What Cancer Patients Receiving Chemo Need to Know About Alkylating Agents
One essential goal of your cancer treatment is to prevent cancer cells from growing. Medications known as alkylating agents help prevent cancer cell growth for...
Five Ways Hospitals Can Prevent Radiation Machine Mistakes
Your doctor can only provide you with the right radiation treatment if the machines that deliver radiation treatment are reliable. Mechanical problems, calibration errors, or...
How Radiation Treatment Could Cause a Permanent Spinal Cord Injury
Radiation is often recommended to treat tumors on the spine. When radiation treatment is successful, it can treat cancerous tumors, prevent tumors from coming back,...
Lung Injuries You Need to Know About If You Receive Radiation Cancer Treatment
Your oncologist recommended radiation to treat your breast or lung cancer. You consented to the treatment and believed it to be an essential part of your...
When Oncologists or Technicians Make Mistakes Administering the Chemo Drug Mitomycin
For many people with cancer, mitomycin is a life-saving drug. Mitomycin, which is sold under the trade name Mutamycin® and is also known as Mitomycin-C...
Kidneys help balance your body’s chemicals and produce hormones that impact your health. Properly working kidneys: Allow waste and medication to leave your body through...