While some side effects of cancer treatment can be avoided, many can be managed or effectively treated. The specific side effects you experience and their intensity can differ from person to person, largely depending on the type of treatment received. ...
Oncology treatments can cause significant toxicities, which may be life-threatening, significantly impact on patients' quality of life or necessitate changes to their treatment. This chapter provides guidance on the most common side effects of treatment, including diarrhoea, vomiting, rashes, ...
The third edition of this book has been extensively expanded to discuss all aspects of cancer treatment side-effects in everyday life, covering a range of issues from skin problems to fertility problems, Divided in three major parts, the first part covers medical cancer therapy side effects, ran...
The unavoidable consequence is that more individuals are experiencing the side effects of cancer and cancer therapy. While the severity of treatment-related symptoms tends to be lower with newer biologic therapies, the spectrum of toxicities has gotten wider and can affect just about every organ and...
Luminate Medical is developing a suite of products to prevent and control the side effects of cancer treatment, including Lily, the world's first pain-free and portable solution to prevent hair loss caused by chemotherapy.
"As the global population grows older, we will see more and more people with cancer and thus more and more with toxic CVD side-effects of cancer treatment," says Dr. López-Fernandez. Dr. Lyon adds, "This specialized area of medicine is one that is only going to grow, and as such we...
After a cancer diagnosis, you are likely to experience some of the worst times of your life. You must brace yourself for the possible changes that accompany treatment and make it even harder. Amongst these, the most common side effects are hair loss, fatigue, severe pain, and weight gain ...
less side effects; as well as using advanced radiation techniques such as IMRT (Intensive Modulated Radiation Therapy) that reduces the risk to normal tissue surrounding the cancer. Nevertheless, cancer treatment for early stages is still associated with the least short- and long-...
Cancer treatments can cause a variety of side effects, including fatigue, hair loss, and skin problems. Learn how to manage these and other side effects.
Such covert drugs might remain viable in the bloodstream for longer than usual, and they could maintain a measured level of activity that would minimize side effects, while keep levels high enough to be effective in treating the disease.