marker of resistance to discover what treatment patients will not work.

Besides these three, we investigated several markers for the same purpose: to know best the enemy to improve your aim and treatment to attack. More and more markers are known, they have also, better predictive value. It is also known that patients who have EGFR mutation respond better to treatment. Others who resist therapy, have the possibility to be studied with other markers to analyze the profile of the tumors.

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There are no diseases but sick. This statement, valid for any disease, it is even more in the case of cancer. Each tumor behaves differently and, therefore, is necessary to implement personalized treatments tailored to each patient.

The identification of substances expressing tumors, called markers, and the realization of xenografts, animal tissue in humans, are some of the medical advances that have enabled the operation of this Amended cancer medicine.

Differentiated Medicine

“The one size fits all” no longer makes sense. For some time, the word cancer, in fact, encompasses more than 200 diseases. Furthermore, no patients are alike. The medical professionals are aware that a patient does not work the same treatment to another. In the words of Manuel Hidalgo, director of the Comprehensive Cancer Center Clara Campal (Ciocc), “no two tumors are alike, all are different, no diseases, only patients.”

The model “one size fits all” (“everything fits all”) is no longer valid. The smaller group of patients can be selected to adequately treat a disease cancer is one person, according to Hidalgo explained in the “Cycle individualized medicine, health innovation and economic development”, organized by the Foundation and the Roche Institute Bamberg, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Science and the Center for Scientific Research (CSIC). The current challenge applied to personalized medicine in oncology is to develop, adopt and use treatments to individual patients.

credit to: CLARA BASSI

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Recently, the agency said that something as simple as physical exercise can help prevent a number of annual deaths caused by cancer. According to official statistics, nearly 3 million people can save their lives thanks to the implementation of activities such as gymnastics or walk.

However, WHO also recognizes that requires better prevention and detection to prevent the increasing occurrence of this disease.

It is recalled that die each year about 7.6 million people due to the different types of cancer diseases.

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Since 1990, the mortality rate from breast cancer has declined in the United States by 24% and similar reductions have been observed in other countries. Mathematical models suggest that both the use of mammography and the availability of adjuvant chemotherapy and tamoxifen as well as contributing to this improvement. Although breast cancer has traditionally been less common in non-industrialized countries, its incidence in these areas is increasing.

In our country according to recent data from the National Registry of Tumors, ranks second in incidence and remember that in the course of a lifetime, one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer.

It is believed that 50% of women diagnosed with breast cancer has identifiable risk factors other than age and gender. Certain hormonal and reproductive factors and lifestyle, diet and environment are related to the risk. In addition to personal or family history of this neoplasm, histories of benign breast disease is another predisposing factor.

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Because this is usually paid little attention and diagnosed late, leading to treatment possibilities are less successful.

It takes the form later than in women, age is around 70 years. In the same way that women have breast tissue man and one of the high risk factors is having a relative with breast cancer.

But also consider factors such as, aging, a diseased liver, testicular atrophy, an imbalance between estrogen and androgen, high radiation exposure, obesity, influence to develop the disease.

Symptoms are the same as in women, nipple discharge, hard nodules and chest pain.

Unfortunately that has given the false idea that men are not affected by this disease are not as routine tests in women, and mammograms. And since these men ignore this possibility and do not perform self-exams, while if they find something unusual ashamed for playing it typically considered a disease of women.

Treatment involves women as in surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. There have been few studies related to male breast cancer and because this is done the same treatment in women side effects may be different in the male body.

In recent times has aroused more interest on the part of medicine and it is raise public awareness making it known and recommended for men who perform regular self to go to a doctor carried out an analysis, a biopsy and diagnosis.

The rate of mortality is higher because it is ignored and is diagnosed late

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