Sentences with phrase «on radiation and chemotherapy»

We quickly started Sheena on radiation and chemotherapy.

Not exact matches

«I hope that someday all of you on the advisory committee can tell your families for generations that you were part of the process that ended the use of toxic treatments like chemotherapy and radiation as standard treatment, and turned blood cancers into a treatable disease that even after relapse most people survive.»

Treatment consists of surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation treatment, all of which take a brutal toll on the body.

The next few months saw me pass through radiation and enter a necessary but painful chemotherapy program which, among other things, caused vomiting, nausea, diarrhea and a pronounced listlessness that marooned me on my living room sofa for endless hours.

I remember my whole family discussing and educating themselves on the options available and whether to do radiation, chemotherapy or surgery.

«Cervical cancer patients are currently treated as a uniform group based on chemotherapy and radiation regimens that help the largest percentage of people; however, one third of these patients are not helped by standard therapies,» Banister said.

But its results were unpredictable, and the concept of cancer immunotherapy fell out of favor as the field focused on chemotherapy and radiation.

From patient medical records, they obtained detailed information on treatments, which they used to estimate radiation doses to the stomach and to calculate the doses and types of chemotherapy that were used to treat the survivors» Hodgkin lymphoma.

«This paper reveals a metabolic frailty in cancer cells that is based on their own production of oxidizing agents that allows us to utilize existing redox active compounds, like vitamin C, to sensitize cancer cells to radiation and chemotherapy,» says co-author Garry Buettner, who was one of the first to propose that cancer cells might have a vulnerability to redox active compounds over 40 years ago.

Patients who underwent a laryngectomy, on average, lived nearly two years longer than those on chemotherapy and radiation therapy.

«Based on this research, we are now conducting a first - in - human study combining the PARP inhibitor with radiation and chemotherapy in patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer, with an ultimate goal of improving survival rates and treatment outcomes,» said Tuli.

The bright, airy building is stocked with the latest devices for imaging and radiation therapy and includes private chemotherapy rooms, on - site labs, a nutrition center and patient library, among other resources.

This reassuring, optimistic guide helps people get a handle on treatment options and explains in plain English how chemotherapy and radiation therapy really work.

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We offer a full spectrum of treatment services on site, including chemotherapy and radiation therapy, pre - and post transplant care for blood and bone marrow stem cell transplantation, as well as cancer screenings and supportive care services such as patient support groups and a cancer resource center.

Conventional treatment continues to rely on chemotherapy, surgery, and radiation to attack cancer cells.

Cancer immunotherapy is focused on the immune system and is often more targeted than conventional cancer treatments such as chemotherapy or radiation

Like many patients and caregivers on a cancer treatment journey, you may be familiar with traditional treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation.

Hodgkin lymphoma is usually treated with chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or a combination of the two, depending on the stage and cell type.

I was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's diffuse B - cell lymphoma on Aug. 14, 2015, and since then, I have undergone three rounds of chemotherapy, 22 radiation treatments and an autologous stem cell transplant.

But, this can be taken further by combining different modalities of treatment, chemotherapy and radiation, for example, where one or both modalities would rely on nanoparticles.»

Each June since his Stage IV head and neck cancer diagnosis in 2001, Jeff Warren sets off on a journey via his Litespeed Siena from his hometown of Reno, Nevada, to the steps of Huntsman Cancer Institute, where he endured the rigors of what he calls «slash, burn, and poison» (clinically known as surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy).

A statement from the Massachusetts Democrat's office said he would be operated on by one of the nation's top neurosurgeons, Dr. Allan Friedman, followed by chemotherapy and radiation, the Associated Press reported.

A 2015 article in the International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology sums up the findings of multiple studies on ketogenic diets and cancer with the following: «there is increasing evidence that the ketogenic diet may also be beneficial as an adjuvant cancer therapy by potentiating the antitumor effect of chemotherapy and radiation treatment.»

He's an expert on the specific nutrients within food that strengthen your immune system, help your body fight cancer, and minimize the side effects of chemotherapy and radiation.

When conventional medicine turns its attention to hormonal imbalance, nutrition and the effects of xenoestrogens, progress in the prevention and treatment of breast cancer is far more likely than it is if we continue on with our present fixation on mammograms, surgery, chemotherapy and radiation.

In addition, it helps to reduce the negative effects on the liver after chemotherapy and radiation.

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Adjunctive chemotherapy and / or radiation may also be given depending on the severity and progression of the cancer at time of diagnosis, and / or whether dog owners allow amputation.

The research focuses on how radiation and chemotherapy might be used to ease pain in dogs suffering from this debilitating disease.

If chemotherapy and / or radiation therapy are not an option, your cat can be treated symptomatically, and depending on how aggressive the cancer is, your cat may be able to live for several months to years.

Diagnostic and treatment options such as ultrasound, CT scanning, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiation therapy, and oncologic surgery are available on - site.

While we think the combination of radiation therapy and chemotherapy is likely to be more effective than either on their own, it is possible to do one without the other.

Enzo continues to do well and does not need to be on as many pain medications, due to the success of his radiation therapy and chemotherapy.

If chemotherapy and / or radiation therapy are not an option, your dog can be treated symptomatically, and depending on how aggressive the cancer is, your dog may be able to live for several months to years.

This may or may not be followed up with radiation therapy and chemotherapy, all depending on location of the tumor and the stage of the cancer.

Treatment options depend on the type and stage of cancer and may include chemotherapy, surgery (if the cancer is in an operable area), radiation, and immunotherapy.

Depending on the tumor type and location, your veterinarian may recommend adding other treatments such as chemotherapy or radiation therapy.

That's like telling the Stage 4 cancer patient that we will pull out all the stops on experimental chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery, but they won't notice a thing.

Additionally, the treatment being performed such as surgery and radiation or chemotherapy will also have a significant bearing on you insurability and policy rates.