Sentences with phrase «side effects of this treatment»

Side effects of the treatment included skin rashes, thyroid problems and diarrhea as the therapy caused the immune system to attack other parts of the body.

Editor's note: This story was updated June 21, 2017, to correct the list of side effects of the treatment and to note that it's not just late - stage cancer patients who might be eligible for immunotherapy.

Patients will therefore be spared from the side effects of treatment if they are unlikely to benefit from it.

«Yet many cancer survivors are living with difficult and persistent side effects of these treatments, which can be incapacitating.

«This chain reaction, a side effect of the treatment, actually turns out to be very useful,» explains Laurence Zitvogel.

The same pattern was seen when the researchers looked at groups of patients according to the extent of the spread of the disease to other parts of the body (metastases), and whether the patients were aged less that 65, between 65 and 75, and 75 and older (older patients can often be less able to cope with the side effects of treatments).

As well as being a symptom of skin diseases, itching is also a side effect of treatment with opiate drugs.

Active tuberculosis is treatable (and curable), but disease control and treatment adherence are complicated by a variety of factors, including availability of healthcare resources, multidrug - resistant tuberculosis strains and potentially toxic side effects of treatment.

In an FDA statement, Richard Pazdur, MD, director of the agency's Oncology Center of Excellence, said that a careful review of the new dosing regimen shows that the benefits outweigh the risk: «Mylotarg's history underscores the importance of examining alternative dosing, scheduling, and administration of therapies for patients with cancer, especially in those who may be most vulnerable to the side effects of treatment.»

In particular, the workshop teaches women that are in chemotherapy and radiation beauty techniques to combat appearance - related side effects of treatment.

Side effects of the treatment included hot flashes, heart palpitations, and burning sensations in the skin, which were reversed by adjusting the DBS settings, according to the study.

Thus far, at therapeutic concentrations, no significant side effects of the treatment with TA were obvious.

After 6 months, his neuropathy symptoms were pretty much gone, and as a side effect of his treatment he had lost 20 pounds, and was able to wean off his acid reflux medication, his BP medication and his cholesterol medication!

As an adjunct to other types of cancer treatment, IV vitamin C may work to help prevent some of the side effects of those treatments so you feel better.

Not only can physical exercise help with side effects of treatment, but it can also vastly improve survival rates for those who have beat breast cancer.

I can't wait to hear the good news Rach, I am sorry about the side effects of the treatment, just hang in there because you will be well again before you know it!

If your pet is receiving treatment for cancer, acupuncture may also be effective for alleviating the side effects of these treatments, including pain, fatigue, nausea and loss of appetite.

The goal of therapy is to restore normal thyroid function and minimize side effects of treatment without creating lower than normal levels of thyroid hormones (referred to as hypothyroidism).

Michele is a breast cancer survivor and had endured the side effects of treatment.

The goal is to first stabilize your dog if he is showing signs of disease, then kill all adult and immature worms while keeping the side effects of treatment to a minimum.

«In all cases, the potential side effects of treatment have to be balanced against the patient's life expectancy.»

In all cases, the potential side effects of treatment have to be balanced against the patient's life expectancy and the potential improvement that may be achieved.

She has shown few of the predicted side effects of the treatment until today.

Increased energy is a positive side effect of this treatment.

We also evaluate the costs involved, your expectations, possible lifestyle changes, and any possible side effects of treatment to ensure that you are able to make informed decisions.

It is expensive to treat and there are side effects of treatment to consider as well.

Provide history and physical examinations, manage side effects of treatment and disease in cancer patients, and addresss quality of life issues.

Finally, side effects of treatments may cause psychological distress (e.g., Miller et al., 2008).

If you are a parent with a mental illness, it is important to get help to understand your mental illness and manage the impact of symptoms, behaviours and the side effects of treatments on your parenting role and your children.

Not exact matches

Furthermore, an early - stage study pumping up the dose of its hemophilia A treatment — which aims to be a one - time therapy for the rare blood clotting - related disease — appeared to hit its targets without serious side effects.

