Sentences with phrase «systems after chemotherapy»
A team of researchers at Ligand Pharmaceuticals in San Diego and SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals in Collegeville and King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, wanted to find a mimic of granulocyte - colony - stimulating factor (G - CSF), which is commonly used to boost patients» immune systems after chemotherapy.
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Patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer will always progress after chemotherapy, so most patients go on to be treated with immunotherapy, a type of therapy that uses the body's immune system to fight cancer.
The imaging system may be able to predict response to chemotherapy as early as two weeks after beginning treatment.
Our system will give patients continual support both during and after chemotherapy, while allowing them to remain in the comfort of their own homes.
Clinicians have historically been hesitant to treat HIV patients with stem cell transplant due to concerns that their immune systems would not effectively recover after intensive chemotherapy or that the procedure would cause excessive toxicities or infections post-transplant.
WESTMINSTER, CO (October 10, 2012)-- Researchers may soon be able to add yet another item to the list of exercise's well - documented health benefits: A preliminary study suggests that when cancer survivors exercise for several weeks after they finish chemotherapy, their immune systems remodel themselves to become more effective, potentially fending off future incidences of cancer.
For those enduring chemotherapy and radiation, yoga for cancer provides a means to strengthen the body, boost the immune system, and produce a much - sought - after feeling of well - being.
Cancer treatments like chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and steroid therapy sometimes weaken the immune system and limits the effectiveness of vaccinations received while the cancer patient is receiving treatment and for some time after.