Stage 1 osteosarcoma is usually localized and has not spread to nearby lymph nodes or distant organs. Early-stage disease is ...
Sometimes the unintended consequences of a treatment can seem worse than the disease. That's certainly the case for patients who develop chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity—a severe side-effect that ...
Chemotherapy is a common treatment for cancer, but determining its effectiveness can be complex. There are key signs, tests, and factors to help you understand if chemotherapy is working and how to ...
A naturally-occurring protein that tends to be expressed at higher levels in breast cancer cells boosts the effectiveness of ...
You might get just one chemotherapy drug or a combination of them. Using a combination can make your treatment more effective because each drug attacks cancer in a different way. It also lowers the ...
Chemotherapy for stomach cancer can help slow the disease’s growth and control symptoms. However, it may cause some side effects. People with stomach cancer have cells in their stomach that grow ...
Stage 2 vaginal cancer involves spread beyond the vaginal wall but not to the pelvic sidewall, with symptoms like abnormal ...
Neutropenia is a condition that develops when a person does not have enough neutrophils, which are a type of white blood cell. It is a common side effect of chemotherapy. Most cases of ...
The TROP2 antibody drug conjugate (ADC) sacituzumab tirumotecan (sac-TMT) improved survival, compared with platinum-based chemotherapy, in patients with EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) ...
Chemotherapy can significantly affect your fertility. But there are steps you can take to help preserve your sperm health in case you want to have a child later in life after chemotherapy.
Four-month-old Declan was diagnosed with Choroid Plexus Papilloma after a 4cm tumour was discovered in his head. Photo / Give ...