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Last Year's Platinum-Based Drugs Shortage Didn't Raise Cancer Deaths, Study Found
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- December 24, 2024
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When supplies of certain generic, platinum-based cancer chemotherapies dwindled in 2023, oncologists feared it might lead to under-treatment and many more cancer deaths.
Fortunately, that did not turn out to be the case, a new study published recently in the
Science Reveals Why Cancer Immunotherapies Can Sometimes Harm the Heart
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- November 8, 2024
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Researchers think they’ve figured out why cancer treatments that harness a person’s immune system to fight a tumor can cause heart damage in rare instances.
Further,...
New Drug Regimen Extends Survival for Cervical Cancer Patients
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- October 17, 2024
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In some good news for women battling locally advanced cervical cancer, new research shows that adding six weeks of chemotherapy to standard treatment cuts the risk of death by 40 percent.
“This is the biggest improvement in outcome in this disease in over 20 years,...
Could Music Lessons Help Clear the 'Brain Fog' of Chemotherapy?
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- October 8, 2024
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In a small, preliminary study, piano lessons provided to cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy appeared to help them maintain brain health.
"There were a lot of outside stressors contributing to my mood, but piano practice and going to lessons were always something go...
Scientists Find Way to Reverse Chemo Resistance in Pancreatic Cancer Patients
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- July 8, 2024
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Pancreatic cancer is particularly aggressive and difficult to treat, partly because it's often resistant to chemotherapy.
Researchers now think they know why chemo struggles to ...
Exercise May Prevent the Nerve Damage That Comes With Chemotherapy
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- July 2, 2024
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Simple exercises performed during rounds of chemotherapy can help people avoid nerve damage normally associated with the cancer-killing drugs, a new...
Common Chemo Drug May Be Linked to Hearing Loss
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- July 1, 2024
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MONDAY, July 1, 2024 (HealthDay news) -- A 14-year study of testicular cancer survivors suggests that a chemotherapy drug could greatly raise patients' long-term odds for hearing loss.
The drug in question, cisplatin
Had a Joint Replaced? Your Infection Risk May Rise After Chemotherapy
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- May 27, 2024
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If you're one of the millions of Americans walking around with a new knee or hip, your odds for an infection in that joint rise if you ever have to undergo cancer chemotherapy, researchers report.
"Given the number of people of receiving total joint replacements each yea...
New Treatment Brings Hope for Rare, Deadly Cancer Linked to Asbestos
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- February 15, 2024
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Mick worked in a factory boiler room in the 1970s, where he was exposed to asbestos.
He didn't think much of it until 2018, when he began to feel ill and dropped more than 40 pounds.
The diagnosis: malignant mesothelioma, a rare but rapidly fatal cancer linked to a...
Cancer Drug Shortages Persist Across U.S.
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- October 5, 2023
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U.S. cancer centers continue to have shortages of commonly used chemotherapy drugs, a new survey shows, though the medications are not as scarce as they were last June.
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN), a nonprofit alliance of leading cancer centers,
Aerobic Exercise Might Ease Pain for Women Who've Survived Ovarian Cancer
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- August 9, 2023
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Patients being treated for ovarian cancer often experience peripheral neuropathy, a side effect from their chemotherapy that can cause both pain and numbness for months, or even years.
Now, a new study suggests that six months of aerobic exercise may ease this unpleasant...
New Type of Treatment Tackles Tough-to-Treat Prostate Cancer
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- July 13, 2023
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A preclinical study offers a potential new therapy for treatment-resistant prostate cancer, offering new hope for men with the disease.
The study used the chemotherapy drug cisplatin, administered orally, to disrupt the metabolism of prostate cancer cells and bring the m...
Can Some Cancer Patients Safely Skip Radiation Therapy? New Studies Say Yes
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- June 6, 2023
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Radiation therapy might not be necessary in treating some forms of rectal cancer and lymphoma, sparing patients from the toxic treatment, a pair of new clinical trials shows.
One trial found that rectal cancer patients whose tumors shrink in response to chemotherapy can ...
Ultrasound Breaches Blood-Brain Barrier, Helping Drugs Fight Tumors
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- May 3, 2023
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Brain cancers are notoriously difficult to treat because most chemotherapy drugs can't breach the blood-brain barrier, a microscopic layer of cells that protect the brain from toxins.
But researchers now say they can temporarily open that barrier and get more chemo to br...
