Noticias de investigación sobre quimioterapia
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Exercise can ease some aspects of chemotherapy (en inglés)
Chemotherapy's side effects may discourage some women from starting or sticking with that treatment. A study showed that women who did regular aerobic exercise (brisk walking for example) or regular re...
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Some women can reduce breast cancer chemo: study (en inglés)
After surgery to remove early breast cancer, a combination of chemotherapy medicines is usually recommended to reduce the risk of the cancer coming back (recurrence). One common combination is Adriamyc...
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Older breast cancer patients face leukemia risk (en inglés)
Chemotherapy affects normal, healthy cells as well as breast cancer cells. This is why chemotherapy can cause hair loss, anemia, and diarrhea. In rare cases, exposing normal cells to cancer treatments ...
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Clodronate does not improve breast cancer survival (en inglés)
Clodronate (brand name: Bonefos) is one of a group of medicines called bisphosphonates. Other bisphosphonates include Aredia (chemical name: pamidronate disodium), Fosamax (chemical name: alendronate s...
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Bristol breast cancer drug granted priority review (en inglés)
Women diagnosed with advanced breast cancer will be most interested in this news. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has decided to speed up its review process of a new breast cancer chemother...
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Risedronate averts breast cancer-related bone loss (en inglés)
Aggressive breast cancer treatment offers you the hope of living a long, healthy life after treatment. But some breast cancer treatments may speed up bone loss and increase the risk of osteoporosis.
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Obese breast cancer patients undertreated (en inglés)
Getting the best treatment is what all women diagnosed with breast cancer want. Excellent care requires an informed and experienced medical team that can choose the best treatment plan for each woman's...
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Chemo plus radiation improve breast cancer outcome (en inglés)
The results of this study could be of importance to you if you are going to receive both radiation and chemotherapy around the time of surgery for early, invasive breast cancer.
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Breast cancer regimen linked to cognitive decline (en inglés)
Many women who get chemotherapy for breast cancer complain of difficulties in their ability to remember, think, and concentrate. Researchers call these "problems in cognitive function." Women affected ...
