Testicular cancer: ‘Kinder’ chemotherapy is ‘just as effective’
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Testicular cancer: ‘Kinder’ chemotherapy is ‘just as effective’

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-50972799 By James Gallagher Health and science correspondent Testicular cancer can be treated successfully with fewer rounds of toxic chemotherapy drugs, doctors say. A study on 246 patients, reported in the journal European Urology, showed a single cycle of chemo was just as effective as the standard two cycles. But the…

Sponge offers hope of ‘less toxic’ chemotherapy
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Sponge offers hope of ‘less toxic’ chemotherapy

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-46782190 By BBC Healthcare News Scientists believe they may have found a way to make cancer chemotherapy treatment less toxic to the body. They have begun testing a tiny sponge that sits inside a vein and removes excess chemo drugs from the blood once they have attacked the target tumour. Experts…