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Radiation and the Brain for pediatric cancer- late stage side effects
If your child undergoes aggressive therapies for pediatric cancer including chemo or radiation, he/she may experience a lifetime of late stage side effects. The good news is that there are therapies to
Continue readingPediatric Liver Cancer –
Our results provide firm evidence for the efficacy of the applied regimen, with close to 80% of pediatric liver cancer patients achieving complete remission at the end of treatment. The study linked
Continue readingPediatric Head & Neck Cancer- Mucositis
The area’s sensitivity (pediatric head and neck cancer) also means the effects of treatment can lower patient quality of life due to symptoms including loss of appetite, difficulty swallowing, or
Continue readingCan Pediatric/AYA Cancer Late-Stage Side-Effects be prevented?
“”Cure is no longer a sufficient goal in pediatric cancer care,” the researchers wrote. “As the vast majority of these patients survive, attention must be paid to their long-term
Continue readingPediatric, AYA Cancer – Prevent Side Effects
“By age 45, 56% of the childhood cancer survivors diagnosed before age 15 had developed severe health problems, compared with 39% of survivors diagnosed in adolescence or early adulthood and 12%
Continue readingPediatric Brain Cancer- ANP
The results of the present study are favourable in comparison with radiation therapy and chemotherapy for pediatric brain cancer Full disclosure- After three years of unsuccessful conventional therapy
Continue readingPediatric Brain Cancer- ANP, Burzynski
There were no chronic toxicities, and the quality of life for pediatric brain cancer patients was very good. The best results were obtained in the DIPG and AA groups. I think that cancer in children is
Continue readingAYA Cancer- Mental Therapies
AYA cancer survivors have more severe depression and anxiety than non-cancer survivors? Gee, remarkable findings. You mean that after living with short, long-term and late stage side effects AYA cancer
Continue readingAntineoplaston Therapy & Cancer
I was diagnosed with an incurable blood cancer called multiple myeloma in 1/94. I underwent surgery, radiation, chemotherapy and an autologous stem cell transplant from 1/94-9/97. I was told I was end-stage
Continue readingHead Neck Cancer Mucositis
Head and neck cancer patients who undergo intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) are going to develop a side effect called mucositis or dry mouth. Well…not all patients but 98.6% of patients
Continue readingAdult Childhood Cancer Survivors- Cognitive Decline
Adult childhood cancer survivors are adults who had cancer as an infant or as a child. According to the studies linked and excerpted below, cognitive decline can be a late stage side effect- meaning that
Continue readingCancer Side Effects “On the Rise!?”
Cancer side effects are on the rise. First, the population is aging in the United State. Older people means more cancer diagnoses. Second, cancer is being diagnosed earlier. Diagnostic testing such as
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