A hidden immune stress switch may be driving chemotherapy nerve pain and scientists have found a way to turn it off.

If your doctor has recommended chemotherapy as part of your cancer treatment, you might be nervous. Maybe you have had a family member who found the treatment grueling or a friend who experienced ...

Doctors say baldness as a result of chemotherapy-induced alopecia causes personal, social and professional anxiety.

After seeing friends shave their heads to deal with hair loss during chemotherapy for breast cancer, Florida resident Jo Steinhart, 70, hoped that she would not have to do the same after getting ...

Chemotherapy is a high-risk medication and is the second most common cause of fatal medication errors. The ordering process can be unsafe and inefficient, putting patients at risk for medication ...

Medications and extra fluid infusions can help protect your kidneys from damage during chemotherapy. More than one million people receive chemotherapy or radiation treatments for their cancer each ...

Cooling gloves may help reduce the effects of peripheral neuropathy due to chemotherapy, including symptoms such as pain, tingling, and numbness in the hands. Peripheral neuropathy is damage to the ...

Losing out on hair during cancer treatments is a common side effect, which creates a sense of agony and tension in some, leading them to ask some questions. Therefore, find the answers to some of the ...

Chemotherapy is a common part of cancer treatment, but it often raises concerns about hair loss. However, does every chemotherapy drug cause hair loss? And is there anything you can do to prevent this ...