One of the most common side effects of radiation therapy is a skin condition called radiation dermatitis.
September 1st 2021
By Martha Carlson
A woman with breast cancer writes about how patient advocates are pushing for better research into optimal treatment in metastatic breast cancer.
August 31st 2021
By Antonia DePace
Aprepitant, palonosetron and dexamethasone curbed chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in certain women with gastrointestinal cancers who were receiving FOLFIRI or FOLFOX regimens.
August 26th 2021
By Jane Biehl Ph.D.
A cancer survivor describes the agony of experiencing side effects that never go away and how she lives with them.
August 18th 2021
By Colleen Moretti
Twelve weeks of acupuncture treatment in certain patients with early-stage breast cancer resulted in a long-term reduction of pain levels.
August 13th 2021
The potential for a measles and mumps outbreak in the United States may be life threatening for patients with cancer who are immunocompromised.
August 11th 2021
“More and more (patients and physicians) need to work together in partnership throughout the cancer journey in order to optimize and make the journey the best possible that we can for every single patient,” says an expert from the Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center.
August 10th 2021
Children with cancer who carry the specific genetic variant may be at a three times increased risk of developing cisplatin-induced hearing loss compared to those who do not.
August 5th 2021
Experts from the St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital advise young-adult childhood cancer survivors to increase their physical activity levels, eat well and stay socially active to reduce their risk of becoming frail and prevent cognitive decline.
August 3rd 2021
Experts urge parents to continue to have conversations with their children about the financial hardships that may occur because of a pediatric cancer diagnosis.
July 27th 2021
By Brielle Benyon
Fewer opioids have been prescribed, but there have been more emergency room visits for pain in patients with cancer who have poor prognoses.
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