CAR - T treatments, including competing products from Novartis rivals Kite Pharma and Juno Therapeutics, come with the risk of potentially deadly side effects such as cytokine - release syndrome (CRS), in which a glut of T - cell - assisting cytokines can cause high fever, low blood pressure, and problems with lung oxygenation.

In addition to partnering with Celgene (celg) to better track negative drug side effects, IBM (ibm) is applying its cognitive computing AI technology to recommend cancer treatment in rural areas in the U.S., India, and China, where there is a dearth of oncologists, said Deborah DiSanzo, general manager for IBM Watson Health.

Martin Shkreli, the founder and chief executive of Turing, said that the drug is so rarely used that the impact on the health system would be minuscule and that Turing would use the money it earns to develop better treatments for toxoplasmosis, with fewer side effects.

ALKS 3831 is a treatment for schizophrenia that avoids the side effects of weight gain and metabolic problems that the incumbent drug has, and a phase 3 trial for it should read out in the fall of 2018.

Many would argue that it's possible for her to feel better without taking drugs: she could try the «talking cure» (regular sessions with a counselor), or an alternative treatment such as herbal or light therapy If she goes to an M.D., though, she'll likely carry my a prescription for an antidepressant such as Prozac or Zoloft — one of these brave new medicines that promise such good results with so few side effects,

Many laboratory tests were performed and chemotherapy — requiring intravenous punctures — was resumed, even though studies had shown that this type of cancer does not respond significantly, if at all, to drug treatment, and even though complications and side effects from the drugs were expected.

Although some doctors do use it as part of treatment, it often carries riskier side effects than what you want to treat.

Just as I started to come to grips with permanent nerve damage and an array of side effects caused by my treatments, another crisis struck.

For others with autoimmune conditions, nutritional based treatments can be effective but the fact that some combinations of plant foods can produce autoimmune symptoms while others result in remission shows that there can be side effects when some people eat certain plants (or combinations of plants) that their system does not like.

They still have a long road ahead of them with continued daily trips to the clinic, scheduled rounds of chemo and all the brutal side effects, but now they know that the treatment is working.

Patients at the Comprehensive Cancer Center donated their sore mouths, and the result was what the Yale Alumni Magazine described as «a hot new treatment for debilitating side effects of cancer treatment.»

Conventional medical treatments for parasitic infections can result in side effects of seizures and convulsions (1).

Cold Logic can address the effect of oil fouling in refrigeration systems operating chillers, freezers and plate freezers through the use of a refrigerant side treatment program.

A particularly effective treatment against many cancers, platinum - based chemotherapy, has the unfortunate side effect of damaging the hair cells in the ear that are responsible for sensing sound waves, Goldrich said.

This was before Mackey had won a single Iditarod, let alone four straight; before he used what he calls his marathon style — catnapping as his sled moves and covering 100 - mile chunks at a moderate pace without prolonged rest, instead of sprinting from rest stop to rest stop like most other racers — to win an unprecedented double (the Yukon Quest, the world's other 1,000 - mile dogsled race, and just weeks later the Iditarod) not once but twice; before he became so dominant that slower competitors complained they had no chance to finish within five days of him (the requirement for an official place and a commemorative belt buckle); and before a rival pushed for drug testing at the 2010 Iditarod, suspecting that Mackey's secret was his prescription for medical marijuana to alleviate the side effects of cancer treatment.

There are some side effects, such as memory loss, associated with ECT and the treatment will be stopped if the patient begins to display any of these.

A large number of ovaries increases the chance of pregnancy, but unfortunately has also been associated with ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS), which is sometimes called the most important side effect of fertility treatment.

Before beginning treatment, talk to your child's pediatrician about your concerns regarding potential side effects and how to reduce your child's risk of complications.

Unfortunately, these types of treatments don't usually help or only help by way of a placebo effect and they can have side effects.

Some studies have shown that the treatment of GBS using Chlorhexidine is safe, cheap, and as effective as antibiotics, without negative side - effects.