Nausea for a day or two after chemo Tiredness or brain fog after chemo or radiation therapy (which is sometimes called “chemo brain”) Vomiting Follow-Up Treatment for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer After your treatment is over, your doctor will want to see you often to make sure the cancer...
The median number of previous chemotherapies was 2. The interval between previous chemotherapy and radiation therapy was 4.5 months. The maximum diameter of the lesions was 3.6 +/- 1.8 cm. The irradiation dose was 52.3 +/- 8.3 Gy. Neither hematologic nor intestinal toxicity >grade 3 was ...
Internal radiation(also called implant radiation or brachytherapy) comes from a capsule containing radioactive material, which your doctor puts into your cervix. The implant puts cancer-killing rays close to the tumor while sparing most of the healthy tissue around it. Chemotherapy(chemo) uses powerf...
Chemotherapy, also called "chemo," is another treatment option for pancreatic cancer, and it uses drugs usually given intravenously to kill cancer cells throughout the body. It is not localized, and it may harm healthy cells as well. It may be administered before or after surgery, it may be...
For patients who do not respond to standard surgery, chemo, radiation, and immunotherapy for stomach cancer, clinical trials sponsored by the National Cancer Institute offer a chance to try new procedures and drugs. Patients have to qualify in order to participate in clinical trials. Results from...
About 75% of patients who have surgery and then chemo live longer than 5 years. The average life expectancy of peritoneal mesothelioma without treatment is 6 months. People who don’t qualify for surgery live about 13 months with chemotherapy alone. Your overall health and any coexisting conditio...
Radiation Chemo/Other Therapies Life Expectancy Prevention What is lung cancer? Cancer of the lung, like all cancers, results from an abnormality in the body's basic unit of life, the cell. Normally, the body maintains a system of checks and balances on cell growth so that cells divid...
and the function of tissues. PET scans can determine whether a tumor tissue is actively growing and can aid in determining the type of cells within a particular tumor. In PET scanning, the patient receives a short half-lived radioactive drug, receiving approximately the amount of radiation ...
Side effects of chemotherapy again vary with the drug being given, the dose being used, and the patient's unique sensitivity to the type of chemotherapy selected. There are a wide variety of both chemotherapies and targeted agents that may be tried in these cases. ...
Intimacy After Cancer After cancer treatment, your sex life may be a little different than it used to be. Cancer and Diet What you eat is really important when you have cancer. Your body needs enough calories and nutrients to stay strong. ...