Antibiotics may impact cancer treatment efficacy
Antibiotic use is known to have a near-immediate impact on our gut microbiota and long-term use may leave us drug resistant and vulnerable to infection.
Mar 2, 2018
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Antibiotic use is known to have a near-immediate impact on our gut microbiota and long-term use may leave us drug resistant and vulnerable to infection.
Mar 2, 2018
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Nearly half of Canadians will develop cancer in their lifetime, according to the Canadian Cancer Society. Globally, cancer is the second leading cause of death.
Feb 28, 2018
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A new optical imaging system developed at Columbia University uses red and near-infrared light to identify breast cancer patients who will respond to chemotherapy. The imaging system may be able to predict response to chemotherapy ...
Feb 12, 2018
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The doctor warned breast cancer patient Joelle Smith that her hair would fall out on Day 14 of chemotherapy treatment in 2002.
Nov 28, 2017
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The memory and thinking problems experienced by cancer survivors, known as "chemo brain" or "chemo fog," are not just the result of chemotherapy treatment, they may start as tumors form and develop, suggests a Baycrest-led ...
Nov 21, 2017
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(HealthDay)—The 70-gene signature (GS) assay affects treatment decisions among physicians treating patients identified as being at intermediate risk with the 21-gene assay (21-GA), according to a study published online ...
Oct 29, 2017
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In discovering how certain chemotherapy drugs cause the nerve damage known as peripheral neuropathy, researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have found a potential approach to preventing this common and troublesome side ...
Oct 11, 2017
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How much radiation or chemotherapy can a certain person handle? With help from blood or tissue testing, it may be possible to answer this question in advance, which in turn could improve treatment, as research at Sahlgrenska ...
Oct 10, 2017
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Painful side effects from cancer medicines could be tackled with a drug that eases the effects of jet lag, research suggests.
Sep 15, 2017
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Women who receive a breast cancer diagnosis while they are still young enough to bear children can take time to freeze their eggs and embryos without fear of delaying their cancer treatment, according to research by UC San ...
Sep 11, 2017
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