Breast Cancer Breakthroughs
Better surgeries, less radiation, and new drugs are changing treatments and offering hope In 1811, Nabby Adams, daughter of President John Adams and Abigail Adams, was diagnosed with breast cancer. Brave…
Scalp Cooling Reduces Hair Loss by Lessening Chemotherpy Absorbed by Hair Follicles
Research has shown that scalp cooling can help some people keep some or quite a bit of their hair during chemotherapy. But how scalp cooling works hasn’t been clearly understood.…
Cancer Patients May Soon Be Able to Get an Entire Course of Radiation in Less Than 1 Second
(Photo by Agê Barros on Unsplash) Currently, cancer patients who require radiation therapy may have to return to their cancer center for treatment several times a week for five to eight weeks or…