Doctors have used chemotherapy (chemo) to treat cancer since the 1940s. The advantage of these drugs is they kill cancer cells throughout your body. One downside is the side effects they can ...

Kate thanked staff at the Royal Marsden Hospital As she thanked staff and comforted patients at the hospital, the royal also opened about her "really tough" chemotherapy and joked about becoming ...

An important question is whether perioperative chemotherapy is preferable to preoperative chemoradiotherapy. In this phase 3, multicenter, randomized trial, we assigned in a 1:1 ratio patients ...

A cancer patient has spent more than 14 years receiving unnecessary chemotherapy, hospital bosses have admitted. Lawyers representing the man claim they know of 12 more patients - all in Coventry ...

A combination of two existing chemotherapy drugs has been used to fight bladder cancer successfully for the first time in Singapore. This new union of the two “off-label” drugs – gemcitabine and ...

There are health concerns about mixing chemo and alcohol. Chemotherapy medications can interact with alcohol, worsening some of the side effects of drinking. In addition, alcohol may affect how chemo ...

Kate, 43, first revealed her diagnosis of an unspecified type of cancer in March 2024 and announced she had completed chemotherapy in September. After her hospital visit, she shared the news that ...

Heartbroken Coleen Nolan previously showered her 'absolute warrior' sister Linda with praise saying she 'treats chemo like going to Tesco'. Linda Nolan died on Wednesday with her famous sisters ...

Chemo is a lifesaving treatment, but it also causes side effects in all of the body’s systems. After receiving a cancer diagnosis, your first reaction may be to ask your doctor about ...

For many people, chemo is one of those necessary evils. It’s a treatment that – while sometimes highly unpleasant – is one of the main options during a cancer diagnosis. And while that can be ...