Taxane-Based and Long-Course Chemotherapy Linked to Higher Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema Risk
New Data Links Chemo Drugs to Arm Swelling in Breast Cancer
In a retrospective cohort of 201 breast cancer patients at Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital, taxane-based regimens, long-course chemotherapy, an…
Breast cancer patients on certain chemotherapy drugs face a higher risk of developing arm swelling after treatment ends.
Same-day desensitization linked to lower breakthrough reaction rate than rapid protocol in chemotherapy hypersensitivity
Can a same-day approach reduce allergic reactions during cancer treatment?
A retrospective cohort study of 120 patients with hypersensitivity reactions to platinum- or taxane-based chemotherapy compared same-day des…
A same-day desensitization approach reduced breakthrough allergic reactions to 15% compared to 24% for patients receiving rapid protocols du…