Cancer - April 2016 Archives

Can bleeding problems during chemotherapy be prevented? Chemotherapy can weaken your bone marrow's ability to produce platelets, a blood cell that helps stop bleeding, by binding ...

It’s well-known that exercise decreases the risk of developing cancer. Studies show there’s a 25 percent reduction in the risk of breast cancer among ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Patients with a low-grade type of brain tumor called glioma who received radiation therapy plus a chemotherapy regimen, including procarbazine, lomustine and vincristine ...

Richard O. Jacobson, a longtime Mayo Clinic patient who in 2011 made the largest outright gift in Mayo Clinic history, passed away on Friday after ...

Listen: Mayo Clinic Radio podcast 04-02-16 The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that the number of people age 65 and older will almost double ...

The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that the number of people age 65 and older will almost double over the next 35 years. That increase is ...

Growing up on a farm in central Florida, Paige Douglas enjoyed a unique childhood, caring for a menagerie of animals, horseback riding, even barrel racing at local rodeos. But, when she was 10, Paige inadvertently hit her left knee while bouncing on a trampoline. Though she had no visible cuts, pain radiated up and down her leg. Later, Paige would say, “It felt like I had a BB pellet stuck in there.” Her knee became so sensitive that the slightest touch or inadvertent bump would “bring excruciating pain, sending me to the ground, screaming and crying,” she recalls. Paige visited countless doctors near her home in Ocala, Florida, trying different medications, topical treatments and steroid injections. The pain persisted. After an exploratory surgery in 2001, doctors told her she had a neuroma, an area of increased sensitivity and pain that often develops after physical trauma to a nerve. They said removing it should resolve the issues. It did, but only for a short time. Then the pain returned.

The emotions of hair loss during cancer treatment Losing your hair to chemotherapy or radiation can have an emotional impact that you may not expect. ...