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Diet tips during cancer treatment

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

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3 factors may extend survival in advanced pancreatic cancer

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[...]

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New radiotherapy helps reduce cognitive damage in brain cancer

When it comes to radiation therapy to treat brain cancer, hippocampal-avoidance whole-brain radiotherapy in conjunction with the drug memantine better preserved cognitive function and demonstrated[...]