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...
A breast cancer treatment study published in the New England Journal of Medicine this week has the national media hopping–and me... Read more »
Two news bulletins that hit the health news scene: (1) Chemotherapy may be a new and viable treatment option for Testicular Seminoma -... Read more »
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 »
My wife, Keri Haberstroh, was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 25 in 2005. My name is Doug, and I am here to tell Keri's breast cancer... Read more »
When oncologists determine a course of treatment for breast cancer patients, consideration is first given to life saving measures followed... Read more »
Q. What with all the side effects I had during chemotherapy, I really wasn’t in the mood for sex very often. And now that I’m done with chemo,... Read more »
Many survivors of breast cancer report having decreased sexual desire and drive. There are often several possible causes of diminished sex drive in... Read more »
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 »
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 »
Part II: Managing Through Treatment Ready, Set, Go Before each chemo session, a nurse will draw blood to check your blood counts. If they are not in... Read more »