‘I’m here for breast cancer. Why are you talking to me about my heart?’
Many physicians are not telling cancer patients about the cardiotoxicity risks of treatments and may…
Browsing: chemotherapy
Global study predicts more than 50% rise in chemotherapy demand by 2040
Between 2018 and 2040, the number of patients requiring first-line chemotherapy treatment each year is…
Chemotherapy or not?
Researchers are pushing the boundaries of how “smart” diagnostic-imaging machines identify cancers and uncovering clues…
Triple negative breast cancers can adopt reversible state that is resistant to chemotherapy
Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered that triple negative…
Simple test could predict response to anthracycline chemotherapy for patients with triple negative breast cancer
A new biomarker could predict whether a common type of chemotherapy will be effective for…
Tumour-associated immune cells hinder frontline chemotherapy drug in pancreatic cancer
A frontline chemotherapy drug given to patients with pancreatic cancer is made less effective because…
A new procedure may preserve fertility in kids with cancer after chemo or radiation
A 12-week-old baby female macaque, named Grady, was born from frozen testicular tissue. Oregon Health…
Drug could alleviate side effects of chemo for breast cancer patients
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have demonstrated a method of forecasting which…
Sperm quality unaffected by one course of chemotherapy for early testicular cancer
Men with early-stage testicular cancer can safely receive one course of chemotherapy or radiotherapy after…
Cancer survivors urgently need funded rehabilitation care
Jennifer Michelle Jones, University of Toronto There are now more than 17 million cancer survivors…