chemotherapy

May 12, 2017May 12, 2017

Cervical Cancer Survivors Often Suffer Fatigue, Insomnia and Hot Flashes After Chemo, Radiotherapy

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Combined chemotherapy and radiotherapy can now prolong the lives of women with locally advanced cervical cancer (LACC), yet it leaves more than half of them with long-term side effects including insomnia, fatigue ... Read more

January 9, 2017

Florida Farm Grows Berries That Allegedly Enhance Cancer Patients’ Ability to Taste Food

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Chemotherapy can potentially damage cancer patients’ taste buds, taking away their normal sense of taste. This leads to weight loss and decreased appetite, and may interfere with patients’ natural healing ... Read more

December 21, 2016

Researchers Identify Enzyme Controlling Cervical Cancer’s Sensitivity to Chemotherapy

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Blocking an enzyme that produces the sugar molecule sialic acid increased the sensitivity of cervical cancer cells to chemotherapy. This suggests that developing drugs against the factor might be a way ... Read more

July 27, 2015July 28, 2015

Ovarian Cancer Prognostic Factors Found to Be Applicable in Cervical Cancer

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Researchers at Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital in Japan recently revealed that important concepts and prognostic factors on ovarian cancer can also be applied to cervical cancer. The study was published ... Read more