How the chemotherapy drug sorafenib triggers muscle wasting through cell remodeling
Chemotherapeutic agents are often used to treat cancer. They combat tumor growth, but also have a number of undesirable side effects. One of these is severe muscle wasting, known as ...
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Missed Chemotherapy Cycles Reduces Survival in Head and Neck Cancers
Regarding patient reported outcomes, Jun Ma shared that some chemotherapy side effects may overlap with radiation side effects, and challenges may include nausea, vomiting, feeling weak in general and ...
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Combination of dual-targeted therapies and chemotherapy shows high response rates in BRAF-mutated metastatic colorectal cancer
Patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) harboring BRAF V600E mutations benefited from first-line treatment with the targeted therapies encorafenib and cetuximab plus a mFOLFOX6 chemotherapy ...
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Types of Drugs Used in Cancer Treatment
Drugs are also available to help treat the side effects of cancer drugs. Chemotherapy drugs destroy fast-growing cells in the body. The goal is to lower the total number of cancer cells in your ...
Tool gives more accurate estimates of recurrence risk and individual chemotherapy benefit in node-positive breast cancer
A new statistical tool that combines multiple clinical and pathologic factors with a patient's 21-gene Oncotype DX Breast ...
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Blood test from Alliance trial guides use of anti-inflammatory drug to lower colon cancer recurrence risk
The Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology today announced the results of a data analysis from a randomized phase III clinical trial involving patients with stage III colon cancer, which found that ...
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Side Effects of Mounjaro: What You Need to Know
Mounjaro can cause side effects that range from mild to serious. The most common side effects include nausea, diarrhea, and decreased appetite. Mounjaro (tirzepatide) is prescribed to help manage ...
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Law enforcement finds murder suspect dead in home from apparent self-inflicted gunshot
GREENE COUNTY, N.C. (WNCT) — Multiple law enforcement agencies assisted the U.S. Marshals in the hunt for a fugitive in Greene County Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. The Marshals were investigating ...
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Two arrested in Craven County on multiple drug charges
NEW BERN, N.C. (WNCT) — A traffic stop on Broad Creek Road in Craven County led to arrests on drug charges. The Craven County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Bureau and North Carolina ...
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Meet the social media influencer in Brookline covering good news only (one rule: ‘no politics’)
There are dozens of social media feeds and web pages, even print publications, here and abroad, devoted exclusively to bright and inspiring news, though not all come with the same definition of ...
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Neuroscience News
Jan. 22, 2025 — Thermal sensations are consciously differentiated as hot or cold by the brain; however, the neural mechanism that enables this differentiation is not well understood. To address ...
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Arizona News
Northland Family Health Center, the main help in Coconino County, helped almost 250 trafficking victims in 2024 through their crisis hotline and provided shelter to 32 adults. A man is in custody ...