Research News on Chemotherapy
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Study Finds Scientific Basis for Chemo Brain
A study has found a link between chemo brain and lower neuropsychological test scores.
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Taxol Plus Tykerb Better Than Taxol Alone to Treat HER2-Positive, Metastatic Disease
The combination of Taxol and Tykerb offers more benefits in treating newly diagnosed metastatic, HER2-positive breast cancer than Taxol alone.
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Chemo After Surgery for Locally Recurrent Breast Cancer Improves Survival
A study suggests that chemotherapy after surgery for locally recurrent breast cancer improves both disease-free survival and overall survival.
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Women Taking Statins Have Fewer Heart Problems During Anthracycline Chemotherapy
A study found that women who were taking a statin during and after being treated for breast cancer with anthracycline chemotherapy had fewer heart problems than women who weren’t taking a statin.
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Older Women Commonly Treated with Chemotherapy Medicines Used “Off-Label”
A study found that 19% of chemotherapy medicines given to women 65 and older were used off-label.
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Dose-Dense Ellence Regimen Better for High-Risk Breast Cancer Than Early-Stage Breast Cancer
Two studies looking at a dose-dense regimen of Ellence compared to a standard schedule found that the dose-dense regimen is better for high-risk breast cancer.
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Study Finds Physical Evidence That Chemo Brain is Real
A study found that chemo brain is associated with changes in the way parts of the brain use glucose.
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Chemotherapy Slightly Ups Risk of Leukemia
Chemotherapy slightly increases the risk of leukemia later in life.
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Chemo Brain Seems to Start Before Chemotherapy Treatment, May Be Linked to Stress and Fatigue
Chemo brain may be more closely linked to stress and fatigue than to chemotherapy according to a small study.
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Ginger May Help Ease Nausea Immediately After Chemotherapy
A small study suggests that adding ginger to standard anti-nausea medicines can reduce nausea in women diagnosed with advanced-stage breast cancer immediately after chemotherapy more than the anti-nausea medicines alone.
