Can exercise prevent ‘chemo brain’ in women with breast cancer?

Moderate to vigorous exercise before the start of chemotherapy may offer women with breast cancer a way to prevent "chemo brain."

Leslie Orr-Rochester • futurity
Aug. 25, 2021 ~5 min

Can exercise prevent ‘chemo brain’ in women with breast cancer?

Moderate to vigorous exercise before the start of chemotherapy may offer women with breast cancer a way to prevent "chemo brain."

Leslie Orr-Rochester • futurity
Aug. 25, 2021 ~5 min


Blood test checks to see if cancer treatment is working

The new blood test checks to see if cancer treatment is working in real-time. It can give results in just 24 hours, which could guide treatment decisions.

National University of Singapore • futurity
June 17, 2021 ~8 min

Inflammation may be a warning sign of frailty after chemo

Researchers have found a link between inflammation levels in the blood and frailty in breast cancer patients who've gone through chemotherapy.

Leslie Orr-Rochester • futurity
April 6, 2021 ~4 min

Morning chemo could add months to glioblastoma patient survival

Simply giving chemotherapy in the morning, rather than in the evening, could add a few months of survival for patients with glioblastoma.

Julia Evangelou Strait-WUSTL • futurity
April 5, 2021 ~8 min

Morning chemo could add months to glioblastoma patient survival

Simply giving chemotherapy in the morning, rather than in the evening, could add a few months of survival for patients with glioblastoma.

Julia Evangelou Strait-WUSTL • futurity
April 5, 2021 ~8 min

COVID-19 has made a cancer side effect more stressful

People with advanced prostate cancer should know that the loss of taste and smell can be a treatment side effect, not just a sign of COVID-19.

Barri Bronston-Tulane • futurity
March 19, 2021 ~5 min

Two-drug combo starves bone cancer cells to death

A two-drug combination could be as effective as a chemotherapy drug often given in high doses to treat osteosarcoma, a bone cancer, and less toxic .

Jim Goodwin-WUSTL • futurity
Feb. 1, 2021 ~7 min


Surgery may extend life for women with metastatic breast cancer

Surgery, in addition to treatments like chemotherapy and radiation therapy, may lenghten survival for women with metastatic breast cancer.

Barbara Schindo-Penn State • futurity
Dec. 23, 2020 ~7 min

Chemo may not benefit all postmenopausal women with breast cancer

Some postmenopausal women with breast cancer may safely skip chemotherapy. That means spending less time and money on infusions and avoiding side effects.

Shannon McCaffrey-Emory • futurity
Dec. 11, 2020 ~9 min

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