Black Cancer Patients Much More Prone to Chemo-Linked Heart Trouble
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- April 14, 2023
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Sometimes cancer, and the treatments meant to eradicate it, can damage the heart and blood vessels. Now, a new analysis finds that damage may be much more likely if the patient is Black.
Black patients had 71% higher odds of developing what is known as cardiotoxic...
Implant Delivers Chemo Directly to Brain in Patients Battling Brain Tumors
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- November 22, 2022
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Researchers have found a way to safely deliver a steady supply of chemotherapy directly to brain tumors -- in what they hope will be an important advance for patients with currently incurable cancers.
The treatment involves an implantable pump system that supplies a stea...
Exercise During Chemo Helps Your Heart, Lungs Recover
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
- October 18, 2022
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When you are getting chemotherapy, exercise may be the last thing on your mind. Now, new research suggests it should be the first.
Exercising duri...
Hearing Loss, Tinnitus Can Strike Cancer Survivors
- By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- August 4, 2022
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People who've had chemotherapy to treat a range of common cancers should also have a hearing test.
In a new study of 273 cancer survivors, researchers found more than half ex...
Keytruda Extends Survival for Women With an Aggressive Breast Cancer
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- July 21, 2022
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Adding the drug Keytruda to standard chemotherapy can extend the lives of some women with an aggressive form of breast cancer, a new study finds.
The study involved women with advanced triple...
Abortion Bans Could Put Lives of Cancer Patients in Jeopardy
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- July 12, 2022
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The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade will limit cancer treatment options for pregnant women and put lives needlessly at risk, America's leading cancer societies warn.
About one in every 1,000 women who are pregnant will wind up being
Cancer Survivors Face Higher Heart Risks Later
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
- June 30, 2022
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If you survive cancer, you're more apt to have heart trouble later on, a new study shows.
Researchers found that compared to others, cancer survivors had a 42% greater risk of heart dis...
Surviving Childhood Cancer Can Take Toll on Adult Heart
- By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter
- June 8, 2022
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Adult survivors of childhood cancer have a higher risk of heart problems than other adults, but are much less likely to be treated for heart disease risk factors such as high blood pressure, diabetes and high cholesterol, new research shows.
The findings highlight the ne...
Gene Test Lets Some Colon Cancer Patients Safely Skip Chemo
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- June 7, 2022
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A blood test could save some colon cancer patients from getting unnecessary chemotherapy following surgery, while making sure that those who would benefit from the treatment get it, researcher...
Placebo Pill Eases Cancer-Related Fatigue in Study
- Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter
- June 6, 2022
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Patients with advanced cancer often suffer crippling fatigue, but there has been little in the way of relief for them as they battle their disease.
Now, a new investigation may have landed on a surprising solution -- a dummy pill that contains no medication of any kind.<...
U.S. Spends More on Cancer Than Any Other Country. Why Are Survival Rates Low?
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- June 2, 2022
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The United States spends far more on cancer care than other wealthy nations, but it's not seeing a return on that investment in terms of lives saved, a new study shows.
Women at Higher Odds for Side Effects From Some Cancer Treatments
- February 15, 2022
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Gender differences extend to cancer treatments, with women having a higher risk of severe side effects from certain treatments than men, a new study finds.
Previous research concluded women tend to have more side effects from chemotherapy, and this new paper shows the sa...
Exercise Might Boost Outcomes for People Battling Esophageal Cancer
- Robert Preidt
- February 3, 2022
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Alan Holman didn't stop exercising when told he had cancer, and he's glad of it, now that U.K. researchers say moderate exercise may improve chemotherapy outcomes in esophageal cancer patients.
Holman, 70, was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in December 2016, shortly af...
Drug Combo May Fight a Tough Form of Breast Cancer
- December 15, 2021
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An experimental drug, added to chemotherapy, may benefit women with an aggressive form of breast cancer, suggests an early study offering much-needed good news.
The study involved women with "triple-negative" breast cancer, which accounts for about 15% to 20% of breast c...
Drug Can Keep Leukemia in Remission for Years in Younger Patients
- Robert Preidt
- December 14, 2021
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For certain leukemia patients, some welcome findings: New research confirms long remissions after treatment with the drug ibrutinib and chemotherapy.
The study involved 85 patients with chr...
New Treatment Greatly Boosts Survival for Kids With Aggressive Brain Cancer
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- December 10, 2021
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Children with the rare cancer neuroblastoma often succumb to the disease despite aggressive treatment. But researchers have found that adding an experimental antibody to that treatment, right off the bat, may improve their outlook.
