A team led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine is coming closer to delivering on the promise of personalized breast cancer therapy with a strategy to predict the most likely response of a cancer to a specific less toxic treatment regimen.
Cancer therapies associated with cardiotoxicity risk including anthracyclines and HER2-targeted agents remain important cornerstones of curative and life-prolonging breast cancer treatment.
Chemotherapy brain fog (chemo brain) happens when coping with cancer or cancer treatment affects your ability to remember and act on information. Usually, chemotherapy brain fog is a short-term issue, but some people may have symptoms for months after they’ve finished treatment.
When a loved one has cancer, the stress can be intense and may affect the whole family.
Many patients experience "chemobrain" — mental clouding or fogginess — during and after cancer treatment.
While pain is not a common side effect of chemotherapy, a person may experience pain during or after chemotherapy delivery.
Chemotherapy is tough – but you are tougher. These must-have products will help you feel ready to tackle your infusion like the warrior that you are.
When chemotherapy is your first treatment for cancer, it’s called ‘‘neoadjuvant therapy.’’ It’s often used for advanced breast cancer or large tumors that complicate surgery. But it has other equally important benefits.
NCI-funded researchers are working to advance our understanding of how to prevent, detect, and treat breast cancer. They are also looking at how to address disparities and improve quality of life for survivors of the disease.
The holidays bring celebration, tradition, and joy, but also obligation and expectation. This season can be stressful under the best circumstances, but add a cancer diagnosis or treatment into the mix, and the weight can become unbearable.