Tag: Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy Use Doesn’t Improve QOL Near Death
No improvement in quality of life, even for patients with good baseline performance status
Worse Survival With Chemo Dose Reduction in Ovarian Cancer
Lower average relative dose intensity linked to worse overall and ovarian cancer-specific survival
Vessel Boost Tied to Improved Surgical Resection Rate
Findings in patients with borderline resectable, locally-advanced pancreatic cancer
ASCO: Rx Strategies Promising for CLL, Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
Ibrutinib, obinutuzumab slow progression of CLL, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
Benefits for Surgery Before Chemo in Advanced Ovarian CA
Appears to raise quality of life without shortening survival
ASCO: Docetaxel With Hormone Tx May Improve Outcomes
Combination with hormone therapy can extend life by almost a year for prostate cancer patients
High-Intensity Exercise Program Best for Fitness in Breast Cancer
Low-intensity program is viable alternative for women undergoing adjuvant chemotherapy
Fish Oil Could Possibly Interfere With Chemotherapy
Research suggests supplements, and certain fish, might reduce effect of chemotherapy
Intraperitoneal Chemo Offers Lasting Benefit in Ovarian Cancer
Risk of death decreases by 12 percent for every IP chemotherapy cycle completed
Pulmonologist Management Beneficial in NSCLC
Improved rates of stage-specific treatment for early-, advanced-stage NSCLC with comorbid COPD
