Jul. 10, 2025 -- Cancer therapies can save lives, but they often come with tough side effects that aren’t always fully addressed. What side effects should you expect from cancer treatments – and how ...

Targeted therapies are a type of medicine used to treat cancer. They work differently than standard chemotherapy. Instead of killing all fast-growing cells or keeping them from dividing, targeted ...

Mouth cancer chemotherapy (chemo), targeted therapy, and immunotherapy are called systemic therapies. They travel through the bloodstream to treat mouth cancer cells anywhere in the body. Your care ...

Targeted therapies have changed non-small cell lung cancer care, but new side effects, like weight gain, are emerging, says Dr. Lorenzo Belluomini. In recent years, targeted therapies have transformed ...

Thousands of women who undergo radiotherapy for low-risk breast cancer could be spared some of the side effects of treatment after a study confirmed that more targeted treatments are just as effective ...

With the rapid introduction of novel breast cancer therapies, recognizing and managing side effects is essential to maintain adherence and improve outcomes. As novel oral endocrine therapies and ...

Head and neck cancer is a broad term for several types of cancers that include the mouth (oral cavity), throat (pharynx), voice box (larynx), sinuses and nose cavity, and salivary glands. Head and ...

Dr. Brian S. Henick, a medical oncologist at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and director of the phase 1 program and translational research in aerodigestive cancers, outlined in an interview ...

Scientists have engineered probiotic bacteria to act as tumor-seeking drug factories. In mice, these bacteria infiltrated tumors and produced a cancer-fighting drug right where it was needed. This ...

"Medical Journeys" is a set of clinical resources reviewed by physicians, meant for the medical team as well as the patients they serve. Each episode of this journey through a disease state contains ...

Endometrial cancer treatments can save your life, but they can also cause some unpleasant side effects. Everyone reacts to cancer treatment differently, and the side effects you experience may be ...

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have developed a treatment for advanced prostate cancer that could eliminate a side effect so debilitating that patients often refuse the life-saving ...