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  2. Nigro protocol - Wikipedia

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    Success of the preoperative regimen changed the paradigm of anal cancer treatment from surgical to non-surgical and was the advent of definitive chemoradiation (omitting surgery) being accepted as a standard-of-care for anal squamous cell carcinomas. Larger doses of radiation are used in modern chemoradiotherapy protocols versus the original ...

  3. Chemotherapy - Wikipedia

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    Neoadjuvant chemotherapy is given prior to a local treatment such as surgery, and is designed to shrink the primary tumor. [6]: 55–59 It is also given for cancers with a high risk of micrometastatic disease. [8]: 42 Adjuvant chemotherapy is given after a local treatment (radiotherapy or surgery). It can be used when there is little evidence ...

  4. Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy - Wikipedia

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    The anticancer mechanism of these drugs are not completely understood, but they are believed to accelerate neuronal cell death and block angiogenesis. Side effects of thalidomide-induced peripheral neuropathy include sensory symptoms, possible motor impairment, and gastrointestinal and cardiovascular autonomic manifestations. The symptoms of ...

  5. Travel Guru Rick Steves Says Prostate Surgery 'Incontinence ...

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    Steves has been back to work giving talks and doing research since his Oct. 4 surgery and says he's been feeling great, except for difficulty controlling his bladder, a common side-effect of the ...

  6. Cancer patients often do better with less intensive treatment ...

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    Scaling back treatment for three kinds of cancer can make life easier for patients without compromising outcomes, doctors reported at the world’s largest cancer conference. It’s part of a long ...

  7. Low-dose chemotherapy - Wikipedia

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    Low-dose chemotherapy is being studied/used in the treatment of cancer to avoid the side effects of conventional chemotherapy. Historically, oncologists have used the highest possible dose that the body can tolerate in order to kill as many cancer cells as possible. [1] After high-dose treatments, the body reacts, sometimes quite severely.