81. The Gamma Knife has also been used to treat cancers of the eye and benign tumors of the pituitary gland at the base of the brain. 82. The gamma knife, which will be used at a hospital in Sao Paulo, is used to treat cancer by bombarding a tumor with gamma rays. 83. The Lasker Foundation honored him for developing the means of treating superficial cancers with a topical ointment containing potent anticancer chemicals. 84. The main reason for surgical castration is to treat prostate cancer that is spreading. 85. The May apple is the source of a compound called etoposide, which has been isolated and synthesized to treat lung cancer. 86. The National Cancer Institute urged doctors around the world Monday to change the way they treat cervical cancer on the basis of surprising results from five separate studies. 87. The money will be used to bring to market a diagnostic tool that helps surgeons detect and treat cancer. 88. The other East European countries have been treating this cancer, communism, with aspirin. 89. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the drug last May to treat breast cancer after other treatments had failed. |