Your doctor may recommend chemo, hormone, or targeted therapy. Sometimes you may receive a combination of therapies, or something else entirely. Oncology (cancer) drugs include a range of ...

For example, for some bladder cancers, the drug can be pumped into the bladder so it works directly on the tissue involved. How long chemotherapy courses last varies between different cancer types ...

But chemotherapy does a lot more than get rid of cancer. While chemotherapy drugs are powerful enough to kill rapidly growing cancer cells, they can also harm healthy cells. This may cause a ...

For melanoma and squamous cell cancer of the surface of the eye (conjunctiva) you might have: You might have a targeted or immunotherapy drug. For example, you may have rituximab with chemotherapy for ...

For example, MSK’s medical oncologists sometimes advise against chemotherapy for people with head and neck cancer when the benefits are not clear and the side effects would be significant. Here, you ...

Hearing the words, “You have cancer,” can be one of the most difficult experiences someone can go through. While processing the gravity of such a diagnosis, it’s natural to wonder what to ...

For example, newspapers, books or electronic devices can all help to pass the time. You can usually bring a friend or family member with you. You have some types of chemotherapy over several days. You ...

For patients with resectable esophageal adenocarcinoma, perioperative chemotherapy with fluorouracil, leucovorin, oxaliplatin, and docetaxel (FLOT) leads to improved survival compared with ...