Cancer Treatment Today

Megace has long been shown to help weight gain in cancer and AIDS. More recently, Megace ES came on the market. The advantage is in the concentrated dose that Megace ES offers. It is indicated for the treatment of anorexia, cachexia, or an unexplained, significant weight loss in patients with a diagnosis of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The recommended adult initial dosage of Megace ES (megestrol acetate) oral suspension is 625 mg/day

Tumor fever can occurr in lymphoma but is more often seen in other malignancies. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents can reduce this fever, and often make to dissappear completely.Indocin is the best reported such agent. It is often taught as medical "lore" that if the fever completely dissappears, it is an indication that it was tumor related, wereas simple dampening of the fever curve suggests that other causes are at work. This is a working