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Osceola Student Founds ‘Chemo Strong’ to Help Cancer Patients | New
Kalley Smith's mother, Amy, has undergone 16 cycles of chemotherapy and 28 cycles of radiation therapy since…
Leading surgeon helps pancreatic cancer patients overcome obstacles
An internationally renowned pancreatic surgeon, surgical oncologist and cancer researcher Christopher Wolfgang, MD, PhD, joined NYU Langone Health in January. He is head of the new Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery Division in the…
HOPA Oncology Pharmacists Provide Chemotherapy Resources to Improve Patient Understanding and…
MILWAUKEE, September 4, 2021 / PRNewswire-PRWeb / - The Hematology / Oncology Pharmacy Association (HOPA)…
High-intensity interval training helped men with localized prostate cancer improve cardiorespiratory…
High-intensity interval training resulted in decreased levels and rate of prostate specific antigen, as well as decreased growth of prostate cells in men with prostate cancer localized.Based on the results of the Phase 2 ERASE trial…
Investigation reveals disparities in practices and communication on brain metastases
"We conducted a large cross-sectional survey in which we compared the responses of physicians, caregivers and patients to identify areas for improvement in clinical care for brain metastases," wrote the investigators led by Albert E. Kim,…
Physically Fit Breast Cancer Patients More Likely To Complete Chemotherapy: Study
Breast cancer patients who were in better physical condition performed more of their chemotherapy treatments, which gives doctors additional advice to personalize treatments, according to a study from the University of Alberta. and prepare…
Patients help researchers advance prostate cancer treatments
To Pie charts show the number of patients who consented and the number of primary prostate tumor samples collected for xenograft versus the number of samples that maintained tumor tissue…
A guide dedicated to lung cancer care
Seeing a gap in adequate care for rural families, Loretta Ford helped launch the country's first nurse practitioner program, specializing in pediatrics, in the 1960s. She is considered the founder of the nurse practitioner movement. Nurse…
City of Hope adds 7 clinics with acquisition of cancer-focused medical group – Orange County…
Thousands of cancer patients in Orange and Los Angeles counties will now have access to City of Hope's renowned treatment and research, organization executives said, announcing that the center, which is investing $ 1 billion dollars in a…
Cancer patient’s hepatitis relapsed due to CCDHB failures – report
A woman with cancer relapsed hepatitis and had to undergo a liver transplant because of failures at the Capital and Coast District Health Board.
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A report from the Health and Disability Commissioner shows the woman…