Chemotherapy

News

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   Mom Stuns Doctors, Beats Deadliest Brain Cancer

   Fri, 4 Jan 2013

   remarkable, as intense radiation and chemotherapy can render cancer patients infertile enrolled in a drug trial for an oral chemotherapy at Duke University, repeating enrolled in a clinical trial of oral chemotherapy at Duke. It turned out the new
2. Venezuela's Chavez Fighting Severe Lung Infection

   Thu, 3 Jan 2013

   undergone four cancer-related surgeries since June 2011 for an undisclosed type of pelvic cancer. He also has undergone chemotherapy and radiation treatment. He was re-elected in October to another six-year term, and two months later announced
3. Wayne Hoping Colts Can Make His Dream Come True

   Thu, 3 Jan 2013

   replaced Peyton Manning's on the facade of Lucas Oil Stadium. On Sept. 26, Pagano began the first of three rounds of chemotherapy after being diagnosed with leukemia. On Oct. 7, wearing orange gloves to support his ailing coach and leukemia awareness
4. Trial Set to Begin in Boston Over Pregnancy Drug

   Thu, 3 Jan 2013

   between 1997 and 2003 and went through varying treatments ranging from lump-removal surgery to a full mastectomy, chemotherapy and radiation. Michele Melnick Fecho, who was 42 when she became the first sister diagnosed, said she hopes the trial
5. Chavez's VP Says Ailing Leader Still 'Delicate'

   Wed, 2 Jan 2013

   announced on Dec. 8, two month after winning re-election, that his cancer had come back despite previous surgeries, chemotherapy and radiation treatment. "There's nothing we can do except wait for the government to deign to say how he is really
6. Venezuelans Offer Prayers, Songs for Hugo Chavez

   Tue, 1 Jan 2013

   presidential election were necessary. Chavez said at the time that his cancer had come back despite previous surgeries, chemotherapy and radiation treatment. He has been fighting an undisclosed type of pelvic cancer since June 2011. "The situation
7. Bengals Beat Ravens 23-17 in Finale

   Mon, 31 Dec 2012

   reuniting them with former defensive coordinator Chuck Pagano. The Colts head coach has returned from three rounds of chemotherapy . "Chuck's like a dad to me," Ravens safety Ed Reed said. "He means a lot to me. I would have much rather seen

Videos

1. 
   Cotton Bowl Player Turns Loss into Personal Win

   Sat, 5 Jan 2013

   blood cancer. When he began chemotherapy , it appeared that woods Despite the harsh rounds of chemotherapy , which left him exhausted the hospital getting his chemotherapy . Tuesday, he'd be out round two. Six rounds of chemo down. And home stretch

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   How Chemotherapy Affects Memory

   Thu, 12 Nov 2009

   Chemotherapy patients sometimes experience what they 28 women half of whom were undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer. The women had to equally well on the memory test. But the chemo patients had to exert more brainpower

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   Chemotherapy patients sometimes experience what they call a brain fought increase forget fullest and sluggish thinking as if the brain is wrapped in cotton. Now a new study reveals the root of the problem. Researchers at Stanford's cancer center performed MRI brain scans on 28 women half of whom were undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer. The women had to remember common words such as tree or house results showed that both groups performed equally well on the memory test. But the chemo patients had to exert more brainpower. Areas that should have been resting were instead active during the test. And an area at
3. 
   Chemotherapy May Affect Memory

   Tue, 28 Nov 2006

   definitive way so called chemo brain the effect of chemotherapy on the brain. Our phenomenon nor the idea of chemo brain as it's been that's because. Chemotherapy used to be used in cancer. We'll get chemotherapy at the time that

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   is now being looked at in a more definitive way so called chemo brain the effect of chemotherapy on the brain. Our guest is doctor Daniel -- Who is an author of a new study that uses imaging to look at this issue. He's head of neural nuclear imaging and associate professor of molecular and medical pharmacology. At the David Geffen school of medicine in UCLA. He joins us this morning from our LA bureau thanks for coming on -- They did Erica. Let's talk a little bit about. This phenomenon nor the idea of chemo brain as it's been discussed over the -- years and then we'll look specifically at your new study -- what you found.

   didn't probably more about patients now than by doctors and that's because. Chemotherapy used to be used in relatively late stages of disease -- people who had cancers that are a widely metastasized spread throughout the body. And so they want gonna laugh a lot longer typically -- on that point but now it's used -- increasingly earlier stages a woman for example for breast cancer. We'll get chemotherapy at the time that they have their initial surgery called adjuvant chemotherapy . Or even before their initial surgery could you that's been therapy and so many times in the being cured the cancer. But

   increase. -- to accomplish the same -- that people hadn't been exposed chemotherapy can accomplish with less. Use of -- for an.
4. 
   Predicting Chemotherapy Response

   Thu, 7 Sep 2006

   with surgery often go to have chemotherapy . But a new study suggests patients will benefit from chemo by section of the gene. Well New York cancer when you get chemotherapy the chemotherapy will work better than if you

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   early stage lung cancer treated with surgery often go -- to have chemotherapy . But a new study suggests there is a way to determine which patients will benefit from chemo by -- section of the gene. Well to be precise by the detection of a missing -- Joining us to tell us

   are missing a certain gene. In New York cancer when you get chemotherapy the chemotherapy will work better than if you have energy.

   so they have the protein within their cells. May not respond to chemotherapy and that way they can be spared getting that type of chemotherapy .
5. 
   Medical Moments: Starting Chemo

   Wed, 20 Jul 2011

   cancer diagnosis each year. Chemotherapy is often a first line of treatment was as it was cool. And offers chemotherapy really was and his band as scientists fun we're gonna get through Chemotherapy is different for everyone make

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   For the thousands of people receiving cancer diagnosis each year. Chemotherapy is often a first line of treatment. And like -- correctly in this medical moment who began her first treatment at MD

   And offers chemotherapy really was and his band as scientists say this I didn't know if this. Poison was just gonna go if Iran body

   Chemotherapy is different for everyone make -- to talk to your doctor about what you might expect. If you wanna learn more make sure you explore abcnews.com. Slash health.
6. 
   Married Cancer Researchers Both Diagnosed with Breast Cancer

   Mon, 26 Nov 2012

   the same age at diagnosis 46. I had six months of chemotherapy and then I had. Surgery had a mastectomy and then finishes and all the treatment is gonna go through this chemotherapy and surgery should have a very good prognosis similar

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   with the same age at diagnosis 46. I had six months of chemotherapy and then I had. Surgery had a mastectomy and then I had radiation. Irene whose -- in finding genes that cause breast

   time -- finishes and all the treatment is gonna go through this chemotherapy and surgery should have a very good prognosis similar to a woman with a stage two breast cancer. Doctor Butler has --
7. 
   Allergic To Chemotherapy

   Tue, 22 Nov 2011

   Yale Cancer Center helps man find new chemo drugs following allergic reactions.