No one wants to die in the hospital, hooked to a ventilator. But undergoing chemotherapy just to ease symptoms or to buy a bit more time increases... Cancer patients who get chemotherapy in the last ...

Patients with end-stage cancer often receive chemotherapy, under the assumption that it will improve their quality of life or may even extend survival. However, new data suggest quite the opposite.

Holding off on palliative chemotherapy until symptoms start appears to improve quality of life (QoL) without affecting survival for asymptomatic patients with advanced cancer. Of the 919 patients, ...

Phase III Comparative Study of Vinorelbine Combined With Doxorubicin Versus Doxorubicin Alone in Disseminated Metastatic/Recurrent Breast Cancer: National Cancer Institute of Canada Clinical Trials ...

Clinical trials have shown that palliative chemotherapy (PC) improves survival in patients with incurable esophageal and gastric cancer; however, outcomes achieved in routine practice are unknown. We ...

A new study finds that half of cancer patients received chemotherapy in their final months of life, even though the therapy – which can cause nausea, vomiting and other grueling side effects – had no ...

Stage 1 mesothelioma is localized. The cancer is confined to one side of the chest lining or one area of the abdomen and has ...

An oncology nurse discusses how virtual reality can be used to educate patients and decrease stress before treatment or while in palliative care. Virtual reality (VR), which typically uses a headset ...

While chemotherapy has evolved, what remains unchanged is the need for clear information, compassionate communication, and courage rooted in facts rather than fear. Present-day medicine can change ...

Chemotherapy is a treatment that may be used for non-small cell lung cancer. It’s often used in combination with other treatment types. Chemotherapy is associated with a variety of risks and benefits.

Most people with cancer pass away from the complications of their cancer rather than cancer treatments, such as chemotherapy. It’s extremely difficult to determine whether there’s a correlation ...