Targeted therapy is a cancer treatment thatuses drugs to target specific genes and proteins that are involved in the growth and survival of cancer cells. Targeted therapy can affect the tissue environment that helps a cancer grow and survive or it can target cells related to cancer growth, like...
First approved by the FDA in 2017, CAR T-cell therapy has the potential to cure your cancer. Here, we’ll walk you through the process you will undergo if your health care team determines you are a candidate for this treatment. What Is CAR T-Cell Therapy? CAR T-cell therapy is a ...
In the most common scenario, chemotherapy is given as an infusion into a vein, usually by inserting a tube with a needle into a vein in the arm. What are the possible side effects? While this type of treatment is an attempt to prevent cancer from growing and spreading, it is still an...
AMGEN HAS A WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE IN BRINGING BIOLOGICS TO PATIENTS MVASI® is made by Amgen, which has a 40-year track record of developing biologics and bringing treatments to millions of people with cancer. Amgen is deeply committed to supporting patients through their treatment journey. You ...
For patients with cancer, treatment may include combination therapy, including surgery and immunotherapy. Here, we review perioperative considerations for the patient prescribed immunotherapeutic agents. Recent Findings The perioperative period is a poignant moment in the journey of a patient with cancer, ...
Cancer treatment is always individual, and what you may experience may be different from someone else. Only your doctor treating your cancer can answer how well Keytruda might work for you. Keytruda(pembrolizumab) is a prescription medicine used to treat many different types of cancers, including ...
Acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is a threatening stressor and an increasingly major cause of death and disability, accounting for the leading criminal of hospitalization for neurologic diseases [1].In the acute early stage, profound alterations of the autonomic, endocrine, metabolic, and immune systems ...
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” At The Truth About Cancer we talk a lot about what causes cancer, and the foods that fight cancer and lower your cancer risk. Now I’m going to talk to you about known, scientifically proven, cancer causing foods that actively increa...
Chemotherapyforbreast canceruses medicine to killcancercells. You'll likely get the treatment as an infusion through a vein or as a pill. In most cancer centers, a large majority of patients will get an infusion through a central port in the chest wall, instead of in their arm. Your doc...
For instance, home infusion therapy is often used for conditions that need longer-term infusion therapy than can be conveniently administered at a hospital. Ongoing chemotherapy or painkillers for cancer-related pain, a nutritional drip for Crohn's disease, or even immune-boosters for immunocompromis...