Of 64 children treated with the antibod...
Black Women Have Triple the Odds for Lymphedema After Breast Cancer Surgery
- Cara Murez
- December 7, 2021
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A condition called lymphedema is a well-known side effect of breast cancer treatment that can lead to swelling in the arms and legs.
New research suggests that Black women experience are at more than three times the risk of this painful issue compared to white women.
What You Need to Know About Stomach Cancer
- November 25, 2021
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New treatment options are giving hope to patients with stomach cancer.
Also known as gastric cancer, the disease is the world's sixth most common cancer with 1.09 million new cases in 2020, according to the World Health Organization.
It's an abnormal growth of cell...
Breast Cancer Diagnosis Linked to Higher Odds for Dangerous A-Fib
- Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
- November 16, 2021
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Women with breast cancer are known to have heart problems related to treatment, and now a new study shows their odds of developing an abnormal heart rhythm known as atrial fibrillation (a-fib) may increase in the wake of a breast cancer diagnosis.
Women who develop a-fib...
More Evidence That COVID Vaccines Are Safe for Cancer Patients
- Robert Preidt
- November 12, 2021
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COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective for most cancer patients, a new study confirms.
Cancer patients have an increased risk of severe illness and death from COVID because their immune systems have been weakened by their disease or treatments.
"We pursued this s...
50 Years On, Real Progress in War Against Cancer
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
- November 11, 2021
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Since 1971, when the U.S. government made defeating cancer a goal and put major funding behind it, death rates for many cancers have plummeted, but some are increasing, according to a new American Cancer Society report.
Death rates for all cancers combined have decl...
Targeted High-Dose Radiation Helps Fight Advanced Lung Cancer
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- October 26, 2021
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High-dose radiation therapy may stall tumor growth in patients with advanced lung cancer who are not fully responding to drug therapies, a preliminary study suggests.
The study involved patients whose lung cancer was considered "oligoprogressive." That means the cancer h...
Nearly Half of U.S. Breast Cancer Patients Use Pot or CBD; Many Don't Tell Doctors
- Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
- October 13, 2021
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When Brooklyn-based mom and fashion designer Suzanne Weiner began treatment for breast cancer three years ago, her medical marijuana card was her best friend.
"Pot helped me tremendously with the anxiety and stress of my diagnosis," she said. "I was a mess." Weiner still...
Tough Choices: Chemo That Can Save Kids With Cancer Can Also Damage Hearing
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- September 28, 2021
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The cancer drug cisplatin can save children's lives, but often with the side effect of hearing loss. Now a new study shows that young children are especially vulnerable, and the hearing damage may begin early in the course of treatment.
The researchers said the find...
Trials Show COVID Vaccines Well Worth It for Cancer Patients
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- September 24, 2021
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If you have cancer and you think coronavirus vaccines may do you little good, don't let your hesitation stop you from getting the shots: A pair of clinical trials finds that patients' immune systems ramped up after vaccination.
The findings were presented this week durin...
Jeff Bridges Says Cancer Is in Remission, But COVID Fight Was Tougher
- Cara Murez
- September 15, 2021
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Jeff Bridges has had a rough year.
Almost a year ago, the actor was diagnosed with lymphoma. Then in January, he was exposed to the COVID-19 virus while receiving chemotherapy.
"Covid kicked my (expletive) pretty good," Bridges wrote in a blog post on his website, ...
Exercise Could Help Fight 'Chemo Brain' in Breast Cancer Patients
- Robert Preidt
- August 25, 2021
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For breast cancer patients battling "chemo brain," regular exercise may be a powerful prescription, a new study suggests.
The term "chemo brain" refers to thinking and memory problems often experienced by patients who undergo chemotherapy.
It's "a growing clinical ...
Immune-Based Therapy May Help Some Battling Advanced Colon Cancers
- Robert Preidt
- August 11, 2021
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Immunotherapy helped extend the lives of some patients with the most common type of advanced colon cancer, researchers report.
The new findings are important, they noted, because immunotherapy doesn't typically work against microsatellite stable (MSS) colon cancer. These...
Fatigue Before Treatment Starts Might Affect Cancer Survival
- Robert Preidt
- August 10, 2021
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Significant fatigue at the start of cancer treatment is associated with a greater risk of severe side effects and shorter survival, a new study finds.
Researchers analyzed data from four clinical trials of lung cancer or prostate cancer treatments that were conducted by ...