Less Intensive Chemo Avoids Irreversible Side Effects In Child Cancer
Thursday, July 16, 2015 - 16:50
in Health & Medicine
Children with a rare type of cancer called Wilms' tumor who are at low risk of relapsing can now be given less intensive treatment, avoiding a type of chemotherapy that can cause irreversible heart problems in later life. The move follows the results of a Cancer Research UK trial, published in the Lancet, showing that the drug doxorubicin can be safely omitted from treatment without affecting patients' chances of survival. read more