The alternative approach reduces the dose administered in each treatment to avoid serious side effects of the conventional approach, and the doses are given more frequently to curb the growth of cancer cells.
Low-Dose Metronomic Chemotherapy in metastatic breast cancer patients aims to prolong and improve quality of life. This concept relies on the continuous administration of chemotherapy at low doses and aims at targeting tumor endothelial cells specifically.
Our bodies are full of tiny micro-organisms called cells. These cells have one mission -- to divide and multiply as we grow, then eventually die off to make room for…
Pancreatic cancer is relentless with the highest mortality rate of all major cancers. According to the American Cancer Society, It is estimated that 57,600 Americans will be diagnosed with pancreatic…
For decades, the hallmark of medical treatment for cancer has been intravenous cytotoxic chemotherapy. These drugs target rapidly dividing cancer cells and normal cells, leading to hair loss, vomiting and…
An exciting new study, published by researchers at Yale University in conjunction with Precision Therapeutics, shows that an assay, called ChemoFx, could effectively inform physicians on the best possible treatment…