A small, red "miracle fruit" is gaining attention for its ability to make lemons taste like lemonade — and for helping some cancer patients cope with an unpleasant side effect of treatment. For many ...

Chemotherapy-induced thrombocytopenia (CIT) is a common complication of chemotherapy that is associated with bleeding, reduced relative dose intensity, and potentially worse outcomes. No widely ...

The FDA has updated the product labeling of capecitabine (Xeloda, Genentech) and fluorouracil to reflect the risks of acute toxicity and potentially fatal adverse reactions in patients with ...

The median progression-free survival was 5.4 months, and the median overall survival was 9.6 months. Pembrolizumab plus platinum-based chemotherapy has demonstrated efficacy as first-line treatment ...

Most patients receiving chemotherapy with taxanes or platinum salts develop pain and loss of sensitivity in their hands and feet—a severe side effect that can interfere with proper treatment.

Researchers at the Institute of Research, Development and Innovation in Health Biotechnology of Elche (IDiBE) at Miguel Hernández University (UMH) have coordinated an international clinical trial ...

Nutrition plays an important role in cancer treatment. Healthy fats, protein, vitamins, and minerals maintain energy levels, keep the body strong, and prevent weight loss. But not all foods and ...

The first record of chemotherapy to treat cancer came from Yale University in the 1940s. Researchers there realized that the "leukopenic" properties of mustard gas — that is, its ability to destroy ...

5-Fluorouracil 4% cream achieved total clearance in 54.5% and partial clearance in 24.2% of hyperkeratotic actinic keratosis (AK) lesions at 3 months, demonstrating a good safety profile with high ...

TV star Coleen Nolan has opened up about her mental state following the death of her sister Linda. The artist, actor and TV star, best known for being one-fifth of the family-formed girl group The ...

JoEllen Zembruski-Ruple, while in the care of New York City’s renowned Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, swallowed the first three chemotherapy pills to treat her squamous cell carcinoma on Jan.