Chemotherapy

Trials on the scalp-cooling technology, which reduces the side effects of chemicals on hair follicles during chemotherapy, started two years ago and the hospital said it is now ready to offer the technique to its patients. read more

It can’t happen to me, she said when a chance self-examination threw up the diagnosis. Little did she know that the challenge would help her reconnect with her soul read more

It is the first study to estimate the scale of chemotherapy provision needed at national, regional and global scales to respond to this situation. read more

The man who was allegedly conned has been identified as Wahhab Razzaq, who is a resident of Baghdad. He is undergoing chemotherapy at a private hospital. read more

Notably, a well-known problem for men diagnosed with testicular cancer is an impaired ability to create sperm. But a new study finds no clinically significant detrimental long-term effect in either total sperm number or sperm concentration. read more

Veteran actor Nafisa Ali has shared a video of her grandkids cutting her hair as she begins chemotherapy for her stage 3 peritoneal cancer. read more

Premenopausal women with lung cancer may want children and should consult their healthcare providers about options for embryo and oocyte cryopreservation. read more

Lucky Ali shared a tweet about chemotherapy without any context on Thursday and got his fans worried about his health. read more

In the recent years, a series of clinical trials have shaken up the cancer world, showing it was possible to treat and even cure some of the most difficult forms of cancer without resorting to the most toxic techniques. read more

In a major breakthrough for immunotherapy, a woman with an aggressive form of breast cancer which defied chemotherapy and spread to other organs, was cured with an experimental treatment that triggered her immune system. read more

Looking beyond existing treatments for cancer, such as chemotherapy and radiation, researchers are focusing on treatments that target a tumour’s individual genetic traits for better results. read more

A landmark study says that most women with early-stage breast cancer can now safely skip chemotherapy without hurting their chances of beating the disease. read more

In Madhya Pradesh, he said, corruption prevailed from top to bottom in the government machinery and money was taken for every work whether it was an insignificant work or establishing of any industry read more

We get doctors to share some of the common signs and symptoms of blood cancer in layman’s terms. read more