Background Intra-arterial chemotherapy (IAC) is a growing method of therapy for retinoblastoma (Rb). There is an absence of data to support the safety of catheterization with intra-arterial infusion ...

Oral chemotherapy is chemotherapy that a person can swallow, meaning that there is no need for needles or an IV line. Some examples of oral chemotherapy medications include: The dosage a person ...

AstraZeneca’s Tagrisso can be used alongside chemotherapy as a frontline therapy ... Tagrisso is already approved as a first- and second-line monotherapy for EGFR-mutated NSCLC and as a post ...

Chemotherapy can help you get better. But you’re more likely to get infections when you’re on it. That’s because the drugs that kill cancer also attack your white blood cells, which fight germs.

During active cancer treatment, patients face many smaller battles on the path to remission. One of those lesser-known struggles is a condition known as chemo mouth, a painful side effect of ...

Eating a nutritious, balanced diet while on chemotherapy can help support your treatment and overall health. Mild foods that are easy on the stomach, such as oatmeal and eggs, may be good options.

Picket lines are up at several LifeLabs locations in B.C. as unionized workers begin strike action. Workers unionized with the B.C. General Employees Union (BCGEU) kicked off job action on Sunday ...

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Leucovorin is currently prescribed to ease the side effects of cancer chemotherapy. Pregnant women are prescribed multivitamins with folic acid to prevent neural tube defects. The neural tube ...

Mason Conner was nonverbal until age 3, when his parents gave him a drug usually given to chemo patients. CBS News One family’s breakthrough may provide hope for thousands of parents who’ve ...

Treatment sequence (TS) and overall survival (OS) in patients with metastatic urothelial cancer (mUC): An observational, multicenter, real-life STATES-Bladder study. Efficacy and safety of disitamab ...

Without a port, a new intravenous (IV) needle would need to be placed each and every time you have chemo. A chemo port differs from a peripherally inserted central catheter (also known as a PICC line) ...