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September 19, 2017
Hearing loss: The little-known side effect of some chemotherapy drugsPatients may not associate hearing loss with cancer treatment, but for many, the side effect is all too real. Read more.
September 7, 2017
What's the difference? Endometrial cancer and uterine sarcomaGynecologic cancers do not get the kind of public attention other cancer types do. September is Gynecologic Cancer Month, but you’re unlikely to see many purple ribbons, fundraisers or walks to raise awareness for the cause. Compared to breast cancer and its pink takeover during its awareness month in October, gynecologic cancers—cervical, ovarian, uterine (endometrial), vaginal and vulvar— are much lesser known.
September 5, 2017
New leukemia treatment marks shift in helping the body to fight cancerResearchers have figured out a new way to empower some T-cells, by re-engineering them with an extra gene designed to allow them to identify and attack specific cancer cells.
August 24, 2017
Researchers attacking cancers with combinations of drugs and therapiesDoctors and researchers are trying to prevent relapses and drug resistance by using combination drug therapies designed to attack cancer cells on multiple levels.
August 22, 2017
Regional therapies: What are they and how can they help?Advanced cancer can be challenging to treat, especially when it spreads to vital organs that are critical to the body's survival, such as the liver and the lungs. But a more targeted treatment approach is offering such patients a potential option, allowing doctors to deliver high doses of chemotherapy or radiation directly to the tumor, without exposing the rest of the body to harmful levels of toxicity. Read more.
August 17, 2017
Tips for cancer patients: How to deal with information overloadA cancer diagnosis often comes with an overwhelming amount of information for patients to sift through and remember. Between appointments, meeting with various doctors and clinicians, and digesting treatment and nutrition information, it can be difficult to keep track of it all. There’s so much to focus on at a time when you’re dealing with an experience that has likely turned your life upside down.
August 15, 2017
Telemedicine connecting doctors and patients across the milesDr. Suzi Kochar, an endocrinologist at our hospital near Phoenix, sees patients in the Midwest by video conference, a rapidly growing practice called telemedicine.
August 1, 2017
FDA approves first cancer treatment based on genetic makeup, not tumor locationThe U.S. Food and Drug has made the breakthrough step of approving a cancer therapy based not on the tumor's primary location, but on a specific genetic feature found in the cancer’s DNA.
July 20, 2017
Evolving cancer treatments may offer smarter, more precise solutionsAs scientists and oncology specialists learn more about cancer cell behavior, they have developed a new generation of tools designed to counteract those mechanisms.
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