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.
Hollywood Svengali John Derek Dies. Svengali-esque writer/director John Derek--who made a sexy 1980s icon of wife Bo Derek--died today at a California hospital. The cause of death was heart-related. Early yesterday, the 71-year-old former actor was found unconscious at his Santa Ynez Valley home.