According to research at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, acupuncture relieves cancer pain due to medication side effects. Testing was done on patients using bortezomib for multiple myeloma. READ MORE Source: HealthCMI
Two clinical trials, one in the US and one in China have been completed on the results of taking Acetyl-l-Carnitine, either during chemotherapy treatments or before treatment. With very different results presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting, there is no clear direction on the use of ALC. Debra Barton, PhD, Mayo Clinic, commented, “Further …
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First published online by BioMed Central, researchers from Tehran and Tabriz Universities, Iran, have found that Omega-3 fatty acids have beneficial effects on neurological disorders from the side effects of paclitaxel, used to treat breast cancer. Omega-3 fatty acids may be an efficient neuroprotective agent against paclitaxel-induced PN. READ MORE Source: Equities.com
Duloxetine, known commercially as Cymbalta, has been shown to relieve neuropathic pain caused by chemotherapy in 59 percent of patients in a recent study at the University of Michigan. Lead study author, Ellen M. Lavoie Smith, PhD, and researcher at the U-M Comprehensive Cancer Center, says, “These drugs don’t work for everyone. The good news …
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EpiCept Corp. has received formal scientific advice from the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) that are aligned with the recent guidance given by the U.S. FDA regarding the development of AmiKet, for the treatment of CIPN. EpiCept has reported significant postiive results in the treatment of …
In an article that acknowledges that breast cancer is one diagnosis women do not want to hear, Lexi Nisita, contributing writer, talks about the move to alternative treatments for these patients. Many of them are trying to manage the side effects of the drugs, like neuropathy; others are trying to find a holistic alternative to …
With breast cancer survivors estimated at 2.8 million, more women are living with the chronic effects of their cancer treatments. The American Cancer Society convened a panel of experts from the University of North Carolina (UNC) to review current practices and make recommendations for rehabilitation. Deborah Mayer, PhD, UNC, says, “As more women are surviving …
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Rita Woods, LMT (Licensed Massage Therapist) has published instructional articles in Massage Today on the use of massage to benefit diabetic and chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy. Now, she has written an overview article on how to make treatment decisions for neuropathy. READ MORE Source: Massage Today
Early screening seems to be having a positive impact on the incidence of new cases of colorectal cancer over that past 2 decades. Unfortunately, the treatment of choice, Oxaliplatin, produces serious side effects such as chemo-therapy induced peripheral neuropathy. Clinical trials have been done that concluded a calcium and magnesium infusion, given before the Oxaliplatin …
Dr. Daniela Salvemini, associate professor of pharmacolgical and physiolgical science at SLU School of Medicine has been awared a grant to research a way to help ease, or stop, pain during chemotherapy. Pain is the primary reason patients stop chemotherapy treatments. Chemo-therapy induced peripheral neuropathy causes a feeling of burning and inflammation in extremities. READ …
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