CHEMOTHERAPY
ABSTRACT: Cancer, chemotherapy, and surgery are conditions that increase the risk of the development of venous thromboembolism (VTE), a common and potentially life-threatening condition.
ABSTRACT: The frequency of bone cancer is very rare, with only 400 to 700 new cases diagnosed annually.
ABSTRACT: Despite advancements in chemotherapy treatments, dermatologic complications continue to be associated with chemotherapeutic agents.
ABSTRACT: Non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) continues to be the leading cause of cancer death in the United States, and treatment for patients with advanced NSCLC remains an important, clinically complex challenge.
Childhood Cancer Survivors Have Higher Health Risks as Adults While more effective treatments for childhood cancers have dramatically improved survival rates, children who had been treated for cancer could to be at a higher risk of health problems as adults.
ABSTRACT: Therapeutic cancer vaccines differ from traditional vaccines in that they are only given to patients who already have cancer, with the goal of decreasing the spread of the disease and prolonging survival.
In the United States, kidney cancer (renal cell carcinoma) is estimated to be the seventh most common cancerous condition diagnosed in men and the 13th most common in women, accounting for 2.7% of all malignant conditions.