chemotherapy

Systemic therapies for breast cancer include chemotherapy, hormone therapy, targeted-drug therapy and immunotherapy. Medical oncologist Dr. Matthew Goetz provides an overview.

Cris Ross, chief information officer at Mayo Clinic, shares his experience of becoming a colorectal cancer patient and coping with the side effects of chemotherapy, radiation and surgery.

Mayo Clinic dietitian Rose Prissel offers tips for people undergoing cancer treatment to maintain calorie, protein and fluid intake.

A study is validating the use of genomic sequencing to predict the likelihood that patients with gastric cancer will derive benefit from therapies.

Researchers report the development of a new ionic liquid formulation that killed cancer cells and allowed uniform distribution of a chemotherapy drug into liver tumors and other solid tumors in the lab.

Mayo Clinic researchers have opened up a promising front in their search for new ways to increase the effectiveness of chemotherapy against pancreatic adenocarcinoma, one[...]

The protein PD-L1 is frequently present on the surface of cancer cells and is known for its role in helping cancer cells escape the immune[...]

According to new research from Mayo Clinic, colorectal cancer outcomes may improve by genetically altering an immune-regulatory protein in cancer cells, making the cells more[...]

A new Mayo Clinic study suggests that some patients with pancreatic cancer could increase survival with adjustments to their chemotherapy regimen before surgery. Historically, most[...]

Rose geranium oil may help ease the symptoms of nasal vestibulitis, according to the results of a small observational study by Mayo Clinic researchers. The[...]