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Experimental Regenerative Medicine Therapy Could Benefit Patients with Cancer Treatment-Related Dry Mouth

October 6th 2020

By Jessica Skarzynski

Dry mouth is a common cancer treatment-related side effect for patients, but a new experimental therapy could help with that.

5 Ways Patients With Cancer Can Decompress After A Chemotherapy Session

October 2nd 2020

By Barbara Tako

Chemotherapy sessions are not just physically taxing for patients with cancer, but they’re also mentally draining. Here are five ways one cancer survivor decompressed after chemotherapy sessions.

How to Find Solutions for the Side Effects of Cancer Treatment

September 30th 2020

By Marissa Holzer

Cancer, unfortunately, forces you to adapt or be miserable. There’s a solution to the side effects of treatment out there. You just have to find it.

Study Seeks to Predict Those at Risk for CAR-T Cell Therapy Side Effects

September 22nd 2020

By Brielle Benyon

CAR-T Cell therapy is expanding in the field of blood cancers, but it comes with a host of side effects patients need to look out for. One study is looking to get ahead of the side effect curve for patients about to undergo CAR-T cell therapy.

How Do You Deal With Cognitive Dysfunction as a Result of Cancer Treatment?

September 21st 2020

By Ryan McDonald

On social media, CURE® recently asked its readers to share how they deal with the cognitive dysfunction that can come about from cancer treatment.

Think Before You Brush: Dental Hygiene After Vomiting

September 21st 2020

By Brielle Benyon

An oncology nurse outlines ways that patients can prevent dental erosion after a vomiting episode.

Understanding Neuropathy

September 16th 2020

Neuropathy causes tingling or numbness, especially in the hands and feet. It affects about one to two percent of Americans and is caused by damage to a single or multiple nerves. There are different types, but peripheral neuropathy is the most common in those with cancer.

When You Have Cancer, Ask for What You Need

September 9th 2020

By Martha Carlson

Supportive and palliative care are critical for people living with cancer to better manage treatment-related side effects.

FDA Grants Breakthrough Designation to Plinabulin for Chemotherapy-Induced Neutropenia

September 9th 2020

By Ryan McDonald

The FDA based its decision on data from a phase 3 trial which showed that adding plinabulin to Neulasta significantly improved the rate of severe chemotherapy-induced neutropenia.

NIH Issues Grant to Start Studying ‘Chemo Brain’ in Children

September 8th 2020

By Ryan McDonald

“Our hope is that this will enable us to reduce or eliminate late effects of treatment that persist into the survivorship years,” Dr. Peter Cole, of Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, said in a press release.