Cancer Treatment: Administering Calcium And Magnesium Effectively Reduces Neurological Sensitivity

Friday, May 16, 2008 - 10:21 in Health & Medicine

Researchers in the North Central Cancer Treatment Group have shown that patients who receive intravenous calcium and magnesium before and after the chemotherapy drug oxaliplatin for the treatment of advanced colon cancer experience a significantly reduced incidence and severity of neurological side effects.

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