Treatment plan helps keep young cancer patients home
An Australian program that avoids hospital admission for some young cancer patients with a fever is helping to ease pressure
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New recommendations on genetic testing for prostate cancer
Prostate cancer is a leading cause of death from cancer in the US and especially in the Philadelphia region. Consistently,
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Chemotherapy and cancer gang up to cause a neurological side effect, study says
Contrary to common medical guidance, chemotherapy does not appear to be the only culprit in neuropathy, a neurological side effect
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A potential new cancer target
The role of transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) in cancer progression is still not fully understood due its context-dependent biology.
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Telephone interventions could be used to reduce symptoms of cancer
Telephone interventions could be used to successfully treat symptoms of cancer such as fatigue, depression and anxiety, new research in
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Assessing cancer diagnosis in children with birth defects
Scientific studies suggest that children with birth defects are at increased risk of cancer. However, it has not been assessed
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Cancer, coronavirus are a dangerous mix, new studies find
New research shows how dangerous the coronavirus is for current and former cancer patients. Those who developed COVID-19 were much
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Cancer doctors call for more training in palliative care and delivery of ‘bad news’
Oncologists who practice and teach at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center are calling on medical oncology training programs to
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Treatment shows promise in treating deadly brain cancer
Researchers of McMaster University and the University of Toronto have developed a promising immunotherapy treatment for a deadly form of
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App calculates risk of delaying cancer care during pandemic
As the COVID-19 pandemic has overwhelmed healthcare systems across the country, doctors have postponed surgery and other treatments for thousands
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