Colon cancer chemo could be halved after surgery
Chemotherapy courses after surgery could be cut in half for some colon cancer patients, according to a new global study.
Mar 29, 2018
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Chemotherapy courses after surgery could be cut in half for some colon cancer patients, according to a new global study.
Mar 29, 2018
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A new technique that uses light to activate chemotherapy drugs in specific cells shows promise as a way to improve the effectiveness of cancer therapies while preventing severe side effects, according to a study published ...
Jul 9, 2015
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A newly published study paves the way for some patients with testicular cancer to avoid chemotherapy and radiation.
Mar 30, 2023
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A new way in which cancer cells can repair DNA damage has been discovered by researchers at the University of Birmingham.
May 19, 2022
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A new genetic test for one of the most common forms of breast cancer will help doctors better identify those women who should be considered for chemotherapy, and those who can avoid it, say researchers.
Jul 3, 2013
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The standard of care for women with stage III/IVA endometrial cancer following surgery has been chemotherapy and radiation to prevent recurrence. But in a surprising new finding, radiation combined with chemotherapy did not ...
Jun 12, 2019
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Due to their powerful tumour-killing effect, metal-based chemotherapies are frequently used in cancer treatment. However, it was hitherto assumed that they damaged the immune system, because of their cytotoxic (cell-damaging) ...
Dec 18, 2018
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Among diverse treatment methods developed to effectively treat cancer, chemotherapy using anticancer agents has been proven especially effective in many clinical applications. Above all, it is more affordable than other treatment ...
Oct 21, 2020
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Pancreatic cancer is extremely difficult to treat. By the time it is detected, the cancer often has reached an advanced stage, and patients usually do not survive longer than one year after diagnosis. An aggressive chemotherapy ...
Dec 1, 2021
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There's a good, bad and ugly to cancer chemotherapy. The good is that the drugs do often effectively kill cancer cells. The bad is that the drugs also damage other quickly dividing cells in the body, causing side effects ...
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