More articles about: Cancer Treatment
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Keeping a Life-Limiting Side Effect from Threatening a Life-Saving Breast Cancer Treatment
For patients undergoing aromatase inhibitor treatment for breast cancer, muscle and joint pain can be a significant side effect. These tips may help manage AI treatment-related pain.
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Cancer Isn’t One Size Fits All: Nashawn’s Story
A patient’s genetic makeup and journey with leukemia highlights the need for more gene sequencing in minority children.
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Some Physicians Are Ordering Thyroid Tests for Unsupported Reasons
While most thyroid ultrasound orders are warranted, researchers say guidelines could be clearer to help reduce over diagnosis of thyroid cancer.
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Hazardous Drug Spills Put Cancer Nurses at Risk
New study highlights the persistent dangers cancer nurses face from exposure to hazardous drugs.
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A Story of Faith: The Pregnant Mother Who Had Cancer, Heart Failure and Two Strokes in One Year
After becoming pregnant, getting cancer, having heart failure and two strokes, one mother reflects back on her care team and her faith which pulled her through.
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Innovative Investment Strategy Aids Search for New Cancer Drugs
Three early-stage cancer drug projects receive pilot grants to help them advance from the bench toward the bedside.
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Study: Many Thyroid Cancer Patients Say They Had No Choice About Radioactive Iodine
Better shared decision-making could help patients feel more empowered, avoid treatment side-effects and reduce overtreatment.
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Attacking ‘Invisible Threat’ that Affects Cancer Care Workers
Exposure to chemotherapy can create hazards for nurses, pharmacists as they deliver lifesaving care to patients, but use of protective devices remains low.
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Ringing the Bell for Lung Cancer
One patient overcomes treatment fears and signs on for clinical research.
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How Cancer Treatment and Heart Disease Are Connected
The connection between cancer treatment and heart disease is gaining more attention from researchers and specialists. Cardio-oncologists can work with cancer treatment patients to recommend preventive measures, address cardiac complications, and monitor t
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The Best Diets for Cancer Patients and Cancer Survivors
A U-M cancer researcher looks at the five most popular diets today, with an eye on plans that include the foods and nutrients known to help reduce a person’s risk of getting cancer or prevent a recurrence.
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8 Tips for Coping After a Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Balancing family life and cancer care can be a challenge. A Michigan Medicine counselor offers advice for navigating the process, from mental health to finances.
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HIPEC Treatment Targets Tough Cancers by ‘Bathing’ Tumors in Chemo
Applying heated chemotherapy directly to cancer cells can help some patients with an aggressive form of the disease.
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Choosing a Cancer Doctor: 9 Things to Know
If you've been diagnosed with cancer, picking a doctor can feel overwhelming. Michigan Medicine shares 9 tips to be informed and proactive when choosing an oncologist.
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Ophthalmologists Link Immunotherapy with a Serious Eye Condition
Immunotherapy cancer drugs can cause a potentially vision-robbing side effect. In a new report, Michigan Medicine experts discuss the risks and what oncologists should know.