Sentences with phrase «undergoing radiation and chemotherapy»

The safety study sets the stage for phase II clinical trials looking at whether high dose vitamin C is effective at extending overall lifespan and quality of life for patients undergoing radiation and chemotherapy.

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According to the note Dimon sent out, he'll be undergoing an eight week course of chemotherapy and radiation.

The five - time All - Star and 1972 Gold Glove winner is scheduled to undergo chemotherapy and radiation treatments.

Stomatorrhagia (bleeding in the mouth) is commonly seen in patients undergoing chemotherapy and / or radiation therapy.

In patients who have undergone chemotherapy and radiation, a small number of cancer cells can remain in the bloodstream and allow the malignancy to recur.

Scientists have moved a step closer to being able to preserve fertility in young boys who undergo chemotherapy and radiation treatments for cancer.

He underwent the full trifecta of treatment: surgery to pare down a tumor that had already penetrated the bladder wall, plus seven weeks of chemotherapy and 35 radiation treatments to destroy lingering cancer cells.

A highly targeted cancer radiation therapy may offer a safe and effective treatment option for elderly pancreatic cancer patients unable to undergo surgery or combined chemotherapy and radiation therapy, according to researchers at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.

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

For patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer, the combination of chemotherapy and stereotactic ablative radiation (SABR) may be a promising treatment option, ultimately allowing them to undergo surgery that may not otherwise be an option, according to research presented today at the American Society for Radiation Oncology's (ASTRO's) 56th Annual Meeting.

«The hope is that the combination of the most potent chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and immunotherapy will help make patients who were previously considered non-surgical able to undergo curative surgery,» says Gan.

Along with the investigational monoclonal antibody, study participants underwent multi-drug chemotherapy, surgery, radiation and autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

Jamie Dimon has been diagnosed with throat cancer and will undergo eight weeks if intensive radiation and chemotherapy.

The doctors immediately referred the family to MD Anderson Children's Cancer Hospital, where Claudia underwent several rounds of chemotherapy and radiation therapy, along with several painful bone marrow biopsies and spinal taps.

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.

«People who undergo chemotherapy or radiation therapy for oral cancer often lose their sense of taste, leading to decreased interest in food, weight loss, and malnutrition,» said lead author M. Hakan Ozdener, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., a cellular biologist at Monell.

She was 46 when she was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer, and she underwent a single mastectomy followed by chemotherapy and radiation.

When someone does elect to go under the traditional standard of care and undergo chemotherapy and radiation, these do damage the liver to varying degrees.

Dr. Greger could you please address the protein needs of individuals undergoing cancer treatment [surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation]?

However, I have had a few patients who came to me after they had undergone radiation treatments and chemotherapy for cancer.

After undergoing countless treatments of chemotherapy and radiation most breathe a sigh of relief that they have finally beaten this deadly disease.

He missed his entire second - grade year to undergo surgery, chemotherapy and radiation.

Anyone that has undergone months of chemotherapy and radiation knows it is a battle.

As she underwent surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation, the cats were there for her.

If your dog is undergoing chemotherapy or radiation, it is advisable to only use supplements that improve cell strength such as homeopathic natural remedies and anti-oxidants before and after treatment in order to avoid protecting cells that are being killed during treatment.

He has undergone surgery, chemotherapy and radiation and none has succeeded.

Michael subsequently underwent aggressive chemotherapy and radiation treatment and was declared tumor - free in January 2011.