Overexpression of c-MYC regulates tumor metabolism in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Here the authors identify ELOVL6, a fatty acid elongase regulated by c-MYC, as a potential ...

Also called an implanted port, port-a-cath or medi-port, a chemo port has two parts: the port and the catheter. The port is a quarter-sized plastic or metal disc. (If you have the metal kind ...

You’ll get radiation therapy over several weeks. Chemotherapy, or chemo, means using chemicals for treatment. For cancer, the medicines attack and kill fast-growing cells, like cancer cells.

At MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, robots are assisting pharmacists with mixing and delivering some of the most common chemotherapy drugs to cancer patients. NBC News’ Anne Thompson has ...

One of those lesser-known struggles is a condition known as chemo mouth, a painful side effect of chemotherapy and radiation. For some, chemo mouth can result in mouth sores and other ...

Eating a nutritious, balanced diet while on chemotherapy can help support your treatment and overall health. Mild foods that are easy on the stomach, such as oatmeal and eggs, may be good options.

Leucovorin is currently prescribed to ease the side effects of cancer chemotherapy. Pregnant women are prescribed multivitamins with folic acid to prevent neural tube defects. The neural tube ...

Mason Conner was nonverbal until age 3, when his parents gave him a drug usually given to chemo patients. CBS News One family’s breakthrough may provide hope for thousands of parents who’ve ...

A chemotherapy port (also known as a chemo port) is a small device placed under the skin that is attached to a vein in the chest to deliver chemotherapy drugs to the body. Without a port, a new ...

Virgin hair is a term sometimes applied to hair that grows in after chemotherapy. Many women are surprised to find that the color of their hair changes, the waviness goes from straight to curly or ...

Chemotherapy-induced hair loss can be quite upsetting for many people. While this type of hair loss is typically temporary, it may take a considerable amount of time for hair to grow back to its ...

Chemotherapy drugs given into a vein (intravenous) are usually given by nurses in a chemotherapy day unit. The nurses will: The nurses try to make sure the unit has a calm atmosphere and the ...