Washington State University-led research indicates that a common chemotherapy drug could carry a toxic inheritance for children and grandchildren of adolescent cancer survivors.
Researchers found and developed nanoparticles that simultaneously carry chemotherapy and a new immunotherapy. Chemotherapy is a pillar of cancer treatment, but residual cancer cells can persist and cause tumor relapse.
Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh have designed cancer-fighting nanoparticles that co-deliver a chemotherapy drug and a novel immunotherapy.
To decipher these adverse effects, the researchers examined the animals' lungs at an intermediate stage - when tiny micro-metastases may have already developed, but even advanced imaging technologies like CT cannot detect them.
Adult cancer survivors, particularly those diagnosed within five years and/or have a history of chemotherapy, have an increased risk for bone fractures, specifically pelvic and vertebral fractures, compared to older adults without cancer (ACS), according to a recent large study by researchers at the American Cancer Society.
Adult cancer survivors, particularly those diagnosed within five years and/or have a history of chemotherapy, have an increased risk for bone fractures, specifically pelvic and vertebral fractures, compared to older adults without cancer, according to a new large study by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS).
Study discovered four new areas of the human genome that contain genetic variations or mutations that enhance women's chance of getting epithelial ovarian cancer, the most frequent kind of ovarian cancer.
New Delhi [India], September 29 (ANI/PNN): A healthy body begins with healthy habits as an infrastructure to create the body's overall health and maintain a healthy self.
California [US], August 25 (ANI): Chemotherapy is a painful experience. The treatments in general have terrible side effects and it's no secret that the medications used are frequently hazardous to both the patient and the tumour. Because tumours spread so quickly, the theory is that chemotherapy will kill the disease before its side effects kill the patient. That is why, scientists and doctors are always looking for more effective treatments.
New Delhi [India], August 24 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Haryana and Punjab on Wednesday as he is slated to inaugurate and dedicate to the nation two important health initiatives.