Neoadjuvant therapy aims to reduce the size or extent of the cancer before using radical treatment intervention, thus making procedures easier and more likely to succeed, and reducing the consequences of a more extensive treatment technique that would be required if the tumor wasn't reduced in size or extent.
LOS ANGELES - Actress-writer Carrie Hamilton, the 38-year-old daughter of comedian Carol Burnett, died on Sunday due to complications from cancer. Burnett publicist Deborah Kelman said Hamilton died at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
The Big Bang Theory has paid tribute to one of its most important-if unseen-characters. On the first episode following the death of actress Carol Ann Susi, the hit comedy aired a goodbye card dedicated to the woman behind Mrs. Wolowitz. Carol Ann, who died of cancer on Tuesday at the age of 62, was never seen on the show, but her voice had been heard from off-screen since The Big Bang Theory began in 2007.