Brain cancers are notoriously difficult to treat because most chemotherapy drugs can't breach the blood-brain barrier, a microscopic layer of cells that protect the brain from toxins. But researchers ...

A University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center study shows that a targeted form of radiation therapy can be safely delivered ...

DETAILS ON THE HIPEC PROCEDURE. PAM PHILLIPS IS GRATEFUL FOR EVERY MINUTE IN 2020 FOR 11 NEWS FIRST CAUGHT UP WITH HER NINE YEARS AGO WHEN SHE WAS A NEW CANCER SURVIVOR IN 2009, SHE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH ...

· First in-human trial used a novel ultrasound device to temporarily open the blood-brain barrier to deliver chemotherapy · Procedure led to a four- to six-fold increase in drug concentrations in the ...

A University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center study shows that a targeted form of radiation therapy can be safely delivered ...

Systemic chemotherapy is when chemotherapy drugs travel throughout your body. This type of chemotherapy can be given intravenously or orally. Chemotherapy, or “chemo,” is a type of cancer treatment ...

A clinical trial from Keck Medicine of USC aims to provide a surgical solution for patients with a form of advanced pancreatic cancer previously considered inoperable. The study will investigate if ...

Chemotherapy, anti-cancer drugs that stop the growth of tumor cells, encompasses a wide variety of different agents. Some chemotherapeutic agents work by directly killing cancer cells, while others ...

Some late-stage cancer patients at the end of their options are getting a second chance at life thanks to an unconventional procedure. The Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy procedure (HIPEC) ...