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Chemotherapy Drug Used To Treat Prostate Cancer
Most people have had some type of chemotherapy for illness during their lives - for example, taking penicillin for an infection. Today, the word "chemotherapy" is used most often to describe a method of
In the early days, chemotherapy was considered a last resort to be used only in terminal cases when all else had failed to cure a cancer. When it...
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Keri's Breast Cancer Story: Update on Chemotherapy
In this set of emails Keri Haberstroh updates friends and family on her pathology report and chemotherapy treatment. My wife Keri was only... Read more »
Do I Need My Entire Prostate Treated?
I would like to continue discussing my previous entry about cryoablation for prostate cancer. If you recall, I mediated an UsToo Prostate... Read more »
News on Testicular Cancer and Risk for Prostate Cancer
Two news bulletins that hit the health news scene: (1) Chemotherapy may be a new and viable treatment option for Testicular Seminoma -... Read more »
Identifying and Treating BPH (Enlarged Prostate)
We have heard so much lately about prostate cancer that perhaps it is time to turn back to the basics, and look at BPH (benign prostatic... Read more »
10 Things to Know About Breast Cancer Chemotherapy
Facing another day of chemo? Down in the dumps after a pain-filled night? Take ten!1) Get to a place where you can see the sky. Look up.... Read more »
From Our Sources
Treating Prostate Cancer: A Guide for Men With Localized Prost...
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Treating Prostate Cancer A Guide for Men With Localized Prostate Cancer Most men have time to learn about all the options for treating their prostate... Read more »
Myths of Chemotherapy
If you were born in my era (mid – 1950s) the word “cancer” was spoken quietly and with great fear. In fact, the only thing more frightening was... Read more »
Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Hormone TherapyThe goal of hormone therapy is to prevent estrogen from stimulating breast cancer cells. It is recommended for women whose breast... Read more »
New drugs may treat aggressive breast cancers
Drugs that block a cell repair enzyme known as PARP show promise at treating the most aggressive forms of breast cancer, some new studies suggest. In... Read more »
Chemotherapy 101 Part I: Preparing for Chemotherapy
After my breast cancer diagnosis and lumpectomy, I believed that, unlike other women with my diagnosis, I did not need chemotherapy -- that my cancer... Read more »
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