Archives: July 2019

• Sexuality after Head and Neck Cancer Treatment

  July 25, 2019
  Researchers interviewed patients undergoing treatment for head and neck cancer with a treatment regimen including either radiation alone or both radiation and chemotherapy. The study focused on the patients’ sexuality and 37 percent of the respondents reported a reduction in sexual interest before treatment began. During treatment, sexual interest increased to about 60 percent when the patients went for their...read more

• Early Trial Results for Colorectal Cancer Vaccine Show Great Promise

  July 13, 2019
  A phase one clinical trial showed that a new colorectal cancer vaccine caused immune cell activation and led to no serious side effects. The purpose of the trial was to find out whether the vaccine was safe for use and if it would activate immune cells. From the results, the trial was successful and opens the floor for further...read more