When the IV site is established, intravenous infusion can begin and what is infused can greatly vary. For someone coming into a hospital with dehydration, possibly the only medicine infused is a balanced electrolyte solution. If needed, medicine can be injected into the solution to accomplish oth...
Learn about the signs & symptoms of small cell lung cancer (SCLC), also known as oat cell carcinoma. See full safety for more information.
NEUPOGEN® helps to reduce the risk of infection (marked by fever) in patients with certain types of cancer who are receiving strong chemotherapy that decreases the number of infection-fighting white blood cells. This type of infection is called febrile neutropenia (neutropenia with fever). Studie...
Even brown sugar is highly refined white sugar with some of the removed molasses added back in for flavor and color. Refined sugars (and foods made with them) are the source of major insulin spikes and feed the growth of cancer cells. Since the majority of the sugar supply in the U.S....
Five years ago, Ralph received a diagnosis of a bone marrow cancer called myelofibrosis. His hematologist/oncologist told us the only cure was a bone marrow transplant from a donor. She started him on infusion chemo the very next week after the diagnosis and set my husband up for an evaluat...
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...
In October, FEMA rapidly spent$9 billionof a $20 billion infusion from Congress responding to Hurricanes Helene and Milton. The agency also had to handle wildfires, floods and tornados this year. Federal data shows the costly disasters are now happening more frequently. ...
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, ...
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...
For instance, during the many months I spent practically living in an infusion room (where chemo is administered) I got to know a lot of different cancer patients and caregivers, each one with their stories, each one with their own journeys. None of those journeys is the same, nor is an...