Side Effects Cancer Patients Should Expect with Chemotherapy
Young and old people alike are facing with the hard truth that they have cancer. It is true that there are many treatment options for cancer patients. Both of these treatments do come with side effects
New genomic tests aid in chemotherapy drug selection
Researchers at Duke University (Durham, NC, USA) have developed a panel of genomic tests that may help oncologists select the most effective chemotherapy for cancer patients by analyzing the unique molecular traits of patients’ tumors.
Symptoms of virus mirror symptoms of chemotherapy
During chemotherapy. Drugs attacking cells. Body weak. Blood counts plummeting. Body crashing. Headache. Fever. Sore throat. Sore gums. Trip to hospital. For five days. For antibiotics. For opinions. For constant monitoring.
Effect of Chemotherapy on Skeletal Health in Male Survivors from
Treatment-related bone loss is well recognized in breast and prostate cancer, due to overt hypogonadism, but there has been little evaluation of the skeletal effects of chemotherapy alone in adults. This study assesses the extent of
Somatic Stem Cells: A Peer-Reviewed Success Story
Dunkel, IJ; “High-dose chemotherapy with autologous stem cell rescue for Finlay, JL; “The role of high-dose chemotherapy and stem cell rescue in the high-dose chemotherapy and CD34-selected autologous peripheral blood stem cell
TRACO: Chemotherapy and Epigenetics
TRACO: Chemotherapy and Epigenetics Presented by: M. Gutierrez and M. Verma Category: TRACO Aired date: 11/6/2006 9:24:00 PM Eastern Time
Pre-and postoperative chemotherapy increases survival in gastric
The MAGIC trial represents a landmark study in gastric cancer, as it is the first trial to demonstrate a survival benefit for pre- and postoperative chemotherapy. Researchers studied 503 patients with cancer of the stomach,
Breast cancer: gene testing to predict chemotherapy drug effectiveness
Next year, Duke University Institute's for Genome Sciences & Policy scientists will begin a clinical trial of genomic testing for breast cancer patients in determining which chemotherapy drugs are likely to be most effective in
Acceleration of Telomere Loss by Chemotherapy Is Greater in Older
Purpose: Chronic viral infection and combinations of chemotherapeutic drugs have been reported to accelerate telomere erosion. Here, we asked if chemoradiotherapy, using the single agent cisplatin, would accelerate telomere loss in head
European Urology - Phase II Study of Oxaliplatin and Gemcitabine
Volume 50, Issue 5, Pages 1032-1039 (November 2006) 1. Introduction - Germ cell tumor (GCT) represents a model of solid

Chemotherapy.com - Educational and support information about
Provides educational information on therapy for cancer patients, including chemo side-effects. Sponsored by the Amgen firm.
Karger Publishers
This journal focuses on all aspects of chemotherapy, including fighting infectious pathogens as well as malignant processes. The results of investigations
General chemotherapy information overview : Cancerbackup
An overview of the chemotherapy information section.
Chemotherapy Drugs and Side Effects Information - Chemo Care
Welcome to Chemocare.com, my (Scott Hamilton) new website designed to provide the latest information about chemotherapy to patients and their families,
ACS :: Chemotherapy Principles
To understand how chemotherapy works as a treatment, it is helpful to Chemotherapy drugs are divided into several categories based on how they affect

General chemotherapy information overview : Cancerbackup
An overview of the chemotherapy information section.
Chemotherapy Drugs and Side Effects Information - Chemo Care
Welcome to Chemocare.com, my (Scott Hamilton) new website designed to provide the latest information about chemotherapy to patients and their families,
ACS :: Chemotherapy Principles
To understand how chemotherapy works as a treatment, it is helpful to Chemotherapy drugs are divided into several categories based on how they affect
ACS :: Chemotherapy: What It Is, How It Helps
The word chemotherapy was once used to mean any medicine for treating any disease. Even taking an aspirin would be chemotherapy. These days, chemotherapy is
Chemotherapy Treamtent and Side Effects on MedicineNet.com
Explains chemotherapy, a drug treatment to kill cancer cells. Article includes descriptions, uses, and side effects, and care support.
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A free collection of articles about chemotherapy published in The New York Times.
MedlinePlus Interactive Tutorials: Chemotherapy
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Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy is effective against cancer cells because the drugs love to The side effects of chemotherapy come about because cancer cells aren't the