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Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy: (often abbreviated to chemo and sometimes CTX or CTx) is a category of cancer treatment that uses one or more anti-cancer drugs (chemotherapeutic agents) as part of a standardized chemotherapy regimen. Chemotherapy may be given with a curative intent (which almost always involves combinations of drugs), or it may aim to prolong life or to reduce symptoms (palliative chemotherapy). Chemotherapy is one of the major categories of the medical discipline specifically devoted to pharmacotherapy for cancer, which is called medical oncology.
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JUL 24, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Tuberculosis is a deadly bacterial infection that is among the top ten causes of death in the world, according to the Wo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 22, 2017
Cancer
A cutting-edge therapy that uses a person’s own immune cells to kill cancer just received a historic vote of confi
...
JUL 21, 2017
Videos
Prostate cancer is often very treatable when it's caught early, but in cases where it has spread (metastasis) outcomes a
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 18, 2017
Cancer
Statins are often prescribed to help lower cholesterol levels, especially for patients at high risk for coronary heart d
...
JUL 14, 2017
Videos
Salmonella is a dangerous bacteria that is often food borne and can kill you. It also seems to have anti-cancer abilitie
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 13, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers are trying a new approach to fight antibiotic-resistant bacteria - nanoparticles.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 13, 2017
Videos
Detecting any cancer as early as possible is always a plus in determining treatment. Outcomes are usually better when tr
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 11, 2017
Health & Medicine
Fighting fire with fire, scientists are harnessing the adaptability of helpful microbes to challenge the adapt
...
Written By:
Invisiverse Puccio
JUL 10, 2017
Cardiology
A new treatment option for cancer, a Plk1 inhibitor called volasertib, is especially promising for leukemia patients. Un
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 08, 2017
Cancer
The cooling cap device that limits hair loss during chemotherapy just scored another thumbs up from the FDA. The regulat
...
JUL 08, 2017
Microbiology
Doctors and researchers have been sounding the alarm about drug-resistant gonorrhea, and it is spreading around the worl
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 29, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
During its annual member meeting in June the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, an international body th
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUN 27, 2017
Immunology
How do T cells become so “exhausted” that they can no longer effectively fight cancer, viruses, bacteria, an
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 23, 2017
Cancer
A blood test that’s been around for decades might have the potential to improve treatment for thousands of colon c
...
JUN 23, 2017
Videos
In terms of treating cancer, there are normally three options for most patients. Chemotherapy, with highly toxic drugs t
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 20, 2017
Cancer
The cancer drug olaparib was recently shown to be effective in some types of advanced prostate cancer. Now, scientists s
...
JUN 16, 2017
Videos
It's common for some forms of cancer treatment to cause cardiac issues. Many forms of chemotherapy, while life-saving fo
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 14, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Genetic testing now exists for a number of cancers in the reproductive organs, such as ovarian and breast cancer. Howeve
...
JUN 09, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
New trial involving stem cells to treat a gain of function mutation cured some patients, but killed others.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 08, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have learned more about an important cellular signaling pathway that has been linked to cancer and genetic d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 08, 2017
Cancer
Marijuana has been a popular drug long before it was legalized across several states in the US. This plant shows up in t
...
JUN 08, 2017
Cancer
A trial designed to test the safety of an ovarian cancer drug actually showed some positively stunning results in shrink
...
JUN 01, 2017
Cancer
Pancreatic cancer is a ruthless killer - about three-quarters of patients don’t make it past the one-year mark fro
...
MAY 31, 2017
Health & Medicine
Activating the body's own immune system to fight cancer is the goal of immunotherapy. It's less toxic
...
Written By:
Invisiverse Puccio