Immunotherapy kinder than chemotherapy for patients with head and neck cancer
The immunotherapy nivolumab is kinder than chemotherapy for people with advanced head and neck cancer…
Browsing: chemotherapy
ASCO 2017: Global Study Sets New Risk-Based Standard to Personalise Chemotherapy for Colon Cancer After Surgery
After surgery for lymph-node positive colon cancer (stage III), some patients may only need half of…
Drug-resistant cancers kill millions – here’s how we’re tackling them
By Joe Sutton, Edinburgh Napier University Cancer treatment is often highly effective at first, yet patients’ tumours…
How our gut bacteria affect cancer risk and response to treatment
By Hannah Rose Wardill, South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute and Rachel Jane Gibson,…
Risk of subsequent malignancies reduced among childhood cancer survivors
Although the risk of subsequent malignancies for survivors of childhood cancer diagnosed in the 1990s…
Nicotinamide riboside (vitamin B3) prevents nerve pain caused by cancer drugs
Findings in female rats may lead to improved outcomes for patients receiving chemotherapy to treat…
Scalp cooling device may help reduce hair loss for women with breast cancer receiving chemotherapy
Two studies in the February 14 issue of JAMA examine hair loss among women with breast cancer…
More patients with early-stage breast cancer may be able to avoid chemotherapy in the future
For women with intermediate risk recurrence score from 21-gene expression assay, less may be more…
Mathematical analysis of best therapy choice: containment vs aggressive treatment
In cases where drug resistance can lead to treatment failure, new research shows that therapies…
Sperm changes documented years after chemotherapy
A Washington State University researcher has documented epigenetic changes in the sperm of men who…