For many women with breast cancer, the very treatment that saves their lives can also bring fatigue, loss of muscle mass, emotional strain and other daunting obstacles. A new study shows that exercise ...

Chemotherapy is a treatment that uses drugs that kill rapidly dividing cancer cells to prevent them from growing and making more cells. Many chemotherapy drugs have adverse effects that can be severe.

For many women with breast cancer, the very treatment that saves their lives can also bring fatigue, loss of muscle mass, ...

Cancer care today is collaborative. Doctors present options, explain benefits and risks and work with patients to choose a plan that aligns with their goals and values. Seeking a second opinion is ...

Chemotherapy is one of the most common weapons in the cancer-treatment arsenal, but its side effects are well known. Hair ...

Chemotherapy is designed to save lives, but its effects extend far beyond the internal fight. As these powerful medications target rapidly dividing cancer cells, they inevitably influence other ...

Scientists have identified a crucial molecular switch that decides whether pancreatic cancer cells resist chemotherapy or respond to it. The key player, a gene called GATA6, keeps tumours in a more ...

After seeing friends shave their heads to deal with hair loss during chemotherapy for breast cancer, Florida resident Jo Steinhart, 70, hoped that she would not have to do the same after getting ...