Chemotherapy Video and Articles

Castle granted to N.H. boy

26 Jan 2012

…David Morasco, of Epping, suffers from a rare condition that causes tumors to grow on his arm. David is going through chemotherapy and has always dreamed of having a castle in his backyard. So Wednesday, volunteers and his entire seventh grade class… ...

Breast cancer survivor's story

25 Jan 2012

…an unexpected breast cancer diagnosis. She was overwhelmed by a sea of pink ribbons. During her seven month process of chemotherapy, surgery and radiation, she began writing a book fitting for her emotions, "Why I Hated Pink." Brisbois now embraces… ...

Penn State Trustees Face Scrutiny

18 Jan 2012

…Wednesday for observation for what the family said was a minor complication from treatments. Paterno has been undergoing chemotherapy and radiation. "He's in the fight of his life ... It just seems so unfair," state Sen. Jake Corman said Tuesday… ...

Campaign to create 'Beautiful…

12 Jan 2012

…Raise awareness that children get cancer too... It would be a win all around.” Bingham, who lost her own hair after chemotherapy treatments for an incurable form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma , was moved by the reaction of her young daughter to her newly… ...

Girl Who Blogged Cancer Fight Dies

06 Jan 2012

…second tumor was discovered in September. While some of her posts discussed her struggles as she underwent radiation and chemotherapy treatments, others urged readers in dozens of countries to support pediatric cancer research and to pray for other children… ...

Squatters in Texas Town Use…

05 Jan 2012

…Texas. His neighbor had been in Houston for months getting chemotherapy when the HOA’s security detail called Brunner saying someone…
…cases include Brunner’s neighbor, the woman receiving chemotherapy, and a travelling nurse who had been gone for a few months… ...

Argentina's President Has Cancer

27 Dec 2011

…disease and say they are now cancer-free. Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was diagnosed with throat cancer in late October and has undergone chemotherapy treatments. Copyright 2011 AFP. All rights reserved. ...

Joe Paterno Fractures Pelvis

11 Dec 2011

…he was accidentally knocked down during preseason practice. The 84-year-old coach has been undergoing radiation and chemotherapy for what is described as a treatable form of lung cancer. It is unclear where he was hospitalized following the fresh pelvis… ...

Studies: New Drugs Help Breast Cancer

07 Dec 2011

…tumor growth by 6.1 months when added to the blockbuster breast cancer medicine Herceptin and chemotherapy, compared with Herceptin and chemotherapy alone. The study, sponsored by pertuzumab's developer, Roche and its Genentech unit, involved… ...

Reports: Chavez's Cancer Has Spread

19 Nov 2011

…says he is now cancer-free after having a baseball-sized tumor removed from his pelvic area in June and four rounds of chemotherapy -- though he has refused to discuss what kind of cancer he had. Last week he again proclaimed his good health -- and delivered… ...

FDA Reverses Avastin Approval

18 Nov 2011

…2008 for use in combination with a chemotherapy drug, under the FDA's accelerated…
…of life compared to taking standard chemotherapy alone -- not enough to outweigh the…
…of Avastin in combination with the chemotherapy drug paclitaxel in previously untreated… ...

Obama to Order FDA to Reduce Shortages

31 Oct 2011

…attend was a Boston hospital pharmacy manager who has regularly encountered drug shortages, and a 49-year-old San Francisco cancer patient who told an FDA workshop last month how he grappled with a shortage in his chemotherapy drug. ...

Hugo Chavez Says He Is Cancer Free

20 Oct 2011

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said he is cancer-free because a series of medical exams in Cuba showed no recurrence of the illness following two months of chemotherapy treatments. ...

Chavez Plans 'Rigorous' Cancer Checkup

14 Oct 2011

…television on Saturday that his doctors in Cuba plan to do "every little exam necessary." Chavez has undergone four rounds of chemotherapy since an operation, but little information has been provided about the nature of the cancer, raising uncertainties about… ...

Experts Offer Advice on Vitamin Safety

13 Oct 2011

…increased risk of lung cancer. — For cancer patients, "vitamins C and E might reduce the effectiveness of certain types of chemotherapy," Engel said. — People having surgery should know that some vitamins can affect bleeding and response to anesthesia… ...

Congressman Investigates Drug Sellers

05 Oct 2011

…report that the shortages are responsible for at least 15 patient deaths and that secondary distributors are selling drugs for chemotherapy, anesthesia and infections for hugely inflated prices, in extreme cases up to 80 times the normal price. Rep. Elijah… ...

Avastin Gets Fertility Risk Warning

04 Oct 2011

…study of 179 women with colon cancer who were all being treated with chemotherapy regimen known as Folfox. About half the women received Avastin in addition to chemotherapy. The study showed 34 percent of women receiving Avastin experienced… ...

Chavez Denies Rumors of Failing Health

29 Sep 2011

President Hugo Chavez appeared before journalists Thursday to deny reports his health had taken a turn for the worse, saying he was "doing well" as he recovers from cancer-fighting chemotherapy. ...