Part algae, part red blood cell, these microrobots can travel to hard-to-reach tumors deep in the lungs.
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The mainstays of cancer treatment remain surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, immunotherapy, targeted therapy, and hormone therapy. But exercise, psychological support and diet can be powerful adjuncts.
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Stopping cells from dividing into new cells is one way to fight cancer. This is how the drug abemaciclib works.
Identifying the most effective cancer treatment for a given patient from the get-go can help improve outcomes.
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Functional precision medicine works to take the guesswork out of deciding which drug to try next for patients with cancers that don’t respond to standard treatments.
By encouraging patients to adopt preventive lifestyles and have screenings and tests, silent cancers don’t have to be a grave threat to health
Some cancer patients receive additional treatment after surgery with the goal of eliminating any remaining tumor cells.
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There are many approaches to treating cancer. Which ones work best is determined on an individual basis and informed by each tumor.
Nurturing hope among patients with cancer and their caregivers is possible and includes coping strategies and exploring realistic goals.
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Patients with incurable cancer want to be informed about their disease and its treatment, but must also maintain hope. This inner conflict can affect how they process information about their prognosis.
While cancer remains a leading cause of death, survival rates are improving thanks to advances in treatment.
A proton therapy treatment room at a facility in Prague, Czech Republic. Canada lags behind other countries in providing this treatment.
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Proton beam therapy is a precise form of radiation that can reduce the side-effects of cancer treatment. It is available around the world, but not in Canada.
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A cancer that spreads is much more dangerous. Here’s why – and how it happens.
A cancer diagnosis is serious, but immediately starting treatment sometimes isn’t the best course of action.
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People with low-risk prostate cancer are more likely to die from something else. Overdiagnosis and overtreatment can lead to life-changing complications.
We tend to just think of viruses in terms of their damaging impacts on human health and lives. But viruses can also be used to benefit human health, agriculture and the environment.
Advances in radiotherapy involve combining new technologies with clinical expertise.
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Radiotherapy takes many forms: from directing powerful high-energy beams toward specific areas of the body to placing radioactive seeds right next to tumors.
People receiving cancer treatment can struggle to read. An innovative form of bibliotherapy brought joy and solace, enabling patients to concentrate as listeners, rather than readers.
Cancer in children is often more invasive and aggressive than that of adults.
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Children typically haven’t accumulated enough cellular damage to develop cancer. Because their bodies are still developing, pediatric cancers differ from adult cancers in key ways.
Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in men. Although watchful waiting is appropriate for low-risk cases, many are diagnosed at an advanced stage because of racial health disparities.
Cancer vaccines are an emerging personalised treatment for cancer. Using the same mRNA technology as COVID vaccines, they stimulate the immune system to destroy cancer cells.
Physical activity during cancer treatment can help improve mental and physical health outcomes.
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