The widely used chemotherapy drug Taxol does not work for the most common form of breast cancer and helps far fewer patients than has been believed, surprising new research suggests. If further study ...

A Northwestern team transformed a common chemotherapy drug into a powerful, targeted cancer therapy using spherical nucleic ...

Shortages to backbone chemotherapy drugs are negatively affecting patient care, and more shortages are likely without policy solutions, experts say.

By restructuring a common chemotherapy drug, scientists increased its potency by 20,000 times. In a significant step forward for cancer therapy, researchers at Northwestern University have redesigned ...

What Is Adjuvant Chemotherapy (Preventive Chemotherapy)? Adjuvant chemotherapy – also called preventive chemotherapy – is a cancer treatment you get after surgery, radiation, or other main treatments ...

"Some chemotherapy drugs interfere with the DNA replication of cancer cells and cause them to die, which is why they are good therapies. But they can also cause irreversible damage to heart cells," ...

When a friend, family member, or public figure—most recently, Kate Middleton—says they’re going through chemotherapy, your mind might paint a pretty depressing picture. Perhaps you recount the images ...

Some people have an allergic reaction to chemotherapy. Allergic reactions can range from mild skin irritation to life threatening anaphylaxis. To avoid this, your care team will monitor you during and ...

R-ICE is a treatment for non-Hodgkin’s and Hodgkin’s lymphoma. It combines four chemotherapy drugs that kill cancer cells and is often used prior to a stem cell transplant. Share on Pinterest photoman ...

Scientists at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, have used nanotechnology to re-engineer the molecular structure ...