Supportive therapy such ashospicecare for cancer patients nearing the end of their lives provides relief from pain and other irreversible symptoms. Most mainstream care is geared toward providing supportive treatment through the broad resources of a cancer treatment center. Complementary cancer therapies, ...
Medical treatment with chemotherapy, radiation, targeted treatments (drugs designed to target a specific type of cancer cell) or immunosuppressive drugs used to decrease the spread of cancer throughout the body can also cause damage to healthy cells. Some “second cancers”, completely separate from ...
Medical treatment with chemotherapy, radiation, targeted treatments (drugs designed to target a specific type of cancer cell) or immunosuppressive drugs used to decrease the spread of cancer throughout the body can also cause damage to healthy cells. Some “second cancers”, completely separate from ...
Medical treatment with chemotherapy, radiation, targeted treatments (drugs designed to target a specific type of cancer cell) or immunosuppressive drugs used to decrease the spread of cancer throughout the body can also cause damage to healthy cells. Some “second cancers”, completely separate from ...
Using prostate cancer as an example, Dr Tham explained it is important to paint a full picture of the different treatment approaches and possible side effects for the patient. Through a multidisciplinary team approach, doctors are better able to put the treatment journey into...
(Medical Xpress)—A young Victoria University scientist is part of a team whose work has been published in the prestigious international magazine Science, for research that will open doors to developing much more effective cancer treatment drugs.
1). In this review, we describe the changes in telomeres and telomerase in different stages of pancreatic cancer. We also introduce the biomarkers associated with telomeres, telomerase and pancreatic cancer, and how telomerase may be targeted for the treatment of pancreatic cancer in the future. ...
side effectsVeteransThis qualitative study aimed to identify Veterans' perceptions of how cancer affects their life following treatment, particularly in relation to treatment side effects and identity as a cancer survivor. A diverse sample of 35 Veteran cancer survivors participated in semistructured, ...
Nanoparticles have shown great promise in improving cancer treatment efficacy while reducing toxicity and treatment side effects. Predicting the treatment outcome for nanoparticle systems by measuring nanoparticle biodistribution has been challenging due to the commonly unmatched, heterogeneous distribution of nan...
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